David Farnor | On 25, Mar 2016

With the Bank Holiday weekend in full swing, Daredevil Season 2 will be feeling like a distance memory for many come April. The good news? There’s always more stuff to stream, with original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Ashton Kutcher’s The Ranch – plus Ricky Gervais’ film Special Correspondents – all on the way.

While adults should be more than entertained, kids are set for an even better few weeks, as Netflix steps up its animated game to bring subscribers not only an original King Kong series but both Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar’s back catalogues, not to mention How to Train Your Dragon and Disney’s Frozen. Still craving more of Marvel’s Daredevil? Let it go.

Update: Several of the DreamWorks titles that have not arrived in April have now been listed by Netflix as coming soon in May. (As always, these dates are official, but still subject to change.)

Here’s what’s coming soon to Netflix UK in April 2016:

The Ranch: Part 1 – 1st April

Netflix’s new original comedy, set on a Colorado ranch, stars Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Sam Elliott and Debra Winger. The show follows Colt’s (Kutcher) return home after a brief and failed semi- pro football career to run the family ranching business with his older brother Jameson “Rooster” (Masterson) and father Beau (Elliott), whom he hasn’t seen in 15 years. Winger stars as Colt’s and Rooster’s mother, Maggie, who runs the local town bar.

Frozen – 1st April

Let it go. Let it gooooooo! Disney’s tale of two sisters, who happen to be princess, shelves the old-fashioned romance for an enchanting, empowering tale of magic, music and talking snowmen. Marvellous.

Die Hard – 1st April

Now I have a machine gun. Ho. Ho. Ho.

Madagascar (1, 2 and 3) – 16th April

Netflix and DreamWorks Animation’s deal pays off with not just one but all three Madagascar movies arriving this month. Don’t like to move it, move it? Brace yourselves: your kids will be moving it around the living room for weeks to come.

Kung Fu Panda 1 and 2 – 16th April

With Po back in cinemas for a third outing, now’s the perfect time to re-watch the first two Kung Fu Panda movies. With a stellar voice cast led by Jack Black, these family-friendly action flicks are funny, exciting and utterly delightful.

How to Train Your Dragon – 16th April

Free Willy with dragons? Any excuse to relive this charming story of friendship and flying is one to grab with both wings.

Trash – 1st April

Stephen Daldry and Richard Curtis team up for this Slumdog Millionaire-style thriller about three kids who discover a wallet in a rubbish dump in Brazil, only to find themselves chased by sinister adults…

Frankie Boyle: Hurt Like You’ve Never Been Loved – 1st April

Hot on the heels of Jimmy Carr’s Netflix original comedy special comes another British stand-up show, courtesy of the controversial Scot.

Suits: Season 4 – 1st April

Missed Season 4 on UK TV last year? It finally arrives on Netflix, as we catch up with Mike Ross (Patrick J Adams), who’s no longer working with his former mentor, the super-suave Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht). The tables have turned as Mike and Harvey are now client and counsel, and it’s not long before the two are sworn into battle, this time against each other.

Predator – 1st April

It’s Arnie vs alien in John “Die Hard” McTiernan’s seminal sci-fi survival flick.

Codegirl – 1st April

After its free release on YouTube last year, Lesley Chilcott’s documentary lands on Netflix. Aiming to help close the gender gap that is rife in the technology world, the film follows several teams of high-school aged girls, who are given three months to design a mobile app that solves a problem in their community – whether that’s in the suburbs of Massachusetts or the countryside of Moldova.

Good Morning Call: Season 1, Episode 8 – 1st April

Fuji TV’s live-action adaptation of Yue Takasuka’s manga follows a girl who gets her own apartment, but has to secretly share it with the most popular boy in school. Netflix continues to distribute the Japanese series worldwide, with episodes of Season 1 arriving following their broadcast each Friday.

A Single Man – 6th April

Tom Ford’s masterpiece captures a single day in the single life of Professor George Falconer (Colin Firth), as he deals with the loss of long-term partner Jim (Matthew Goode). Ford’s direction lingers on his costume design – the dark glasses, the brown suits – while Firth is magnificently restrained. The result is glorious, heartbreaking and incredibly stylish.

Hush – 8th April

Fresh from SXSW, Netflix’s latest festival acquisition is a home invasion thriller starring John Gallagher Jr., Kate Siegel, Michael Trucco and Samantha Sloyan. Siegel, who co-wrote the script with director Mike Flanagan (Oculus), plays an author who lost her hearing when young. When a masked killer appears at the window of her secluded home, she must push herself beyond her mental and physical limits to survive. Watch a trailer for the film here.

Hannibal Takes Edinburgh – 8th April

This feature-length documentary follows comedian Hannibal Buress as he performs for 28 days in a row at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Look Who’s Back – Saturday 9th April

Acquired by Netflix earlier this year, the movie is based on Timur Vermes’ novel and imagines what it would be like if Hitler woke up in his old bunker – now a residential area in Berlin – 70 years after the war ended. His party has gone, Eva Braun is dead and Germany is so multicultural he doesn’t recognise it. After being mistaken for a comedian, though, he ends up with an unlikely television career.

Ajin: Season 1 – 12th April

This 13-episode show, released exclusively on Netflix as part of a deal with Polygon Pictures, is based on the manga by Gamon Sakurai, AJIN: Demi–Human, published by Kodansha Ltd.. It follows a young high–school student, who is hit by a truck and dies – only to discover that he is, in fact, demi–human, an Ajin. What he finds are dozens of others who are also Ajins, all of whom are being hunted and trying to survive.

Rear Window and Vertigo – 13th April

Arguably Hitchcock’s two best films arrive on Netflix on the same day, making a flawless double-bill.

Kong: King of the Apes: Season 1 – 15th April

Netflix’s newest original kids’ series is a modern animated take on the classic King Kong story. In 2050, Kong is still the strongest creature ever born. Meanwhile, the future looks bright for San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island since its transformation into the most impressive Natural History and Marine Preserve on the planet. But when the star attraction suddenly goes ape and Kong becomes public enemy number one, the villain who framed him is free to unleash an army of gigantic robotic dinosaurs on the unsuspecting world. Apes. Robots. Dinosaurs. Yes please.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Season 2 – 15th April

Hashbrown no filter. Ellie Kemper returns as the impossibly upbeat former cult member for more sunny adventures and hilarious silliness.

Moneyball – 20th April

Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill are on excellent form in this drama about unsuccessful baseball prodigy Billy Beane (Pitt), who becomes the manager of the Oakland A’s – and comes up with a radical way to build a better team using maths.

Maleficent – 20th April

Disney tweaks the Sleeping Beauty legend for the visually sumptuous tale of Maleficent (Angelina Jolie), a good fairy-turned-bad who spends years trying to atone for an act of malice. Her victim is Aurora (Elle Fanning), the daughter of her former love, Stefan (Sharlto Copley), who was seduced by power.

Entertainment – 22nd April

Rick Alverson’s drama finally gets a UK release, as we follow a middle-aged comedian on a tour of locations where his stand-up act falls repeatedly, miserably flat.

Nashville (1975) – 27th April

Robert Altman’s wonderful musical satire about people involved in Tennessee’s country music scene is guaranteed to get your toe tapping.

Team Foxcatcher – 29th April

It’s just over a year since Bennett Miller’s Oscar-nominated Foxcatcher hit UK cinemas and now, Netflix is taking us back behind the ring for more on the wrestling tragedy of the Schultz brothers.

The film uses home video footage and firsthand interviews to capture the relationship of David and Mark Schultz with millionaire backer John du Pont, who moves from philanthropist to something far more troubling.

Special Correspondents – 29th April

Written and directed by Ricky Gervais, Netflix’s original comedy follows a struggling New York-based radio journalist, whose arrogance and decadent lifestyle has hindered his career. With his job on the line, he fakes front line war reports from the comfort of his hideout above a Spanish restaurant in Queens. Eric Bana co-stars.

Other new releases coming soon to Netflix UK in April 2016:

1st April
Republic of Doyle: Season 1 to 6
Addicted to Sexting
Chuck Norris vs. Communism
Ned Kelly
Iverson
All Work All Play
Sufi Soul: The Mystic Music of Islam
The Prince of Egypt
Frank and Cindy
Red Dragon
The Birth of Saké
Cadillac Man
Puss in Boots (1988)
Poltergeist II
Two Weeks
School for Little Vampires: Season 1 to 3
Sensitive Skin: Season 1
Hulk Vs.
Two Men in Town
LEGO: Elves
A Rage in Harlem
Sulemani Keeda
Bait
Death Row Dogs
Age of Champions
The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer
Casuals: The Story of the Legendary Terrace
Absolution
She-Wolves: England’s Early Queens: Season 1
Sleepwalkers Who Kill
Everything Before Us
Killing Oswald
Warrior Women: Season 1
High Spirits
Trail of the Panda
The Man in the Iron Mask
Jeremy Scott: The People’s Designer
The Latino List: Volume 2
Power: Season 1 and 2
Station to Station
All Stars
The Out List
War Pigs
Crafting a Nation
The Women’s List
The Latino List: Volume 1
How to Murder Your Wife
The Wildebeest Migration
The Bionic Vet: Season 1
Frailty
Antz
We Are Monster
The Boomer List
The Hunting Ground
Love Me Like You Do (US title: Jackie & Ryan)

2nd April
Jackrabbit

4th April
Hate Story 3

5th April
Better Call Saul: Season 2, Episode 8
Walt Before Mickey

6th April
21 Grams
Smart People
Shadowhunters: Season 1, Episode 13
Match Point
Let Me In
Little Monsters
Next Day Air
Basic
Damage

7th April
Criminal Activities

8th April
Respectable: The Mary Millington Story
Good Morning Call: Season 1 , Episode 9
Plastic

9th April
Z Nation: Season 1
Ronaldo
Look Who’s Back

12th April
Better Call Saul: Season 2, Episode 9

15th April
Zindagi Gulzar Hai: Season 1
Humsafar: Season 1
Belgica
Band of Robbers
Good Morning Call: Season 1, Episode 10
The Games Maker
Blunt Force Trauma
23 Blast
Sadqay Tumhare: Season 1
Hi-5 House: Season 16
Prescription Thugs

16th April
Monsters vs. Aliens

18th April
The Last Days on Mars

19th April
Better Call Saul: Season 2, Episode 10

20th April
The Seventh Sign
Jakob the Liar
Booty Call
Here Comes the Boom

22nd April
Heavyweights
Patton Oswalt
Good Morning Call: Season 1, Episode 11
Catching the Sun

23rd April
We Are Twisted F***ing Sister!
The Pirate Fairy

25th April
Eden

26th April
Valley Uprising
Yindi the Last Koala
Restaurant Australia: Season 1

27th April
My Six Loves
Red Garters
Escape from L.A

28th April
Rio 2

29th April
Fading Gigolo
Good Morning Call: Season 1, Episode 12

30th April
The Jamz: Season 1

April TBC
Flushed Away
Over the Hedge
Shark Tale
Shrek 2
Shrek the Third
Shrek Forever After
Megamind
Rise of the Guardians
The Road to El Dorado (15th May)
Bee Movie (15th May)
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (15th May)
Partners in Crime: Season 1 and 2
Bridezillas: Season 7
Afghanistan: The Great Game: Season 1
How to Remember Everything
Doomsday Bunkers: Season 1
Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City: Season 1: Part 1
Danger Down Under
Fashion Commandos: Season 1
Australia’s Deadliest Destinations: Season 1
Navy SEALs: The Battle for New Orleans
Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce: Season 1 and 2
Australia’s Deadliest Sea Creatures

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