April brings you plenty of new streaming highlights and releases to watch and listen to. Whether it’s movies and series on Netflix or Amazon Prime, or new albums on Spotify and Amazon Music, you’re sure to find something you’ll enjoy. In this newsletter, we’ve put together a selection for you.
New Movies & TV Shows on Netflix
Eat Pray Bark
Genre: Comedy
Five dog owners head to the mountains with their troublesome four-legged companions to see a legendary trainer. It quickly becomes clear that the real problem cases are not the dogs, but their humans. It sounds like a light ensemble comedy full of pet chaos and self-discovery.
Feel My Voice
Genre: Drama / Music
At the center of the story is a shy teenager who discovers that she can sing while being the only hearing member of her deaf family. This creates a conflict between family responsibility and her desire to follow her own path. It sounds like a moving film about identity, family, and self-discovery.
Apex
Genre: Thriller / Survival Thriller
A grieving woman ventures alone into the Australian wilderness to push herself to the limit. There, she is drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a killer who sees her as easy prey. It promises a tense survival thriller with Charlize Theron filled with psychological pressure and striking natural scenery. Available starting April 24, 2026.
BEEF – Season 2
nre: Anthology Drama / Dark Comedy
In Season 2, a recorded argument between a wealthy club owner and his wife sets off an escalating chain of blackmail and power games. Once again, it sounds like a story in which a single conflict spirals into ever greater social and psychological destruction. Season 2 premieres on April 16, 2026.
Running Point – Season 2
Genre: Sports Comedy
Isla tries to lead the LA Waves toward a championship while also dealing with chaos in the front office and in her personal life. The series mixes basketball business, family problems, and workplace comedy. Season 2 premieres on April 23, 2026.
XO, Kitty – Season 3
Genre: Teen Rom-Com / Drama
Kitty begins her final year of school while her love life, secrets, and personal insecurities take on an even bigger role. The series continues to blend romance, school drama, and self-discovery in a youthful way.
Amazon Prime Streaming Highlights
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Genre: Action / Spy Thriller
Ethan Hunt returns for one more globe-trotting mission, with the franchise leaning hard into practical stunts and high-stakes set pieces. Even by Mission: Impossible standards, this one sounds like a full-scale adrenaline rush built around impossible choices, betrayals, and last-ditch heroics. It arrives on Prime Video in the U.S. on April 3.
Sarah’s Oil
Genre: Historical Drama / Biographical Drama
Based on the story of Sarah Rector, the film centers on a young Black girl in Oklahoma Territory whose land suddenly makes her extraordinarily wealthy. That setup gives it the shape of a coming-of-age drama rooted in race, power, and the way America responds when a child becomes a public symbol overnight. It hits Prime Video on April 15.
The Running Man
Genre: Sci-Fi Action Thriller
In this new take on The Running Man, Ben Richards enters a deadly televised competition in a desperate attempt to save his seriously ill child. That premise gives the movie a strong survival-game hook, mixing dystopian spectacle with a much more personal emotional stake. It lands on Prime Video on April 17.
Nippon Sangoku: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun
Genre: Anime / Post-Apocalyptic Political Drama
Set in a fractured future Japan split into three rival states, the series follows Aoteru Misumi, a government official trying to reunify the country through strategy rather than brute force. That gives it a different feel from a standard action anime: bigger on political tension, world-building, and long-game conflict. It premieres April 5.
The Boys – Season 5
Genre: Superhero Satire / Action Drama
The final season picks up with Homelander holding near-total power while the scattered members of the Boys try to mount one last resistance. With Annie leading part of that fight and Butcher bringing an even deadlier weapon into play, it sounds like the show is heading for an all-out, very dangerous endgame. It premieres April 8.
The House of the Spirits
Genre: Family Saga / Historical Drama
Based on Isabel Allende’s novel, this miniseries from 2026 follows three generations of women in a conservative South American country shaped by class conflict, political upheaval, and touches of magic. It looks like a large-scale, emotionally driven family drama with a strong historical sweep. It premieres April 29.
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New Music Albums on Spotify and Amazon Music
Bruno Mars – The Romantic
Genre: soft soul, retro soul, disco, funk
Bruno Mars’ first solo album in nearly ten years leans heavily into his modern take on ’70s soul and funk. The record feels polished, groove-driven, and very deliberately built around mood and atmosphere. Fans of Silk Sonic will find a similarly rich, luxurious sound here, though this is clearly designed as a true Bruno Mars solo album. The album was released on February 27, 2026.
Mitski – Nothing’s About to Happen to Me
Genre: Americana, art pop
This album blends Mitski’s intimate, often enigmatic songwriting voice with a warm, story-driven Americana tone. Based on the available information, it builds musically on her previous work while also opening up her sound in a slightly more cinematic direction. That makes it especially appealing for listeners who love emotional, literary indie records. Released on February 27, 2026.
Morrissey – Make-Up Is a Lie
Genre: alternative rock / singer-songwriter-driven rock
Morrissey’s first solo album in six years already feels like a carefully placed late-career statement, simply because of its long history. With Joe Chiccarelli handling production, the album points toward a more classic, band-centered sound rather than following trends or chasing experiments. Anyone who listens to Morrissey for his unmistakable voice, biting wit, and melancholic elegance will likely find exactly that here. Released on March 6, 2026.
Squeeze – Trixies
Genre: pop rock
What makes this album especially interesting is that the material goes back to very early songs Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook wrote in 1974. That gives Trixies the potential to feel both nostalgic and fresh at the same time: old ideas reworked into a brand-new studio album. For longtime fans, it is almost like a glimpse into the band’s musical origin story. Released on March 6, 2026.
RAYE – This Music May Contain Hope
Genre: jazz, R&B, big band, soul
RAYE seems to be thinking on a particularly grand scale with this album: 17 tracks, a structure divided into four “seasons,” and a sound that moves between big-band flourishes, soul, and modern R&B. The record also features major collaborations, including Hans Zimmer and Al Green. It feels less like a straightforward pop album and more like an ambitious, carefully constructed full-length work. Released on March 27, 2026.
