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Netflix UK April 2020 new releases – the best movies and TV series out this month

NEED something to keep you going during coronavirus lockdown here in the UK?

Netflix have got your back as they release a whole host of movies and TV in April 2020 on their streaming service.

 Ricky Gervais is back with season 2 of After Life
Ricky Gervais is back with season 2 of After Life

What will be released on Netflix in April 2020?

After Life (season 2)

Following on from season 1 of After Life, the new series sees Ricky Gervais' character Tony still struggling with immense grief for his wife.

Despite this, Tony tries to become a better friend to those around him as Each grapple with their own problems.

These only intensify with the looming threat of the local newspaper - where Tony is a journalist - being shut down.

Will the town’s local Am-Dram show lift everyone’s spirits?

 Dawn French leads the cast in The Vicar of Dibley
Dawn French leads the cast in The Vicar of DibleyCredit: Alamy

The Vicar of Dibley (Season 1 to 3 plus specials)

At last the hit BBC 90s sitcom Vicar of Dibley is coming to Netflix.

Starring Dawn French in the leading role as the first female vicar to come to the small village of Dibley.

The show follows life as she settles into the madcap community of odd balls and eccentrics.

 Don't miss Chris Hemsworth in Extraction
Don't miss Chris Hemsworth in ExtractionCredit: Netflix

Extraction 

A hardened mercenary's mission becomes a soul-searching race to survive when he's sent into Bangladesh to rescue a drug lord's kidnapped son.
Starring Chris Hemsworth, this movie is a Netflix original for 2020
 Who can forget THAT scene in America Pie
Who can forget THAT scene in America PieCredit: Handout

American Pie 1 and 2

The first two films in the American Pie franchise will be landing on Netflix.

In this hilarious lesson in life, love and libido, a group of friends, fed up with their well-deserved reputations as sexual no-hitters, decide to take action.
And of course who can forget THAT famous pie scene.
 Head back to the 80s with The Breakfast Club
Head back to the 80s with The Breakfast ClubCredit: Universal

The Breakfast Club

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal (Paul Gleason).

The disparate group includes rebel John (Judd Nelson), princess Claire (Molly Ringwald), outcast Allison (Ally Sheedy), brainy Brian (Anthony Michael Hall) and Andrew (Emilio Estevez), the jock.

Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently - and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

 See the movie that inspired the MTV series Catfish
See the movie that inspired the MTV series CatfishCredit: Kobal Collection - Rex Features

Catfish

When Nev Shulman, a New York photographer, receives a Facebook request from a child named Abby, he cannot guess the unusual odyssey on which he will soon embark.

Abby sends Nev an unusually skilled painting based on one of his photos.

Intrigued, he begins online relationships with the rest of Abby's family, including her older sister, Megan.

Though troubling inconsistencies soon emerge, Nev continues his online flirtation with Megan, resulting in a road trip to meet her in person.

 See Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller's Day Off
See Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller's Day OffCredit: Alamy

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick), a high school student, fakes sickness to stay at home and spends the rest of the day with his best friend and girlfriend.

Meanwhile, his dean is trying to spy on him.

 Enjoy a bit of nostalgia with cartoon favourite The Land Before Time
Enjoy a bit of nostalgia with cartoon favourite The Land Before TimeCredit: Alamy

The Land Before Time

An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley.

A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace.

Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to work together in order to survive.

 Don't miss the chance to watch hit BBC show Life On Mars
Don't miss the chance to watch hit BBC show Life On MarsCredit: BBC

Life on Mars (Season 1 and 2)

The BBC show tells the story of Sam Tyler (John Simm), a policeman in service with the Greater Manchester Police (GMP).

After being hit by a car in 2006, Tyler awakens in 1973 to find himself working for a predecessor of the GMP, the Manchester and Salford Police, at the same station and location as in 2006.

 Matt Damon is the Martian
Matt Damon is the MartianCredit: Kobal Collection - Shutterstock

The Martian

When astronauts blast off from the planet Mars, they leave behind Mark Watney (Matt Damon), presumed dead after a fierce storm.

With only a meager amount of supplies, the stranded visitor must utilise his wits and spirit to find a way to survive on the hostile planet.

Meanwhile, back on Earth, members of NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring him home, while his crew mates hatch their own plan for a daring rescue mission.

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The Matrix Trilogy

The Matrix franchise hit cinemas back in 1999, with fans instantly loving the film set in a post-apocalyptic world where humans are unwittingly trapped inside a simulated reality called “The Matrix”.

Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, is part of a resistance to “unplug” people from the Matrix from the inside out, and ultimately destroy their mechanical overlords.

Created by Lana and Lily Wachowski, the first film four Academy Awards and the first sequel was an even bigger commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated film in history until it was surpassed by Deadpool in 2016.

The full list of new shows and movies on Netflix in April 2020?

Here's a full rundown of EVERYTHING you can expect in the month of April.

April 1

  • Community, seasons 1 - 6
  • Nailed It!, season 4
  • Sunderland 'Til I Die, season 2

April 3

  • Coffee and Kareem
  • Money Heist, season 4

April 10

  • Brews Brothers
  • Tigertail

April 14

  • Chris D'Elia: No Pain

April 15

  • The Innocence Files

April 16

  • Fauda, season 3
  • Mauricio Meirelles: Generating Chaos

April 17

  • Rising High
  • Earth and Blood
  • Sergio
  • Too Hot to Handle

April 20

  • Cooked With Cannabis
  • The Midnight Gospel

April 22

  • The Willoughbys

April 23

  • Peaky Blinders, season 5

April 24

  • After Life, season 2
  • Extraction

April 29

  • Extracurricular
Alice Tinker in hysterics as she finally gets a joke in The Vicar of Dibley
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