New on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video & Co.: The Streaming Releases from April 7 to 20

Attention film and series fans: These are the film and series releases from April 7 to 20 on Netflix, Sky, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, and Canal+.

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Streaming Releases on Netflix

NORTH OF NORTH (APRIL 10)
Series (Season 1 / 8 Episodes)
Approx. 25 min/episode
CDN 2025
Directed by: Anya Adams, Danis Goulet, Aleysa Young, Zoe Leigh Hopkins,
Renuka Jeyapalan, Lisa Jackson
Starring: Anna Lambe, Jay Ryan, Keira Cooper, Maika Harper, Braeden
Clarke
www.netflix.com/at/title/81616012 (with trailer)

It doesn't get much further north: In the Canadian comedy series "North of North," the young Inuit woman Siaja navigates her daily life. Although life in the small community is generally harmonious, the rigid gender roles and expectations make her ponder. Is that really all there is, a life by the side of the village heartthrob as his devoted wife? No, the tough but somewhat naive Siaja decides one day and embarks on an entertaining quest to find her true self. Of course, she occasionally slips on this icy terrain...

BLACK MIRROR (APRIL 10)
Series (Season 7 / 6 Episodes)
UK 2025
Directed by: Toby Haynes, David Slade, Ally Pankiw, et al.
Starring: Rashida Jones, Chris O'Dowd, Emma Corrin, Awkwafina, Paul
Giamatti
www.netflix.com/at/title/70264888 (with trailer)

Charlie Brooker holds up the black mirror to the world again: The British filmmaker releases new episodes of his anthology series "Black Mirror," which has previously illustrated the dark sides of technology and progress in sometimes very creepy ways. What exactly the audience can expect in the six new episodes is, as usual, still a secret. However, it is certain that there will be a continuation of "USS Callister" from Season 4. Other episode titles include "Common People" or "Eulogy," with the first trailers suggesting a drift into video game worlds as well as the painful handling of the death of a loved one - each, of course, with Brooker's own unique twist.

THE GLASS DOME (APRIL 15)
Series (Season 1)
S 2025
Directed by: Lisa Farzaneh, Henrik Björn
Starring: Farzaneh Arastoo, Ia Langhammer, Johan Hedenberg, Johan
Rheborg, Léonie Vincent
www.netflix.com/at/title/81622643 (with trailer)

If you expect Scandinavian crime fare from the Swedish series "The Glass Dome," you're spot on: The focus is on criminologist Lejla, who returns to the small town of her childhood after a long time. She was kidnapped there as a little girl. Although she was released, the perpetrators were never caught. Accordingly, her feelings are mixed now in the familiar streets and houses - and it seems the story from back then is repeating itself. Once again, a child disappears without a trace. Lejla is determined to solve the case and must inevitably confront her own past in the process.

PROJECT UFO (APRIL 16)
Miniseries (4 episodes)
PL 2025
Director: Kasper Bajon
Starring: Piotr Adamczyk, Mateusz Kościukiewicz, Maja Ostaszewska, Julia
Kijowska, Adam Woronowicz
http://netflix.com/at/title/81634683 (with trailer)

Looking to the stars can be quite enlightening. This is also true in the four-part Polish miniseries "Project UFO," where a former star host teams up with a passionate alien hunter in search of extraterrestrial life. The whole country is thrown into turmoil, which the political leadership knows how to exploit. The episodes directed by Kasper Bajon oscillate between quirky satire and biting social criticism, thanks to their 70s charm. Because noble goals are not far off when the unknown beckons with all sorts of possibilities.

THE MILLENNIUM HEIST (APRIL 16)
Original title: The Diamond Heist
Docu-miniseries (3 episodes)
GB 2025
Director: Jesse Vile
www.netflix.com/at/title/81701502 (with trailer)

What is known today as the O2 Arena was known in 2000 as the Millennium Dome in southeast London. Built to celebrate the new millennium, it featured a massive exhibition, which included numerous valuable jewels. These became the target of an attempted heist that went quite wrong, as the docuseries "The Millennium Heist," produced by Guy Ritchie, recounts. Both investigators from the time and some of the criminals themselves have their say. Stylistically, Jesse Vile clearly draws inspiration from his prominent colleague through unusual cuts and a distinctly whimsical tone.

Streaming Starts on Disney+

THE STOLEN GIRL (APRIL 16)
Miniseries (5 episodes)
GB 2025
Director: Eva Husson
Starring: Denise Gough, Holliday Grainger, Ambika Mod, Jim Sturgess,
Bronagh Waugh

It's a true nightmare that Elisa must endure in "The Stolen Girl." When she takes her nine-year-old daughter to a sleepover at a new friend's house, she is initially charmed by the friendly family. But the next day, everything falls apart: The house was apparently only rented, and there is no trace of her daughter or the seemingly nice hosts. What happened? Together with her husband Fred and the police, the desperate mother tries to piece together the puzzle. But step by step, new questions arise, which not least cast Elisa's own life in a new light.

Streaming Starts on Sky

THE PARENTING (10. APRIL)
Feature Film
94 min
USA 2025
Director: Craig Johnson
Starring: Brian Cox, Edie Falco, Lisa Kudrow, Nik Dodani, Brandon Flynn
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Rohan and Josh are head over heels in love. It's time for the parents of the two young men to get to know each other better. What could be more suitable than a joint weekend in a charming country holiday home? Unfortunately, not only do the two very different couples increasingly clash, but to make matters worse, the families also have to realize that a poltergeist is haunting the building. At the latest, when one parent becomes possessed by it, the situation escalates, and in this eccentric horror comedy, they must pull together to still experience a happy ending.

Streaming Starts on Amazon Prime Video

G20 (10. APRIL)
Feature Film
108 min
USA 2025
Director: Patricia Riggen
Starring: Viola Davis, Anthony Anderson, Marsai Martin, Ramón Rodríguez,
Douglas Hodge
Trailer: www.youtube.com

World politics seems to be falling apart. That an escalation is still conceivable is proven by the action film "G20". In it, US President Danielle Sutton travels with her children to a conference in Cape Town, only to quickly fall into an ambush. Terrorists target the meeting of the world's most important heads of government, but they seem to have underestimated Sutton: Oscar winner Viola Davis fights her way through the ranks of her adversaries as an extremely assertive president. Absurd? Certainly. But lack of assertiveness cannot be accused of this politician.

HAPPY FAMILY USA (17. APRIL)
Animated Series (Season 1 / 8 Episodes)
USA 2025
Directors: Hannah Ayoubi, Griffith Kimmins, Maaike Scherff, et al.
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Oh, what possibilities September 2001 might have held? That's what the Hussein family briefly thinks in the crude animated series "#1 Happy Family USA" by stand-up comedian Ramy Youssef. But after a terrorist attack brings down the towers of the World Trade Center in New York on September 11 of that year, pretty much everything changes. The Muslim family then goes to great lengths to appear as patriotic as possible. But that's easier said than done. Youssef, also known as an actor from "Poor Things," paints a bitterly satirical picture of a society in free fall.

Streaming Starts on Apple TV+

YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS (11. APRIL)
Series (Season 1 / 9 Episodes)
USA 2025
Directors: Jonathan Tropper, Craig Gillespie, Greg Yaitanes, Stephanie
Laing
Starring: Jon Hamm, Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, Hoon Lee, Lena Hall
www.apple.com/de/tv-pr/originals/your-friends-and-neighbors (with
Trailer)

Jon Hamm plays a successful manager once again. But wait, no: The "Mad Men" star has to digest a significant setback as Andrew Cooper in "Your Friends and Neighbors." Out of nowhere, his boss presents him with a termination notice. But how is the bon vivant supposed to finance the expensive car, his luxurious estate, and everything else? His eyes fall on friends and acquaintances, after all, he moves in the best circles. Firmly convinced that none of these wealthy families would miss one or two pieces of jewelry, Cooper embarks on a nightly burglary tour. Will this go well for long?

GOVERNMENT CHEESE (APRIL 16)
Series (Season 1 / 10 episodes)
USA 2025
Director: Paul Hunter
Starring: David Oyelowo, Simone Missick, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Evan
Ellison, Bokeem Woodbine
www.apple.com/de/tv-pr/originals/government-cheese (with trailer)

A touch of Wes Anderson, a pinch of Quentin Tarantino, and a lot of dark humor: The series "Government Cheese," directed by Paul Hunter, has everything a quirky series adventure needs. In the San Fernando Valley of 1969, Hampton Chambers, freshly released from prison, sets out to finally succeed with a self-sharpening drill. His family is skeptical - and for good reason. It doesn't take long before shady gangsters show up to collect debts. But Hampton doesn't give up easily. He fights on tenaciously, no matter how absurd the next challenge may be.

Streaming Starts on Canal+

THE HANDMAID'S TALE (APRIL 8)
Series Finale (Season 6 / 10 episodes)
approx. 50 min/episode
USA 2025
Directors: Elisabeth Moss, Natalia Leite, David Lester
Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Bradley Whitford, Max
Minghella, Ann Dowd
Trailer: www.youtube.com

The series "The Handmaid's Tale," based on Margaret Atwood's classic of the same name, reaches its conclusion: Hollywood star Elisabeth Moss takes on the role of June alias Offred one last time, as she rebels against the dystopian system of Gilead. In a world with only a few fertile women, it is up to the handmaids to ensure the future of humanity - but they are brutally oppressed by the ruling elite. The format has long since emancipated itself from the original and sought its own paths. Moss herself directed four of the ten final episodes.

MOZART: RISE OF A GENIUS (APRIL 18)
Docudrama (3 episodes)
UK 2024
Director: Alice Smith
Starring: Richard E. Grant, Stephen Fry, Adjoa Andoh, Dávid Kerek, Fanni
Wrochna
Trailer: www.youtube.com

The British entertainment industry takes a look at Mozart: This is how the three-part docudrama "Mozart: Rise of a Genius" could be succinctly summarized. In a mix of play sequences and interviews, actors like Richard E. Grant or Stephen Fry speak, paying tribute to the composer and highlighting his exceptional status as a rock star of his time. Musically, the Hungarian Studio Orchestra pulls out all the stops to bring Mozart's music to life for the production. Filming also took place partly in Vienna, with Alice Smith responsible for the direction.

(APA/Red)

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