With Disney having acquired Fox, Hulu is now majority owned by the "Mouse Company". This won't make much of a difference to Hulu at this stage, but we might see a re-orientation in terms of the type of content Hulu will carry, versus what will be on Disney's own Disney+ platform. For now, let's take a look at what's going to be new on Hulu in April.
To watch Hulu here in Australia, you'll need a geo-unblocking service, which also allows you to access all the latest TV shows and movies on Hulu. There are many geo-unblocking services, but with increased scrutiny, we can only recommend one particular service, and you can read about it all here. The same subscription also allows you to sign up to and watch US Netflix, and dozens of other streaming services from around the world.
Netflix and Disney may no longer like each other, what with Disney launching a competing platform, and Netflix having cancelled all Disney related programming, but Hulu (now majority-owned by Disney) will be the beneficiary in the short term. 'Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger' is the kind of show that used to be on Netflix, and you'll be able to stream season 2 of the show starting on April 5.
New show 'Ramy' chronicles the adventures of a first-generation American Muslim as he tries to balance the restrictions of his heritage and the fact that he's also a Millennial. You can stream the complete first season of the show on April 19.
Hulu was launched as a TV catch-up service, but now it's about movies as well, and there's a big premiere in April in the form of 'A Quiet Place'. The superb thriller has a bit of horror, sci-fi and plenty of drama thrown in, with real-life husband and wife team of John Krasinski and Emily Blunt doing an excellent job in their first collaboration (The Office's Krasiniski also directed the film). Stream this blockbuster on April 2.
Critics didn't like it much, but audiences did, and so star-studded romantic comedy 'Book Club' (April 21) is probably worth your time.
There are a whole bunch of older movies joining Hulu at the beginning of the month, and the ones that I can fully recommend include both of the funny and spooky 'The Addams Family' and 'Addams Family Values'; the film that should have won an award for best naked sauna fight, 'Eastern Promises'; and the tearjerking 'The Time Traveler’s Wife'.
Documentary fans should check out the impressive 'Stories We Tell' (April 1) and the confronting 'We Are Columbine' (2018).
Some great stuff is leaving Hulu, but luckily, they only leave at the end of the month so you still have some time to catch them before they're gone. The highlights include 'Field of Dreams', 'Marathon Man', 'Thelma & Louise', and 'Wayne’s World'.
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So that's April on Hulu. What will you be watching?
Here's a list of everything that's coming to Hulu in April. Content highlighted above shown in bold below.
Available April 1
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
The Addams Family (1991)
Addams Family Values (1993)
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
America’s Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (2003)
An Everlasting Piece (2000)
At Close Range (1986)
Barton Fink (1991)
Beethoven (1992)
Beethoven’s 2nd (1993)
Beethoven’s 3rd (1999)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Big Fat Liar (2002)
Blow (2001)
Blown Away (1994)
Bounce (2000)
The Cable Guy (1996)
Case 39 (2009)
The Clearing (2002)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Curious George: Follow that Monkey (2009)
Darkness (2002)
The Dark Mile (2017)
Days of Thunder (1990)
Diamonds are Forever (1971)
Die Another Day (2002)
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2007)
Dragonslayer (1981)
Eastern Promises (2007)
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Everything Must Go (2011)
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
Foxfire (1996)
Funny About Love (1990)
Funny Cow (2017)
Gloves Off (2017)
Goldfinger (1964)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Happy Feet (2006)
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
In A World… (2013)
Into The Dark: I’m Just F*cking With You: Episode 7 Premiere (Hulu Original)
The Jerk (1979)
Jersey Girl (2004)
Kill the Irishman (2011)
Law of the Lawless (1964)
Liberty Stands Still (2002)
License to Drive (1988)
Like Mike (2002)
Little Monsters (1989)
Live and Let Die (1973)
The Living Daylights (1987)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
The Minus Man (1999)
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Octopussy (1983)
One Million American Dreams (2018)
Painkillers (2018)
Penelope (2006)
Playing By Heart (1998)
Practical Magic (1998)
Primal Fear (1996)
Project Nim (2011)
Racing with the Moon (1984)
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Sex Drive (2008)
The Shining (1980)
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Stories We Tell (2013)
Sunshine Cleaning (2009)
The Time Traveler’s Wife (2009)
Ultraviolet (2006)
Undisputed (2002)
Uninvited Guest (1999)
Up in Smoke (1978)
Up in the Air (2009)
White Noise (2005)
The World is not Enough (1999)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
April 2
One-Punch Man (Special)
A Quiet Place (2018)
Air Strike (2018)
Weightless (2018)
April 5
Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger (Season 2 Premiere)
April 7
Rick Steves’ Europe (Complete Season 10)
April 8
Finding Your Feet (2018)
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
April 9
One-Punch Man (Season 2 Premiere)
The Bold Type (Season 3 Premiere)
April 10
Chio’s School Road (Season 1, DUBBED)
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord (Season 1, DUBBED)
April 11
The Last Ship (Complete Season 5)
Tyrel (2018)
April 12
Pledge (2019)
April 14
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (2015)
April 15
90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? (Complete Season 3)
Ayesha’s Home Kitchen (Complete Seasons 1 & 2)
Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics (Complete Seasons 11-13)
Dr. Pimple Popper (Complete Season 1)
Fixer Upper (Complete Season 5)
How the Earth Works (Complete Season 1)
The Last Alaskans (Complete Seasons 2 & 3)
Obsession: Dark Desires (Complete Season 2)
Pamela Smart: An American Murder Mystery (Complete Season 1)
Treehouse Masters (Complete Seasons 8-10)
Unearthed (Complete Seasons 2 & 3)
What on Earth (Complete Seasons 2 & 3)
Yukon Men (Complete Season 6)
Enchanted April (1991)
Master of Disguise (2002)
We Are Columbine (2018)
Bless This Mess (Series Premiere)
April 17
Overboard (2018)
April 18
I Am The Night (Complete Season 1)
The Quake (2019)
April 19
Ramy (Complete Season 1 Premiere) Hulu Original Series
April 21
Book Club (2018)
Noma – My Perfect Storm (2015)
April 22
The Posh Frock Ship (Complete Season 1)
The Next Three Days (2010)
The Sisters Brothers (2018)
April 23
Overloard (Episodes 1-13, DUBBED)
Arcadia (2019)
Beast of the Water (2019)
April 24
Border (2019)
Don’t Go (2018)
April 27
Welcome to the Rileys (2010)
April 28
Attack on Titan (Season 3, Part 2 Premiere)
April 29
Fairy Tail (Season 9, Episodes 291-303, DUBBED)
Waiting for Superman (2010)
April 30
Hunting Evil (2019)
Vikings (Complete Season 5B)
Leaving April 30
A Thousand Junkies (2017)
A Walk to Remember (2002)
Abduction (2011)
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatre (2002)
Bleeding Heart (2015)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
Caddyshack (1980)
Caddyshack II (1988)
Chaos (2005)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Chasing Liberty (2004)
Daybreakers (2009)
Cake (2006)
Delta Farce (2007)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Field of Dreams (1989)
Foolish (1999)
Freedomland (2006)
Hairspray (1988)
He Got Game (1998)
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Marathon Man (1976)
Maximum Security (1990)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Next Day Air (2009)
No Greater Love (2017)
Priceless (2016)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Sliver (1993)
Space Jam (1996)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Tomcats (2001)
Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
Unforgettable (1996)
Untamed Heart (1993)
Wayne’s World (1992)
Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Young Adult (2011)
