Best new movies and TV series on Netflix UK: April 2025

Each month, loads of new films and TV shows are added to Netflix UK’s library. Critic Eliza Janssen presents her picks for titles worth watching. For the full list of everything arriving on the platform, scroll down.

Top Picks: TV

Black Mirror: Season 7 (April 10)

A mixed bag of marvellousness and mediocrity with each new batch of episodes, Charlie Brooker’s long-running sci-fi anthology is always worth a watch. As per usual, viewers can dip into any individual episodes that pique their interest, this time meeting dystopian travellers played by Paul Giamatti, Rashida Jones, Awkwafina and Peter Capaldi—but also, in an unusual turn for Black Mirror, there’s also a sequel episode.

It’ll return us to the acerbic fanboy-rebellion of the U.S.S. Callister under new captain Cristin Milioti, which Luke Buckmaster once picked as the peak of the entire series: “It’s the emotional believability of the premise that draws us in; we don’t even necessarily think about the technology. What will this diabolically great villain get up to the sequel, if indeed he’s in it at all?”

North of North (April 10)

There will always be shows about vibrant young people searching for love—trying to juggle it with their annoying jobs, and chaotic ensembles of friends and family. Sometimes all that’s needed to liven up the formula is a fresh, underseen setting, and Netflix’s latest take has that in spades.

Following young Inuk mum Siaja in the aftermath of a very public breakup, this sweet-hearted new show is set in a tiny Arctic town—not the most ideal spot to meet any new partners. The fifth episode is called “Walrus Dick Baseball”, and Aotearoa talent Jay Ryan is amongst the quirky townsfolk that’ll help light Siaja’s way back to love. Are you on board for a trip up way, way, way north yet?

You: Season 5 (April 24)

Joe (Penn Badgely) is bringing it all back home for this fifth and final instalment of stalker black-comedy. We’ve watched the guy’s attention flit from one dysfunctional obsession to the next, as the bodies piled up and he escaped to LA and London. Finally back in season one’s New York, Joe and his latest squeeze are obviously going to wind up haunted and harangued by the ghosts of their past.

Clarisse Loughrey completely nailed it in her review of last season: “I still find myself persistently defending it against the accusation that it’s trash TV. There’s too much elegance in its construction, in how it forces us to root against both karma and justice because no more Joe would mean no more show.” Amen.

Top Picks: Movies + Specials

WWE Wrestlemania: 2025 (April 20)

One of the world’s biggest sports brands has made a nice little home for itself on Netflix, and Wrestlemania 41 will be a big night of firsts and lasts for this new streaming arrangement. It’s somehow the first time CM Punk has appeared in a Wrestlemania main event, as fans will see him tackle Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns in a triple threat match. And, with superstar John Cena set to take on undisputed champ Cody Rhodes, he’s promising that he’ll walk away with the shiny gold belt, retiring from professional wrestling on the highest of high notes.

Havoc (April 25)

A cop must explosively battle his way through London’s criminal underground to rescue a politician’s son—doesn’t sound like much of a stretch for Tom Hardy, whose whole wheelhouse is brutes with catchy accents. Director Gareth Evans is the reason to tune in, considering his excellent action instincts on movies like The Raid or his ongoing series Gangs of London. The supporting cast includes Forest Whitaker, Timothy Olyphant and Luis Guzman, forcing me to wonder whether they’ll be doing cheerio guvnah accents too… The production has been hailed as one of the biggest projects to ever shoot in Wales, which is nice too.

All titles arriving on Netflix UK in April

April 1

Babah
The Blind
I Love You, Just a Little Bit: Season 1
Mending the Lin
Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie
Naruto: Season 5
Nimesh Patel: Instant Karma
P-Valley: All seasons
The Place Beyond the Pines
Sniper G.R.I.T.
Tamang Panahon