What to Watch in April: 24 Notable TV Shows & Streaming Movies

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – March 29, 2022

The month ahead will bring the long-awaited returns of critic favorites Better Call Saul, Russian Doll, and Barry, a series adaptation of The Man Who Fell to Earth, new films from Judd Apatow and Richard Linklater, a new Michael Mann-directed crime drama, David Simon's latest HBO miniseries, and more. In the gallery on this page, our editors have selected the most interesting TV and movie titles debuting at home throughout April, listed in order by premiere date.

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52 Anatomy of a Scandal: Season 1

Anthology series debuts April 15 on Netflix

David E. Kelley's first Netflix series (and there will be more) is an anthology that focuses on one story per season. Co-created by Kelley with Melissa James Gibson (House of Cards), this six-episode debut season is both a psychological thriller and courtroom drama adapted from the Sarah Vaughan novel of the same name, which focuses on a sexual consent scandal within Britain's privileged class that results in the trial of a politician. Sienna Miller, Rupert Friend, Michelle Dockery, and Naomi Scott head the cast, while S.J. Clarkson (Dexter, Succession) directs all six episodes.

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