Netflix New Releases This Week:Netflix is closing out April with one of its strongest weekly lineups yet. The streaming company provides new movies and returning shows and documentaries and comedy content from April 20 through April 26 2026. It includes the star-led survival film Apex that features Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton and the upcoming animated series Stranger Things: Tales From ’85.
Netflix New Releases This Week (April 20–26, 2026)
April 20
Funny AF with Kevin Hart
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The show features Kevin Hart as he leads a comedy competition series which tests emerging comedians through stand-up performance. The show promises uncensored humor and audience-driven results.
CoComelon Lane Season 7
Netflix expands its family-friendly lineup with a new season of the hit preschool series.
April 21
Unchosen
The psychological thriller miniseries reveals the secret connections which exist between desire and power within a cult that operates in dangerous ways. Listed among this week’s major additions by Tom’s Guide.
Untold: The Shooting at Hawthorne Hill
The Untold documentary franchise which Netflix developed as an acclaimed series returns with a true-crime documentary which unveils a shocking real-life criminal case.
April 22
Million Dollar Secret Season 2 (New Episodes)
The reality competition series returns with its contestants who need to locate hidden one million dollar treasure to discover their competing opponents.
April 23
Stranger Things: Tales From ’85
One of Netflix’s biggest launches this week is Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 which expands the blockbuster franchise through its animated content.
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The show takes place between the second and third seasons of the original series when Eleven and her friends face new dangers from the Upside Down which threaten their hometown of Hawkins. All 10 episodes of the show will be available for binge viewing since the show will release all episodes at the same time which differs from Netflix’s recent practice of staggered episode releases.
Industry observers see this as Netflix’s next attempt to extend one of its most valuable global franchises after the main show’s conclusion.
Running Point Season 2
Kate Hudson returns in Netflix’s sports-comedy hit that became a breakout success last year. The new season continues the story of a woman managing a fictional Los Angeles basketball franchise.
Apex Netflix Movie (2026): Charlize Theron Cast, Release Date, Story & Trailer
April 24
Apex
Charlize Theron leads Apex which tells the story of survival through its action thriller set in the Australian wilderness.
She performs the role of Sasha who travels alone to deal with her loss but ends up becoming the target of Taron Egerton’s character who is a skilled serial killer. Early previews describe the film as a tense cat-and-mouse thriller with strong action credentials.
Many analysts expect Apex to enter Netflix’s global Top 10 quickly after release.
April 26
Supernova Strikers: Genesis
The event shows celebrity boxers who demonstrate their sports skills while they create a fusion between sports entertainment and influencer culture.
Top Netflix Picks This Week (April 20–26)
1. Apex
2. Stranger Things: Tales From ’85
3. Running Point Season 2
4. Funny AF with Kevin Hart
If you’re wondering what to watch on Netflix this week, April 20–26 may be one of the platform’s strongest weeks of the month.
