A list of the top films and series that should be on your radar this month
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April promises more binging with a solid serving of new original films and series as well as theatrical hits on streaming services.
Netflix is releasing a promising new series on Tom Ripley, titled Ripley, played by Andrew Scott. The actor is just off the awards circuit after his highly buzzworthy performance in All of Us Strangers. The streamer is also releasing a sequel to Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon.
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Prime Video is giving video game fans a chance to revel in a new series adaptation of Fallout while Disney+ is releasing their four-part docu-series on Bon Jovi, Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story.
With endless bingable content to stream, we’ve compiled a list of the top films and series that should be on your radar this month on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+ and Paramount+.
Prime Video
To sign up for Prime Video, you need to have an Amazon account. Once that’s created, simply go to amazon.ca/prime, and click on “Try Prime”. Tap on “Prime Free Trial” and follow the on-screen instructions to choose your membership and confirm your billing and shipping address. You’ll automatically be charged for Prime after the 30-day free trial period, and you can cancel anytime.
Film: Música
Air date: Apr. 4
Synopsis: Rudy Mancuso, a charismatic but directionless young street performer from Newark’s Ironbound neighbourhood, has a unique view of the world. Thanks to a rare condition called synesthesia, he experiences everyday noises – from car horns to water droplets to doors slamming – as a series of complex rhythms. He struggles to keep the music in his head at bay, but it’s not so easily accomplished.
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Show: Fallout
Air date: Apr. 11
Synopsis: In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by nuclear decimation, citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits.
Based on: The role-playing video game franchise of the same name
Show: Luxe Listings Toronto
Air date: Apr. 26
Synopsis: One of the world’s most competitive real estate markets. showcasing the city’s multimillion-dollar listings and some of the best real estate professionals in the nation who influence and disrupt the market.
Disney+
If you don’t have a Disney+ subscription yet, go to DisneyPlus.com and sign up. Enter your email address and a password, choose your subscription type and enter your payment information and then click on ‘Start Watching.’
Film: Wish
Air date: Apr. 3
Synopsis: A captivating, animated musical-comedy about the magical kingdom of Rosas, where Asha (Ariana DeBose), a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force — a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe — the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico (Chris Pine) — to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.
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Film: The Greatest Hits
Air date: Apr. 12
Synopsis: Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend (David Corenswet), her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present (Justin H. Min).
Show: Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story
Air date: Apr. 26
Synopsis: A four-part, all-access docuseries chronicling the epic past and uncertain future of one of the most recognizable bands in the world and its front-man Jon Bon Jovi. A 40-year odyssey of rock and roll idolatry on the precipice as a vocal injury threatens to bring everything to a screeching halt.
Read the biography: Jon Bon Jovi: The Biography
Apple TV+
For Apple TV+, make sure you’re signed in to your Apple ID on your Apple TV or device, and then open the Apple TV app or website on your device. Scroll down until you see the “Try It Free” or “Start Free Trial” link, and click on it. Follow the steps to sign up for and confirm your subscription and activate a seven-day free trial.
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Show: Sugar
Air date: Apr. 5
Synopsis: Colin Farrell stars as John Sugar, an American private investigator on the heels of the mysterious disappearance of Olivia Siegel, the beloved granddaughter of legendary Hollywood producer Jonathan Siegel. As Sugar tries to determine what happened to Olivia, he will also unearth Siegel family secrets; some very recent, others long-buried.
Show: Franklin
Air date: Apr. 12
Synopsis: A new limited series that explores the thrilling story of the greatest gamble of Benjamin Franklin’s career and starring Michael Douglas.
Based on: Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff’s book, A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America.
Netflix
If you still haven’t signed up for Netflix, simply visit netflix.com/signup and choose the plan that’s right for you. You can downgrade or upgrade at any time. You create an account by entering your email address, creating a password, entering a payment method and you’re set to stream.
Show: Ripley
Air date: Apr. 4
Synopsis: Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott), a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York, is hired by a wealthy man to travel to Italy and convince his vagabond son to return home. Tom’s acceptance of the job is the first step into a complex life of deceit, fraud and murder.
Based on: Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling Tom Ripley novels
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Film: Scoop
Air date: Apr. 5
Synopsis: Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization gives an insider account of how the women of Newsnight secured Prince Andrew’s infamous interview.
Based on: McAlister’s memoir Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interview
Film: Where the Crawdads Sing
Air date: Apr. 12
Synopsis: A woman (Daisy Edgar-Jones) who raised herself in the marshes of the Deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man with whom she was once involved.
Based on: The book Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Film: Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver
Air date: Apr. 19
Synopsis: The rebel warriors gear up for battle against the ruthless forces of the Motherworld as unbreakable bonds are forged, heroes emerge — and legends are made.
Pre-order the novelization: Rebel Moon Part Two – The Scargiver: The Official Novelization
Paramount+
Go to paramountplus.com and click on “TRY IT FREE,” then choose a subscription plan of your choice and click “Continue.” You’ll be prompted to create an account. Enter your full name, email address and password of your choice, then click “Continue” to finish signing up. You’ll be prompted to enter your payment information, then click Start Paramount+. You will not be charged until your free trial period expires.
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Show: Which Brings Me to You
Air date: Apr. 19
Synopsis: Two romantic burnouts, Jane (Lucy Hale) and Will (Nat Wolff) are immediately drawn to each other at a mutual friend’s wedding. After a disastrous hook up in the coatroom, they spend the next 24 hours trading candid confessions of messy histories and heartbreaks on the off chance that this fling could be the real thing.
Based on: The novel Which Brings Me to You by Julianna Baggott and Steve Almond
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