HBO has unveiled the list of films and TV shows that will be newly available to the streaming serviceHBO NOWin April, as well as those that will be departing. For those unaware, HBO NOW is the standalone streaming service for HBO, with which you can not only watch past and current seasons of HBO original programming, but also a number of library titles.
In the “new release” aisle this month,Spike Lee’s Oscar-winningBlacKkKlansmandebuts on April 20th, while the smash hit romantic comedyCrazy Rich Asiansarrives on April 13th, the horror filmThe Nundebuts April 6th, and the YA sci-fi adaptationThe Darkest Mindshits on April 27th.
If it’s older films you’re in the mood for, April 1st sees the arrival ofA Time to Kill,October Sky,Mean Girls, andRidley Scott’s brilliant director’s cut of his 2005 Crusades epicKingdom of Heaven. On the HBO Originals side of things, April 6th brings the debut of the feature filmNative Son, April 5th is when Season 2 ofWyatt Cenac’s Problem Areasarrives, and oh yeah,the final season ofGame of Thronesstarts on April 14th.
As for what’s leaving HBO NOW, the terrific superhero movieWonder Womanflies away on April 27th, while April 30th is closing time for the extended cut ofAnchorman, the extended cut ofDances with Wolves, the catchy musicalThe Greatest Showman,Paul Thomas Anderson’s lush romantic dramaPhantom Thread,Terrence Malick’s masterfulThe Thin Red Line, and the beginning and end of the Dark Universe with theTom Cruise-frontedThe Mummy.
Check out the full list of what’s new to and leaving HBO NOW below.
Original Programming:
Native Son(4/6)
Sesame Street: Julia’s Haircut (4/8)
VICE Special Report (4/19)
HBO First Look: John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum (4/23)
HBO First Look: Tolkien (4/25)
Entre Nos: Spot On, 2018 (4/26)
2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (4/27)
Series Premieres:
Golden Life, Season 3 Premiere (4/1)
Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas, Season 2 Premiere (4/5)
Game of Thrones, Season 8 Premiere (4/14)
Gentleman Jack, Series Premiere (4/22)
On Tour with Asperger’s Are Us, Six Part Docuseries Premiere (4/30)
Series Finale:
Esme and Roy, Season 1 (4/27)
Theatrical Premieres:
The Nun, 2018 (4/6)
Crazy Rich Asians, 2018 (4/13)
BlacKkKlansman, 2018 (4/20)
The Darkest Minds, 2018 (4/27)
Habana Boxing Club, 2018 (4/1)
El piedra (AKA The Stone), 2018 (4/5)
El paramo (AKA The Squad), 2011 (4/12)
Animal, 2018 (4/12)
Acusada (The Accused), 2018 (4/19)
Starting April 1:
A Fantastic Fear of Everything, 2012
A Time to Kill, 1996
A Walk in the Clouds, 1995
Annie Hall, 1977
Bananas, 1971
Color of Night (Director’s Cut Only), 1994
The Green Inferno, 2015
Griff The Invisible, 2011
Hannah and Her Sisters, 1986
Hoffa, 1992
I Am Sam, 2002
Jonah Hex, 2010
Just Wright, 2010
Kingdom of Heaven (Director’s Cut), 2005
The Little Rascals, 1994
Manhattan, 1979
Mean Girls, 2004
October Sky, 1999
Pride, 2007
Repo Men (Extended Version), 2010
Slow Burn, 2007
Splice, 2010
Suffragette, 2015
Veronica Mars, 2014
Waking Ned Devine, 1998
Ending April 24:
Man on Fire, 2004
Ending April 27:
Wonder Woman, 2017
Ending April 30:
American Loser, 2011
Analyze That, 2002
Analyze This, 1999
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Extended Version), 2004
Cheaper by the Dozen, 2003
Cop Car, 2015
Dances with Wolves (Extended Version), 1990
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, 2017
Edge of Darkness, 2010
Father Figures, 2017
First Daughter, 2004
Four Christmases, 2008
The Greatest Showman (Sing-Along Version), 2017
House of the Dead 2, 2006
