Here’s What’s Coming And Going From US Netflix In April 2018

Here’s What’s Coming And Going From US Netflix In April 2018

April is the cruelest month, if you’re a fan of Cool Runnings. The inspiring story of redemption and warm-weather bobsledding leaves Netflix on April 1. But Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure arrives on Netflix the same day, just in time! But seriously, it’s a good month for Netflix, especially for original series and documentaries.

Note: This list refers to the US version of Netflix. It has a different library to Australia which changes from month to month. This information is only relevant to readers who access US Netflix using a VPN. Our roundup of Australian Netflix changes will be appearing soon.

The Highlights

This month in Netflix original comedy: The April episode of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman features Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z, plus producer Rick Rubin. The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale streams every Sunday this month, and Kevin Smith has a new Netflix special, if that’s your thing. Apparently the show Money Heist isn’t a comedy, but its title is hilarious.

The Netflix-original doc Mercury 13 profiles the women who would have been some of the first U.S. astronauts. (NASA ended up choosing only male astronauts, and cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space in 1963.) In Orbiter 9, which is not a documentary, a woman who lives alone on a spaceship makes some friends.

Amateur, the story of a 14-year-old basketball player at a prep school — funded on Kickstarter and directed by No Film School founder Ryan Koo — looks cool. It has the hawk-looking guy from Sports Night in it, and Curtiss Cook, who’s not famous yet but will be. You can actually watch the short film that inspired the feature film:

As for shows and films that already exist: Jane the Virgin season 4 will show up some time in April; Cabin Fever, Scarface, The Iron Giant, Seven, Speed Racer, and Cold Mountain arrive on April 1.

Also on April 1, Netflix loses American Pie, Caddyshack, Never Let Me Go, a bunch of Batman movies, and The Shawshank Redemption. And of course Cool Runnings. So move those to the top of your queue.

Arriving in April

April 1

  • A Sort of Family
  • Along Came Polly
  • Bad Boys
  • Battlefield Earth
  • Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure
  • Big Time
  • Body of Lies
  • Cabin Fever
  • Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Cold Mountain
  • Dare to Be Wild
  • Deep Blue Sea
  • Fish People
  • Friday Night Lights
  • Jackass 2.5
  • Life Is Beautiful
  • Looney Tunes: Back in Action
  • Mortal Kombat
  • Nancy Drew
  • Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
  • Scarface
  • Seven
  • Sin City
  • Speed Racer
  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
  • The Duchess
  • The Family Man
  • The Flintstones
  • The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
  • The Iron Giant
  • The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
  • The Lost Boys
  • The Queen of the Damned
  • The Spy Next Door
  • Wakfu: Season 3

April 2

  • La Piloto: Season 1

April 3

  • Fary Is the New Black

April 5

  • Behind The Curtain: Todrick Hall
  • Despicable Me 3

April 6

  • 6 Balloons
  • Amateur
  • Fastest Car: Season 1
  • Money Heist: Part 2
  • My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: JAY-Z
  • Orbiter 9
  • Ram Dass, Going Home
  • Sun Dogs
  • The 4th Company
  • The Boss Baby: Back in Business: Season 1
  • Todo lo que sería de Lucas Lauriente
  • Troy: Fall of a City: Season 1

April 7

  • 24 Hours to Live

April 9

  • AMO: Season 1

April 10

  • Greg Davies: You Magnificent Beast

April 12

  • Pickpockets

April 13

  • Chef’s Table: Pastry
  • Come Sunday
  • I Am Not An Easy Man
  • Lost in Space: Season 1
  • The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Season 2

April 15

  • Lakeview Terrace
  • Seven Pounds

April 17

  • The Chalet: Season 1
  • The Honeymoon Stand Up Special: Collection

April 18

  • Friend Request
  • Pelé

April 19

  • Charité: Season 1
  • Chasing The Dragon

April 20

  • Aggretsuko: Season 1
  • Dope: Season 2
  • Dude
  • Kodachrome
  • Mercury 13
  • Spy Kids: Mission Critical: Season 1

April 21

  • The Letdown: Season 1

April 24

  • Call the Midwife: Series 6: “Christmas Special 2017"
  • Kevin James: Never Don’t Give Up

April 25

  • Bill Nye: Science Guy
  • Psychokinesis

April 27

  • 3%: Season 2
  • Bobby Kennedy for President
  • Candy Jar
  • Holy Goalie
  • The Man Who Knew Infinity
  • The New Legends of Monkey: Season 1
  • The Week Of

Date TBD

  • Jane The Virgin: Season 4
  • Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity

Leaving in April

April 1

  • 30 Days of Night
  • 88 Minutes
  • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
  • Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
  • American Pie
  • American Pie 2
  • Apollo 13
  • Batman
  • Batman & Robin
  • Batman Forever
  • Batman Returns
  • Caddyshack
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • Cool Runnings
  • Death Sentence
  • Dolphin Tale
  • Eagle vs. Shark
  • John Mulaney: New in Town
  • Never Let Me Go
  • Set Up
  • Small Soldiers
  • The Dukes of Hazzard
  • The Men Who Stare at Goats
  • The Pursuit of Happyness
  • The Shawshank Redemption
  • The Whole Nine Yards
  • Wild Wild West

April 3

  • Starry Eyes

April 5

  • The Hallow
  • The Nightingale

April 12

  • The Emperor’s New Clothes

April 15

  • Happy Tree Friends
  • Leap Year

April 16

  • Son of God

April 17

  • Z Storm

April 20

  • The Exorcism of Molly Hartley

April 21

  • The Prestige

April 22

  • Exit Through the Gift Shop

April 26

  • Kung Fu Panda 3

April 27

  • Begin Again

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