What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 9 TV and Movie Picks (April 6–12)

“The Boys” | Prime Video | Comedy, drama, science fiction

Movie, Wednesday, April 8: For those who can’t get enough of the gross-out superhero satire based on Garth Ennis’s and Darick Robertson’s comic book series, this fifth and final season will have to do. As Prime says in press materials, “It’s the climax, people. Big stuff’s gonna happen.” Will Butcher succeed in eradicating the “Supes” with a virus or will he (back to the press deets again) set in motion “a chain of events that will forever change the world and everyone in it?” If you read the comic books, you know what’s up—but now we get to see it play out in live action.

“The Testaments” | Hulu | Drama

Movie, Wednesday, April 8: Did “The Handmaid’s Tale” ending leave a hole in your soul? Do you need more hella-bleak dystopian goodness to fill the void? Then I have good news for you. “The Testaments”—based on Margaret Atwood’s sequel novel—takes us back to Gilead years after the events of “The Handmaid’s Tale” for a “dramatic coming-of-age story” set at a prep school for future wives. Only Ann Dowd from the original series returns; otherwise, the cast is all-new, including Chase Infinity (“One Battle After Another”), Lucy Halliday, Mabel Li, Brad Alexander, and more.

“Big Mistakes” | Netflix | Comedy

Movie, Tuesday, March 31: In our guide to new shows on Netflix in April 2026, this was one of my staff picks: “If you’re a “Schitt’s Creek” fan, this years-in-development comedy thriller from Dan Levy and Rachel Sennott is a no-brainer.” Why’s that? Levy, of course, is the creator of “Schitt’s Creek,” so it’s time to see if he can capture lightning in a bottle a second time. In the series, Levy and Sennott play a brother and sister who get drawn into a world of blackmail, kidnapping, and organized crime. Imagine Levy’s humor paired with intrigue and suspense? Here for it.

“Hacks” | HBO, HBO Max | Comedy

Season 5 premiere, Thursday, April 9: Here’s another show launching its fifth and final season, almost exactly a year after the fourth season dropped. In this last go-round, comedian/talk-show host Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her frenemy/head writer Ava (Hannah Einbender) must contend with the erroneous news that Deborah passed away. And you know what that means? Yup, they’ve once more got to prove that Deborah’s still not done.

“The Miniature Wife” | Peacock | Comedy, drama

Series premiere, Thursday, April 9: In what could’ve probably been another movie in the “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” film series, a “technological accident” leaves a man’s (Matthew Macfadyen) wife (Elizabeth Banks) the size of a small action figure. See? There’s no getting around the comparison to the movies, except for a difference: reversing the effect may lead to a fatal explosion. I propose a new title: “Honey, I Shrunk Your Ass—and Then I Blew It Up.” You can stream 10 of 10 episodes starting today.

“Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair” | Hulu | Comedy

Limited series, Friday, April 10: “You’re “still” not the boss of me now/ you’re (still) not so biiiiiig . . . ” Life, I gather, remains unfair for Malcolm (Frankie Muniz). For more than a decade, the titular character has kept his own little family away from the crazy one he comes from. But now his parents (Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek) are demanding Malcolm and his brood attend their 40th wedding anniversary party—cue shot of Malcolm looking pained. Look at the bright side, dude: This is only a four-episode miniseries, so the injustices won’t last long.

“Euphoria” | HBO, HBO Max | Drama

Season 3 premiere, Sunday, April 12, 9 p.m . ET: Hey, fans of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and potential viewers of “The Testaments”: if you really dig depressing prestige TV, do I have good news for you! Creator/writer Sam Levinson’s “Euphoria,” the teen drama made to push parents into early cardiac care, is back after a four-year hiatus. In this third, probably final, season, it’s five years after high school, but the (grown) kids are still far from alright. One episode premieres tonight, while the other seven drop weekly through May 31.

“The Audacity” | AMC, AMC+ | Drama, comedy

Series premiere, Sunday, April 12, 9 p.m.:

This “darkly comedic drama” from Jonathan Glatzer, writer for “Succession” and “Better Call Saul,” sounds like a blend of “Silicon Valley” and “Halt and Catch Fire.” I’m already stoked on this show knowing only that much. So is AMC, apparently, as a second season is already on order.

More from the network: “‘The Audacity’ takes on the warped dreams, outsized egos, and ethical lapses of the self-styled inventors of the future. In a world of jaded billionaires, psychiatrist-gurus, bio-hacked tech bros, AI labs, and disillusioned teens being optimized in elite private schools, audacious data-mining CEO Duncan Park (Billy Magnussen) strives to turn insight and influence into profit and power.”

Sarah Goldberg, Zach Galifianakis, Rob Corddry, Lucy Punch, and Simon Helberg also star. Eight episodes arrive weekly starting today.