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Spring brings with it a wave of must-see shows and series. In this article we’re showing you everything you need to watch.
The biggest show of the season is easily The Last of Us season 2. HBO’s post-apocalyptic zombie drama averaged a massive 30 million viewers during its initial run in 2023, the most for any HBO series since the final season of Game of Thrones, which hit 44 million.
It’s not the only must-see TV, though. With new seasons of You, Andor, and Doctor Who alongside the launch of all-new original series, here’s the hottest TV in April 2025.
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The Last of Us Season 2
HBO’s big budget video game adaptation is the most eagerly anticipated show of April, and for good reason. The first was a masterful post-apocalyptic drama mixing epic set-pieces with tender human moments.
Set a few years after the first season, we follow Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as the peaceful life they’ve carved out for themselves in the makeshift settlement of Jackson is suddenly disrupted by a thousand-strong horde of infected. New characters also make their debut, including Abby (Kaitlyn Dever), Dina (Isabela Merced), Jesse (Young Mazino), and a mystery role from Catherine O’Hara.
Where to watch: April 13 on HBO and Max
You Season 5
The final season of dark Netflix thriller You drops in April, and will conclude the story of sociopathic lover Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley). After time spent in LA and London, Goldberg returns to his former life in New York, believing himself free from the ghosts of his past.
His peace is shattered, however, when revelations about the killer are brought suddenly to the surface. The season also introduces new characters, including mysterious writer Bronte, Kate’s family members, the Lockwood siblings.
Where to watch: April 24 on Netflix
Andor Season 2
Andor writer Tony Gilroy said recently he and his team are taking Star Wars more seriously than anyone taken it before. Disney+’s adult-skewing sci-fi drama, which takes place before the events of 1977’s Star Wars: A New Hope, returns with 12 episodes broken up into four chapters bridging the gap to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Events revolve around a deadly massacre by imperial forces that form the catalyst to Cassian Andor’s (Diego Luna) fledgling Rebel Alliance.
Where to watch: April 22 on Disney+
Ransom Canyon
Netflix’s answer to Yellowstone, Ransom Canyon follows three family dynasties as they battle to save lucrative Texas Ranch, Ransom Canyon. Josh Duhamel stars as rancher Staten Kirkland, a man fuelled by vengeance after finding his lover dead.
With Minka Kelly as the owner of a dancehall who shows Staten some rare sympathy, and cast members including James Brolin and Eoin Macken, expect cowboys, conflict, and gripping southern drama.
Where to watch: April 17 on Netflix
Doctor Who Season 2
The highly anticipated second season of BBC’s mega popular sci-fi adventure, and the second for new Doctor Ncuti Gatwa. There are epic threats and great dangers as he teams with Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) and vows to return her saftely to Earth.
The task isn’t as straightforward as it sounds, however, as the pair discover along their time-travelling, space-crossing quest. Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) returns to the fold, but there are rumors she’s now working with UNIT (Unified Intelligence Taskforce).
Where to watch: April 12 on Disney+
The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6
As well as You, April marks the end of another long-running series with season 6 of The Handmaid’s Tale – and there are plenty of plot threads to wrap up. The biggest is June’s (Elisabeth Moss) determination to bring down Gilead. Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) is aiming for a different approach, aiming to help her reform instead.
Fan favourites Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) and Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) are also back for one last surge. A surefire front-runner at the Emmys come award season.
Where to watch: April 8 on Hulu
Dope Thief
Apple TV+ prestige dramas don’t come along often, but when they do, they’re worth watching. Last month it was Severance, and this month it’s the turn of Dope Thief, a crime drama based on author Dennis Tafoya’s book of the same name and executive produced by Ridley Scott.
Starring Brian Tyree Henry, Wagner Moura, and Ving Rhames, we follow friends Ray (Brian Tyree Henry) and Manny (Wagner Moura), as their audacious robbery attempt embroils them in one of the biggest hidden narcotics operations in the entire country.
Where to watch: March 14 on Apple TV+
The Bondsman
If Constantine featured Kevin Bacon instead of Keanu Reeves, it might look something like The Bondsman. The Footloose actor plays Hub Halloran, a murdered bounty hunter who’s brought back from the dead by the Devil.
That resurrection comes at a cost however, because now he’s got a new assignment: tracking down demons who have escaped Hell and sending them back to the Devil. Meanwhile, Hub makes amends with his family for the sins he committed in a previous life.
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