Outside of the 2007 indie hit Waitress, Keri Russell has never had the movie career she obviously deserved—no, a small part in Mission: Impossible III and a laughable cameo in the worst Star Wars movie (I said it) don’t cut it, and no one is going to Cocaine Bear to see anything but the bear who ate the cocaine. Luckily, TV continues to adores her, and come April, she’ll be settling into her first series lead role since The Americans ended in 2018 when Netflix launches the political drama The Diplomat (but she’ll always be Felicity to me).
From creator Debora Cahn (Fosse/Verdon, Homeland) the show follows Russell’s Kate Wyler, a mid-level career diplomat whose life is turned sideways when she is named the U.S. ambassador to the U.K.—just in time to be thrown into the middle of a global political crisis. Guess the April 20 premiere date is a red herring.
In other ‘90s throwback news, the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers crew (some of them, anyway—whither former Felicity costar Amy Jo Johnson?) reunite to fight off a resurgent Rita Repulsa in the nostalgia-fest Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (April 19), which actually looks…pretty good? I mean, as far as these things go.
Also notable: Florida Man (April 13), a new series from the makers of Ozark about a disgraced cop who returns to his Florida roots in search of a mobster’s girlfriend and finds trouble instead, because Florida; and Chimp Empire, a new documentary from the Oscar-winning team behind My Octopus Teacher, arrives April 19.
Here’s everything else coming to (and leaving) Netflix in April.
What’s coming to Netflix in April 2023
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Coming in April (date TBA)
Arriving April 1
- 28 Days
- A League of Their Own
- American Hustle
- Battleship
- The Birds
- Born on the Fourth of July
- The Bourne Identity
- The Bourne Supremacy
- The Bourne Ultimatum
- Charlie Wilson’s War
- Conan the Destroyer
- Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat
- Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
- Friday Night Lights
- Hatfields & McCoys: Season 1
- Hoarders: Season 12
- Hotel Transylvania
- How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
- How to Train Your Dragon
- I, Frankenstein
- Inception
- Inside Man
- The Land Before Time (1988)
- Marnie
- Matilda (1996)
- The Negotiator
- Not Another Teen Movie
- Psycho (1960)
- Puss in Boots
- Shark Tale
- Shrek Forever After
- Smokey and the Bandit
- Smokey and the Bandit II
- Spider-Man
- Spider-Man 2
- Spider-Man 3
- Thomas & Friends: The Mystery of Lookout Mountain
- Zombieland
- Weathering — Netflix Film
Arriving April 2
Arriving April 3
- Magic Mixies: Season 1
- Surviving R. Kelly Part III: The Final Chapter: Season 1
Arriving April 4
Arriving April 5
Arriving April 6
- BEEF — Netflix Series
- The Last Stand
Arriving April 7
Arriving April 8
Arriving April 10
Arriving April 11
- All American Homecoming: Season 2
- Leanne Morgan: I’m Every Woman — Netflix Comedy
Arriving April 12
Arriving April 13
Arriving April 14
Arriving April 15
- Doctor Cha — Netflix Series
- Time Trap
Arriving April 16
Arriving April 17
Arriving April 18
- Better Call Saul: Season 6
- How to Get Rich — Netflix Documentary
- Longest Third Date — Netflix Documentary
Arriving April 19
Arriving April 20
- The Diplomat — Netflix Series
- Tooth Pari: When Love Bites — Netflix Series
Arriving April 21
Arriving April 22
Arriving April 25
- The Hateful Eight
- The Hateful Eight: Extended Version: Season 1
- John Mulaney: Baby J — Netflix Comedy
Arriving April 26
Arriving April 27
Arriving April 28
- AKA — Netflix Film
- InuYasha: Season 6
- King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch — Netflix Series
What’s leaving Netflix in April 2023
Leaving April 1
Leaving April 3
Leaving April 7
Leaving April 9
Leaving April 11
- Married at First Sight: Season 10
Leaving April 12
- The Baker and the Beauty: Season 1
Leaving April 18
Leaving April 20
- The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show: Seasons 1-4
Leaving April 23
- We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Leaving April 24
Leaving April 25
Leaving April 27
- Señora Acero: Seasons 1-5
Leaving April 23
- Ash vs. Evil Dead: Seasons 1-3
Leaving April 30
- Den of Thieves
- Empire State
- Leap Year
- Road to Perdition
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World