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What's New On Netflix: April 2021

Idris Elba and Caleb McLaughlin star in "Concrete Cowboy," while Anna Kendrick, Toni Collette and Daniel Dae Kim star in "Stowaway."

Melissa McCarthy (left) and Octavia Spencer play crime-fighting superheroes in "Thunder Force."
Melissa McCarthy (left) and Octavia Spencer play crime-fighting superheroes in "Thunder Force." (Netflix)

This April, Netflix land is beaming with รฉlan and excitement, thanks to the streaming platformโ€™s refreshing brand-new slate of offerings.

Among the original movies to look forward to this month are the Western drama โ€œConcrete Cowboy,โ€ starring Idris Elba and Caleb McLaughlin as a father-son duo coping with their estranged relationship. Plus, donโ€™t miss out on the sci-fi thriller โ€œStowaway,โ€ featuring Anna Kendrick, Toni Collette and Daniel Dae Kim as a spaceship crew headed to Mars.

And if youโ€™re looking for a new superhero comedy, look no further than โ€œThunder Force,โ€ starring Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer as two childhood best friends who become a pair of crime-fighting superheroes.

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Meanwhile, a few Netflix original series will also make their debut including โ€œDad Stop Embarrassing Me!โ€, โ€œShadow and Bone,โ€ and new seasons of โ€œPrank Encounters,โ€ โ€œThe Wedding Coachโ€ and โ€œThe Circle.โ€

Original docuseries hitting the streaming service throughout the month include โ€œWorn Stories,โ€ โ€œThe Serpentโ€ and โ€œThis Is a Robbery: The Worldโ€™s Biggest Art Heist,โ€ as well as โ€œLife in Color with David Attenborough.โ€

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Popular films including โ€œLegally Blonde,โ€ โ€œThe Zookeeper's Wife,โ€ โ€œMiss Sloane,โ€ โ€œAugust: Osage County,โ€ โ€œThe Pianist,โ€ โ€œThe Masterโ€ and โ€œYes Manโ€ are also available for your streaming pleasure.

Last but not least, Netflix welcomes the arrival of โ€œDolly Parton: A Musicares Tribute,โ€ a star-studded concert in Partonโ€™s honor, featuring tribute performances from Pink (โ€œJoleneโ€), Chris Stapleton (โ€œ9 to 5โ€), Miley Cyrus, Shawn Mendes and Mark Ronson (โ€œIslands in the Streamโ€) and many others.

Check out the full list of Netflix's new releases for April 2021 below.


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What's New To Netflix In April 2021



Available April 1

  • "Everett"
  • "Cop Out"
  • "Friends with Benefits"
  • "Insidious"
  • "Legally Blonde"
  • "Leprechaun"
  • "Magical Andes" Season 2
  • "The Pianist"
  • "The Possession"
  • "Prank Encounters" Season 2
  • "Secrets of Great British Castles" Season 1
  • "Tersanjung the Movie"
  • "The Time Traveler's Wife"
  • "2012"
  • "Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family"
  • "White Boy"
  • "Worn Stories"
  • "Yes Man"

Available April 2

  • "Concrete Cowboy"
  • "Just Say Yes"
  • "Madame Claude"
  • "The Serpent"
  • "Sky High"

Available April 3

  • "Escape from Planet Earth"

Available April 4

  • "What Lies Below"

Available April 5

  • "Coded Bias"
  • "Family Reunion" Part 3

Available April 6

  • "The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You"

Available April 7

  • "The Big Day" Collection 2
  • "Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute"
  • "Snabba Cash"
  • "This Is A Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist"
  • "The Wedding Coach"

Available April 8

  • "The Way of the Househusband"

Available April 9

  • "Have You Ever Seen Fireflies?"
  • "Night in Paradise"
  • "Thunder Force"

Available April 10

  • "The Stand-In"

Available April 11

  • "Diana: The Interview that Shook the World"

Available April 12

  • "New Gods: Nezha Reborn"
  • "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn" Seasons 1-4

Available April 13

  • "The Baker and the Beauty" Season 1
  • "Mighty Express" Season 3
  • "My Love: Six Stories of True Love"

Available April 14

  • "The Circle" Season 2
  • "Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!"
  • "Law School"
  • "The Soul"
  • "Why Did You Kill Me?"

Available April 15

  • "Dark City Beneath the Beat"
  • "The Master"
  • "Ride or Die"

Available April 16

  • "Arlo the Alligator Boy"
  • "Ajeeb Daastaans"
  • "Barbie & Chelsea The Lost Birthday"
  • "Crimson Peak"
  • "Fast & Furious Spy Racers" Season 4
  • "Into the Beat"
  • "Rush"
  • "Synchronic"
  • "Why Are You Like This"
  • "The Zookeeper's Wife"

Available April 18

  • "Luis Miguel - The Series" Season 2

Available April 19

  • "Kerry Hayes/EuropaCorp"
  • "Miss Sloane"
  • "PJ Masks" Season 3

Available April 20

  • "Izzy's Koala World" Season 2

Available April 21

  • "Zero"

Available April 22

  • "Life in Color with David Attenborough"
  • "Stowaway"

Available April 23

  • "Heroes: Silence and Rock & Roll"
  • "Shadow and Bone"
  • "Tell Me When"

Available April 27

  • "August: Osage County"
  • "Battle of Los Angeles"
  • "Fatma"
  • "Go! Go! Cory Carson" Season 4

Available April 28

  • "Headspace Guide to Sleep"
  • "Sexify"

Available April 29

  • "Things Heard & Seen"
  • "Yasuke"

Available April 30

  • "The Innocent"
  • "The Mitchells vs. The Machines"
  • "Pet Stars"
  • "The Unremarkable Juanquini" Season 2

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