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Here’s what’s new on Netflix Canada in April

Via Vanity Fair/The Source

Netflix Canada in April 2019 is getting a lot of fresh stuff, so get your bingeing hat on. Fun fact, Netflix released more originals than acquired content in 2018, marking a tipping point in its business model. This trend will undoubtedly continue in 2019, with movies, tv shows, and even anime all being produced by Netflix. Hopefully, the success of films like Roma and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs continues to bolster Netflix’s reputation.

To start, here’s everything coming to Netflix Canada in April.

April 1

Ultraman (Netflix Original Animé)
Annie (Film, Acquired Content)
Boyz n the Hood (Film, Acquired Content, Sweet Movie)
Fifty Shades Darker (Film, Acquired Content, Bad Movie)
Les Misérables (1998) (Film, Acquired Content)
Memoirs of a Geisha (Film, Acquired Content, Not a great story but won multiple Oscars)
Monty Python Best Bits (mostly): Season 1 (Series, Acquired Content, Commentary over original Python Sketches)
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (Documentary, Acquired Content)
Resident Evil: Extinction (Film, Acquired Content)
Snatched (Film, Acquired Content)
Split (Film, Acquired Content, a surprisingly bad portrayal of Dissociative Identity Disorder)

April 2

Kevin Hart: Irresponsible (Netflix Comedy Special, we’re ready for this one)
Sleepless (Film, Acquired Content)

April 3

Billy Elliot (Film, Acquired Content, surprisingly poignant film about finding oneself)
Hulk (Film, Acquired Content, a little more heavy-handed film about finding oneself)
Suzzanna: Buried Alive (Netflix Original Film)

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April 4

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (Documentary, Acquired Content, we say really? Whose word?)
Star: Season 3 (Series, Acquired Content)

April 5

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Part 2 (Netflix Original Series)
Our Planet (Netflix Original Series, featuring David Attenborough aka The God of Narration)
Persona: Collection (Netflix Original Series)
Roman Empire: Caligula: The Mad Emperor (Netflix Original Series)
Spirit Riding Free: Season 8 (Netflix Original Series)
Tijuana (Netflix Original Series)
Unicorn Store (Netflix Original Series, with Samuel L. Jackson, nice)

April 8

The Oath (Film, Acquired Content)

April 9

Trolls: The Beat Goes On!: Season 6 (Netflix Original Series, with 6 seasons? Huh)

April 10

You vs. Wild (Netflix Interactive Series featuring Bear Grylls, count us in just as long as we don’t have to make decisions about what he drinks)

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April 11

Black Summer (Netflix Original Series)

April 12

A Land Imagined (Netflix Original Film)
Colette (Film, Acquired Content)
Huge in France (Netflix Original Series)
Mighty Little Bheem (Netflix Original Series)
The Perfect Date (Netflix Original Film)
The Silence (Netflix Original Film, a mash up between Bird Box and A Quiet Place)
Special (Netflix Original Series)
What They Had (Film, Acquired Content)
Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island? (Netflix Original Film, and a very uncomfortable question to ask. Can we answer with nobody?)

April 15

Happy Feet Two (Film, Acquired Content)
Luis Miguel – The Series: Season 1 (Series, Acquired Content)
No Good Nick (Netflix Original Series)

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April 16

Super Monsters Furever Friends (Netflix Original Series, weirdest title on the list, including Trolls: The Beat Goes On)

April 18

My First First Love (Netflix Original Series, but who was your first first like like?)

April 19

A Fortunate Man (Netflix Original Film)
Brené Brown: The Call to Courage (Netflix Original Series)
Cuckoo: Season 5 (Series, Acquired Content)
Music Teacher (Netflix Original Film)
Rilakkuma and Kaoru (Netflix Original Series)
Samantha!: Season 2 (Netflix Original Series)
Someone Great (Netflix Original Film)

April 20

Grass is Greener (Netflix Original Series, funny because 420, believe it or not, is the weed number)
Weed the People (Documentary, Acquired Content)

April 22

Pinky Malinky: Part 2 (Netflix Original Series)
Selection Day (Netflix Original Series)

April 23

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix Original Series)

April 24

Bonding (Netflix Original Series, about a dominatrix, so might be fun?)

April 26

The Protector: Season 2 (Netflix Original Series)
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads (Netflix Original Series)
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Season 2 (Netflix Original Series)
Street Food (Netflix Original Series, from the same people behind Chef’s Table, which we are pumped about)
Yankee (Netflix Original Series)

April 28

Little Women (Film, Acquired Content, not really about little women)

April 29

Burning (Film, Acquired Content)
Wonder Woman (Film, Acquired Content)

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April 30

Anthony Jeselnik: Fire in the Maternity Ward (Netflix Comedy Special)
Baki: Part 2 (Netflix Original Anime)
Ingress: The Animation (Netflix Original Anime)

For the bad news, here are the titles we’re going to miss the most from the stull leaving Netflix Canada in April.

The Gift (April 1) – Always weird to see Jason Bateman play someone who is not Michael Bluth, but this is a fun psychological thriller.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (April 7) – Arguably the most complete rundown of the Star Wars universe, and created by Lucasfilm Animation.

Captain Phillips (April 21) – Netflix is no longer the captain of this movie.

Ocean’s Eleven (April 29) – A powerhouse film that really captured the early 2000s vibe.

And that’s the list of what’s coming to Netflix Canada in April! We can’t wait to get binge watching.