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What’s new on Netflix and what’s leaving in April 2024

Andrew Scott in Ripley.
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In a way, Netflix is a victim of its own success. In addition to successfully launching 3 Body Problem and The Gentlemen in March, Netflix also had a hit with Damsel, a fantasy film starring Stranger Things‘ Millie Bobby Brown. But because Netflix is the No. 1 streamer and wants to stay on top, it can’t rest on its laurels in April.

That’s one of the reasons why Netflix is kicking off April with Ripley, which features Sherlock‘s Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley, the antihero from the 1999 thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley. Among the other originals coming this month are an animated update of the ’70s sitcom Good Times, DC’s Dead Boy Detectives, and Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver.

Keep reading for our complete roundup of everything new on Netflix in April 2024 and everything that’s leaving at the end of the month. Our picks for the month are in bold.

If you’re looking for some additional guidance on what to watch, we also have lists of the best movies on Netflix and the best shows on Netflix. If Netflix isn’t your only streaming service, we also have helpful articles on the best movies on Amazon Prime and the best TV shows on Amazon Prime, as well as plenty of guides for Hulu, Disney+, and HBO Max.

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Everything new on Netflix in April

April 1

  • American Graffiti
  • Baby Driver
  • Battleship
  • Born on the Fourth of July
  • Glass
  • Happy Gilmore
  • Hotel Transylvania
  • Hotel Transylvania 2
  • How to Be Single
  • Inside Man
  • Inside Man: Most Wanted
  • It’s Kind of a Funny Story
  • The Land Before Time
  • The Little Things
  • The Magic Prank Show With Justin Willman series premiere (Netflix Original)
  • The Matrix
  • The Matrix Reloaded
  • The Matrix Revolutions
  • Molly’s Game
  • Mortal Engines
  • One Piece Film: Red
  • Role Models
  • Sex and the City Seasons 1-6
  • Smokey and the Bandit
  • Smokey and the Bandit II
  • Split
  • Step Up: Revolution
  • Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
  • The Theory of Everything
  • Wild Things
  • You’ve Got Mail

April 2

  • Demetri Martin: Demetri Deconstructed comedy special (Netflix Original)
  • Physical: 100 Season 2 finale (Netflix Original)
  • Space Jam: A New Legacy

April 3

  • Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer docuseries premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Files of the Unexplained docuseries premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Rodeio Rock movie premiere (Netflix Original)

April 4

  • 100 Days to Indy Season 1
  • Blackfish
  • Crooks series premiere (Netflix Original)
  • I Woke Up a Vampire Season 2 premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Ripley series premiere (Netflix Original)
  • The Tearsmith movie premiere (Netflix Original)

April 5

  • The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem documentary premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Parasyte: The Grey series premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Scoop movie premiere (Netflix Original)

April 8

  • Spirit Rangers Season 3 premiere (Netflix Original)

April 9

  • Neal Brennan: Crazy Good comedy special (Netflix Original)

April 10

  • Anthracite: Secrets of the Sect series premiere (Netflix Original)
  • The Hijacking of Flight 601 series premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Unlocked: A Jail Experiment series premiere (Netflix Original)
  • What Jennifer Did documentary premiere (Netflix Original)

April 11

  • As the Crow Flies Season 3 premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Baby Reindeer series premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Heartbreak High Season 2 premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Midsummer Night series premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Meekah Season 2
  • The Bricklayer

April 12

  • Amar Singh Chamkila movie premiere (Netflix Original)
  • A Journey movie premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Good Times series premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Love, Divided movie premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Strange Way of Life
  • Stolen movie premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp movie premiere (Netflix Original)

April 15

  • The Fairly OddParents Seasons 4-5
  • Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

April 16

  • Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer comedy special (Netflix Original)
  • Knocked Up

April 17

  • Black Sails Seasons 1-4
  • The Circle Season 6 premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Don’t Hate the Player series premiere (Netflix Original)
  • The Grimm Variations series premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Our Living World docuseries premiere (Netflix Original)

April 18

  • Bros series premiere (Netflix Original)
  • The Upshaws Part 5 premiere (Netflix Original)

April 19

  • Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver movie premiere (Netflix Original)

April 21

  • Duran Duran: There’s Something You Should Know

April 22

  • Ahead of the Curve
  • CoComelon Lane Season 2 premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen comedy special (Netflix Original)

April 23

  • Brigands: The Quest for Gold series premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Fight for Paradise: Who Can You Trust? series premiere (Netflix Original)

April 24

  • Deliver Me series premiere (Netflix Original)
  • King Richard
  • TLC Forever

April 25

  • City Hunter movie premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Dead Boy Detectives series premiere (Netflix Original)

April 26

  • The Asunta Case series premiere (Netflix Original)
  • Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut documentary premiere (Netflix Original)

April 28

  • Queen of Tears Season 1 finale (Netflix Original)

April 29

  • Boiling Point Season 1
  • Honeymoonish movie premiere (Netflix Original)

April 30

  • Fiasco series premiere (Netflix Original)

Leaving Netflix in April

April 3

  • Glimpses of a Future (2020)
  • The Raid (2011)
  • White Noise (2017)

April 5

  • Imposters (Seasons 1-2)
  • Petta (2019)

April 6

  • Black Dog (2019)
  • Day of the Dead: Bloodline (2018)
  • Sword Art Online (Season 1)

April 7

  • Marshall (2017)
  • Sarvam Thaalamayam (2018)
  • Win It All (2017) – Netflix Original Removal

April 8

  • DC Teen Titans Go! To The Movies (2018)

April 9

  • The Nice Guys (2016)

April 10

  • Heaven Official’s Blessing (2020)
  • Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
  • School Life (2019) – Netflix Original Removal

April 11

  • Frat Star (2017)
  • Lights Out (2016)

April 13

  • Dabbe 5: Zehr-i Cin (2014)
  • Dabbe: The Possession (2013)
  • Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
  • Thackeray (2019)
  • Thackeray (Marathi) (2019)

April 15

  • From One Second to the Next (2013)
  • GANTZ:O (2016)
  • Look Away (2019)

April 16

  • African Knock Out Show (Season 1)
  • Crimson Peak (2015)
  • Delhi Belly (2011)
  • Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries) (2010)
  • Four Sisters Before the Wedding (2020)
  • Jonaki (2018)
  • Lagaan (2001)
  • Madness in the Desert (2004)
  • Peepli Live (2010)
  • Rush (2013)
  • Synchronic (2020)
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  • Taare Zameen Par (2007)
  • The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)

April 17

  • Jonaki (2018)

April 23

  • Perfume Imaginary Museum (2020)
  • The Meg (2018)
  • Train to Busan (2016)

April 25

  • Shepherds and Butchers (2016)
  • Sniper: Assassin’s End (2020)
  • Sniper: Ultimate Kill (2017)
  • The Hateful Eight (2015)
  • The Hateful Eight: Extended Version: Season 1

April 26

  • Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
  • Loving is Losing (2019)
  • Njan Prakashan (2018)

April 27

  • Malignant (2021)

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