The last full weekend of April 2026 is just around the corner, and the world’s best streaming services are ending the month with a host of new movies and shows for you to watch whenever you want.
The more attentive will notice that this week’s streaming roundup also contains an even variety of new TV series and movies. Whether you’re just looking for a two-hour movie to pass the time or want to stream something more episodic, we’ve got all your big and small screen and genre needs covered. — Tom Power, Senior Entertainment Reporter
Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 (Netflix)
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It’s only been four months since stranger things‘ divisive fifth and final season, but Netflix is already taking us on another Hawkins-based adventure with the second spin-off of the franchise.
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Set between the second and third seasons of the main show., Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 It reunites us with Eleven, Mike and company as they fight a monstrous new threat that poses a significant risk to our world, and even the Upside Down itself.
The 10 episodes of Stories from 85 They are already available, but I seriously recommend that you read my Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 check first before watching. Because? Well, it’s not the Netflix TV favorite’s return to form that some might have expected… — T.P.
Marty Supreme (HBO Max)
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Although Timothée Chalamet missed out on this year’s Academy Award for Best Actor, marty supreme remains one of the best movies of 2025. In the sports drama now available on HBO Max, Chalamet plays table tennis player Marty Mauser and his ruthless, risk-taking rise to world champion.
Josh Safdie’s latest film is like bottled lightning, moving at an electric pace with a sense of dynamism that never fades throughout its 149-minute runtime. That’s an achievement in itself and I can’t remember the last time watching a movie made me feel so alive. — Jasmine Valentine, entertainment reporter
Apex (Netflix)
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Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton lead the cast of this new survival thriller, which stands out among its peers in the genre because the antagonist here is very human. Is that scarier than a wild animal? Up to you.
Here, Egerton plays terrifying local man Ben, who is hell-bent on hunting down Theron’s Sasha, a climber who wanted to push herself to the limit in the Australian wilderness after a traumatic period in her life.
With its 70% critical review score on Rotten Tomatoes, Apex It could be the perfect thriller to enjoy this weekend. — Lucy Buglass, Senior Entertainment Writer
Criminal Record Season 2 (Apple TV)
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Apple TV’s police thriller Criminal record is back for another round, with Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo returning as an unlikely crime-solving duo, Hegarty and Lenker.
We’ve already been captivated by his performances as a veteran and rookie detective, and now we get to witness another dramatic case unfold as their personalities clash once again. Some things never change.
This time, a young man is stabbed to death at a political rally, forcing Hegarty and Lenker to form an uneasy alliance. But what seems like a murder case soon turns into something much bigger. I’m already on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what’s in the latest chapter of Apple’s program. — pound
Half Man (HBO Max/BBC iPlayer)
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Two years after its award-winning global success baby reindeerRichard Gadd is back with half manwhich follows brothers Niall (Jamie Bell) and Ruben (Gadd) through 30 years of their lives, exploring why their relationship is so toxic.
Gadd’s commitment to error-filled storytelling and everything it will undoubtedly do half man one of the top TV shows of 2026 (read my half man check to know more). No matter what it represents to us, no matter what we already think we know, we are metaphorically punched in the gut until we can no longer bear to look. — joint venture
Kevin (main video)
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If you’re a fan of adult animation, you won’t want to miss Prime Video’s new comedy kevin. Jason Schwartzman voices the title character, a neurotic tuxedo cat who explores life on his own after his owners split up.
Schwartzman is joined by an all-star voice cast including Aubrey Plaza (also co-creator of the series), John Waters, Whoopi Goldberg, Addison Rae and Amy Sedaris. All eight episodes are now available to watch, so what are you waiting for? After the multitude of big entries on our list this week, you might need a laugh. — pound
Lamenting You (Paramount+)
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The Colleen Hoover Cinematic Universe (CHCU) expands after Finish with us with tracking adaptation regretting. Starring McKenna Grace and Mason Thames, the film, available now on Paramount+, follows a devastating accident that reveals a shocking betrayal.
Honestly, it’s amazing how what should be a tremendously traumatic loss turns into young love, but hey, that’s the magic of romantic comedy movies. regretting has Hoover’s signature combination of cheese and melodrama, and Grace shines throughout. — joint venture
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