IMDb Picks: April TV Premieres
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- CreatorScott DunlopTom CiaccioStarsGizelle BryantKaren HugerRobyn DixonWe follow the lives of 6 women residents of Potomac, Maryland, each in various stages of life and affluence, shaping their community and their lives."The Real Housewives of Potomac" premieres Sunday, April 2, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.
- CreatorDiane Ruggiero-WrightRob ThomasStarsRose McIverMalcolm GoodwinRahul KohliA medical resident finds that being a zombie has its perks, which she uses to assist the police."iZombie" premieres Tuesday, April 4, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
- CreatorPaul T. ScheuringStarsDominic PurcellWentworth MillerAmaury NolascoA structural engineer installs himself in a prison he helped design, in order to save his falsely accused brother from a death sentence by breaking themselves out from the inside."Prison Break: Sequel" premieres Tuesday, April 4, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on FOX.
- CreatorAdam ReedStarsH. Jon BenjaminJudy GreerAmber NashCovert black ops and espionage take a back seat to zany personalities and relationships between secret agents and drones."Archer" premieres Wednesday, April 5, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FXX.
- CreatorJoel Church-CooperStarsHank AzariaTyrel Jackson WilliamsAmanda PeetA famed Major League Baseball announcer who suffers an embarrassing, very public meltdown live on-air after discovering his beloved wife's serial infidelity, decides to reclaim his career and love life in a small town a decade later."Brockmire" premieres Wednesday, April 5, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on IFC.
- CreatorScott DunlopStarsRamona SingerLuann de LessepsSonja MorganA fast-paced reality show that follows several incredibly busy and ambitious Manhattan women. Watch as they balance envious social calendars, challenging careers, and motherhood, with the hustle and bustle of the big city all around."The Real Housewives of New York City" premieres Wednesday, April 5, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.
- CreatorJillian BellCharlotte NewhouseStarsJillian BellCharlotte NewhouseStephen RootA straight-and-narrow young woman is hired to babysit a mega-rich woman child who has been left alone in her daddy's mansion under house arrest."The Real Housewives of New York City" premieres Thursday, April 6, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central.
- StarsMatt WhelanEmmett SkiltonAdam Jonas SegallerThe Amazon Original Series draws from unprecedented access to more than 17,000 hours of footage and over 2,600 scrapbooks from Hefner's personal archives, chronicling the life of an American icon and the history of the brand he created."American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story" premieres Friday, April 7, on Amazon.
- CreatorStephen Adly GuirgisBaz LuhrmannStarsJustice SmithShameik MooreHerizen F. GuardiolaA ragtag group of teenagers run wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 1970s."The Get Down" premieres Friday, April 7, on Netflix.
- CreatorBrian McGreevyPhilipp MeyerLee ShipmanStarsPierce BrosnanJacob LoflandHenry GarrettA multi-generational epic telling of the story of America's birth as a superpower through the bloody rise and fall of one Texas oil empire."The Son" premieres Saturday, April 8, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on AMC.
- CreatorNancy CarellSteve CarellStarsRashida JonesJere BurnsAndree VermeulenLone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most serious cases, from the murder of a ventriloquist to a rash of baker suicides."Angie Tribeca" premieres Monday, April 10, at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on TBS.
- CreatorVince GilliganPeter GouldStarsBob OdenkirkRhea SeehornJonathan BanksThe trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Jimmy McGill in the years leading up to his fateful run-in with Walter White and Jesse Pinkman."Better Call Saul" premieres Monday, April 10, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on AMC.
- CreatorDan GoorMichael SchurStarsAndy SambergStephanie BeatrizTerry CrewsComedy series following the exploits of Det. Jake Peralta and his diverse, lovable colleagues as they police the NYPD's 99th Precinct."Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premieres Tuesday, April 11, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FOX.
- StarsMike RoweSig HansenKeith ColburnA documentary series chronicling the real-life high-sea adventures of the Alaskan crab fishermen. This is the most deadly profession in the world."Deadliest Catch" premieres Tuesday, April 11, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Discovery.
- StarsChelsea HandlerJeff WildDaniel MaurioChelsea Handler interviews celebrities, academics, and professionals in her new show on Netflix."Chelsea" premieres Friday, April 14, on Netflix.
- CreatorSimon DonaldStarsRichard DormerBjörn Hlynur HaraldssonSienna GuilloryPerched on the edge of the Arctic Circle, Fortitude is one of the safest towns on earth. There has never been a violent crime here. Until now."Fortitude" premieres Friday, April 14, on Amazon.
- CreatorJoel HodgsonStarsJoel HodgsonMichael J. NelsonTrace BeaulieuIn the not-too-distant future Joel Robinson is held captive by Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank, forced to watch B-Grade movies on the Satellite of Love with the help of his robot friends: Cambot, Gypsy, Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot."Mystery Science Theater" premieres Friday, April 14, on Netflix.
- CreatorSydney NewmanStarsJodie WhittakerPeter CapaldiPearl MackieThe further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth."Doctor Who" premieres Saturday, April 15, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on BBC America.
- StarsKatherine KellyGreg AustinJordan RenzoThe sixth formers of Coal Hill Academy all have their own secrets and desires. They have to deal with the stresses of everyday life including friends, parents, school work, sex, and sorrow, but also the horrors that come from time travel."Class" premieres Saturday, April 15, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on BBC America.
- CreatorJohn RidleyStarsBabou CeesayNathaniel Martello-WhiteDaniel MaysA pair of activists in 1970s London set out to free a political prisoner and wage a resistance movement."Guerrilla" premieres Sunday, April 16, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime.
- CreatorDamon LindelofTom PerrottaStarsJustin TherouxAmy BrennemanChristopher EcclestonThree years after the disappearance of 2% of the global human population, a group of people in a small New York community try to continue their lives while coping with the tragedy of the unexplained nature of the event."The Leftovers" premieres Sunday, April 16, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.
- CreatorArmando IannucciStarsJulia Louis-DreyfusTony HaleAnna ChlumskyFormer Senator Selina Meyer finds that being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she hoped and everything that everyone ever warned her about."Veep" premieres Sunday, April 16, at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.
- StarsJodie ComerRebecca BensonJacob Collins-LevyBased on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name, the story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII."The White Princess" premieres Sunday, April 16, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Starz.
- CreatorI. Marlene KingStarsTroian BellisarioAshley BensonLucy HaleFour friends band together against an anonymous foe who threatens to reveal their darkest secrets, while also investigating the disappearance of their best friend."Pretty Little Liars" premieres Tuesday, April 18, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Freeform.
- CreatorI. Marlene KingRebecca SerleStarsBella ThorneCharlie DePewCarter JenkinsA college student's big break in a Hollywood blockbuster leaves her navigating through an undeniable chemistry."Famous in Love" premieres Tuesday, April 18, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Freeform.
- CreatorNoah HawleyStarsBilly Bob ThorntonMartin FreemanAllison TolmanVarious chronicles of deception, intrigue, and murder in and around frozen Minnesota. All of these tales mysteriously lead back one way or another to Fargo, North Dakota."Fargo" premieres Wednesday, April 19, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX.
- CreatorEric Ellis OvermyerStarsTitus WelliverJamie HectorAmy AquinoAn L.A.P.D. homicide detective works to solve the murder of a 13-year-old boy while standing trial in federal court for the murder of a serial killer."Bosch" premieres Friday, April 21, on Amazon.
- CreatorKay CannonStarsBritt RobertsonEllie ReedJohnny SimmonsSophia, a misfit, discovers a passion for fashion, becoming an unlikely businesswoman in the process. As her business grows, however, she has to learn to cope with life as her own boss. This show is loosely based on the true story of Nasty Gal Founder, Sophia Amoruso."Girlboss" premieres Friday, April 21, on Netflix.
- DirectorFernando CoimbraStarsNicholas HoultLogan Marshall-GreenHenry CavillThe story follows a young soldier, and his introduction into the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Based on true events, it bears witness to the destruction and horrors of war."Sand Castle" premieres Friday, April 21, on Netflix.
- DirectorGeorge C. WolfeStarsRenée Elise GoldsberrySylvia Grace CrimReed BirneyAn African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s."The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" premieres Saturday, April 22, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.
- CreatorJohn AltschulerMike JudgeDave KrinskyStarsThomas MiddleditchT.J. MillerJosh BrenerFollows the struggle of Richard Hendricks, a Silicon Valley engineer trying to build his own company called Pied Piper."Silicon Valley" premieres Sunday, April 23, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.
- CreatorBruno HellerStarsBen McKenzieJada Pinkett SmithDonal LogueThe story behind Detective James Gordon's rise to prominence in Gotham City in the years before Batman's arrival."Gotham" premieres Monday, April 24, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FOX.
- CreatorKenneth BillerNoah PinkSuzan-Lori ParksStarsSamantha ColleySeth GabelAntonio BanderasThe life stories of history's greatest minds, from their days as young adults to their final years: their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws, and genius."Genius" premieres Tuesday, April 25, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Nat Geo.
- CreatorTracey WigfieldStarsBriga HeelanAndrea MartinAdam CampbellA New Jersey mom puts her relationship with her daughter to the test when she lands an internship at her new job, which comes with many challenges."Great News" premieres Tuesday, April 25, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
- CreatorLeonardo FasoliStefano BisesRoberto SavianoStarsSalvatore EspositoMarco D'AmoreIvana LotitoCiro disregards tradition in his attempt to become the next boss of his crime syndicate. The internal power struggle puts him and his entire family's life at risk."Gomorrah" premieres Wednesday, April 26, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Sundance.
- CreatorBruce MillerStarsElisabeth MossYvonne StrahovskiAnn DowdSet in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship."The Handmaid's Tale" premieres Wednesday, April 26, on Hulu.
- StarsSharon HorganRob DelaneyMark BonnarAmerican man Rob gets Irish woman Sharon pregnant when they hook up for a week while he is on a business trip in London."Catastrophe" premieres Friday, April 28, on Amazon.
- CreatorJustin SimienStarsLogan BrowningBrandon P BellDeRon HortonAt a predominantly white Ivy League college, a group of black students navigate various forms of racial and other types of discrimination."Dear White People" premieres Friday, April 28, on Netflix.
- DirectorE.L. KatzStarsNikolaj Coster-WaldauRobert ForsterJacki WeaverA disgraced former cop, fresh off a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder - returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mess he left behind."Small Crimes" premieres Friday, April 28, on Netflix.
- CreatorBryan FullerMichael GreenStarsRicky WhittleEmily BrowningYetide BadakiA recently released ex-convict named Shadow meets a mysterious man who calls himself "Wednesday" and who knows more than he first seems to about Shadow's life and past."American Gods" premieres Sunday, April 30, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Starz.