This week Amazon’s Prime Video will add two new TV series, one mystery thriller and one crime drama, as well as a transatlantic drama and a teen rom-com. The last two years have seen some changes to release models, with theatrical releases often abandoned in favor of streaming releases. Even when movies have received larger releases, they have started arriving on streaming platforms like Amazon’s Prime Video faster than they once would have. As well as receiving newer movies sooner, viewers more comfortable staying at home also have access to a huge range of new TV series and older content.
Earlier in April, Amazon Prime Video added the award-winning Hacks season 1 in its entirety. Hacks season 2 is coming and the comedy series promises to continue exploring the relationship between Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), a legendary stand-up comic, and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder), a comedy writer who is helping her to create new material. Amazon also added the movie Joe Bell to their streaming platform in early April. Joe Bell tells the true story of a man who walked across America giving anti-bullying speeches at schools in 2013 after his son, Jadin Bell, was bullied for his sexuality.
While some streaming services operate on a weekly release model, with most of their releases happening on the same day of the week, Amazon’s Prime Video releases on a monthly schedule. This means that Prime Video’s new content can arrive on different days throughout the week and month, although there tends to be a weighting towards the first day of the month. Prime Video’s content releases fall into three main categories: new movies and TV shows that are releasing on Amazon’s Prime Video before anywhere else (often these are Amazon Originals), movies that have seen a theatrical release and TV shows that have appeared on broadcast television, but are now receiving their first appearance on streaming, and older content that is coming to Amazon’s Prime Video for the first time as part of their expansive back catalog. Here are the best new movies and TV shows coming to Amazon Prime Video in April 2022.
Outer Range (Season 1) – April 15
Amazon Prime Video will add Outer Range season 1, with the first two episodes premiering on April 15 and another two episodes releasing every Friday until all 8 episodes have been released. The mystery thriller follows the rancher Royal Abbott (Josh Brolin) as he takes in Autumn (Imogen Poots), a strange drifter who has a connection to the Abbott’s ranch. Set in Wyoming, Outer Range blends mystery and sci-fi and also stars Lili Taylor, Tamara Podemski, Tom Pelphrey, Lewis Pullman, and Noah Reid.
It takes Three – April 15
It Takes Three arrives on Prime Video on April 15, adding to the platform's selection of teen romantic comedies. It Takes Three is a modern-day take on Cyrano de Bergerac and sees Cy Berger (Jared Gilman) hired by the high school popular kid, Chris Newton (David Gridley), to take over his social media and coach him via earpiece so that he can win the heart of Roxy (Aurora Perrineau). Roxy, of course, is more interested in Cy himself, and traditional hijinks ensue throughout It Takes Three.
Bang Bang Baby (Season 1) – April 28
On April 28, Amazon’s Prime Video will release Bang Bang Baby season 1 in its entirety, making the 10-episode series perfect for binging. The Italian drama is a crime series based around family melodrama in 1980s Milan. Bang Bang Baby draws influence from the true story told in the documentary Lady ‘Ndrangheta about Marisa Merico who ended up working for her father’s crime family in Milan when she was still a teenager. Bang Bang Baby stars Arianna Becheroni as Alice and Antonio Gerardi as Nereo. Bang Bang Baby will originally only be available in Italian with English subtitles, but will release an English dubbed version to Amazon’s Prime Video platform on July 1).
I love America – April 29
I Love America comes to Amazon’s Prime Video on April 29 as the French film tells the story of a woman starting a new life on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. Lisa (Sophie Marceau) was raised by her grandmother in France while her mother was away as an actress in America. In an attempt to find a connection to her now-late mother, Lisa moves to Los Angeles and hopes to find a new life, love, and job in another country. The intimate story of I Love America is in part autobiographical, being inspired by director Lisa Azuelos’ own experiences with emigration.
Movies New To Amazon Prime Video
As well as adding brand new content and Amazon Originals, Prime Video also regularly bolsters its collection of older movies throughout the month and these are available to Amazon Prime subscribers at no extra cost. Amazon is pulling out all the stops for Prime Video and on April 15 Amazon is adding a huge portion of the James Bond franchise as Dr. No celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2022. The selection walks viewers through every Bond’s tenure including Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and the first movie from Daniel Craig’s portion of the 007 movie franchise.
- Dr. No (1962)
- From Russia with Love (1963)
- Goldfinger (1964)
- Thunderball (1965)
- You Only Live Twice (1967)
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
- Live and Let Die (1973)
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
- Moonraker (1979)
- For Your Eyes Only (1981)
- Octopussy (1983)
- A View to a Kill (1985)
- The Living Daylights (1987)
- License to Kill (1989)
- GoldenEye (1995)
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
- The World Is Not Enough (1999)
- Die Another Day (2002)
- Casino Royale (2006)
TV Shows Leaving Amazon Prime Video In April
While Amazon is regularly bolstering the content catalog on Prime video, sometimes content leaves for one reason or another. Throughout April, there are several TV shows that are leaving the streaming service. Here are all the TV shows that are leaving Amazon Prime Video on April 20.
- Grey’s Anatomy (Season 1-16)
- Criminal Minds (Seasons 1-15)
- Scandal (Seasons 1-7)
- Lost (Seasons 1-6)
- Ugly Betty (Seasons 1-4)