April is nostalgia month at HBO Max, with the streamer premiering two new crime dramas that seem to be striving to recapture the grit, style, and cultural relevance of…a pair of old crime dramas.
First up is Tokyo Vice (April 7), which has a title and a trailer that made me think of the iconic 1980s police drama Miami Vice even before I knew that vintage show’s creator, Michael Mann, had been brought onboard to direct the pilot (his first time behind the camera since his ill-fated 2015 flop Blackhat) and serve as executive producer. Based on the memoir of the same name by Jake Adelstein, the show follows an American reporter in Japan who gets in too deep when researching a story about the yakuza. The cast includes Oscar nominees Ken Watanabe and Rinko Kikuchi, making up somewhat for the fact that it stars Ansel Elgort’s punchable face. It’s a Michael Mann production, so it looks slick and stylish as hell.
The other throwback is We Own This City (April 25), also based on a nonfiction book by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton, who delved into the dark saga of corruption within the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force., which ended with eight officers being convicted of graft and fraud in 2017. If this seems more than a little familiar, it’s because it isn’t wholly unlike the subject matter covered by The Wire, and whaddaya know: Both shows share a creator in Baltimore Sun veteran-turned-TV-legend-hero, David Simon.
And if you’re feeling nostalgia for pandemic TV, we’ve been in the shit long enough now that this month will also see the start of new seasons for a bunch of shows that launched during those dark days, including The Flight Attendant (April 21) and Made for Love (April 28). Also on tap: long overdue, pandemic-delayed new seasons of Barry (April 24) and Gentleman Jack (date TBA).
Here’s everything coming to HBO and HBO Max in April. Titles with (HBO) next to them are available on HBO and HBO Max; everything else is exclusive to HBO Max.
What’s coming to HBO Max in April 2022
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Arriving April 1
- 10, 1979
- Annabelle, 2014 (HBO)
- Armed and Dangerous, 1986
- Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach, 2009
- Battle Los Angeles, 2011
- Beetlejuice, 1988
- Bells Are Ringing, 1960
- Black Gold, 1947
- Blood Ties, 2014 (HBO)
- Boys’ Night Out, 1962
- Brewster McCloud, 1970
- Brie’s Bake Off Challenge, 2022
- Capote, 2005 (HBO)
- Captains Courageous, 1937
- Chicago, 2002 (HBO)
- Children of the Damned, 1964
- Czech It Out!, Max Original Premiere
- Dances With Wolves, 1990 (HBO) (Extended Version)
- Erased, 2013 (HBO)
- Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History, 2022
- Five Easy Pieces, 1970
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, 2009
- Girl Most Likely, 2013 (HBO)
- Graffiti Bridge, 1990
- Hugo, 2011 (HBO)
- Insidious, 2010
- Iron Eagle, 1986
- Iron Eagle II, 1988
- Kin, 2018 (HBO)
- Krull, 1983 (HBO)
- Larry Crowne, 2011
- Les Miserables, 1998
- Limitless, 2011 (HBO)
- Moon, 2009 (HBO)
- Moscow on the Hudson, 1984
- Nobody’s Fool, 1994 (HBO)
- Odd Man Out, 1947
- On the Waterfront, 1954
- One True Singer, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
- Only Lovers Left Alive, 2014 (HBO)
- Original Sin, 2001 (HBO) (Extended Version)
- Peggy Sue Got Married, 1986
- Point Break, 2015 (HBO)
- Rain Man, 1988 (HBO)
- Red, 2010 (HBO)
- Rendez-Vous, 2020 (HBO)
- Revolver, 2007 (HBO)
- Salt, 2010
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1954
- Sex Drive, 2008 (HBO) (Extended Version)
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, 1949
- Show Boat, 1936
- Six Degrees Of Separation, 1993 (HBO)
- Slc Punk!, 1999 (HBO)
- Spartan, 2004 (HBO)
- Special Agent, 1935
- Summer of ’42, 1971
- Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania, 2017
- Sweet Bird of Youth, 1962
- The Asphalt Jungle, 1950
- The Big Chill, 1983
- The Big House, 1930
- The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, 2009 (HBO) (Director’s Cut)
- The Break-Up, 2006 (HBO)
- The Brothers Solomon, 2007 (HBO)
- The Chosen, 1982 (HBO)
- The Freshman, 1990 (HBO)
- The Heartbreak Kid, 2007 (HBO)
- The Incredible Hulk, 2008 (HBO)
- The Informant (aka A Besugo), Max Original Season 1 Premiere
- The Ladies Man, 2000 (HBO)
- The Last Airbender, 2010 (HBO)
- The Last Detail, 1973
- The Last Dragon, 1985
- The Raid: Redemption, 2012 (HBO) (Extended Version)
- The Relic, 1997 (HBO)
- The Secret In Their Eyes, 2010 (HBO)
- The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, 2013 (HBO)
- The Thaw (aka Odwilz), Max Original Season 1 Premiere
- The Thirteenth Floor, 1999
- The Toy, 1982
- The Wackness, 2008 (HBO)
- Tootsie, 1982 (HBO)
- Under the Cherry Moon, 1986
- Universal Soldier: The Return, 1999
- Vice Versa, 1988
- Welcome To Collinwood, 2002 (HBO)
- Who’s Harry CRUMB?, 1989 (HBO)
- William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, 1996 (HBO)
- Winter Meeting, 1948
- Wrath Of The Titans, 2012
Arriving April 2
Arriving April 4
- The Invisible Pilot, Documentary Series Premiere (HBO)
Arriving April 5
- Man of Steel, 2013 (HBO)
- Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
- We’re The Millers, 2013 (HBO)
Arriving April 7
- Close Enough, Max Original Season 3
- Queen Stars, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
- Tokyo Vice, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
- Trinity of Shadows, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
Arriving April 8
- A Black Lady Sketch Show, Season 3 Premiere (HBO)
- Crabs In A Barrel, 2022 (HBO)
- Mi Casa, 2022 (HBO)
- The Night House, 2021 (HBO)
- When You Clean A Stranger’s Home, 2022 (HBO)
Arriving April 12
Arriving April 14
- The Garcias, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
- Gensan Punch, Max Original Premiere
- The Great Pottery Throw Down, Max Original Season 5 Premiere
- Not So Pretty, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
Arriving April 17
Arriving April 21
- Amsterdam, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
- Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners, Max Original Special Premiere
- The Flight Attendant, Max Original Season 2 Premiere
Arriving April 22
- A Tiny Audience, Season 3 Premiere (HBO)
- Toy Aficiao, 2021 (HBO)
Arriving April 24
- Barry, Season 3 Premiere (HBO)
- The Baby, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)
Arriving April 25
- We Own This City, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)
Arriving April 27
Arriving April 28
- Ana Emilia Show (aka Desafío Influencer con Ana Emilia), Max Original Premiere
- DoDo, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
- Lamput, Season 1-3
- Made for Love, Max Original Season 2 Premiere
- Up Close with Ana Emilia, Max Original Special Premiere
- The Way Down: God, Greed, And The Cult Of Gwen Shamblin, Max Original Season 1 Part B Premiere
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Arriving April 29
Arriving April 30
- The Blair Witch Project, 1999
- House of 1,000 Corpses, 2003
- The Devil’s Rejects, 2005
Arriving in April (no date yet)
- Gentleman Jack, Season 2 Premiere (HBO)
What’s leaving HBO Max in April 2022
Leaving April 3
- Life’s Too Short, 2012 (HBO)
Leaving April 30
- 2 Fast 2 Furious, 2003 (HBO)
- A Good Day to Die Hard, 2013 (HBO) (Extended Version)
- Aftermath, 2017 (HBO)
- Anna to the Infinite Power, 1982 (HBO)
- Bloodsport, 1988 (HBO)
- Cake, 2005 (HBO)
- Cursed, 2005 (HBO)
- Darkness, 2004 (HBO) (Unrated Version)
- Executive Decision, 1996 (HBO)
- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, 2011 (HBO)
- Firehouse Dog, 2007 (HBO)
- For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada, 2012 (HBO)
- Freejack, 1992 (HBO)
- Frida, 2002 (HBO)
- Getting Even With Dad, 1994 (HBO)
- Hearts in Atlantis, 2001 (HBO)
- Her Body, 2018 (HBO)
- Hitman, 2007 (HBO) (Extended Version)
- House, 2008 (HBO)
- Moonstruck, 1987 (HBO)
- My Baby’s Daddy, 2004 (HBO)
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding, 2002 (HBO)
- Never Let Me Go, 2010 (HBO)
- News of the World, 2020 (HBO)
- Poltergeist II: The Other Side, 1986 (HBO)
- Poltergeist III, 1988 (HBO)
- Promising Young Woman, 2020 (HBO)
- Senseless, 1998 (HBO)
- Showtime, 2002 (HBO)
- Something New, 2006 (HBO)
- Stigmata, 1999 (HBO)
- Summer School, 1987 (HBO)
- The Betrayed, 2008 (HBO)
- The Brady Bunch Movie, 1995 (HBO)
- The Day After Tomorrow, 2004 (HBO)
- The End, 1978 (HBO)
- The Fast and the Furious, 2001 (HBO)
- The Happening, 2008 (HBO)
- The Pope of Greenwich Village, 1984 (HBO)
- The Poseidon Adventure, 1972 (HBO)
- The Presidio, 1988 (HBO)
- The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising, 2007 (HBO)
- The Transporter, 2002 (HBO)
- The Wings of the Dove, 1997 (HBO)
- Thelma & Louise, 1991 (HBO)
- Tomcats, 2001 (HBO)
- Unleashed, 2005 (HBO) (Director’s Cut)
- Waiting to Exhale, 1995 (HBO)
- Weightless, 2018 (HBO)
- Welcome to Sarajevo, 1997 (HBO)
- Witness, 1985 (HBO)
- Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, 2018 (HBO)