In this day and age, knowing everything that’s coming to the popular streaming services is incredibly useful, bu tit can be hard to find the geeky things you’ll really want to watch. io9 is here to help—as your humble stewards, we’ve whittled down the new-addition lists to just the cool, nerdy, genre stuff coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon in April so you can plan your month accordingly.
Netflix
Available April 1
Battlefield Earth
Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure
Cabin Fever
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
Cats & Dogs
Deep Blue Sea
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Mortal Kombat
Nancy Drew
Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Seven
Sin City
Speed Racer
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
The Flintstones
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
The Iron Giant
The Lost Boys
The Queen of the Damned
The Spy Next Door
April 5
Despicable Me 3
April 6
Orbiter 9 — An original Netflix film about a woman who has been alone on a spaceship for her whole life suddenly meets a new engineer.
April 13
Lost in Space: Season One — The new, original series!
April 18
Friend Request - A 2016 horror movie about a demonic presence that begins attacking people through social media.
April 20
Aggretsuko: Season One — An animated series about a panda who works in an office by day and does death metal by night.
Mercury 13 — A Netflix original documentary about a group of women who, in 1961, were tested to go into space only to be replaced by men.
Spy Kids: Mission Critical: Season One — Apparently, there’s a Netflix original series based on the Spy Kids movies coming out? Sure.
April 25
Bill Nye: Science Guy
Psychokinesis — A father with new supernatural powers protects his daughter in this Netflix original.
Amazon
Available April 1
A Simple Plan
Carrie
Escape from New York
Friday the 13th
Gamer
Hellbenders 3D - A 2012 film about down and dirty ministers who drag demons to Hell, literally.
Kickboxer
Marathon Man
Mystery Team - Not to be confused with Mystery Men, this 2009 comedy about crime-solving kids also has an insane cast who, at the time, were relatively unknown. It includes Donald Glover, Ellie Kemper, Aubrey Plaza, and many others.
Paranormal Activity
Prancer
Red State
Small Soldiers
Spaceballs
Texas Chainsaw Massacre II
The Foot Fist Way
The Karate Kid
The Phantom
The Rage: Carrie 2
Troy
Wayne’s World 2
Wishmaster
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies
Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled
April 5
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Hulu
Available April 1
A Simple Plan
Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale
Barbie and the Diamond Castle
The Beaver
Carrie
Red State
Con Air
Death Becomes Her
Eagle Vs Shark - A 2007 New Zealand romantic comedy that isn’t really scifi or anything but, does happen to be the directorial debut of one Taika Waititi.
The Foot Fist Way
Friday The 13th
Gamer
The Giant King - Two robots wander through a barren, post-apocalyptic wasteland looking for answers in this animated film.
Hellbenders 3D
Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
Land Before Time Sing Along
Land Before Time Sing Along 2
Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island
Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock
Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
Mystery Team
Paranormal Activity
The Phantom
Prancer
The Rage: Carrie 2
Roxanne
Small Soldiers
Spaceballs
Texas Chainsaw Massacre II
Wayne’s World 2
Wishmaster
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies
Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled
April 10
Preacher: Complete Season Two
April 15
Master of Disguise - A truly terrible Dana Carvey comedy about a man who puts on absurd if not genuinely upsetting costumes to solve crimes.
Slumber - A new horror film about sleep paralysis and nightmares come to life.
April 18
Tragedy Girls - Two girls capture a murderer, then decide to kill him on social media to boost their fame.
April 20
Z for Zachariah - This little known post-apocalyptic drama stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Chris Pine competing for the love of a woman played by Margot Robbie.
April 22
Westworld: Season Two
April 25
The Handmaid’s Tale: Season Two - Hulu’s acclaimed series returns, so definitely mark your calendars for this.
April 27
Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie - A Hulu original documentary on the Barbie doll and her influence on culture.
April 28
78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene - The iconic shower scene in Psycho is hyper-analyzed in this fascinating documentary.