New April TV Releases — ‘The Last of Us,’ ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Andor,’ and More

A slew of television’s biggest titles are on their way faster than you can say “surprise!”, and I promise, this is no April Fools’ Day prank. Netflix’s Black Mirror returns for Season 7, Disney+’s Andor returns for Season 2, and something tells me Hacks‘ award-winning domination will continue once Season 4 of Max’s hit comedy drops. As for The Last of Us‘ second season, we don’t have to wait too much longer before we can catch up with Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey). And if you’re viewing palette craves more video game adaptations, you’re in luck: an animated version of Capcom’s franchise Devil May Cry arrives courtesy of Adi Shankar, a producer of Netflix’s Castlevania series.

Meanwhile, the truly legendary Shinichirō Watanabe, the director of such seminal anime as Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, takes us on a futuristic high-speed chase via his newest anime, Lazarus. Over on FX, Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate lead Dying for Sex, a true story based on Nikki Boyer‘s podcast of the same name. Other new premieres include the Canadian comedy North by North and Kevin Bacon‘s horror-action-comedy mash-up on Prime Video, The Bondsman. Plus, the final seasons of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale and Netflix’s You.

‘The Death Coast’

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Image via The History Channel

Available:

April 1, 2025, on the History Channel

Genre:

Documentary

Created By:

N/A

Cast:

Jeff Mackinnon, Dan Griego, Mike Haas, Mike Pizzio, Jim Sinclair, Aaron Taylor

In the series premiere of The Death Coast, self-proclaimed “shipwreck hunter” Captain Jeff Mackinnon and his crew dare the ocean’s countless dangers in order to find the remains of wrecked ships — and unearth any treasures that might lie within.

‘Devil May Cry’

Available:

April 3, 2025, on Netflix

Genre:

Adult Animation, Action, Fantasy

Created By:

Adi Shankar

Cast:

Johnny Yong Bosch, Scout Taylor-Compton, Hoon Lee, Chris Coppola, Kevin Conroy, Robbie Daymond, Tony Todd

The charming and sly Dante (Johnny Yong Bosch) uses his superhuman abilities to slay demons and everyone associated with their evil, but his past soon catches up with him in the form of his long-lost brother, Vergil (Robbie Daymond).

‘The Bondsman’

Available:

April 3, 2025, on Prime Video

Genre:

Horror, Action

Created By:

Grainger David

Cast:

Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Nettles, Beth Grant, Damon Herriman, Maxwell Jenkins, Jolene Purdy

Speaking of devils: after his violent death and subsequent trip to hell, bondsman Fred Herbert (Kevin Bacon) is resurrected under the condition he becomes a bounty hunter for Satan himself. His targets? All those nasty denizens of hell.

‘Dying for Sex’

Available:

April 4, 2025, on FX on Hulu

Genre:

Dramedy

Created By:

Elizabeth Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock

Cast:

Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, Rob Delaney, David Rasche, Esco Jouléy, Jay Duplass, Kelvin Yu, Sissy Spacek

Devastated by the return of her metastatic breast cancer and encouraged by the unconditional support of her dearest friend (Jenny Slate), Molly (Michelle Williams) uses the time she has left to explore — and satisfy — her sexuality.

‘Lazarus’

Available:

April 6, 2025, on Adult Swim’s Toonami, April 7, 2025, on Max

Genre:

Adult Anime, Science Fiction, Action

Created By:

Shinichirō Watanabe

Cast:

Mamoru Miyano, Jack Stansbury, Makoto Furukawa, Jovan Jackson, Maaya Uchida, Luci Christian, Yuma Uchida, Bryson Baugus, Manaka Iwami, Annie Wild, Megumi Hayashibara, Jade Kelly, Akio Otsuka, Sean Patrick Judge, Koichi Yamadera, David Matranga

Dr. Skinner (Koichi Yamadera, David Matranga) ruins Earth’s futuristic utopia when he blackmails the entire planet by not disclosing the worst side effect of his revolutionary new painkiller, Hapna: a lethal illness. Only he has the vaccine, and only an elite — and somewhat haphazard — task force can hunt him down.

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

Available:

April 8, 2025, on Hulu

Genre:

Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Thriller

Created By:

Bruce Miller

Cast:

Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley, Amanda Brugel, Bradley Whitford, Sam Jaeger, Ever Carradine, Josh Charles

The sixth and closing season of the first fictional streaming series to win an Emmy sees June (Elisabeth Moss) and the rest of the rebellion take their final battle right to Gilead’s doorstep.

‘Black Mirror’

Available:

April 10, 2025, on Netflix

Genre:

Science Fiction, Thriller, Anthology

Created By:

Charlie Brooker

Cast:

TBD

A brand-new bunch of stars — including, but not limited to, Paul Giamatti, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, Peter Capaldi, Cristin Milioti, Awkwafina, Rashida Jones, Will Poulter, Emma Corrin, and Asim Chaudhry — discover the cruelly ironic truth powering Black Mirror‘s anthology world. No matter how tempting that flashy technology seems, there’s always an existential catch.

‘Hacks’

Available:

April 10, 2025, on Max

Genre:

Dramedy

Created By:

Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky

Cast:

Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins

As Hacks Season 4 opens, Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) are at odds. Can the two powerhouse women repair their partnership before Deb takes the next big swing of her career?

‘North of North’

Available:

April 10, 2025, on Netflix

Genre:

Comedy

Created By:

Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

Cast:

Anna Lambe, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Keira Cooper, Maika Harper, Braeden Clarke, Jay Ryan, Kelly William, Zorga Qaunaq, Bailey Poching, Nutaaq Doreen Simmonds, Tanya Tagaq, Vincent “Vinnie” Karetak, Taylor Hickson

Siaja (Anna Lambe), an adult Inuk woman, adores her family and her tiny Arctic town. But the hustle and bustle of marrying her high school sweetheart (Kelly William) and having children right after graduation has left her feeling like she lost herself along the way — especially since she lives in the shadow of her town’s love for said husband.

‘The Last of Us’

Available:

April 13, 2025, on Max

Genre:

Post-apocalyptic, supernatural, horror

Created By:

Craig Mazin, Neil Druckmann

Cast:

Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Kaitlyn Dever, Young Mazino, Isabela Merced, Danny Ramirez, Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, Spencer Lord, Catherine O’Hara, Jeffrey Wright, Joe Pantoliano, Alanna Ubach, Ben Ahlers, Hettienne Park, Robert John Burke, Noah Lamanna

Five years after the first season, Joel and Ellie have settled into a new, quiet life in an Infected-free commune. Both the pair’s peace and their relationship, however, are tested when the past comes calling.

‘Andor’

Available:

April 22, 2025, on Disney+

Genre:

Science Fiction, Action, Political Thriller

Created By:

Tony Gilroy

Cast:

Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgård, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Genevieve O’Reilly, Denise Gough, Ben Mendelsohn, Alan Tudyk, Benjamin Bratt, Forest Whitaker

The rebellion has arrived. Fugitives, subversives, spies, and soldiers Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård), Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly), Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker), Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona), K-2SO (Alan Tudyk), and more rally their growing uprising against the tyrannical Empire.

‘You’

Available:

April 24, 2025, on Netflix

Genre:

Thriller

Created By:

Greg Berlanti, Sera Gamble

Cast:

Penn Badgley, Charlotte Ritchie, Madeline Brewer, Anna Camp, Griffin Matthews

After five seasons, this is finally the end of the line for the infamous Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley). But what kind of grisly fate awaits a serial killer after their happily ever after?


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You


Release Date

2018 – 2024

Directors

Marcos Siega, Lee Toland Krieger, Cherie Nowlan, DeMane Davis, Kellie Cyrus, Marta Cunningham, Martha Mitchell, Victoria Mahoney, Erin Feeley

Writers

Justin W. Lo


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