This weekend, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, HBO, Showtime, STARZ, Sundance Now, Acorn TV, BritBox, Shudder, Walter Presents, and more are adding a handful of new titles for your streaming enjoyment. From the latest seasons of your favorite television shows to brand new original films on your most-used platforms, there’s something for bingers of all ages and addictions to enjoy as April draws to a close.
If you’ve been missing the Sandman, you’ll be thrilled to know that his Netflix deal continues with The Week Of, now streaming on the service. Laugh to your little heart’s content as Sandler and Chris Rock play fathers preparing for their children’s wedding. Want something a little (or a lot) darker? Hulu’s award-winning original series The Handmaid’s Tale is back for its second season and better than ever. If neither of these things strike your fancy, you’ll find new docuseries, international shows, and classic films amongst this weekend’s offerings. Here’s what’s new on your favorite platforms.
The Week Of *Netflix Original
Sandler’s back, baby! The Netflix/Sandler partnership continues with The Week Of, a comedy that brings all your favorite funny people together (Sandler, Chris Rock, Steve Buscemi, and Rachel Dratch, to name a few) for their children’s wedding and sees more than a few things run amok in the process. If the trailer alone is any indication, The Week Of is sure to please fans of Sandler, Rock, and general laughter alike.
The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 2 Premiere *Hulu Original
Are you ready to return to Gilead? Hulu‘s Emmy Award-winning series is back for its second season and it takes this dystopian nightmare to wild new heights. Join Offred (Elisabeth Moss), Emily (Alexis Bledel) and the rest of these oppressed individuals as they prepare for revolution and to try take back their bodies, minds, and cities in Season 2. The first two episodes are now available to stream on Hulu.
Stream The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu
Jane the Virgin: Season 4
This fresh take on a telenovela tells the story of Jane Villaneuva (the remarkable Gina Rodriguez), a twenty-something aspiring writer resolved to remain a virgin till marriage. While she’s tempted, she sticks to her vow religiously, but her world is turned upside down when an emotional gynecologist accidentally artificially inseminates her and she becomes pregnant. This show has everything – love stories, loyal friendships, hammy jokes, an incredible narrator, female camaraderie, murder mysteries, and more. With all four seasons now streaming on Netflix, you can get caught up and be up to date with the rest of us Jane die-hards!
Stream Jane the Virgin on Netflix
NETFLIX
3%: Season 2 *Netflix Original
Bill Nye: Science Guy
Bobby Kennedy for President *Netflix Original
Call the Midwife: Series 6: “Christmas Special 2017”
Candy Jar *Netflix Original
Holy Goalie
Kevin James: Never Don’t Give Up *Netflix Original
Psychokinesis *Netflix Original
The Man Who Knew Infinity
The New Legends of Monkey: Season 1 *Netflix Original
The Week Of *Netflix Original
Available April 28
Jane the Virgin: Season 4
HULU
Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death (2017)
The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 2 Premiere *Hulu Original
Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie *Hulu Original Documentary
Vikings: Complete Season 5 (History)
Available April 28
78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene (2017)
Available April 29
Permanent (2017)
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
All or Nothing: Dallas Cowboys: Season 3 *Prime Original
Little Big Awesome: Season 3 *Prime Original
Red Rock: Season 3
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Vikings: Season 5
HBO
Available April 28
The Hitman’s Bodyguard
OTHER STREAMING SERVICES
SHOWTIME
The Fantasticks
STARZ
“SS-GB” (2017) – Episodes 101-106
Bar 20 Rides Again (1936)
Border Vigilantes (1941)
Borrowed Trouble (1948)
Cassidy Of Bar 20 (1938)
Colt Comrades (1943)
Death At A Funeral (2010)
Devil’s Playground, The (1946)
Eagle’s Brood, The (1936)
Electric Horseman, The (1979)
False Paradise (1948)
Forty Thieves (1944)
Frontiersmen, The (1938)
Garden of Evil (1954)
The Lazarus Effect
Long Rope, The (1961)
Namesake, The (2007)
Oregon Trail, The (1959)
Seal Team 8: Behind Enemy Lines (2014)
Second Time Around, The (1961)
Showdown, The (1940)
Silver On The Sage (1939)
Strange Gamble (1948)
Sunset Trail (1938)
Texas Masquerade (1944)
Three Men From Texas (1940)
Trail Dust (1936)
Trapped In Paradise (1994)
Twilight On The Trail (1941)
Undercover Man (1942)
Unexpected Guest (1946)
Available April 28
Amityville: The Awakening (2017)
Available April 29
Ash vs Evil Dead (2018) – Episode 310 **FINALE**
Howards End (2018) – Episode 104 **FINALE**
SUNDANCE NOW
Do You Dream in Color? (2015)
The Valley (2015)
ACORN TV
After Henry: Series 1
Murdoch Mysteries: Season 11, Episode 18/18
The Good Karma Hospital: Series 2, Episode 4 of 6
BRITBOX
BritBox’s “Marvel-ous” Celebration
Available April 28
The Coroner (US Exclusive BritBox – Season 2)