MW UPDATE: Here's what's coming to Netflix in April 2021 -- and what's leaving
By Mike Murphy
The fantasy thriller 'Shadow and Bone,' a new season of 'The Circle' and star-studded movies are on tap
Netflix Inc. is releasing a slew of new stuff in April, including the return of a reality hit and a much-anticipated new fantasy series.
That would be "Shadow and Bone" (April 23), the series adaptation of the hugely popular YA novels from Leigh Bardugo. Jessie Mei Li stars as Alina, an orphan in a war-torn country who discovers she has mystical powers that could change the fate of her world.
There's also a second season of "The Circle" (April 14), the cringingly addictive reality show where contestants flirt, befriend and catfish each other as they vie for a $100,000 prize. It'll be released in a different format this time, with four episodes at a time dropping for three straight Wednesdays before the finale May 5.
Netflix $(NFLX)$ also has some star-studded original movies on the way, including "Concrete Cowboy" (April 2), a Black cowboy drama set in Philadelphia starring Idris Elba; "Thunder Force" (April 9), a superhero comedy staring Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer; and "Stowaway" (April 22), a sci-fi thriller starring Anna Kendrick, Toni Colette and Daniel Dae Kim.
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Also of note: The British series "The Serpent" (April 2), about a serial killer who preyed on travelers on India's "hippie trail" in the 1970s, based on real events; "Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute" (April 7), a celebrity musical tribute to the country music icon; "This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist" (April 7), a docuseries about a notorious Boston museum heist in 1990; and "Life in Color with David Attenborough" (April 22), an Earth Day-themed documentary about the way animals use color.
Here's the full list of what's coming and going, as of March 24 (release dates are subject to change):
What's coming in April 2021
Date TBAThe Disciple -- Netflix FilmSearching for Sheela -- Netflix Documentary
April 1Magical Andes: Season 2 -- Netflix DocumentaryPrank Encounters: Season 2 -- Netflix OriginalTersanjung the Movie -- Netflix FilmWorn Stories -- Netflix Documentary2012Cop OutFriends with BenefitsInsidiousLegally BlondeLeprechaunThe PianistThe PossessionSecrets of Great British Castles: Season 1The Time Traveler's WifeTyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy FamilyWhite BoyYes Man
April 2Concrete Cowboy -- Netflix Film
Just Say Yes -- Netflix FilmMadame Claude -- Netflix FilmThe Serpent -- Netflix Original
Sky High -- Netflix Film
April 3Escape From Planet Earth
April 4What Lies Below
April 5Coded BiasFamily Reunion: Part 3 -- Netflix Family
April 6The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You -- Netflix Family
April 7The Big Day: Collection 2 -- Netflix OriginalDolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute -- Netflix DocumentarySnabba Cash -- Netflix OriginalThis Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist -- Netflix Documentary
The Wedding Coach -- Netflix Original
April 8The Way of the House Husband -- Netflix Anime
April 9Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? -- Netflix FilmNight in Paradise -- Netflix FilmThunder Force -- Netflix Film
April 10The Stand-In
April 11Diana: The Interview That Shook the World
April 12New Gods: Nezha Reborn -- Netflix FilmNicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn: Seasons 1-4
April 13The Baker and the Beauty: Season 1Mighty Express: Season 3 -- Netflix FamilyMy Love: Six Stories of True Love -- Netflix Documentary
April 14The Circle: Season 2 -- Netflix OriginalDad Stop Embarrassing Me! -- Netflix OriginalLaw School -- Netflix OriginalThe Soul -- Netflix FilmWhy Did You Kill Me? -- Netflix Documentary
April 15Dark City Beneath the BeatThe MasterRide or Die -- Netflix Film
April 16Arlo the Alligator Boy -- Netflix FamilyAjeeb Daastaans -- Netflix FilmBarbie & Chelsea The Lost BirthdayCrimson PeakFast and Furious Spy Racers: Season 4: Mexico -- Netflix FamilyInto the Beat -- Netflix FilmRushSynchronicWhy Are You Like This -- Netflix OriginalThe Zookeeper's Wife
April 18Luis Miguel: The Series: Season 2 -- Netflix Original
April 19Miss SloanePJ Masks: Season 3
April 20Izzy's Koala World: Season 2 -- Netflix Family
April 21Zero -- Netflix Original
April 22Life in Color with David Attenborough -- Netflix Documentary
Stowaway -- Netflix Film
April 23Heroes: Silence and Rock & RollShadow and Bone -- Netflix OriginalTell Me When -- Netflix Film
April 27August: Osage CountyBattle of Los AngelesFatma -- Netflix OriginalGo! Go! Cory Carson: Season 4 -- Netflix Family
April 28Sexify -- Netflix OriginalHeadspace Guide to Sleep -- Netflix Documentary
April 29Things Heard and Seen -- Netflix FilmYasuke -- Netflix Anime
April 30The Innocent -- Netflix OriginalThe Mitchells vs. The Machines -- Netflix FamilyPet Stars -- Netflix OriginalThe Unremarkable Juanquini: Season 2 -- Netflix Original
What's leaving in April
April 2Honey: Rise Up and Dance
April 4Backfire
April 11Time Trap
April 12Married at First Sight: Season 9Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning: Season 1
April 13Antidote
April 14Eddie Murphy: DeliriousThe New RomanticOnce Upon a Time in LondonThor: Tales of Asgard
April 15Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
April 19CarolThe Vatican Tapes
April 20The Last Resort
April 21The Great British Baking Show: Masterclass: Seasons 1-3
April 22Liv and Maddie: Seasons 1-4
April 23Mirror Mirror
April 24Django Unchained
April 26The Sapphires
April 27The CarDoom
April 28Paul Blart: Mall Cop
April 3017 AgainBlackfishCan't Hardly WaitDen of ThievesHow to Be a Latin LoverI Am LegendJumping the BroomKingdom: Seasons 1-3Knock KnockPalm Trees in the SnowPlatoonRunaway BrideSnowpiercerThe Green HornetThe Indian in the CupboardWaiting
-Mike Murphy; 415-439-6400; AskNewswires@dowjones.com