While things may be a little up in the air for HBO Max right now, the service is still chugging along as usual with massive batches of new streaming releases. In April, the service will pick up all of the Alien movies, including Alien: Romulus and the Alien vs. Predator crossovers. As The Pitt reaches its second season finale, we’ll get new season premieres for Euphoria and Hacks. Sadly, we’ll also be getting the final episodes of Smiling Friends.
Without further ado, here’s everything coming to HBO Max in April.
Everything Coming to HBO Max in April
April 1
Highlight: The Full Alien Franchise
It’s always nice when a full franchise finds a streaming home in a single place, and that seems to be the next stage for Alien. Most Alien movies will be available to stream on HBO Max starting on April 1, while Alien: Romulus will come to the service on April 3. We were particularly big fans of the most recent release, with our 8/10 review saying it “boils everything fans love about the tonally-fluid franchise into one brutal, nerve-wracking experience.”
The Alien Movies in Chronological Order
April 2
- Body Bizarre, Season 8 (TLC)
- Expedition Files, Season 4 (Discovery)
April 3
April 4
April 5
- Teen Titans Go!, Season 9G (Cartoon Network)
April 7
- Tropic Like It’s Hot, Season 1 (HGTV)
April 9
- Hacks, Season 5 (Max Original)
- The World’s Tallest Man, Season 1 (HGTV)
April 10
- Artemis II: To the Moon and Back (Discovery)
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- House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 208 (HGTV)
April 12
- Be My Guest with Ina Garten, Season 7 (Food Network)
- Building Back America’s Trades, Season 1 (Magnolia Network)
- Euphoria, Season 3 (HBO Original)
Highlight: Euphoria Season 3
After just over four years, Euphoria is returning for a third season. The aesthetics-oriented drama was an early part of the careers of Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi, not to mention Zendaya’s transition out of the Disney Channel, so it’ll be interesting to see what it looks like for everyone to return to their original characters. Thankfully the new season features a time jump, taking the main cast out of high school.
Euphoria Season 3 Photos
April 13
- Boy Band Confidential: A Hollywood Demons Event, Season 1 (ID)
- Smiling Friends, Season 3B (Adult Swim)
Highlight: Final Episodes of Smiling Friends
Smiling Friends, from creators Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack, has been a beloved cartoon since its premiere in 2020. Despite early reports that the show had been greenlit full 5 seasons, the creators recently confirmed the show would instead be ending rather abruptly with Season 3, meaning its final two episodes are premiering in April. Unfortunately, that time has arrived.
April 14
- Rock The Block, Season 7 (HGTV)
- The Dark Wizard (HBO Original)
April 15
- Nanny McPhee Returns
- World’s Bargain Dream Homes, Season 1 (HGTV)
April 16
- One Day In My Body, Season 1 (TLC)
- The Pitt Season 2 Episode 15 (Final)
Highlight: The Pitt Season 2 Finale
The second season of The Pitt premiered back in January and is finally coming to the end of the shift in mid-April. We were big fans of the first season, giving it a full 10/10, and it seems the medical drama has kept up the quality in Season 2.
April 17
- Dust Bunny (Lionsgate)
- House Hunters: Volume 11, Season 253 (HGTV)
April 18
- Belle Collective, Season 7 (OWN Network)
- Krypto Saves the Day: Coastal Catastrophe
April 20
- Impractical Jokers, Season 12B
April 21
- Hollywood Demons, Season 2 (ID)
- No Hard Feelings
April 22
- Jeff Dunham’s The Cars That Drove Us, Season 1 (Discovery)
April 23
April 24
- 48 Hrs: Escape From Chernobyl (Discovery)
- HGTV Smart Home 2026 (HGTV)
- House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 209 (HGTV)
- Marty Supreme (A24)
Highlight: Marty Supreme
After picking up quite a few nominations over the awards season (alas no Oscar for Timmy), Marty Supreme is finally making its way to streaming. Here’s a snippet from our original 9/10 review:
“Equal parts fun and stressful, Marty Supreme combines the chaotic directing style of Josh Safdie with the charisma of Timothée Chalamet to make a one-of-a-kind ping pong movie that is, without a doubt, one of the year’s best films.”
April 25
- Confessions of a Nazi Spy
- The Mouthpiece
- Stranger on the Third Floor
April 27
- 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing, Season 3 (Food Network)
April 28
- Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia, Season 1 (CNN)
HBO Max Plans and Prices
As of now, nothing has changed with HBO Max as a streaming service. Plans start at $10.99/month, and you can bundle your subscription with Disney+ and Hulu.
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That said, Paramount has closed in on its acquisition of Warner Bros., which may lead to a streaming shift at some point in the near future. For now, Paramount claims they will let Warner Bros. operate with independence, but they’ve also already floated the idea of combining Paramount+ and HBO Max into a single streaming service.
Blythe (she/her) is an Audience Development Coordinator at IGN who, when she isn’t following streaming news, spends way too much time in character customization screens and tracking down collectibles.
