Series to Watch: April 2025
DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 10 new series to watch this April, from a revenge thriller featuring British Sign Language and a new take on Sherlock Holmes to the return of The Last of Us and the story behind the world’s first celebrity chef.
Clean
From: France
Original broadcaster: M6
Producer: Tetra Media Fiction
Distributor: ITV Studios
Starring: Alix Poisson, Léonie Simaga, Thaïs Vauquières, Omar Mebrouk, Betina Flender, Raphaëlle Nourry-Mompez, Charles Templon, Sébastien Pouderoux and Bruno Sanches
Launch date: April 4
This drama, which premiered at Series Mania in Lille this week, is a French adaptation of UK series Cleaning Up, which starred Sheridan Smith as a gambling addicted mother who uses her position as a cleaner at a city office to start insider training in a bid to clear her debts. Here, Poisson takes the lead as Lola, a cleaning lady whose chronic debt threatens her battle with her ex-husband to retain custody of their two children. When she discovers a broker at the bank where she works is involved in insider trading, Lola uses these financial tips to play the stock market – a plan that forces her into a dangerous double life.
Dying for Sex
From: US
Original broadcasters: Hulu (US), Disney+
Producer: 20th Television
Starring: Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, Jay Duplass, Kelvin Yu, David Rasche, Esco Jouléy, with Rob Delaney and Sissy Spacek
Launch date: April 4
Dying for Sex is inspired by the story of Molly Kochan (Williams), which was originally shared on the Wondery podcast that Kochan created with her best friend Nikki Boyer (Slate). After Molly receives a diagnosis of stage IV metastatic breast cancer, she decides to leave her husband Steve (Duplass) and begins to explore the full breadth and complexity of her sexual desires for the first time in her life. She gets the courage and support to go on this journey from Nikki, who stays by her side until the very end.
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Reunion
From: UK
Original broadcaster: BBC
Producer: Warp Films
Distributor: BBC Studios
Starring: Matthew Gurney, Lara Peake, Anne-Marie Duff, Eddie Marsan and Rose Ayling-Ellis
Launch date: April 7
This bilingual series blends English and British Sign Language to tell the story of Daniel Brennan (Gurney), a deaf man determined to right his wrongs while unravelling the truth behind the events that led him to prison. Caught between two worlds, he is unable to fully integrate into the hearing world and has been shunned by his closest friends and the wider deaf community following his heinous crime. Meanwhile, Brennan’s only meaningful relationship is with his estranged daughter, Carly (Peake), with whom he has not had any contact since his arrest over a decade ago.
Empathie (Empathy)
From: Québec
Original broadcaster: Crave
Producer: Trio Orange
Distributor: Trio Orange International
Starring: Florence Longpré, Thomas Ngijol, Josée Deschênes, Benôit Brière and Brigitte Lafleur
Launch date: April 10
Longpré writes and stars in this drama as Suzanne, a former criminologist turned psychiatrist who starts a new job at the Mount Royal Psychiatric Institute. There she meets Mortimer (Ngijol), an intriguing intervention officer with whom she becomes friends, and a group of patients who each have stories that can be both heartbreaking and confronting.
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Your Friends & Neighbors
From: US
Original broadcaster: Apple TV+
Producers: Apple Studios, Tropper Ink
Starring: Jon Hamm, Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, Hoon Lee, Mark Tallman, Lena Hall, Aimee Carrero, Eunice Bae, Isabel Marie Gravitt and Donovan Colan
Launch date: April 11
Already commissioned for a second season, Your Friends & Neighbors stars Hamm as Andrew ‘Coop’ Cooper, a hedge fund manager still grappling with his recent divorce. After being fired in disgrace, he resorts to stealing from his neighbours’ homes in the exceedingly affluent Westmont Village, only to discover that the secrets and affairs hidden behind these wealthy facades might be more dangerous than he ever imagined.
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Sherlock & Daughter
From: US
Original broadcasters: The CW (US), Discovery+ (UK & Ireland)
Producers: Starlings Television Distribution, Albion Television and StoryFirst
Distributor: Starlings Television Distribution
Starring: David Thewlis, Blu Hunt and Dougray Scott
Launch date: April 16
Thewlis stars as an older Sherlock Holmes, less confident and out of his comfort zone. The renowned detective finds himself mysteriously unable to investigate a sinister case without risking the lives of his closest friends. Meanwhile, young American Amelia (Hunt) learns her missing father may be the esteemed detective after her mother’s shocking and unexplainable murder. Sherlock then faces a battle between his intellect and his emotion when he is confronted by this young woman claiming to be his daughter, as she also proves to be essential in unravelling a global conspiracy.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
From: Australia
Original broadcaster: Prime Video (Australia, New Zealand & Canada)
Other broadcasters: Sky (Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland), BBC (UK), RTE (Ireland), Movistar Plus+ (Spain), Nova (Greece), Max (Central and Eastern Europe), AXN (Portugal), LG (South Korea), and NBC Universal (Latin America)
Producer: Curio Pictures
Distributor: Sony Pictures Television
Starring: Jacob Elordi, Odessa Young, Ciarán Hinds, Olivia DeJonge and Simon Baker
Launch date: April 18 (Prime Video)
Based on the book by Richard Flanagan, this Australian drama is set against the shadows of the Second World War, telling the story of Lieutenant-Colonel Dorrigo Evans (Elordi) and how his all-too-brief love affair with Amy Mulvaney (Young) shaped his life. Told over multiple time periods, the five-part series provides a love story to sustain audiences through the darkest of times, an intimate character study illustrating the strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity, and an investigation into a marriage and an unforgettable love affair.
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The Stolen Girl
From: UK
Original broadcaster: Disney+
Producer: Quay Street Productions
Starring: Denise Gough, Holliday Grainger, Ambika Mod, Jim Sturgess, Bronagh Waugh and Michael Workeye
Launch date: April 16
Based on the novel Playdate by Alex Dahl, this thriller follows what happens when mum-of-two Elisa allows her nine-year-old daughter Lucia to go on an overnight playdate with her new best friend, Josie. The next day, when Elisa goes to pick up Lucia, she discovers that the beautiful house was a holiday rental. Lucia is missing – and what started out as her daughter’s first sleepover has turned into an abduction.
The Last of Us S2
From: US
Original broadcaster: HBO
Producers: PlayStation Productions, Word Games, Mighty Mint and Naughty Dog
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Rutina Wesley, Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced, Young Mazino, Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, Spencer Lord, Danny Ramirez, Jeffrey Wright and guest star Catherine O’Hara
Launch date: April 14
The post-apocalyptic hit, based on the video game of the same name, returns after a two-year absence. The story picks up five years after the events of the first season, as Joel (Pascal) and Ellie (Ramsey, pictured top) are drawn into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind.
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Carême
From: France
Original broadcaster: Apple TV+
Producer: Shine Fiction
Starring: Benjamin Voisin, Jérémie Renier, Lyna Khoudri and Alice Da Luz
Launch date: April 30
Carême, another show that premiered at Series Mania, follows the story of the world’s first celebrity chef, Antonin Carême (Voisin), who rose from humble beginnings in Paris to the height of culinary stardom in Napoleon’s Europe. While he dreams only of becoming the most famous chef in the world, his talent and ambitions attract the attention of renowned and powerful politicians, who use him as a spy for France. Determined to escape poverty and fulfil his dream, Carême can choose revenge, or he can have it all – women, wealth, fame – but at what cost?
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