Here’s What to Watch First

Happy first of the month! No April Fools’ jokes here—just a massive haul of new movies and shows. As is tradition for the first day of a new month, Netflix has dropped dozens of new licensed and original titles to keep your watchlists overflowing. We’ve got your usual rotation of movies, with many being announced, but there’s also plenty of surprise additions, too. 

Below, we’ll walk you through our top three highlights for today, followed by the complete list of everything new (55 titles in all) on Netflix US for April 1st. You can find a full list of upcoming arrivals throughout the rest of the month here.

Best New Movies & Shows on Netflix Today

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

Genre: Biopic, Drama, Music | Runtime: 134 minutes

Ready to rock? The foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music, and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury has finally landed on Netflix. Rami Malek completely transforms into Mercury, a role that earned him an Academy Award. A shy misfit transforms into an iconic superstar in this electric biopic inspired by the band’s tumultuous rise to fame, their personal struggles, and their legendary Live Aid performance.

American Gangster (2007)

Genre: Crime, Drama | Runtime: 157 minutes

If you’re looking for a gripping crime epic to sink your teeth into this weekend, look no further. Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, this heavy-hitter showcases ambition and corruption clashing in 1970s Harlem. Washington plays a charismatic drug kingpin rising to power, facing off against an upright detective and deadly rivals. It’s a gritty, masterfully acted modern classic and given that Denzel Washington now has a few Netflix projects in the works, including Here Comes the Flood later this year, it’s a great time to revisit. 

Love on the Spectrum (Season 4) – Netflix Original

Genre: Docuseries, Reality-TV

A few new Netflix Originals today, but the multi-Emmy-winning one we think you should have on your watch list is Love on the Spectrum. Netflix is bringing back a fourth season of the beloved documentary series that follows young adults on the autism spectrum as they navigate the unpredictable world of dating and look for true love. It’s an uplifting, beautiful, and deeply human show that serves as the perfect palate cleanser. 

Participants this season include Connor Tomlinson, Dylan Aguilar, Emma Sue Miller, Georgie Harris, James B. Jones, Logan Pereira, Madison Marilla, Tyler White, and Shelley.

Full List of New Arrivals for April 1st on Netflix US

As a reminder, you can view an expanded version of the list below on our New on Netflix hub page, or Android users can now access the expanded list through our Flixable app, with the Apple version currently in review. Fingers crossed that all goes smoothly. 

48 New Movies Added Today

• A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) – R – English – After backing out of a duel and getting dumped by his girlfriend, sheep farmer Albert slowly rebuilds his self-respect with the help of a married woman.
• All About the Benjamins (2002) – R – English – An elaborate heist brings a bounty hunter and a small-time con artist together as they team up to find stolen diamonds and a winning lottery ticket.
• Aloha (2015) – PG-13 – English – Returning to Hawaii for a satellite launch, a defense contractor develops feelings for an ex-girlfriend — and a peppy military escort in this rom-com.
• Along Came Polly (2004) – PG-13 – English – After his wife dumps him on their honeymoon, uptight Reuben reconnects with an irreverent childhood friend who teaches him to live life on the edge.
• American Gangster (2007) – R – English – Ambition and corruption clash in 1970s Harlem, where a charismatic drug kingpin rises to power and faces off with an upright detective and deadly rivals.
• American Hustle (2013) – R – English – In this film loosely based on a true story, an ambitious FBI agent manipulates two con artists to help him expose corruption in Congress in the 1980s.
• Angel Eyes (2001) – R – English – When a violent assault leaves her vulnerable, a streetwise Chicago cop receives help from a haunted loner who’s struggling with traumas of his own.
• Atonement (2007) – R – English – A young, aspiring writer irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister’s lover of a crime he did not commit.
• Black and Blue (2019) – R – English – When a rookie cop inadvertently captures corrupt officers committing a murder on tape, loyalties are tested when she’s hunted for the footage.
• Blue Thunder (1983) – R – English – While testing an experimental helicopter, a chopper pilot hijacks the craft when he learns its true purpose — and is soon hunted through the skies.
• Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) – PG-13 – English – A shy misfit transforms into iconic Queen singer Freddie Mercury in this biopic inspired by the band’s tumultuous rise to fame and personal struggles.
• Casino (1995) – R – English – Immerse yourself in the glitzy yet gritty world of 1970s Las Vegas, where loyalty is scarce and every gamble is life or death.
• Eat Pray Bark (2026) Netflix Original – TV-14 – German – Five dog owners seek help with their naughty pups from a legendary teacher in the mountains — but it’s not their furry friends who need to be trained.
• Everest (2015) – PG-13 – English – When a sudden blizzard hits as two teams ascend Mount Everest, every step could be their last. Starring Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Brolin.
• Fletch (1985) – PG – English – When an undercover investigative reporter is offered big bucks to murder a millionaire, he’s determined to deliver the biggest scoop of his career.
• Ghostbusters (1984) – PG – English – It’s four wisecracking New Yorkers versus a marshmallow apocalypse. They’re nobody’s first choice to save the world but, hey, who else you gonna call?
• Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story (2023) – TV-PG – English – A survivor of abuse, author Ni’cola Mitchell founds a nonprofit to empower girls in underserved communities while facing her own medical challenges.
• Going in Style (2017) – PG-13 – English – Cheated out of their pensions, three lifelong friends hatch a plot to rob a bank. But they have to stay one step ahead of the FBI.
• Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) – PG – English – Mavis weds Jonathan and baby Dennis arrives. But doting grandpa Dracula worries that his grandson isn’t growing fangs. Is the little guy a true vampire?
• Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) – PG – English – Mavis weds Jonathan and baby Dennis arrives. But doting grandpa Dracula worries that his grandson isn’t growing fangs. Is the little guy a true vampire?
• How Do You Know (2010) – PG-13 – English – Life throws Lisa a curveball when she’s cut from a softball team and winds up in a love triangle with a pro baseball player and a man headed to prison.
• It Takes a Village (2026) Netflix Original – TV-PG – Polish – When financial trouble forces Halina to call off her wedding, her friends and family decide to hatch a wild plan to bring in tourist money.
• Jaws (1975) – PG – English – When an insatiable great white shark terrorizes Amity Island, a police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the beast.
• Jaws 2 (1978) – PG – English – Four years after the last deadly shark attacks, police chief Martin Brody fights to protect Amity Island from another killer great white.
• Jaws 3 (1983) – PG – English – After the staff of a marine theme park try to capture a young great white shark, they discover its mother has invaded the enclosure and is out for blood.
• Kindergarten Cop (1990) – PG-13 – English – To protect a mother and son, an undercover cop is assigned to a kindergarten class, where he must juggle crime-fighting with naptimes and the ABCs.
• Lucy (2014) – R – English – When a young American in Taiwan unwillingly becomes a drug mule, the high-tech narcotics in her system activate superhuman powers.
• Madagascar (2005) – PG – English – Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Park Zoo and wash ashore on the island of Madagascar.
• Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012) – PG – English – Next stop: New York! But to get back home, Alex and friends must hitch a ride with a traveling European circus and evade an evil animal-control officer.
• Mission: Impossible (1996) – PG-13 – English – After his team is double-crossed, a spy races to find the mole who betrayed them and prevent a top-secret list from falling into the wrong hands.
• Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) – PG-13 – English – Superagent Ethan Hunt and his team take on another deadly mission to prove their innocence when they are framed for bombing the Kremlin.
• Mission: Impossible II (2000) – PG-13 – English – When a rogue former agent threatens to deploy a deadly biological weapon, superspy Ethan Hunt races across the globe to stop him.
• Mission: Impossible III (2006) – PG-13 – English – Secret agent Ethan Hunt jumps back into action to save the woman he loves from an arms dealer searching for a weapon known as “the Rabbit’s Foot.”
• Money Talks (1997) – R – English – When a hustler is caught up in a mobster’s frame job, he joins forces with a news anchor to prove his innocence — and expose the truth behind the crime.
• Penguins of Madagascar: The Movie (2014) – PG – English – A team of penguins goes on a daring mission to save their kind from an evil scientist. John Malkovich joins the voice cast of this “Madagascar” spinoff.
• R.I.P.D. (2013) – PG-13 – English – A new recruit to the afterlife police force must pair up with a veteran undead sheriff to round up the souls who won’t leave the living world.
• Sarah Millican: Late Bloomer (2025) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English – Sarah Millican charts her journey from awkward adolescent to confident comic, riffing on school bullies, communal showers and her own lady garden.
• Slap Shot (1977) – R – English – A hockey star turned coach makes his losing minor-league team into brawlers who give fans exactly what they want: maximum blood, guts and glory.
• Smokey and the Bandit (1977) – PG – English – A race car driver tries to transport an illegal beer shipment from Texas to Atlanta in under 28 hours, picking up a reluctant bride-to-be on the way.
• Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) – PG – English – Bandit and his pals take on another high-octane mission when they try to transport an elephant to Texas with Sheriff Buford T. Justice in hot pursuit.
• The Age of Adaline (2015) – PG-13 – English – Decades after a near-fatal accident caused Adaline to stop aging at 29, she resists falling in love with a smitten tech mogul to keep her secret hidden.
• The Fifth Element (1997) – PG-13 – English – A 23rd-century New York taxi driver picks up a humanoid alien who may hold the key to saving the world from an all-powerful extraterrestrial force.
• The Giant Falls (2026) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Spanish – When his long-lost father resurfaces, a tour guide must navigate old wounds and confront a choice that will define both of their futures.
• The Lazarus Project (2008) – PG-13 – English – Ben thought his life was over when he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. But following his execution, he awakens to a whole new world.
• The Professionals (1966) – PG-13 – English – A Texas millionaire hires four rugged adventurers to rescue his wife, who’s been kidnapped by a notorious Mexican bandit — or so it appears.
• The Wiz (1978) – G – English – A shy Harlem schoolteacher makes an epic journey through a magical version of New York City in this musical inspired by “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.”
• Tower Heist (2011) – PG-13 – English – When the workers at a ritzy Manhattan condo realize their boss has swindled them out of their pensions, they vow to reap their own justice.
• Warcraft (2016) – PG-13 – English – Humans and orcs clash when Draenor’s warriors arrive at Azeroth through a portal in this fantasy tale based on the popular video game.

7 New TV Series Added Today

• Dorohedoro (Season 2 – New Episodes Weekly) – TV-MA – Japanese – Caiman can’t remember how he ended up with a head like a lizard, but he’s going to reverse the curse by killing the sorcerer responsible — at all costs.
• Happy’s Place (Season 1) – TV-PG – English – A Tennessee woman and the younger half sister she never knew must team up to run a neighborhood bar they inherit from their father.
• Love on the Spectrum (Season 4) Netflix Original – TV-14 – English – Young adults on the autism spectrum look for true love in this documentary series that “revels in the plain, beautiful truths of courtship” (Mashable).
• My Hero Academia (Season 3 and 7) – TV-14 – Japanese – After he tries to save his bully from a villain, a normal student receives a superpower that allows him to attend an elite training academy for heroes.
• St. Denis Medical (Season 1) – TV-14 – English – In a struggling regional Oregon hospital, a quirky mix of seasoned veterans and rookies juggle saving lives with business survival — mockumentary style.
• Toriko X One Piece Collaboration Special (Season 1) – TV-14 – Japanese – Join Toriko, Luffy, Goku and all their friends in this special crossover series as they team up to hunt and devour legendary ingredients.
• Veil of Shadows (Season 1 – New Episodes Daily) – TV-PG – Mandarin – Lu Wuyi teams up with her sister to pursue a fugitive demon. But when they join with rival hunters, hidden motives emerge for seeking divine power.

What are you watching from these new arrivals? Let us know in the comments, and we’ll have a full weekly scheduled recap on Friday.