David Farnor | On 03, Apr 2025

It’s all about the return of two big hitters for Sky this month, with The Last of Us back for a second chapter and Hacks exclusively debuting its fourth season. For more information on the latest Sky TV packages and pricing, click here.

Don’t have Sky? You can also stream all of the above live and on-demand through NOW, Sky’s contract-free VOD service, which costs £9.99 a month for an Entertainment Membership.

Sky Cinema’s line-up, meanwhile, serves up Twisters, Smile 2 and Trap. Plus, for Sky Cinema subscribers on Sky platforms, there’s the added bonus of Paramount+ titles being included for free. For more information on getting Sky Cinema, click here. Again, if you don’t have Sky, you can also stream Sky Cinema’s movie catalogue live and on-demand through NOW, for £11.99 a month.

Here’s what’s coming soon to Sky and NOW in April 2025:

Entertainment

Sci-Fi in the Atomic Age (Sky History) – 3rd April

This four-part series explores the history of science fiction in the atomic age. It looks at the creation of the atomic bomb by J. Robert Oppenheimer and others, the Cold War, and the many varieties of science fiction expression in all media. Richly illustrated and with a specially written orchestral score, this powerful series will inspire, shock, engage and entertain, with its evocative description of visions of the future expressed in the greatest works of science fiction. Episodes arrive weekly.

Jack the Ripper: Written in Blood (9pm, Sky Crime) – 9th April

Rather than focusing solely on the identity of the killer, Jack the Ripper: Written in Blood delves into how the Whitechapel Murders fuelled the rise of tabloid journalism in Britain. The series shines a light on one newspaper in particular – The Star – and its shameless exploitation of the killings to boost circulation and profits, hindering the police investigation to further its own agenda.

The Last of Us: Season 2 (2am/9pm, Sky Atlantic) – 14th April

Five years after the events of the first season, Joel and Ellie are drawn into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind. Season 2’s returning cast includes Pedro Pascal as Joel, Bella Ramsey as Ellie, Gabriel Luna as Tommy, and Rutina Wesley as Maria. Episodes arrive weekly.

Joe Lycett’s United States of Birmingham (9pm, Sky Max) – 22nd April

It’s no secret that Joe Lycett adores Brum, but his hometown is having a tough time of it. In his self-appointed role as the second city’s ambassador and, with the blessing of the actual Lord Mayor of Birmingham, everyone’s favourite comedy activist is on a mission to put Birmingham firmly back on the map – in fact, all over the map.

Hacks: Season 4 (9pm, Sky Comedy) – 11th April

In this new season, tensions rise as Deborah and Ava endeavor to get their late night show off the ground and make history doing it. All episodes available at once on-demand.

Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story (9pm, Sky Arts) – 16th April

Pauline Black is the living embodiment of the 2-Tone music movement and a woman who has made her mark on society. She helped shift British society towards diversity with a whole new ethos of anti-racism, sexism and gender politics that we still strive towards today. Her band, The Selecter, had a unique sound and energy defined by Pauline’s distinctive voice and performance. They were a reflection of working-class life in Thatcher’s England, and their music was social reportage. In this new film, featuring unseen archive from the era, we see how Pauline’s life story imitates her art, music and informs her activism as she discusses her experience of adoption, abuse, persona, gender and perseverance. Contributors include Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson, Don Letts, Skin, Damon Albarn, Rhoda Dakar, Lynval Golding (The Specials), Mykiell Riley (Steel Pulse), Sonia Boyce and Jools Holland.

 

Sky Cinema

Despicable Me 4 – 4th April

Gru, the world’s favourite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for an exciting, bold new era of Minions mayhem, as Gru (Steve Carrell), Lucy (Kristen Wiig) and their girls – Margo, Edith and Agnes – welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr.

Cuckoo – 5th April

Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen (Hunter Schafer, Euphoria) leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father’s boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen’s mute half-sister Alma. Something doesn’t seem right in this tranquil vacation paradise. Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and bloody visions until she discovers a shocking secret that also concerns her own family.

My Penguin Friend – 6th April

A sweeping family adventure, My Penguin Friend is a triumphant tale of friendship between a lonely father (Jean Reno) and a little lost penguin who recharges his spirit and heals his family with an unshakable, ocean-crossing loyalty.

Transformers One – 11th April

Transformers One is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. In the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie, Transformers One features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm.

Greedy People – 12th April

Residents of a small island town navigate a murder and the discovery of a million dollars, a series of increasingly bad decisions upend the once peaceful community. Crime comedy caper starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Himesh Patel, Tim Blake Nelson and Lily James.

Touch – 13th April

A romantic and thrilling story that spans several decades and continents; Touch follows one widower’s emotional journey to find his first love who disappeared 50 years ago, before his time runs out.

Smile 2 – 15th April

About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.

Twisters – 18th April

Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years who now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi (Anthony Ramos) to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures with his raucous crew, the more dangerous the better. As storm season intensifies, terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed, and Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.

The Parenting – 19th April

A couple rents a countryside house for a weekend with their parents and then discover it’s inhabited by a 400-year-old poltergeist.

Trap – 25th April

A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realise they’re at the centre of a dark and sinister event. ‌Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, Trap stars Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills and Allison Pill.

Between the Temples – 26th April

Ben (Jason Schwartzman) is a forty-something cantor losing his voice and possibly his faith. Struggling to meet the expectations of his rabbi, congregation, and not one but two Jewish mothers, Ben finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as an adult bat mitzvah student. This warm and anxious comedy from prolific writer/director Nathan Silver explores the complexities of belief, connection, and what it means to be a real mensch.

A Mistake – 27th April

A talented surgeon’s (Elizabeth Banks) life spirals when a new scheme to publicly report hospital workers’ performances in this dramatic thriller.

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