Spring binge season has arrived and April is serving a delightfully chaotic buffet of shows — from teen turmoil and tech satire to resurrected sitcom family drama and weirdly wholesome shrinking wives. Below I’ve sliced, diced and jazz-handed this list of 12 things you should absolutely consider watching (or at least pretending to while you scroll your phone).
1. Your Friends and Neighbors
Jon Hamm returns as a lovable screw-up who steals from the wealthy and apparently enjoys the adrenaline more than the cash. Season two ramps up the danger when a suspiciously loaded new neighbor (James Marsden) ropes him into messier legal trouble. The neighborhood’s soap-opera-level forgiveness remains hilariously unrealistic, and the ensemble — featuring Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn and more — keeps the chaos delightfully human. Premieres 3 April on Apple TV (international).
2. The Testaments
Think of this as The Handmaid’s Tale’s grown-up sequel: it weaves Aunt Lydia’s backstory with the school-life of Hannah (played by Chase Infiniti), who may or may not be the long-lost child folks were obsessing about in the original. There’s political creepiness, a Canadian troublemaker with a mission, and the kind of moral messiness that makes you squirm and keep watching. Premieres 8 April on Hulu (US) and Disney+ (UK).
3. Big Mistakes
Dan Levy goes full fish-out-of-water crime comedy as a New Jersey pastor who, thanks to a very ill-advised jewellery heist, ends up doing favors for mob types. His dry wit pairs perfectly with absurd criminal schemes and a cast that includes Laurie Metcalf and Rachel Sennott. If you like awkward moral panics and highly improbable cons, this one’s for you. Premieres 9 April on Netflix (international).
4. The Miniature Wife
What happens when your husband invents something that accidentally shrinks you? Hilarity, marital therapy and existential jealousy, apparently. With Matthew Macfadyen and Elizabeth Banks, this show uses the tiny-people gag to examine relationship power plays, all while giving Banks a literal dollhouse to stomp around in. Also features a strong supporting cast that keeps the concept from feeling like pure special-effects gimmickry. Premieres 9 April on Peacock (US) and Sky Atlantic (UK).
5. Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair
Yes, it’s back. Malcolm is an adult who’s been ghosting his family — naturally — until a 40th anniversary drags him home with his teenage daughter in tow. Expect the same chaotic family dynamics, now aged like slightly questionable cheese, with Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek returning to the parental chaos. Nostalgia goggles strongly recommended. Premieres 10 April on Hulu (US) and Disney+ (UK).
6. Euphoria
The teens are now in their twenties and the world is louder and messier: Zendaya’s Rue is wrestling with debt and bad choices, while other characters navigate adult life, art school and influencer drama. New faces join the carnage and the show keeps its bedtime-for-no-one intensity. It’s glossy chaos with emotional landmines. Premieres 12 April on HBO Max (US) and 13 April on HBO Max (UK).
7. The Audacity
A joyfully savage satire of tech bros and the companies they build, starring Billy Magnussen as a meltdown-prone CEO. Think cringe, moral dodginess and a therapist who calls out billionaires for being unhinged — and then kind of messes up professionally herself. Sharp, mean, and very funny. Premieres 12 April on AMC and AMC+ (US).
8. Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Elle Fanning leads a warm, messy comedy about a young mom who turns to surprising ways to keep food on the table, with Michelle Pfeiffer playing her eccentric mother and Nick Offerman as a lovable ex-wrestler dad. It’s sweet, a little steamy, and oddly wholesome about survival and family. Premieres 15 April on Apple TV (international).
9. Beef
The anthology returns with a simmering workplace story starring Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan. This season trades overt road-rage explosions for quieter, teeth-clenched fury bubbling under the surface in a country-club setting — but the violence-of-feelings energy is still very much present. Premieres 16 April on Netflix (international).
10. Half Man
From the writer/star of Baby Reindeer comes a raw look at male friendship gone sideways. Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell play men with a fraught shared past; an uninvited appearance at a wedding pulls back the curtain on decades of anger, love and regret. Dark, funny and a little brutal in all the best ways. Premieres 23 April on HBO and HBO Max (US) and 24 April on BBC iPlayer (UK).
11. Widow’s Bay
A seaside town with a spooky rep and a mayor who’d rather sell T-shirts than face the weirdness—Matthew Rhys headlines this horror-comedy that riffles through classic scares with a sunny, tourist-brochure sheen. It’s equal parts spooky and silly, with strong direction that honors the horror nods and the punchlines. Premieres 29 April on Apple TV (international).
12. Man on Fire
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is back with a gritty protector role: a battle-scarred former soldier who takes a kid under his wing after a tragedy in Brazil. Action, emotional stakes and a steady simmer of revenge — think intense thrills with heart. Premieres 30 April on Netflix (international).
There you go — twelve shows, twelve moods, and enough plot twists to make your streaming queue scream. Pick one, or don’t. Either way, enjoy the chaos.
