For my money, Russian Doll is one of the best original series Netflix has ever produced: a perfectly sculpted gem of a miniseries crafted around one of my favorite fictional tropes (time warp rule) and accompanied by an irresistible comeback performance from star/writer/co-creator Natasha Lyonne.
In six short episodes, the show told a perfect sci-fi fable about what a struggle it is to break your bad habits and how liberating it can be to finally let go of your own worst impulses. The last thing I wanted when the credits rolled was a second season that could screw things up. But a second season is still coming – fittingly on April 20th.
Well, that was three years ago and a lot has changed since then. (Cough.) And surprisingly, I find myself excited to see how the show manages to continue the story into the future. I still think the first season will be hard to top — maybe a show about someone trapped in an endlessly repeating day will feel a little different post-pandemic — but it seems likely that the time since creative team has been given the best chance to get it right. Optimism, what a concept!
Other good stuff on tap for the month: The Final Episodes of Ozark and Grace & Frankie (both April 29); Choose or Die (April 15), a fun-sounding Netflix Original featuring a mysterious vintage video game; Documentaries on Elon Musk’s spaceflight (April 7) and the implosion of the once-ubiquitous retail brand Abercrombie & Fitch (April 19), plus a new comedy special by David Spade (April 26).
Which is coming to Netflix in April 2022
Coming soon (no date known)
- Hold on tight – Netflix series
- The Taming of the Shrew – Netflix Movie
April 1st
4. April
- Better Call Saul: Season 5
April 5th
April 6th
7th of April
- Queen of the South: Season 5
- Return to Space – Netflix Documentary
- Senzo: Murder of a Soccer Star – Netflix Documentary
April 8th
9th April
10th of April
12. April
April 13th
April 14th
April 15th
April 16
- LEGO Friends: Girls on a Mission: Seasons 1-4
- The Man of God – Netflix Movie
- Ouija: Origin of Evil
- Van Helsing: Season 5
April 19th
20th of April
- The Marked Heart – Netflix Series
- Russian Doll: Season 2 – Netflix Series
- The Turning Point – Netflix film
- Yakamoz S-245 – Netflix Series
April 21
April 22nd
April 25th
26th of April
- David Spade: Nothing Personal – Netflix comedy
April 27th
April 28th
April 29th
What is leaving Netflix in April 2022
April 1st
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: Seasons 1-7
2nd of April
4. April
- Killing a Sacred Deer
April 5th
April 8th
April 15th
April 18th
April 24th
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
April 25th
26th of April
April 29th
- El señor de los Cielos: Seasons 1-7
- hostel
April, 30th
- Dawson’s Creek: Seasons 1-6
- Dear John
- First Knight
- Leon: The pro
- money ball
- Snakes on an airplane
- snap
- stripes
- Superman returns
- The Shawshank Redemption
- The city