Netflix April 2026 Complete Schedule: Beef Season 2, Stranger Things Animated Spin-Off & Everything Else You Need to Know

April 2026 might just be Netflix’s biggest month of the year so far. We’re talking award-winning anthology drama returning with a fresh cast, an animated trip back to Hawkins, a live heavyweight boxing clash, Emma Stone going full Yorgos Lanthimos mode, and Charlize Theron absolutely owning an action thriller. Buckle up — here’s every major title dropping in April, with a breakdown of what each one actually is.

Netflix April 2026: All Key Releases at a Glance

The Shows & Films You Absolutely Cannot Miss

🎬 Beef Season 2 — April 16

The Emmy-sweeping anthology is back with an entirely new story and cast. Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan lead this season as two strangers whose feud begins at a country club and spirals into something far more dangerous and deeply personal. If Season 1 left you wanting more of that beautifully chaotic emotional tension, Season 2 is already promising to deliver at the same level.

🎬 Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 — April 23

Set during the winter of 1985, this animated spin-off follows the Hawkins gang through a brand new paranormal mystery — a terrifying threat lurking beneath the ice. For fans who simply can’t get enough of the Stranger Things universe, this is the fix they’ve been waiting for between live-action seasons.

🎬 Apex — April 24

Charlize Theron stars in what could be April’s biggest action event. The premise is brutal and brilliant: a human-hunting competition where the prey fights back. Expect high-octane sequences and Theron doing what she does best — commanding every single frame she’s in.

🎬 Bugonia — April 26

Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons reunite with director Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things, The Favourite) for this deliciously weird sci-fi dark comedy. Two conspiracy-obsessed men kidnap a high-powered CEO convinced she’s an alien planning Earth’s destruction. Bizarre, sharp, and completely unmissable.

🎬 XO, Kitty Season 3 — April 2

Kitty Song Covey heads back to KISS in Seoul for her senior year, navigating new romantic complications and the kind of life-defining decisions that make this YA favourite so irresistibly rewatchable. Fans of the To All the Boys universe will feel right at home.

🎬 Bloodhounds Season 2 — April 3

The hit Korean action series returns as the young boxers-turned-vigilantes face an even more ruthless criminal organization. Season 1 was one of the tightest, most kinetic action shows in recent memory — Season 2 looks set to raise the stakes considerably.

🎬 St. Denis Medical Season 1 — April 1

NBC’s breakout mockumentary hospital comedy finally lands on Netflix. Following overworked doctors and nurses in an underfunded Oregon hospital, it’s been compared to Abbott Elementary for its warmth, sharp writing, and genuinely lovable characters.

🎬 Man on Fire — April 30

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II takes on the iconic role of John Creasy — a PTSD-battling former Special Forces mercenary pulled back into danger in Brazil. A prestige action thriller with serious pedigree behind the camera, directed by Patrick Hughes (The Hitman’s Bodyguard).

🥊 Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov — April 11 (LIVE)

“The Gypsy King” makes his ring return in London against the hard-hitting Russian heavyweight. For boxing fans, this is a live event you won’t want to miss — streaming directly on Netflix.

🎬 Him (2025) — April 19

Marlon Wayans in a Jordan Peele-produced psychological thriller — that combination alone should have your attention. A young athlete is invited to an isolated compound by a legendary coach, and things get very dark, very fast.

🎬 Bohemian Rhapsody — April 1

Rami Malek’s Oscar-winning performance as Freddie Mercury finally arrives on Netflix, chronicling the spectacular rise of Queen. If you’ve somehow never seen it, April 1st is your day.

More Worth Noting

Gangs of Galicia Season 2 brings more Spanish crime drama to the streamer, Turn of the Tide Season 2 returns to the Portuguese Azores with more drug-trade chaos, and Funny AF with Kevin Hart launches a new comedy competition series hosted by one of Hollywood’s biggest names.

Looking ahead, May 2026 is already shaping up strong too — with Remarkably Bright Creatures and Berlin Season 2 on the horizon. Check out our full upcoming Netflix releases guide for 2026 on TechnoSports to stay ahead of every drop.

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