'Stranger Things: Tales From '85,' 'Running Point,' 'Beef' and More Are New on Netflix in April

Untold is Netflix’s great sports documentary series that sheds light on some of the wildest and most infamous sports stories ever. A new batch of four feature-length documentaries is rolling out now, starting with Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom, which exposes the private struggles of one of the NBA’s most famous stars. That premiered on March 31, and three more will be arriving in April, including Untold: Chess Mates (April 7), about the contentious and controversial matches between chess greats Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann, Untold: Jail Blazers (April 14), which takes a look at the scandal-plagued Portland Trail Blazers of the early 2000s and Untold: The Shooting at Hawthorne Hill (April 21) about a former Olympic equestrian accused of trying to kill one of his riding students in 2019. 

Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor stars in the new disaster movie Thrash, which is arriving to Netflix on April 10. The movie, about a coastal community decimated by a huge storm, is actually a disaster movie that’s also a monster movie. Now that the town in question has been inundated with water, they have to contend with sharks, too. The film’s cast also includes Djimon Hounsou and Whitney Peak. 

Singer-songwriter (and famous New Englander) Noah Kahan gets profiled in this candid new documentary that highlights his rise to fame and showcases his life at home in Vermont with his family. Noah Kahan: Out of Body arrives to Netflix on April 13.

Roommates is a new Adam Sandler-produced comedy that co-stars his daughter, Sadie Sandler, and Chloe East as college roommates whose friendship takes a turn for the worse as they live together. The cast is a who’s who of comedy performers like SNL star Sarah Sherman, Natasha Lyonne, Nick Kroll, Janeane Garofalo, Carol Kane and more.

The new documentary feature Lainey Wilson: Keepin’ Country Cool is a profile of country star Wilson. Directed by Amy Scott, who also helmed another great doc, Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately? on HBO Max, the film looks at Wilson’s personal journey in the music business. 

Charlize Theron just can’t catch a break in the new survival thriller Apex. Theron stars as a grieving woman who takes a trip through the Australian wilderness to help move on with her life, only to find herself relentlessly pursued by a brutal serial killer. Taron Egerton and Eric Bana co-star in the film which comes to Netflix on April 24.

Kitty Song Covey (Anna Cathcart) is entering her senior year of high school at her South Korean high school, KISS, and even though she’s mapped out her future and has a blossoming relationship with her former enemy-turned-crush, Min Ho (Sang Heon Lee), nothing seems to go as planned. Season 3 of XO, Kitty consists of eight new episodes, which all arrive on April 2. 

After season one of Beef swept the Emmys, it was announced that the series would become an anthology with an all-new cast for season two. In the new season, out on April 16, Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan star as a married couple, Josh and Lindsay, who get into a fight witnessed by another couple they work with, Ashley and Austin, played by Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton. The situation unravels, especially once their billionaire boss gets involved. 

Kate Hudson stars in the Netflix original series Running Point as Isla Gordon, the unlikely heir to a Los Angeles basketball dynasty who has to keep the franchise afloat. This season, Isla’s brother, Cam (Justin Theroux), is intent on taking the job away from her, and she’s got to survive his power play to retain everything she built when she took over. The show’s second season premieres on April 23.

Set between the events of Stranger Things’ second and third seasons, Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 is a new animated series from the Duffer Brothers that features all your favorite kids form Hawkins, Indiana, dealing with new monster threats lurking in their town. The show, out on April 23, also features a few new characters joining Will, Eleven, Mike and the rest of their friends. 

Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury returns to boxing for a Ring showdown with Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11. Conor “The Destroyer” Benn and Regis “Rougarou” Prograis are co-headlining the event, which streams live from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. The rest of the fight card includes Jeamie Tshikeva vs. Richards Riakporhe and Frazer Clarke vs. Justis Huni.

The fight is included with all Netflix plans.