7 Netflix Shows Everyone Will Be Talking About in April 2026 Charles Melton, Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, and Cailee Spaeny on the poster for 'Beef' Season 2 Flowers aren't the only things blooming this spring. As every month, April is bringing a fresh wave of shows to Netflix, with a lineup that spans everything from tense dramas and gripping thrillers to reality TV and lighthearted comedies, truly something for every kind of viewer. Whether you're in the mood for a high-stakes binge or an easy, feel-good watch, the options are endless. But let's be honest: not everything is worth your precious free time. With so many titles dropping at once, it's easy to get lost scrolling and still not find something that actually sticks. That's where we come in. To save you from the endless search, we've gone through the lineup and curated the best of the best with the shows genuinely worth adding to your watchlist right now. 'XO, Kitty' Season 3 Available March 2 For Season 3 of this beloved adaptation, Kitty returns to KISS for her final year with a perfectly planned senior experience in mind. She's determined to make lasting memories with her friends, deepen her connection to her family in Korea, and start figuring out what her future holds. And, of course, there's her relationship with Min Ho , which she's ready to finally define. But as plans start to unravel and unexpected revelations shake both her relationships and her sense of direction, Kitty is forced to confront a reality she didn't account for. This time around, her biggest lesson might be learning how to embrace the unexpected. If you haven't been keeping up with this show for the past two seasons, but are looking for a swoonworthy high school drama, search no further. XO, Kitty is exactly what you need. 'Big Mistakes' Available April 9 Dan Levy is stepping back into the spotlight with a brand-new comedy, Big Mistakes. This time, he’s mixing messy family dynamics with a healthy dose of crime. The series centers on a pair of wildly unprepared siblings whose lives spiral out of control when they're forced into organized crime through blackmail, setting the stage for a chaotic and offbeat story. Fresh off his directorial debut with Good Grief, Levy wears multiple hats on the project as its lead star, showrunner, and executive producer. He's joined by Taylor Ortega and Laurie Metcalf, rounding out the central cast across the show's eight-episode run. Ortega has appeared in titles like Welcome to Flatch and Another Simple Favor, while Metcalf brings her acclaimed experience from projects such as Lady Bird and Hacks. Blending sharp humor with high-stakes absurdity, Big Mistakes looks ready to deliver a fresh take on dysfunctional family stories and irreverent humor. 'BEEF' Season 2 Available April 16 BEEF, the acclaimed anthology series from creator Lee Sung Jin, is back for a second season. With a new cast and setting, this season introduces the audience to Monte Vista Point, an upscale country club where polished appearances mask growing tension beneath the surface. The club's general manager, Joshua Martín , is composed and charming at work, but his marriage to Lindsay Crane-Martín is falling apart, culminating in a heated argument that spirals out of control. What should have been a private moment is instead witnessed by two employees, Ashley and her fiancé, Austin , who stumble upon the confrontation and take a picture as evidence before fleeing the scene. This single moment sparks the central conflict of the season, pulling multiple lives into its orbit. Season 2 shifts focus to a new, simmering rivalry, as the younger couple becomes entangled in the fallout of their employers' unraveling relationship. As tensions escalate, the consequences extend far beyond the country club, threatening to upend lives on a much larger scale. According to Lee, the inspiration for this chapter is deeply personal. Like the first season, it draws from real-life experience, this time sparked by overhearing a neighbor's intense argument. Intrigued by how different people reacted to the same incident, Lee reimagined the scenario within a workplace to explore power dynamics between bosses and employees. Rather than leaning into a familiar generational clash, the story instead places two couples closer in age, highlighting the subtler tensions between millennials and Gen Z. 'Funny AF with Kevin Hart' Available April 20 No list is complete without a touch of reality TV, and Netflix is stepping into the comedy arena alongside global superstar Kevin Hart. Their new competition series, Funny AF with Kevin Hart, sets out to find the next breakout name in stand-up. Led by Hart and supported by a lineup of comedy heavyweights, the series promises a raw, unfiltered look at what it really takes to make it in stand-up. The show also features an impressive roster of guest judges who will help evaluate the rising talent. Expect appearances from Keegan-Michael Key, Tom Segura, Kumail Nanjiani, Chelsea Handler, and Nikki Glaser, all bringing their expertise and sharp critiques to the competition.Are You? Light Side · Dark Side · Or Somewhere Between The Force is not a binary. It is a spectrum — from the serene halls of the Jedi Temple to the shadowed corridors of Sith space. Ten questions will reveal where you truly fall. The Force has always known. Now you will too. 🔵Jedi Master 🟡Padawan 🔴Sith Lord ⚫Inquisitor ⚪Grey Jedi IGNITE YOUR SABER → QUESTION 1 / 10THE FORCE 01 What is the Force to you? Your relationship with the Force defines everything else. AA living energy I must be worthy of — it is not mine to control. BSomething vast and mysterious I'm only beginning to understand. CNeither light nor dark — just a current I choose to ride. DPower. Pure and simple. The strong take it; the weak don't. NEXT QUESTION → QUESTION 2 / 10EMOTION 02 When you feel strong emotions — anger, grief, love — what do you do? The Jedi suppress. The Sith feed. Others choose differently. AAcknowledge them, then release them. Attachment leads to suffering. BFeel them fully, then decide what to do — they're not the enemy. CBury them. Emotion is a liability I can't afford to indulge. DUse them. Passion is the engine of the dark side for good reason. NEXT QUESTION → QUESTION 3 / 10AUTHORITY 03 The Jedi Council gives you an order you disagree with. You: How you handle authority reveals your alignment. AFollow it. The Council's wisdom surpasses my own perspective. BVoice my objection clearly, then defer to the decision. CComply outwardly while doing what I think is right. DIgnore it. The strong don't answer to committees. NEXT QUESTION → QUESTION 4 / 10TEMPTATION 04 You are offered forbidden knowledge that could give you enormous power. The cost is crossing a moral line. You: The dark side's pull is never more than a choice away. ARefuse without hesitation. There is no cost worth that price. BWeigh it carefully — sometimes darkness holds real answers. CFeel the pull but walk away — for now. DAccept it. Power justifies the method used to obtain it. NEXT QUESTION → QUESTION 5 / 10TRAINING 05 Your approach to training and learning is: A student's habits become a master's character. ADedicated but humble. There is always more to learn from my masters. BRigorous and patient. Mastery is earned through years of discipline. CEclectic — I draw from every tradition, not just one. DRelentless and brutal. Pain accelerates growth. Rest is weakness. NEXT QUESTION → QUESTION 6 / 10COMBAT 06 In a duel, your lightsaber fighting style reflects: Combat is the purest expression of a Force user's philosophy. ADefense and composure — I wait for my opponent to overcommit. BFast and instinctive — I trust the Force to guide my movements. CUnpredictable — I blend styles to keep enemies off-balance. DOverwhelming aggression — I end fights before they begin. NEXT QUESTION → QUESTION 7 / 10COMPASSION 07 A defeated enemy lies at your feet, powerless. You: Mercy — or its absence — is the truest test of alignment. AStrike them down — compassion toward enemies is naïve and costly. BNeutralize them permanently. I can't afford loose ends. CSpare them if I can — but stay clear-eyed about the risks. DOffer them a chance to surrender. Every being deserves that. NEXT QUESTION → QUESTION 8 / 10ATTACHMENT 08 The Jedi Code forbids attachment. Your honest view on love and bonds: The source of the greatest falls in the galaxy. AThe Code is right. Attachment clouds judgment and invites suffering. BLove is not a weakness — the Jedi Code got this one wrong. CI have no attachment — only loyalty to my master's mission. DI feel it deeply but struggle to reconcile it with my training. NEXT QUESTION → QUESTION 9 / 10PURPOSE 09 Why do you use the Force at all? What's the point? Purpose is the difference between a knight and a weapon. ATo learn. I'm still figuring out what I'm capable of. BTo protect and serve. The Force is a responsibility, not a gift. CTo survive — and maybe carve out something worth having. DTo dominate. Strength demands to be expressed, not contained. NEXT QUESTION → QUESTION 10 / 10THE CHOICE 10 At the final moment — light side or dark side pulling at you — what wins? In the end, every Force user faces this moment. What does yours look like? AThe light. I choose peace, even when darkness would be easier. BNeither fully — I carve my own path through the middle. CWhoever I serve — my loyalty defines me more than my morality. DThe dark. Power is the only thing that's ever actually been real. REVEAL MY ALIGNMENT → Your Alignment Has Been Determined Your Place in the Force The scores below reveal how the Force sees you. Your highest number is your true alignment. Read on to understand what that means — and what it will cost you. 🔵 Jedi Master 🟡 Padawan 🔴 Sith Lord ⚫ Inquisitor ⚪ Grey Jedi JEDI MASTER Disciplined, compassionate, and deeply attuned to the living Force, you have walked the path long enough to understand its demands — and accept them. You lead not through authority alone, but through example. You have felt the pull of the dark side and chosen otherwise, every time. That is not certainty. That is courage. PADAWAN You are earnest, powerful, and brimming with potential — and you know it, which is both your greatest asset and your most dangerous flaw. You act before you think, trust your gut over your training, and sometimes confuse impatience for bravery. The Masters see something in you, though. The question isn't whether you have what it takes — it's whether you'll be patient enough to find out. SITH LORD You are not simply dangerous — you are certain, and that is worse. You have decided what the galaxy needs, and you have decided you are the one to deliver it. Your power is genuine and formidable, earned through sacrifice that would have broken lesser beings. But examine your victories carefully. Every Sith believed their cause was righteous. The dark side's cruelest trick is that it agrees with you. INQUISITOR You were forged in fire and reshaped by those who found you at your lowest. You serve, because service gave you structure when you had none. Your allegiance is not to an ideology — it is to survival and to the master who gave you purpose. But there is something buried beneath the conditioning. The Jedi you hunt? You recognize them. Because you remember what it felt like before the choice was taken from you. GREY JEDI You have looked at the Jedi Code and the Sith Code and found both of them incomplete. You walk the line not out of indecision but out of conviction — you genuinely believe both extremes miss something essential. The Jedi don't fully trust you. The Sith think you're wasting your potential. They're both partially right. But so are you. ↻ RETAKE THE QUIZ 'Unchosen' Available April 21 Created and written by Julie Gearey, Unchosen introduces Rosie , a young woman living within an isolated Christian community where rigid traditions keep women subservient to male authority. As she struggles within a strained and emotionally complex marriage to Adam , her life takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of Sam , a mysterious outsider who offers what, to her, feels like a glimpse of freedom. But as Rosie grows closer to Sam, she begins to sense that something isn't quite right. Beneath his charm lies a darker truth, and it soon becomes clear that nearly everyone in her world is hiding something. Over the course of six episodes, those secrets slowly come to light, unraveling the fragile reality Rosie has always known. This series draws heavily from real-life accounts, as Gearey conducted research by connecting with former cult members, seeking out their stories through online communities and social platforms to ground the narrative in lived experience. 'Man on Fire' Available April 30 Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is having a major moment. Fresh off his performance in Marvel's Wonder Man, he's stepping into the lead role in Netflix's adaptation of Man on Fire. Based on A. J. Quinnell's novel series, the story centers on John Creasy, a once-elite Special Forces mercenary renowned for surviving even the most extreme conditions. But those years have taken their toll, leaving him grappling with severe PTSD and struggling to find a sense of peace. Subscribe to our newsletter for curated Netflix picks Make smarter streaming choices: subscribe to our newsletter for tight, curated Netflix highlights, trustworthy recommendations, and handpicked watchlist suggestions so you spend less time scrolling and more time watching what matters. Get Updates By subscribing, you agree to receive newsletter and marketing emails, and accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe anytime. Hoping to reclaim control of his life, Creasy sets out on a path toward redemption, but leaving his past behind proves far from simple. Before he can fully rebuild, Creasy is pulled back into violence, forced to confront danger head-on once again. As old instincts resurface, he must fight not only for survival, but for a chance at the life he's trying to create. 'Stranger Things: Tales From '85' Available April 23 Stranger Things may have wrapped up in December 2025, but Netflix isn't done with Hawkins just yet. This month marks a return to this beloved world with Stranger Things: Tales From '85, a new animated spin-off created by Eric Robles and executive produced by the Duffer Brothers. With the gate to the Upside Down finally sealed, Hawkins seems ready to settle back into normalcy, or at least, that's what it seems, but peace never lasts long in this town, and it quickly becomes clear that something has lingered from the Upside Down. As eerie new threats begin emerging across Hawkins, it falls on a familiar group of friends to face whatever is rising from the shadows. Set during the winter of 1985, the series follows Eleven , Mike , Will , Dustin , Lucas , and Max as they face a new mystery that appears to be stirring beneath the frozen ground. As the danger escalates, the group must once again band together to protect their home. But they won't be alone. A new addition to the crew: Nikki Baxter , a pink-haired newcomer, is ready to join the adventure. Like Stranger Things: Tales from '85 TV-14 Action Adventure Animation Sci-Fi Release Date April 23, 2026 Network Netflix Showrunner Eric Robles Directors Phil Allora Cast See All Writers Jennifer Muro Franchise Stranger Things Main Genre Animation Seasons 1 Creator Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Eric Robles Where To Watch Netflix Executive Producer Dan Cohen, Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Hilary Leavitt, Shawn Levy, Eric Robles Powered by Expand Collapse