Smartshow.tv selects key new digital and VOD originals premiering this month.
The launch of new short-form streaming service Quibi in the U.S. has been accompanied by premieres of multiple new shows. Netflix brings new YA adventure drama and Hulu adds a women empowerment series with quality cast. Smartshow.tv selects key new VOD and digital originals of April 2020.
Most Dangerous Game
- US original / action thriller / April 6 / Quibi / credits
- Smartshow.tv says / Headliner series with A-list cast headed by Liam Hemsworth, and experienced creator Nick Santora
- Synopsis / Desperate to take care of his terminally ill pregnant wife, Dodge accepts an offer to participate in a deadly game where he soon discovers that he's not the hunter... but the prey Good to know / New short-form streaming service launched April 6 in the U.S. with 10s of new shows, including 'Chrissy's Court' with Chrissy Teigen, or emotional show helping people 'Thanks a Million', executive produced by Jennifer Lopez
Outer Banks
- US original / YA adventure drama / April 15 / Netflix / credits
- Smartshow.tv says / This teen drama aims to reach one of Netflix’s key target groups, young binge-watching audience heavily present on social media
- Synopsis / On an island of haves and have-nots, teen John B enlists his three best friends to hunt for a legendary treasure linked to his father's disappearance
Mrs. America
- US original / drama / April 15 / Hulu / credits
- Smartshow.tv says / Women empowerment series with quality cast
- Synopsis / The story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman
- Good to know / Originally ordered by a cable channel FX, later moved to premiere exclusively on Hulu
Also Launching
- The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show (US original) / sketch show / April 1 / Netflix / A mix of kooky characters, sly social commentary and pop culture gags
- Sol Levante (Japanese original) / anime / April 2 / Netflix / A young warrior and her familiar search for the sacred place said to fulfill wishes
- Tales from the Loop (US original) / sci-fi / April 3 / Amazon Prime Video / A machine unlocks the mysteries of the universe, making things previously relegated to science fiction, possible
- Home Before Dark (US original) / mystery / April 3 / Apple TV+ / A pursuit of the truth leads a young girl to unearth a cold case that everyone in town, including her own father, tried to bury
- The Big Show Show (US original) / sitcom / April 6 / Netflix / Former WWE wrestler is out of the ring and ready for an even tougher challenge: raising three daughters with his wife in Florida
- Brews Brothers (US original) / comedy / April 10 / Netflix / Rival brothers must work together to keep their brewery in business, but shenanigans keep foaming up their company with chaos
- Paradise Lost (US original) / drama / April 13 / Spectrum / Explosive secrets become unearthed when a prodigal son returns to his hometown
- #blackAF / (US original) / comedy / April 17 / Netflix / Family comedy series inspired by Kenya Barris's real life
- Too Hot to Handle (US original) / dating reality / April 17 / Netflix / On the shores of paradise, sexy singles meet, mingle... and face a $100,000 celibacy challenge. Will temptation win?
- Cooked with Cannabis (US original) / cooking competition / April 20 / Netflix / Chefs compete to get the hosts and special guests high on elevated cannabis cuisine
- The Midnight Gospel (US original) / animated comedy / April 20 / Netflix / Traversing trippy worlds inside his universe simulator, a space caster explores existential questions about life and death
- Big Lars (Danish original) / romantic comedy / April 23 / Viaplay / Throwing himself into an increasingly absurd quest for recognition, an actor discovers that only a successful relationship can make him ‘Big Lars’ at last
- Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (Japanese original) / anime / April 23 / Netflix / After a global financial crisis, the world is engulfed in an AI-driven "sustainable war." It's up to Section 9 to counter new forms of cyber threats
- Defending Jacob (US original) / crime thriller / April 24 / Apple TV+ / A shocking crime rocks a small Massachusetts town
- Love 101 (Turkish original) / teen drama / April 24 / Netflix / In 1990s, a group of teenage outcasts band together to make their beloved teacher fall in love so she'll have a reason to stay in town
- Never Have I Ever (US original) / teen comedy / April 27 / Netflix / A coming-of-age comedy series about the life of a modern first-generation Indian American teenage girl, inspired by Mindy Kaling's childhood
- Extracurricular (Korean original) / teen drama / April 29 / Netflix / Determined to escape a dead-end life, a gifted high school student turns to a world of serious crime to ensure he can pay for college
- Summertime (Italian original) / romantic / April 29 / Netflix / An undeniable attraction brings together two people, who come from very different worlds