April's Hulu offerings include the season premieres of two popular FX series, a new reality show featuring a marijuana dispensary, Armie Hammer's ex-wife, one of The Real Housewives, and new documentaries on political hip-hop, horse racing, and legendary rock bands
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Other new Hulu Originals this month include "The Greatest Hits," a romantic comedy feature film starring Lucy Boynton as a woman who can time travel to her favorite songs; "Bravolety," the latest in Lisa Vanderpump's multi-faceted business empire films, "Vanderpump Villa," and "Dinosaur," a British comedy about a close-knit sister whose relationship is disrupted when one of them suddenly becomes engaged
Wrexham AFC, Bon Jovi, and Elisabeth Moss highlight Hulu's new programming this month
Ryan Murphy's horror anthology series has been around long enough that he left his production company 20th Television to sign on at Netflix, then returned to 20th Television Murphy has been involved with American Horror Story all along, creating a blend of campiness and terror over 12 seasons that showcase independent stories with occasional small connections
The 12th season adapted Daniel Valentine's novel "Delicate Condition" and was the first based on an outside source material Kim Kardashian takes on her first major role, playing an actress who confronts a sinister force trying to prevent her pregnancy The cast also includes "American Horror Story" regulars such as Emma Roberts and Denis O'Hare After the first half of the season premiered this September, the final four episodes will air this month
Premiered April 4 on Hulu
Lily Gladstone co-stars in this true-crime drama about a murder in Canada in the 1990s, her first project since her Oscar-nominated performance in Martin Scorsese's "Killer in the Flower Moon" Gladstone plays Cam Bentland, a police officer in the town of Saanich on Vancouver Island She and writer Rebecca Godfrey (Riley Keough) investigate the death of a young girl who was killed by a group of teenagers under a local bridge
"Under the Bridge" is based on the real-life Godfrey's book of the same name about an incident that made national news in Canada The cast also includes Archie Panjabi ("The Good Wife") as the victim's mother, and the story explores issues of class, race, and religion in an insular community
Premiered April 17 on Hulu
The third season of this unlikely hit follows the takeover by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny of the Welsh city of Wrexham's soccer ("soccer" to the unsuspecting American) team It continues to depict the equally unlikely rise of the city This is a likable docu-series about two celebrities who do more than simply lend their names to investment properties They are directly involved in the development of the team and its place in the English soccer league
Their efforts have paid off, and in their third season the team has earned a new position in the National League, where they face more intense and high-level competition This season also focuses on Wrexham's women's soccer team, broadening the scope of the popular series that combines the self-deprecating humor of Hollywood stars with the excitement of sporting achievement
Premieres April 19 on Hulu
The term "hair metal" sounds funny and quaint now, but there was a time when hook-laden pop rock bands like Bon Jovi, with their teased hairstyles and tight costumes, were considered the enemy of "real" hard rock There was a time when hook-laden pop rock, teased hairstyles and tight outfits like Bon Jovi were considered the enemy of "real" hard rock Decades later, Jon Bon Jovi and his bandmates have distinguished themselves with a career of enduring hits, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, and this retrospective documentary
This four-part series looks back on the band's 40-year career, beginning in small New Jersey clubs and ending with hits like "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer" It also looks at the present as the band continues to make music and looks to the next phase of a rich career that has silenced all doubters
Premieres April 26 on Hulu
Elisabeth Moss starred in Hulu's first hit original series, "The Handmaid's Tale," and this month, she joins Stephen Knight ("Peaky Blinders: Peaky Blinders) returns to Hulu (via FX) this month with a globe-trotting spy thriller In this six-episode limited series, Moss plays Mi6 agent Imogen Solter, who is forced to take on the role of a young woman who is being used as a spy by the FBI
Imogen's latest mission is to escort Adira (Yumna Marwan), a woman who may have information about a terrorist plot to kill 500,000 people, by sending her to a refugee camp in Turkey Of course, neither Adira nor Imogen's superiors (including Josh Charles as the CIA agent) can be trusted, and numerous betrayals and shootouts ensue as Imogen tries to get to the bottom of the mission and avert disaster
Available on Hulu April 30
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April 1 Savage Salvation, 2022
April 2 The Menu, 2022
April 4 Monster Family 2: Nobody's Perfect, 2021
April 5 Son of Bigfoot" 2017
April 6 Beast of Burden, 2018 Mr Right, 2015 The Program, 2015
April 8 War with Grandpa, 2020
April 14 Black Death, 2010 Drunk Stone Brilliant Dead: The National Lampoon Story, 2015 The Two Faces of January, 2014
April 15 Benediction, 2021
April 27 Banana Split," 2018
April 28 Permanent" 2017
April 29 Escape from Pretoria" 2020 April 30 Billionaire Boys Club, 2018 Blade Runner 2049, 2017 Downhill, 2020 Failed Launch, 2006 Ghostbusters II, 1989 Ghostbusters, 1984 Goosebumps, 2015 Last Duel, 2021 Ombak 3 (2010) Ong-Bak 2 (2008) Ong-Bak, 2003 Pacific Rim, 2013 Pacific Rim: Uprising, 2018 A Personal History of David Copperfield, 2020 Shazam, 2019 Shazam: Wrath of the Gods, 2023 Sisters, 2015 Stand By Me, 1986 Take This Waltz, 2011 Wonder Woman, 2017
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