New on Netflix UK April 2026: All the upcoming shows and films

This month on Netflix sees the highly anticipated return of one of the most acclaimed series of recent years, with Beef making a comeback for season two with an entirely new cast and plot.

Starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny, the new season arrives with plenty of hype, in the same month that Schitt's Creek creator Dan Levy is also getting a brand new show on Netflix, Big Mistakes.

Other new series include Unchosen, starring Christopher Eccleston and Asa Butterfield, Man on Fire, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and new animated Stranger Things spin-off Stranger Things: Tales from ’85.

Meanwhile, returning series back for new seasons in April include XO, Kitty, returning for a third run, as well as At Home with the Furys and Running Point, both getting second seasons.

Scroll on to find out more about what's coming to Netflix in April 2026.

New on Netflix UK in April

Wednesday 1 April

• 30 Days of Night: Dark Days (2010) – Horror film and the second instalment in the 30 Days of Night franchise.
• A Line of Fire (2025) – Action film starring David AR White and Cuba Gooding Jr.
• The Accidental Getaway Driver (2023) – Drama film set in Vietnam.
• The Art of War II: Betrayal (2008) – Action film starring Wesley Snipes and the second instalment in The Art of War series.
• The Art of War III: Retribution (2009) – Action film starring Treach and the third instalment in The Art of War series.
• Bicentennial Man (1999) – Sci-fi film starring Robin Williams and Sam Neill.
• The Breakfast Club seasons 1-3 – Podcast show about music, pop culture and politics.
• Deadly Class season 1 – Action drama series based on the comic book series of the same name, starring Benedict Wong and Lana Condor and about a private academy where students are trained to be assassins.
• Eat Pray Bark (2026) – Reality show in which doc owners seek support through an intensive course with a legendary dog trainer.
• The Forge (2024) – Christian drama film and a spin-off to War Room.
• The Giant Falls (2026) – Argentine drama film.
• Hell of a Summer (2023) – Horror-comedy film about counsellors at a summer camp who are targeted by a masked killer.
• Hollow Man 2 (2006) – Sci-fi horror sequel film starring Peter Facinelli, Laura Regan, and Christian Slater.
• It Takes a Village (2026) – Polish romantic comedy film.
• Love on the Spectrum season 4 – New season of the reality show which follows autistic people as they explore the dating world.
• The Marksman (2005) – Action film starring Wesley Snipes, William Hope, Emma Samms and Anthony Warren.
• My Hero Academia season 6 – New season of the hit anime series.
• Sniper: The Last Stand (2025) – Eleventh entry in the Sniper action series.
• Unsung Hero (2024) – Drama film about Christian recording artists For King & Country.
• Veil of Shadows season 1 – Chinese fantasy-mystery drama series.

Thursday 2 April

• Agent from Above season 1 – Taiwanese fantasy series.
• Alkhallat+: The Series season 1 – Saudi comedy anthology series.
• The Bad Guys: The Series season 2 – Second season of the animated spin-off series to the Dreamworks films.
• Mrithyunjay (2026) – Indian Telugu-language action thriller film.
• The Ramparts of Ice season 1 – Japanese anime series.
• Sins of Kujo season 1 – Japanese crime thriller series.
• Vadh 2 (2025) – Indian Hindi-language action crime thriller film.
• XO, Kitty season 3 – New season of the rom-com spin-off to the To All the Boys film series, once again starring Anna Cathcart.

Friday 3 April

• Bloodhounds season 2 – Second season of the South Korean action drama series.
• Feel My Voice (2026) – Italian coming-of-age musical comedy-drama film.
• Gangs of Galicia season 2 – Second season of the Spanish thriller series.
• High Tides season 3 – New season of the Belgian teen drama series.
• Maamla Legal Hai season 2 – New season of the Indian Hindi language legal drama.
• The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson (2026) – Documentary about the murder of pro cyclist.

Saturday 4 April

• Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song season 1 – Japanese anime series.

Monday 6 April

• Danny GO! season 1 – The popular children's interactive dance and educational YouTube series comes to Netflix.
• Swindlers season 1 – Irish true crime docuseries.

Tuesday 7 April

• Blippi’s Job Show season 1 – Children's educational series.
• Dating Game season 1 – Thai romantic comedy series.
• Untold: Chess Mates season 1 – Documentary in the Untold series, focusing on the a match between chess grandmasters which devolved into a bizarre scandal about anal beads.

Wednesday 8 April

• The Critic (2023) – Period drama film starring Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, about a London theatre critic who becomes entangled in a web of deceit and murder.

Thursday 9 April

• 18th Rose (2026) – Philippine coming-of-age romantic drama film.
• Bandi season 1 – French language drama series about a group of orphaned siblings in Martinique who struggle to get by, driving some of them towards crime.
• Big Mistakes season 1 – Dan Levy and Taylor Ortega star in this comedy from Levy and Rachel Sennott, about two siblings who are blackmailed into a life of organised crime.
• Mudborn (2025) – Taiwanese supernatural horror film.

Friday 10 April

• Funny AF with Kevin Hart season 1 – Reality series in which Kevin Hart travels the US to find the next stand-up superstar.
• Thrash (2026) – Survival thriller film starring Phoebe Dynevor, about a coastal town that battles an onslaught of sharks following a hurricane.
• Turn of the Tide season 3 – Final season of the Portuguese drama series.

Sunday 12 April

• At Home with the Furys season 2 – New season of the reality docuseries centred on Tyson Fury and his family.
• Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov (2026) – Live boxing match between Tyson Fury and Arslanbek Makhmudov.

Monday 13 April

• Noah Kahan: Out of Body (2026) – Documentary film about the musician Noah Kahan.

Tuesday 14 April

• Never Let Go (2024) – Survival horror film starring Halle Berry as a mother who lives in a remote cabin in total isolation with her twin sons.
• Untold: Jail Blazers (2026) – New documentary in the Untold series, focusing on basketball team the Portland Trail Blazers during the early 2000s.

Wednesday 15 April

• Made with Love season 1 – Indonesian romantic drama series about an ambitious chef and her new co-worker.
• Toaster (2026) – Indian comedy film.

Thursday 16 April

• Beef season 2 – New season of the anthology drama series, this time starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny, and focusing on a Gen Z couple who witness an alarming fight between their millennial boss and his wife.
• Dandelion season 1 – Japanese anime series.
• Ronaldinho: The One and Only season 1 – Football docuseries about Brazilian star Ronaldinho.

Friday 17 April

• 180 (2026) – South African crime thriller film.
• A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough (2026) – Nature documentary narrated by David Attenborough, in which he tells the story of a gorilla called Pablo.
• Full Swing season 4 - New season of the golf docuseries going behind the scenes of the PGA tour.
• Roommates (2026) – Teen comedy film starring Sadie Sandler and Chloe East, about two college freshmen who become roommates.
• Supernova Strikers: Genesis (2026) – Live Mexican boxing event.

Saturday 18 April

• We Are All Trying Here season 1 – South Korean drama series.
• Wrestlemania 42: Night One (2026) – First night of the live WWE wrestling event.

Sunday 19 April

• Bebefinn Sing-Along Movie: Into the Pinkfong (2025) – Animated children's musical film.
• Wrestlemania 42: Night Two (2026) – Second night of the live WWE wrestling event.

Monday 20 April

• Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge seasons 1-2 – Both seasons of the comedy series starring Steve Coogan as his iconic character Alan Partridge.

Tuesday 21 April

• My Hero Academia: You’re Next (2024) – Japanese anime film and spin-off to the series.
• Unchosen season 1 – Christopher Eccleston and Asa Butterfield star in this thriller series about a young mother from a sheltered cult who crosses paths with a mysterious stranger, and embarks on a risky affair.

Wednesday 22 April

• Lainey Wilson: Keepin’ Country Cool (2026) – Documentary film following singer-songwriter Lainey Wilson as she goes from dreamer to Grammy winner.
• Sold Out on You season 1 – South Korean romantic comedy series set in a workplace.

Thursday 23 April

• Running Point season 2 – Second season of the basketball comedy series starring Kate Hudson.
• Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 season 1 – Animated spin-off from Stranger Things, following the original characters as they battle new monsters in the time between seasons 2 and 3.

Friday 24 April

• Apex (2026) – Survival action thriller film starring Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton and Eric Bana, about a rock climber who finds herself being hunted.
• If Wishes Could Kill season 1 – South Korean young adult horror series.

Sunday 26 April

• Prey seasons 1-2 – ITV crime drama series from 2014, the first season of which starred John Simm and the second starred Philip Glenister.

Monday 27 April

• Straight to Hell season 1 – Japanese biographical drama series.

Wednesday 29 April

• Should I Marry a Murderer – British true crime docuseries.

Thursday 30 April

• Man on Fire season 1 – Yahya Abdul-Matteen II leads the cast of this thriller series based on the 1980 novel of the same name and its first sequel, The Perfect Kill, both by AJ Quinnell.

Read more:

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• New on Disney Plus UK April 2026 – every new film and show this month
• Best movies to watch on Netflix right now

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