11 of the perfect TV exhibits to observe this April

From the return of HBO’s zombie apocalypse thriller to Michelle Williams in a provocative new position.

On this droll new sequence, Kevin Bacon provides demon-chasing bounty-hunter to his lengthy listing of horror characters. Hub Halloran was a bounty hunter earlier than his homicide, however when he lands on the opposite aspect, the satan himself provides him a second likelihood at redemption, reanimating him and sending him again among the many residing to trace down and return demons who’ve escaped hell. The catch: if he fails at his job he will probably be referred to as again into the flames perpetually. In his downtime from looking demons – they’ve piercing yellow pupils, the higher to establish them – he tries to reconcile along with his estranged household. The Bondsman is produced by Blumhouse, the corporate behind such hit horror franchises as The Purge, so there’s cause to imagine on this present with a cockeyed premise, which manages to throw in nation music.  

The Bondsman premieres 3 April on Amazon Prime internationally

Netflix contributes to the apparently limitless stream of soapy medical dramas with this sequence about college students and residents at a Miami trauma hospital. On the centre is Danielle (Willa Fitzgerald) who’s appointed chief resident when the earlier chief – inconveniently her ex, Xander (Colin Woodell) – is suspended. However wait! There is a hurricane on the way in which, so Xander does not go away the hospital and collectively they thrash out their private points in between saving lives. Justina Machado (One Day at a Time) performs their boss, the Chair of Emergency Drugs. The terrific Max sequence The Pitt has confirmed how effectively this creaky style can work, and that present is about to drop its season finale, so Pulse may fill the hole. Simply be ready for evergreen strains like, “He will code!” and, “In the event you go one millimetre too far, she dies!”

Pulse premieres 3 April on Netflix internationally

One among Michelle Williams’ finest performances was as Gwen Verdon within the tv sequence Fosse/Verdon, and right here she takes on one other wealthy small-screen position as Molly, a girl recognized with Stage IV breast most cancers, who decides to spend her final months on a no-holds-barred journey to indulge herself sexually whereas there’s nonetheless time. Jenny Slate performs Nikki, her finest buddy and wingperson. The sequence relies on the Wondery podcast created by Nikki Boyer about her buddy Molly Kochan, the real-life inspiration for the present. Jay Duplass performs Molly’s husband, Sissy Spacek is her mom and Rob Delaney a neighbour in a sequence that leavens the drama with comedy. Critics have raved about Williams and the present, with the Observer saying “the sequence’ comedy by no means strikes a mistaken observe”, and The Day by day Beast calling it “a close to excellent amalgamation of absurdity and tragedy”.

Dying for Intercourse premieres 4 April on Hulu within the US and Disney+ within the UK and internationally

Few exhibits have had the cultural impression of The Handmaid’s Story. Ladies protestors in actual life have marched in crimson cloaks, referencing the handmaids within the sequence’ misogynistic state of Gilead and symbolising oppression. The present’s plot has lengthy since outrun the Margaret Atwood novel it’s based mostly on, and on this sixth and remaining season June (Elisabeth Moss), having escaped to freedom in Canada, leaves and continues combating with the resistance. Essentially the most chilling characters return, with Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia, Yvonne Strahovski as Serena and Bradley Whitford as Commander Lawrence. This remaining season will supply “feel-good episodes”, the sequence showrunner, Yahlin Chang, instructed TV Insider. In a latest panel dialog the creators additionally spoke about this season touchdown in a political local weather that has left them “bewildered”: “We have to meet this second,” stated Whitford. “Our ladies will not be Marvel characters, they’re atypical ladies who’re doing extraordinary issues,” government producer Warren Littlefield added, declaring that the present’s remaining message is “the battle shouldn’t be over, however the battle continues”.

The Handmaid’s Story premieres 8 April on Hulu within the US

Jean Good is beloved by followers for her Emmy-winning position as Deborah Vance, the old-school stand-up comedian who has discovered a profession resurgence with the assistance of her younger author and frenemy, Ava (Hannah Einbinder). Because the fourth season begins, Deborah has realised her dream of internet hosting a late-night speak present, solely to have the ruthlessly formidable Ava blackmail her means into being named head author. The connection between Deborah and Ava – generally mentor-mentee, generally opponents, generally loving and all the time fraught – is the guts of the sequence, however its success rests largely on Good’s completely acerbic supply. Julianne Nicholson is among the many season’s visitor stars in a present that comically and deftly addresses huge points together with sexism and growing old within the leisure trade. 

Hacks premieres 10 April on Max

Since Charlie Brooker’s dystopian sci-fi sequence began in 2011, the actual world has more and more caught as much as the present, with the mainstream use of synthetic intelligence being simply essentially the most conspicuous instance. The seventh season of the anthology consists of, unusually, a sequel. It returns to USS Callister, the present’s traditional Star Trek homage, with Cristin Milioti (The Penguin) as a pc programmer who finds herself cloned inside a online game. “Usually I kill off characters on the finish of an episode, [but] I stored a few of them alive. I am rising as a human,” Brooker has stated. The opposite 5 episodes are filled with well-known faces, as its zealous followers have come to count on. They embody Awkwafina, Paul Giamatti, Emma Corrin, Will Poulter, Peter Capaldi, Issa Rae, Chris O’Dowd, Tracee Ellis Ross and Rashida Jones. Textual content within the trailer flashes the phrases, “Lose Your Thoughts. Lose Your Actuality.” Let’s hope these phrases do not come again to hang-out us in actual life, however then Brooker has a means of being only a step forward.

Black Mirror premieres 10 April on Netflix internationally

Jon Hamm has had some nice, attention-getting supporting roles since Mad Males, together with the bullying, corrupt sheriff in the latest season of Fargo and the slick gazillionaire in The Morning Present. However he’s as soon as once more the primary character on this comedian drama about Andrew Cooper, often known as Coop, a wealthy hedge-fund supervisor who loses his job and sees his privileged life and id slipping away. Struggling to maintain up appearances and assist his ex-wife and their teenaged youngsters, he resorts to stealing jewels, designer luggage and different valuables from his pals. Amanda Peet performs his ex-wife, who left him for considered one of his finest pals, and Olivia Munn is his on-and-off fling. The present was created by novelist and screenwriter Jonathan Tropper (That is The place I Go away You). Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) directed the primary two episodes of this vibrant sequence which, in excellent news, has already been ordered for a second season.

Your Buddies and Neighbors premieres 11 April on Apple TV+ internationally

One of many finest, most gripping exhibits of latest years returns for its second season of individuals attempting to outlive a zombie apocalypse. The story picks up 5 years after the earlier season ended, however Joel – Pedro Pascal in his breakthrough position – and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) are actually estranged, creating a brand new dynamic. That is only one change. There will probably be a brand new variant of the contaminated creatures, smarter and extra deadly than the previous breed. Kaitlyn Dever (Apple Cider Vinegar) joins the forged as soldier Abby, already inflicting a lot on-line chatter as a result of Dever is bodily slighter than the character within the online game the sequence relies on. And Catherine O’Hara takes on a dramatic position as Joel’s therapist, as a result of who would not want one after every little thing he is been by way of? Pascal, who provides Joel such fierce vitality, instructed Empire journal that the brand new season “additional exams our energy towards a world we’re already afraid to be in”.

The Final of Us premieres 13 April on HBO within the US and Sky Atlantic within the UK

David Oyelowo, final seen on tv as a Nineteenth-Century US Marshal in Lawman: Bass Reeves, heads to the twentieth Century on this surreal comedy and redemption story set in 1969 California. He performs Hampton Chambers, just lately launched from jail the place he was serving time for housebreaking. He’s decided to regain the arrogance of his spouse and two grown sons, and alter the household fortunes by inventing a self-sharpening drill referred to as Bit Magician. These fortunes are floundering if the title is a clue. Authorities cheese refers back to the bricks of processed cheese the US authorities as soon as distributed to individuals who certified for meals help. Oyelowo was drawn to the present’s most surreal facet, Hampton’s non secular quest, telling Selection his character has “this bizarre interplay with God, the place he has a really direct relationship to the purpose whereby miracles, the likes of which we see within the Bible, are manifesting in his life”.

Authorities Cheese premieres 16 April on Apple TV+ internationally

The much-anticipated second season of this prequel to the movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) concludes the backstory of Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), and his journey from scrappy thief to fighter within the Insurgent Alliance, and the heroic determine he’s within the movie. The various film spin-off sequence on Disney+ have been up and down, however there’s vast settlement that Andor is among the finest. In a consultant view, Vulture‘s headline for its first season overview stated, “Andor is the Remedy for Star Wars Ennui”, and went on to name it “essentially the most difficult and invigorating work on this galaxy in years”. Tony Gilroy, the sequence’ creator, returns for the ultimate go-round, together with a forged that features Stellan Skarsgård, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker and loads of Stormtroopers. Disney+ has given the brand new season a giant, assured push by making the primary accessible on Hulu and YouTube.

Andor premieres 22 April within the US and 23 April within the UK on Disney+

Amy Sherman-Palladino has created two wildly well-liked exhibits, Gilmore Women and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. However her newest echoes her lesser-known, fantastic Bunheads (2012), with Sutton Foster as a Las Vegas showgirl turned small-town ballet instructor. That present solely lasted a season, however has since been embraced by a cult of followers. Étoile is a comic book drama with an even bigger dance-world canvas, as ballet corporations in New York and Paris resolve to commerce their star dancers in an effort to shore up their flagging establishments. Charlotte Gainsbourg performs the pinnacle of the Paris firm and Luke Kirby (Lenny Bruce in Mrs. Maisel) the pinnacle of the New York troupe. The forged additionally consists of Simon Callow and Lou de Laâge, together with dancers from the New York Metropolis Ballet and Boston Ballet. As all the time, a Sherman-Palladino present guarantees each comedian mayhem and sharp dialogue.

Étoile premieres 24 April on Amazon Prime internationally