Here's what's coming to Netflix in April 2021 -- and what's leaving

MW UPDATE: Here's what's coming to Netflix in April 2021 -- and what's leaving

By Mike Murphy

The fantasy thriller 'Shadow and Bone,' a new season of 'The Circle' and star-studded movies are on tap

Netflix Inc. is releasing a slew of new stuff in April, including the return of a reality hit and a much-anticipated new fantasy series.

That would be "Shadow and Bone" (April 23), the series adaptation of the hugely popular YA novels from Leigh Bardugo. Jessie Mei Li stars as Alina, an orphan in a war-torn country who discovers she has mystical powers that could change the fate of her world.

There's also a second season of "The Circle" (April 14), the cringingly addictive reality show where contestants flirt, befriend and catfish each other as they vie for a $100,000 prize. It'll be released in a different format this time, with four episodes at a time dropping for three straight Wednesdays before the finale May 5.

Netflix $(NFLX)$ also has some star-studded original movies on the way, including "Concrete Cowboy" (April 2), a Black cowboy drama set in Philadelphia starring Idris Elba; "Thunder Force" (April 9), a superhero comedy staring Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer; and "Stowaway" (April 22), a sci-fi thriller starring Anna Kendrick, Toni Colette and Daniel Dae Kim.

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Also of note: The British series "The Serpent" (April 2), about a serial killer who preyed on travelers on India's "hippie trail" in the 1970s, based on real events; "Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute" (April 7), a celebrity musical tribute to the country music icon; "This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist" (April 7), a docuseries about a notorious Boston museum heist in 1990; and "Life in Color with David Attenborough" (April 22), an Earth Day-themed documentary about the way animals use color.

Here's the full list of what's coming and going, as of March 24 (release dates are subject to change):

What's coming in April 2021

Date TBAThe Disciple -- Netflix FilmSearching for Sheela -- Netflix Documentary

April 1Magical Andes: Season 2 -- Netflix DocumentaryPrank Encounters: Season 2 -- Netflix OriginalTersanjung the Movie -- Netflix FilmWorn Stories -- Netflix Documentary2012Cop OutFriends with BenefitsInsidiousLegally BlondeLeprechaunThe PianistThe PossessionSecrets of Great British Castles: Season 1The Time Traveler's WifeTyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy FamilyWhite BoyYes Man

April 2Concrete Cowboy -- Netflix Film

Just Say Yes -- Netflix FilmMadame Claude -- Netflix FilmThe Serpent -- Netflix Original

Sky High -- Netflix Film

April 3Escape From Planet Earth

April 4What Lies Below

April 5Coded BiasFamily Reunion: Part 3 -- Netflix Family

April 6The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You -- Netflix Family

April 7The Big Day: Collection 2 -- Netflix OriginalDolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute -- Netflix DocumentarySnabba Cash -- Netflix OriginalThis Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist -- Netflix Documentary

The Wedding Coach -- Netflix Original

April 8The Way of the House Husband -- Netflix Anime

April 9Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? -- Netflix FilmNight in Paradise -- Netflix FilmThunder Force -- Netflix Film

April 10The Stand-In

April 11Diana: The Interview That Shook the World

April 12New Gods: Nezha Reborn -- Netflix FilmNicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn: Seasons 1-4

April 13The Baker and the Beauty: Season 1Mighty Express: Season 3 -- Netflix FamilyMy Love: Six Stories of True Love -- Netflix Documentary

April 14The Circle: Season 2 -- Netflix OriginalDad Stop Embarrassing Me! -- Netflix OriginalLaw School -- Netflix OriginalThe Soul -- Netflix FilmWhy Did You Kill Me? -- Netflix Documentary

April 15Dark City Beneath the BeatThe MasterRide or Die -- Netflix Film

April 16Arlo the Alligator Boy -- Netflix FamilyAjeeb Daastaans -- Netflix FilmBarbie & Chelsea The Lost BirthdayCrimson PeakFast and Furious Spy Racers: Season 4: Mexico -- Netflix FamilyInto the Beat -- Netflix FilmRushSynchronicWhy Are You Like This -- Netflix OriginalThe Zookeeper's Wife

April 18Luis Miguel: The Series: Season 2 -- Netflix Original

April 19Miss SloanePJ Masks: Season 3

April 20Izzy's Koala World: Season 2 -- Netflix Family

April 21Zero -- Netflix Original

April 22Life in Color with David Attenborough -- Netflix Documentary

Stowaway -- Netflix Film

April 23Heroes: Silence and Rock & RollShadow and Bone -- Netflix OriginalTell Me When -- Netflix Film

April 27August: Osage CountyBattle of Los AngelesFatma -- Netflix OriginalGo! Go! Cory Carson: Season 4 -- Netflix Family

April 28Sexify -- Netflix OriginalHeadspace Guide to Sleep -- Netflix Documentary

April 29Things Heard and Seen -- Netflix FilmYasuke -- Netflix Anime

April 30The Innocent -- Netflix OriginalThe Mitchells vs. The Machines -- Netflix FamilyPet Stars -- Netflix OriginalThe Unremarkable Juanquini: Season 2 -- Netflix Original

What's leaving in April

April 2Honey: Rise Up and Dance

April 4Backfire

April 11Time Trap

April 12Married at First Sight: Season 9Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning: Season 1

April 13Antidote

April 14Eddie Murphy: DeliriousThe New RomanticOnce Upon a Time in LondonThor: Tales of Asgard

April 15Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

April 19CarolThe Vatican Tapes

April 20The Last Resort

April 21The Great British Baking Show: Masterclass: Seasons 1-3

April 22Liv and Maddie: Seasons 1-4

April 23Mirror Mirror

April 24Django Unchained

April 26The Sapphires

April 27The CarDoom

April 28Paul Blart: Mall Cop

April 3017 AgainBlackfishCan't Hardly WaitDen of ThievesHow to Be a Latin LoverI Am LegendJumping the BroomKingdom: Seasons 1-3Knock KnockPalm Trees in the SnowPlatoonRunaway BrideSnowpiercerThe Green HornetThe Indian in the CupboardWaiting

-Mike Murphy; 415-439-6400; AskNewswires@dowjones.com