As April rolls in, a slate of exciting new releases and highly anticipated returns is ready to take over our screens. Leading the charge is Euphoria Season 3. Four years after Season 2, the show returns with a time jump, dropping Rue and the gang into a darker, far less glittery world. The stakes have never been higher, and Rue is still dealing with the fallout from stealing from a drug lord—a mistake whose consequences are only getting bigger. From one high-stakes world to another, Bloodhounds returns three years later, with Gun-woo and Woo-jin punching well above their weight. The underground international boxing league has grown deadlier, and their new opponent, Baek-jeong, is as ruthless as they come. Netflix’s dark comedy Beef also returns, this time with a fresh cast and a brand-new story. When a minor dispute at an exclusive country club blows up, two couples find themselves caught in a messy feud that quickly spirals out of control.
K-drama fans also have plenty to sink their teeth into this month. IU and Byeon Woo-seok star in Perfect Crown, a marriage-of-convenience story with all the complications you’d expect. A chaebol heiress and a modern-day prince must navigate the pressures of status, and naturally, unexpected feelings. Meanwhile, Park Bo-young leads Gold Land as Hee-joo, an airport security officer whose ordinary life is thrown into danger when she stumbles upon a stash of smuggled gold, dragging her into a deadly game of greed and betrayal.
Other must-watch shows this April include The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale following Agnes and Daisy as they begin questioning everything they’ve been taught at Aunt Lydia’s elite school. Consider also Margo’s Got Money Troubles, where Elle Fanning shines as a young single mom who somehow turns her chaotic life around as she finds unexpected fame in the wrestling world. Below, find our full curation of shows to watch this April—all available on popular streaming platforms like Netflix, Apple TV, Disney+ and HBO Max.
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Euphoria Season 3
The wait is finally over. The long-awaited third season of Euphoria picks up after a time skip, and let’s just say everyone has been busy. Maddy is running a strip club, Cassie is engaged to Nate (Rue, when was this?) while launching an OnlyFans, Jules is someone’s sugar baby, and Rue? Well, she’s still high at the back of a pick-up truck. Chaos has become synonymous with Euphoria, but it’s safe to say we’re so sat.
Watch Euphoria on HBO Max from 12 April.
2 / 9
Perfect Crown
IU has a knack for picking scripts that belie their depth and this one seems no different. In her latest, she plays Hui-ju, the witty, guarded heir to a powerful conglomerate, opposite Byeon Woo-seok in the romantic comedy Perfect Crown. He is Grand Prince I-an, the people’s favourite royal, suddenly caught in a ruthless power struggle within the palace. With pressure mounting for him to marry, the two strike a deal: a marriage of convenience that will secure their positions, then a clean break. Of course, it never stays that simple. As alliances shift and expectations close in, real feelings start to blur the lines of their arrangement. Though, don’t be fooled by the glossy trailer. Beneath the charm, this looks like a story ready to hit harder than you expect.
Watch Perfect Crown on Disney+ from 10 April.
3 / 9
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Margo never really had a plan. Played by Elle Fanning, she is a college dropout with writerly ambitions and no real direction until one ill-advised affair with her professor leaves her a single mum at 20, broke and on the brink of eviction. When her estranged father, a washed-up pro wrestler, shows up looking for a place to stay, she cuts a deal: childcare in exchange for a couch. Out of options, Margo turns to OnlyFans on a whim, with Jinx treating it like a full-blown wrestling gimmick. What starts as a quick fix soon snowballs into something far bigger, and a lot harder to control.
Watch Margo’s Got Money Troubles on Apple TV from 15 April.
4 / 9
Gold Land
In this mystery crime-thriller, Park Bo Young plays Hee-joo, an airport security officer who stumbles into trouble the moment a stash of smuggled gold crosses her path. As whispers of the missing gold spread, the people around her begin to show just how far they are willing to go for a share. Trust erodes and Hee-joo is forced deeper into a game she never meant to join. The real danger, though, is not just the criminals closing in, but the sinister pull of the gold itself and what she might be willing to risk to keep it.
Watch Gold Land on Disney+ from 29 April.
5 / 9
Beef Season 2
Three years on, Beef returns with a fresh cast and a messy new problems. This time, Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton play an engaged couple working low-level jobs at a country club, just trying to keep their heads down. That plan falls apart when they get pulled into the slow-motion collapse of their boss’s marriage, with Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan as the couple at the centre of it. As tensions build, small grievances spiral into something far personal than anyone expects.
Watch Beef Season 2 on Netflix from 16 April.
6 / 9
The Testaments
A sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments returns to Gilead through a new generation. The story centres on Agnes, played by Chase Infiniti, raised to be dutiful and devout, and Daisy, a newcomer from beyond its borders who sees the regime with fresh eyes. At Aunt Lydia’s elite school for future wives, where obedience is drilled in with chilling precision, the two form an unlikely bond. It is one that begins quietly, but soon threatens to unravel everything they have been taught to accept about their world.
Watch The Testaments on Disney+ from 8 April.
7 / 9
Hacks Season 5
The Emmy-winning original comedy Hacks returns for its fifth and final season, closing out Deborah Vance’s long, complicated run in show business. After a wave of mistaken and deeply unflattering reports declare her dead, Deborah heads back to Las Vegas with Ava, more determined than ever to take control of how she will be remembered. What follows is a complete reinvention, as Deborah pushes herself to reclaim the spotlight on her own terms.
Watch Hacks on HBO Max from 9 April.
8 / 9
Bloodhounds Season 2
Bloodhounds is back for round two, picking up three years later on a much bigger, bloodier stage. This time, the action shifts to an underground international boxing league where the stakes hit harder and the rules are even looser. Woo Do-hwan and Lee Sang-yi return as Gun-woo and Woo-jin, now seasoned fighters bound by everything they have been through. With the loan sharks behind them, Gun-woo sets his sights on becoming a true champion, while Woo-jin steps into his corner as both coach and family. Standing in their way is a ruthless new opponent, Baek-jeong who fights for power with no honour code.
Watch Bloodhounds Season 2 on Netflix from 3 April.
9 / 9
Filing for Love
Who doesn’t love a good enemies-to-lovers story? Consider Filing for Love your witty office rom-com fix for the month. The series follows former audit ace Noh Ki-joon, played by Gong Myung, who’s suddenly demoted to internal investigations and paired with the eccentric, perfectionist audit director Joo In-ah, brought to life by Shin Hae-sun. Over 12 episodes, the two reluctantly tackle messy office scandals and trade endless snarky banter—all while the sparks between them refuse to stay professional.
Watch Filing for Love on HBO Max from 25 April.
