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Benjamin Lynch

What's coming to Netflix in April 2022? From Joker to Jimmy Savile documentary

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Each month Netflix releases a whole range of TV shows and movies for subscribers to get stuck into.

Despite an increase in the subscription price and worries that users in the future could also be charged for using more than one address on the account, there will be plenty of interest in the new offerings.

For any new changes that might annoy customers, Netflix will hope that the quality of shows available to watch will be enough to negate any changes to their service.

There are plenty of great shows and films like Joaquin Phoenix's stunning performance in the 2019 hit Joker, as well as updates for Ozark and Riverdale fans.

The month also includes one controversial pick, with the addition of Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story.

With plenty to choose from once people have recovered from season two of Bridgerton now available, we take a look at all of the shows and movies available in April.

What TV shows are new to Netflix in April?

Jimmy Savile somehow got away with his paedophile preying for years. A new documentary looks at how (Photo by Eamonn McCabe/Popperfoto via Getty Images)

There is a whole range of shows coming to Netflix this month, including the likes of regular updates for Riverdale fans on Mondays.

The stand-out introduction is the docuseries Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story. This is not to be confused with the drama starring Steve Coogan soon to be airing on the BBC.

Netflix said: "TV star Jimmy Savile charmed a nation with his eccentricity and philanthropy. But sexual abuse allegations expose a shocking unseen side of his persona."

The story is still raw in the UK, in which the knighted TV personality was found to have committed hundreds of sexual crimes over several years, so the new documentary may go some way to understanding how such a thing was allowed to happen.

Elsewhere, there is the next part of season four of Ozark to look forward to, along with season five of Selling Sunset.

Rupert Friend and Sienna Miller feature in Anatomy Of A Sandal, an interesting new drama that follows the lives of a politician accused of scandal and his wife.

Weekly shows:

Forecasting Love And Weather (season one – new episodes on Saturdays)
Jump Like A Witch (season one – episodes weekly starting from April 12)
Riverdale (season six – new episodes on Mondays)
Thirty-Nine (season one – new episodes Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays)
Tomorrow (season one)

April 1

Oddbods (season 3)
Stunt Science (season 1)

April 5

Black Dog: Being a Teacher

April 6

Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story
Michela Giraud: The Truth, I Swear! (season one)
Pálpito (season one)
The Ultimatum: Marry Or Move On (season one)

April 7

Senzo: Murder Of A Soccer Star (season one)

April 8

Dutch Lines (season one)
Elite (season five)
Green Eggs and Ham (season two)
TIGER & BUNNY (season two)

April 13

Our Great National Parks (season one)
Almost Happy (season two)

April 14

Hard Cell (season one)
The Worst Witch (season four)
Ultraman (season two)

April 15

Anatomy Of A Scandal

April 19

Battle Kitty (season one)

April 20

Conversations With A Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes
Russian Doll (season two)
The Marked Heart (season one)

April 22

Heartstopper (season one)
Selling Sunset (season five)

April 29

Ozark (season four - part two)

What movies are coming to Netflix in April?

Joaquin Phoenix won an Oscar for his role as Arthur Fleck in Joker (PA Photo/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc./DC Comics/Niko Tavernise)

The obvious choice for movie-watchers on Netflix this month is the psychological thriller Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix's performance that won him an Oscar for Best Actor.

Dog-owners might like Stray, which follows the life of three stray dogs in Istanbul and won a number of awards.

IMDB explained the documentary film: "Stray explores what it means to live as a being without status or security, following three strays as they embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society."

April 1