In a surprisingly packed TV month, April promises the return of some major shows, including Hacks, Beef, The Boys, Euphoria, and even Malcolm In The Middle. You can also expect a few promising debuts, like AMC’s Silicon Valley satire The Audacity and the Matthew Rhys-led comedy-horror series Widow’s Bay. Meanwhile, Dan Levy cooks up a Netflix comedy, and HBO unveils a much-anticipated miniseries from Baby Reindeer‘s Richard Gadd. Here is The A.V. Club‘s guide to what to watch on TV next month.
The Boys season five (Prime Video, April 8)
How much damage can occur when a racist, misogynist criminal takes over the White House? The Boys continues to pull at this unfortunately timely thread in its fifth and final season, in which Homelander (Antony Starr) unleashes his worst self yet. The frenzied superhero drama also charts how his nemesis, Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), deals with becoming a new Supe and reteams with his crew to take him down once and for all. For the Supernatural fans, series creator Eric Kripke stages a reunion in this run with Jared Padalecki, Misha Collins, and returning star Jensen Ackles. [Saloni Gajjar]
The Testaments (Hulu, April 8)
Almost a year after The Handmaid’s Tale ended, Hulu kicks off a sequel that centers on June Osborne’s firstborn daughter. In The Testaments, a teen Agnes (One Battle After Another breakout Chase Infiniti) studies at Aunt Lydia’s (Ann Dowd) prep school that trains Gilead’s girls on how to become meek wives for the sake of the Republic. When she meets a new student (played by Lucy Halliday), Agnes learns about her family’s history and, following in her mother’s footsteps, decides to rebel against a fascist regime. [Saloni Gajjar]
The Miniature Wife (Peacock, April 9)
Matthew Macfadyen and Elizabeth Banks star in The Miniature Wife as a couple with, ahem, a giant problem. Les, a scientist hoping to win a Nobel Prize, invents a machine that accidentally shrinks his wife to six inches tall. Lindy, a best-selling author, wakes up to realize her spouse has derailed her entire existence. These circumstances force them to navigate the (literal and physical) power imbalance in their marriage. Zoe Lister-Jones and Sian Clifford co-star. [Saloni Gajjar]
Big Mistakes (Netflix, April 9)
Schitt’s Creek‘s Dan Levy tackles another complicated family in this comedy that he co-created with I Love LA‘s Rachel Sennott. In Big Mistakes, an unassuming Nicky (Levy) gets caught up in the criminal world when his reckless sister (played by Taylor Ortega) ropes him into committing a robbery. Laurie Metcalfe portrays their mother, and the ensemble also includes Jack Innanen, Elizabeth Perkins, and Boran Kuzum. [Saloni Gajjar]
Hacks season five (HBO Max, April 9)
Deborah Vance’s (Jean Smart) career might be dead, but she very much is not, despite those TMZ rumors. Hacks‘ final-season trailer reveals that the comedian isn’t giving up. In the upcoming batch of episodes, she embarks on a journey across Las Vegas, L.A., and New York City to revive her live act with the help of trusted pals Ava (Hannah Einbinder) and Jimmy (Paul W. Downs). [Saloni Gajjar]
Malcolm In The Middle: Life’s Still Unfair (Hulu, April 10)
Series creator Linwood Boomer brings Malcolm In The Middle back for a four-part revival, with Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, and Christopher Masterson reprising their roles. Twenty years after the original series’ end, Life’s Still Unfair follows Muniz’s Malcolm, who lives peacefully with his daughter and girlfriend. But his parents’ 40th wedding anniversary threatens to pull him back into their chaos. [Saloni Gajjar]
The Audacity (AMC, April 12)
“Genius is not about finding the solution. It’s about being unhinged enough to do something outrageous with it.” So explains Duncan Park (Billy Magnussen) in the trailer for this Silicon Valley satire created by Succession and Better Call Saul writer Jonathan Glatzer. (Sticking to that very cool credo shouldn’t have any dire consequences at all.) The cast is stacked here, boasting Sarah Goldberg, Zach Galifianakis, Rob Corddry, Meaghan Rath, and Randall Park. [Tim Lowery]
Euphoria season three (HBO, April 12)
Euphoria‘s long-delayed third season is actually around the corner. The latest chapter of Sam Levinson’s risqué drama takes place five years after the events in the season-two finale. Rue (Zendaya) is working in Mexico to pay off her drug debts, Nate (Jacob Elordi) and Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) are a married suburban couple, and Jules (Hunter Schafer) is in art school. A large roster of guest stars, including Sharon Stone and Danielle Deadwyler, join this time around. [Saloni Gajjar]
Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV, April 15)
David E. Kelley turns Rufi Thorpe’s 2024 novel into this eight-part limited series about Margo (Elle Fanning), who gets pregnant after an affair with her junior-college professor (portrayed by Michael Angarano). To get by, she turns to OnlyFans and reconnects with her estranged dad Jinx (Nick Offerman). Michelle Pfeiffer plays Margo’s mom, a waitress at Hooters, and Nicole Kidman takes on a mediator. [Saloni Gajjar]
Beef season two (Netflix, April 16)
After becoming a phenomenon on Netflix three years ago, Lee Sung Jin’s propulsive anthology series Beef is back, with Carey Mulligan and Oscar Isaac (in an Inside Llewyn Davis reunion of sorts) getting top billing. Against a country-club backdrop, the pair plays a couple who face off against a younger one (portrayed by Cailee Spaeny and May December‘s Charles Melton). [Tim Lowery]
Half Man (HBO, April 23)
Richard Gadd’s highly anticipated follow-up to Baby Reindeer hits the BBC and HBO in late April, chronicling two very different men (a muscular “alpha male” played by Gadd, per his recent interview with The Times, and a gentler sort tackled by the great Jamie Bell) over several decades in Scotland. Marianne McIvor, Neve McIntosh, Charlie De Melo, and Extraordinary‘s Bilal Hasna round out the miniseries’ cast. [Tim Lowery]
Widow’s Bay (Apple TV, April 29)
The fantastic Hiro Murai directs and co-executive produces this comedy-horror series from Parks And Recreation scribe Katie Dippold. It follows Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys), a mayor in a small New England town who wants to turn it into a tourist hot spot despite locals’ warnings that the place is hexed. Kate O’Flynn, the always-welcome Stephen Root, and The Leftovers‘ Kevin Carroll also appear. [Tim Lowery]
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