The Boys S5 to Beef S2: 8 new OTT series to watch out for in April

April is shaping up to be a packed month for OTT lovers, with a diverse slate of new and returning shows across genres. From the explosive final chapter of The Boys to the highly anticipated return of Beef, there’s something for everyone. Whether you’re into crime thrillers, reality drama, or nostalgic revivals, here are eight binge-worthy series you should add to your watchlist this month.

The Boys S5

The popular superhero satire series The Boys returns with its fifth and final season on Amazon Prime Video tomorrow. Get ready for a face-off between Homelander and his super-fascist cronies with our band of heroes and anti-heroes from both the main series and the spinoff, Gen-V.

The logline of the season reads: “In the fifth and final season, it’s Homelander’s world, completely subject to his erratic, egomaniacal whims. Hughie, Mother’s Milk, and Frenchie are imprisoned in a ‘Freedom Camp’. Annie struggles to mount a resistance against the overwhelming Supe force.

Kimiko is nowhere to be found. But when Butcher reappears, ready and willing to use a virus that will wipe all Supes off the map, he sets in motion a chain of events that will forever change the world and everyone in it. It’s the climax, people. Big stuff’s gonna happen.”

Two episodes drop tomorrow, April 8. New episodes will be released weekly on Wednesdays. Here’s the full release schedule:

Episodes 1 & 2 – April 8
Episode 3 – April 15
Episode 4 – April 22
Episode 5 – April 29
Episode 6 – May 6
Episode 7 – May 13
Episode 8 – May 20

Bandi S1

Netflix introduces a French crime thriller Bandi this week starring Djody Grimeau, Rodney Dijon, and Ambre Bozza. Created by Éric Rochant and Capucine Rochant, this organised family drama is a story of a group of orphaned siblings in Martinique who struggle to get by after their mother’s death. Some of them are driven toward crime as their only way to remain together.

Additional cast includes Hay-Lee-Jah Caloc, Amah Fofana, Kahela Borval, Cédric Camille, Teyvan Misat, Liyem Lostau, and Nahël Demar.

Bandi season 1 will premiere on April 9 and run for eight episodes.

Big Mistakes S1

Schitt’s Creek’s Dan Levy is officially returning to television with Big Mistakes on Netflix. Interestingly, this is also his first original scripted series that is anticipated to be a fast paced crime comedy. The eight-episode series is officially set to premiere on April 9.

The series is co-created by Daniel Levy and Bottoms star Rachel Sennott. If the trailer is anything to go by, Big Mistakes will be full of Levy’s signature dysfunctional family dynamics. According to the official synopsis, the series centers on a misguided theft. Blackmailed into working for some very dangerous people, two deeply incapable siblings become the most disorganised duo in organised crime.

Big Mistakes season 1 stars Daniel Levy, Taylor Ortega, and Laurie Metcalf. Additional cast includes Abby Quinn, Boran Kuzum, and Jack Innanen

Temptation Island S10

Reality series Temptation Island returns with Season 10 on Netflix. As goes the format, four couples will put their relationships to test when they’re tempted by tempters and temptresses. Will they choose to stay together, or give into the temptation?

The official synopsis states that Season 10 will feature “four couples, at a pivotal point in their relationships,” who “head to a beautiful island far away from their everyday lives where they will test their bonds by living apart, each with a group of singles of the opposite sex.

Isolated from one another, they will go on a journey full of temptation and self-reflection to decide whether to return to their lives together, chart a new path alone, or leave the island with someone new.”

Hosted by Mark L Walberg, Season 10 of Temptation Island, filmed in Hawaii, premieres on April 10. The season spans nine episodes of one-hour each.

Turn of the Tide S3

Hit Portuguese series Turn of the Tide returns on Netflix with its third season on April 10. The main cast, led by José Condessa, Helena Caldeira, Rodrigo Tomás and André Leitão, returns for one last adventure. They will be joined by Maria João Bastos, Salvador Martinha, Afonso Pimentel, Kelly Bailey and Victoria Guerra, Joaquim de Almeida, Ângelo Rodrigues and Inês Castel-Branco.

After spending three years in prison, Eduardo (José Condessa) returns to Rabo de Peixe that is shaken by economic and political interests. The result –  families threatened to be driven out, the fishing industry destroyed and the island changed forever. The four characters thus decide to create Night Justice, a clandestine vigilante group rooted in the community.

They operate in the shadows to return power to those who have been oppressed for far too long.

Produced by Ukbar Filmes and RB Filmes, created by Augusto Fraga and written by Augusto Fraga, Hugo Gonçalves and Tiago R Santos, the third season promises a grand finale to the story. The last season is directed by Augusto Fraga along with Patrícia Sequeira.

Malcolm in the Middle - Life’s Still Unfair

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Malcolm in the Middle, and two decades since the sitcom went off air back in 2006, this revival will be special. Titled Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair, the four-episode series premieres on JioStar on April 10.

20 years later, this family is more dysfunctional than ever. Malcolm, now a father, returns to his dysfunctional family on his parents’ 40th wedding anniversary. Expect new family members and newer resentments bringing in a whole lot of laughter.

Ensemble cast includes Frankie Muniz, Jane Kaczmarek, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Masterson, Justin Berfield, Caleb Ellsworth-Clark, Emy Coligado, Anthony Timpano, Craig Lamar Traylor, David Anthony Higgins, Kiana Madeira, Keeley Karsten, and Vaughan Murrae.

At Home with the Furys S2

Come April 12, Fury family will be back on Netflix as Tyson Fury attempts to give retirement another shot, and ends up taking a family road trip to Monaco and investing in a racehorse.

In season two of At Home with the Furys, Paris will be busy juggling her own business ventures while being a super mom to her seven children.

Directed by Nick Hornby and Tina Flintoff and produced by Laura Leigh, season two will see Venezuela turning sixteen. Little does the family know that their teenage daughter will have one of the biggest moments of her life, as her boyfriend Noah Price decides to propose on the dance floor. Paris and Tyson also prepare to renew their vows with an elaborate ceremony.

Beef S2

Three years after the first installment of Beef was released, Netflix returns with season two of the anthology series with a new cast and a brand new story. Creator Lee Sung Jin returns as showrunner and executive producer. Anticipation has been high since the second installment was announced in 2024.

Beef S2 is a story of a young, newly engaged couple who work at an elite country club. They film a fight between their millennial boss and his wife leading to “a blackmail war” between the two couples. Lee Sung Jin had revealed at Tudum that season two is loosely based on a loud argument overheard from a neighbour’s home.

Season two stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny. Additional cast members include South Korean actor Seoyeon Jang, Pachinko’s Youn Yuhjung, Parasite’s Song Kangho, William Fichtner, Matthew Kim and Mikaela Hoover.

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Beef season 2 premieres on April 16. It consists of 8 episodes that will be released at once.