From "Peter Pan And Wendy" To "Evil Dead Rise", Here Is Absolutely Everything Coming To UK Screens This April

    Including The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Ghosted, and Schmigadoon! season two.

    Looking for a new TV show to binge or a movie to watch for a film night? Well, you've come to the right place! Here are 35 of the best TV shows and movies coming to the UK this month.

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    1. Queen of the Universe – Season Two

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    A new crop of drag queens from 10 countries around the world return to sing in front of a live studio audience, all with the hopes of taking home a $250,000 cash prize.

    Starring: Graham Norton, Mel B, Michelle Visage

    Release date: 1 April

    Watch if you like: The X-Factor, The Voice, All Together Now

    2. Schmigadoon! – Season Two

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    Having found true love in the town of Schmigadoon, a couple find themselves yet again trapped in Schmicago, the reimagined world of '60s and '70s musicals.

    Starring: Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key, Ariana DeBose

    Release date: 5 April

    Watch if you like: Smash, Saturday Night Live, The Good Place

    3. Dreamland

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    Set in the sun-drenched British seaside town of Margate, four sisters explore secrets, lies, loves, and aspirations and learn to cope with their (somewhat dysfunctional) family dynamics.

    Starring: Lily Allen, Freema Agyeman, Aimee-Ffion Edwards

    Release date: 6 April

    Where to watch: Sky Atlantic/NOW

    Watch if you like: Bad Sisters, I Hate Suzie, Motherland

    4. Beef

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    Following the aftermath of a road rage incident between two strangers, a failing contractor with a chip on his shoulder, goes head-to-head with a self-made entrepreneur with a picturesque life.

    Starring: Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Ashley Park

    Release date: 6 April

    Watch if you like: Barry, It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaThe Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window

    5. Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies

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    Set four years before the original Grease and following the emergence of the iconic Pink Ladies, four fed-up outcasts dare to have fun on their own terms, sparking a moral panic that will change Rydell High forever.

    Starring: Tricia Fukuhara, Marisa Davila, Cheyenne Wells

    Release date: 7 April

    Watch if you like: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Riverdale, A League of Their Own

    6. Tiny Beautiful Things

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    A woman whose life is in a state takes over an advice column after her friend asks her to. She thinks she's the last person for the job, but she may actually be the most qualified.

    Starring: Kathryn Hahn, Quentin Plair, Merritt Wever

    Release date: 7 April

    Watch if you like: The Shrink Next Door, Pieces of Her, Big Little Lies

    7. Gossip Girl – Season Two

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    New year, new start and there's a new Queen of Constance, but the new Julien doesn't plan on doing anything about it. Sex, lies, and scandals – Gossip Girl is back, and no one's secrets are safe. XOXO.

    Release date: 11 April 

    Watch if you like: Riverdale, Euphoria, Pretty Little Liars

    8. Single Drunk Female – Season Two

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    With a year and a half of sobriety under her belt, Samantha Fink finally feels like she has a life worth celebrating. However, Sam quickly learns that sometimes life has other plans for her.

    Starring: Sofia Black-D'Elia, Rebecca Henderson, Ally Sheedy

    Release date: 12 April

    Watch if you like: Shrill, The Dry, The Bold Type

    9. Obsession

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    A dangerous love triangle emerges when an enigmatic woman embarks on a passionate affair with her fiancé’s father. Whilst she fights to sustain both relationships, he's drawn into an obsessive spiral.

    Starring: Richard Armitage, Charlie Murphy, Indira Varma

    Release date: 13 April

    Watch if you like: Behind Her Eyes, Sex/Life, The Stranger

    10. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Season Five

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    Midge finds herself closer than ever to the success she's dreamed of, only to discover that closer than ever is still so far away.

    Starring: Rachel Brosnahan, Milo Ventimiglia, Kelly Bishop.

    Release date: 14 April

    Watch if you like: Gilmore Girls, Crazy Ex-GirlfriendMinx

    11. The Last Thing He Told Me

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    A woman must forge a relationship with her sixteen-year-old stepdaughter in order to find the truth about why her husband has mysteriously disappeared. 

    Starring: Jennifer Garner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Angourie Rice

    Release date: 14 April

    Watch if you like: Pieces of Her, Little Fires EverywhereBig Little Lies

    12. How I Met Your Father – Season Two

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    Sophie continues to tell her son the story of how she met his father, in the process transporting us back to the present. She and her close-knit group of friends keep trying to figure out who they are, what they want out of life, and how to fall in love in the age of dating apps and limitless options.

    Starring: Hilary Duff, Kim Cattrall, Christopher Lowell

    Release date: 19 April

    Watch if you like: How I Met Your Mother, Happy Endings, Friends

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    14. Dead Ringers

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    Two twins who share everything explore their unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes – including pushing the boundaries on medical ethics – in an effort to challenge antiquated practices and bring women’s health care to the forefront.

    Starring: Rachel Weisz, Michael Chernus, Jennifer Ehle

    Release date: 21 April

    Watch if you like: Crimes of the Future, A Dangerous Method, Dead Ringers (the movie)

    15. Citadel

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    Eight years ago, Citadel – an independent global spy agency – fell. All of the elite agents had their memories wiped as they narrowly escaped with their lives. They’ve remained hidden ever since, but now they must restart their old careers to prevent a dangerous new world order from being establishing.

    Starring: Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Stanley Tucci

    Release date: 28 April

    Watch if you like: The Americans, Sense8, Treason

    16. Malpractice

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    A battle-hardened doctor's shift ends with the death of an opioid overdose victim. Despite the support of her medical supervisor, the patient's grieving father demands an investigation into the doctor's actions on the fateful night. 

    Starring: Niamh Algar, James Purefoy, Helen Behan

    Release date: TBC

    Where to watch: ITVX

    Watch if you like: Line of Duty, Vigil, Boiling Point

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    17. Air

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    The history of shoe salesman and how he led Nike in its pursuit of the greatest athlete in the history of basketball: Michael Jordan.

    Starring: Matt Damon, Ben Afflect, Viola Davis

    Release date: 5 April

    Where to watch: Cinemas

    Watch if you like: Jerry Maguire, Rocky, King Richard

    18. The Super Mario Bros. Movie

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    While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers Mario and brother Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world.

    Starring: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black

    Release date: 5 April

    Where to watch: Cinemas

    Watch if you like: Sonic The Movie, Detective Pikachu, The Lego Movie

    19. How I'm Feeling Now

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    This all-access documentary follows multi-platinum two-time BRIT Award winning and GRAMMY-nominated artist Lewis Capaldi at a pivotal moment in his career.

    Starring: Lewis Capaldi

    Release date: 5 April

    Where to watch: Netflix

    Watch if you like: All of these Voices, Gaga: Five Foot Two, Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry

    20. On a Wing and a Prayer

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    A passenger must safely land a plane and save his entire family from insurmountable danger after their pilot dies unexpectedly mid-flight.

    Starring: Dennis Quaid, Heather Graham, Jesse Metcalfe

    Release date: 5 April

    Where to watch: Prime Video

    Watch if you like: The Day After Tomorrow, Sully, Castaway

    21. The Pope's Exorcist

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    The Vatican's chief exorcist investigates a young boy's terrifying possession and ends up uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy the Vatican has desperately tried to keep hidden.

    Starring: Russell Crowe, Daniel Zovatto, Alex Essoe

    Release date: 7 April

    Where to watch: Cinemas

    Watch if you like: The Exorcist, The Conjuring, Annabelle

    22. Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre

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    A spy must track down and stop the sale of a deadly new weapons technology. Reluctantly teamed with some of the world's best operatives, he and his crew recruit Hollywood's biggest movie star to help them on their globe-trotting undercover mission to save the world.

    Starring: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett

    Release date: 7 April

    Where to watch: Prime Video

    Watch if you like: American Hustle, Ocean's Eight, Spy

    23. Seven Kings Must Die

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    The great warrior Uhtred of Bebbanburg must ride once more across a fractured kingdom. Following the death of King Edward, a battle for the crown ensues, as rival heirs and invaders compete for power.

    Starring: Alexander Dreymon, Mark Rowley, Arnas Fedaravicius

    Release date: 14 April

    Where to watch: Netflix

    Watch if you like: The King, Britannia, Vikings: Valhalla

    24. Assassin Club

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    An assassin is given a contract to kill seven people around the world only to discover the targets are also assassins who have been hired to kill him.

    Starring: Henry Golding, Daniela Melchior, Sam Neill

    Release date: 14 April 

    Where to watch: Cinemas

    Watch if you like: Kate, The Gentleman, Bullet Train

    25. Renfield

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    Renfield is forced to procure his master's prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness.

    Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina

    Release date: 14 April

    Where to watch: Cinemas

    Watch if you like: Warm Bodies, What We Do In The Shadows, The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    26. Evil Dead Rise

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    Two estranged sisters have their reunion cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.

    Starring: Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies

    Release date: 21 April

    Where to watch: Cinemas

    Watch if you like: 28 Days Later, Silent Hill, Resident Evil

    27. Beau Is Afraid

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    Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.

    Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Parker Posey, Amy Ryan

    Release date: 21 April

    Where to watch: Cinemas

    Watch if you like: Nebraska, Inherent Vice, Midsommar

    28. Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

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    A US Army Sergeant recruits an Afghan interpreter during his mission who agrees in pursuit of revenge against the Taliban for the death of his son. 

    Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Alexander Ludwig

    Release date: 21 April

    Where to watch: Cinemas

    Watch if you like: Jarhead, Saving Private Ryan, The Hurt Locker 

    29. Chevalier

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    The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner rises to heights in French society as a composer before an ill-fated love affair.

    Starring: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Minnie Driver, Lucy Boynton

    Release date: 21 April

    Where to watch: Cinemas 

    Watch if you like: Cyrano, Belle, Amadeus

    30. Ghosted

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    A salt-of-the-earth man falls head over heels for an enigmatic woman, but then makes the shocking discovery that she’s a secret agent.

    Starring: Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Amy Sedaris

    Release date: 21 April

    Where to watch: Apple TV+

    Watch if you like: Spy, This Means War, The Spy Who Dumped Me

    31. Peter Pan and Wendy

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    Wendy Darling, a young girl afraid to leave her childhood home behind, who meets Peter Pan, a boy who refuses to grow up.

    Starring: Yara Shahidi, Ever Anderson, Jude Law

    Release date: 28 April

    Where to watch: Disney+

    Watch if you like: Peter Pan, Finding Neverland, Hook

    32. Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World

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    Overcoming a childhood marked by poverty, George Foreman becomes one of the most promising young boxers in the world before quitting after a near-death experience in the ring. Years later, with bankruptcy looming over his struggling gym, he gets back into the sport and becomes the oldest boxer in history to compete for the heavyweight championship.

    Starring: Khris Davis, Forest Whitaker, Sonja Sohn

    Release date: 28 April

    Where to watch: Cinemas

    Watch if you like: Creed, Ali, Southpaw

    33. Polite Society

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    A martial artist-in-training believes she must save her older sister from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, she attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.

    Starring: Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Nimra Bucha

    Release date: 28 April

    Where to watch: Cinemas

    Watch if you like: We Are Lady Parts, Wedding Season, What's Love Got To Do With It

    34. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

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    When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, 11-year-old Margaret navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.

    Starring: Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Abby Ryder Fortson

    Release date: 28 April

    Where to watch: Cinemas

    Watch if you like: Lady Bird; Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging; Shiva Baby

    35. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

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    Harold is an ordinary man who has passed through life, living on the side lines, until he goes to post a letter one day and just keeps walking.

    Starring: Jim Broadbent, Penelope Wilton, Monika Gossmann

    Release date: 28 April

    Where to watch: Cinemas

    Watch if you like: The Duke, A Man Called Otto, The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared

    Which of these are you looking forward to? Let us know in the comments below!

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