What to Watch in April: Season 4 ‘Succession’, new series ‘Evolving Vegan’ and must-see movie premieres
Sure, April showers bring May flowers but do you know what else they bring? More time (indoors) for streaming, bingeing, and more streaming. From thrillers to mysteries, reality TV to sci-fi action, food and travel to dark comedy, there's something for everyone. While the forecast calls for rain, this month’s watch-worthy lineup calls for fan faves, new originals, and movie drops.
Here are our top picks for early spring must-see TV:
Succession
It's baaack. TV’s most loved dysfunctional family of media moguls is back for a fourth and final season of backstabbing, betrayal, and ruthless banter.
Season 4 of HBO’s original drama series Succession has fans reeling, and in case you’re wondering what the hype is all about, binge episode 3. On that note, creator Jesse Armstrong explains the mother of all shake-ups and how the rest of the season might play out (spoiler here).
Late to the Succession party? Here’s everything you need to know: the Emmy®-winning show revolves around patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and his grown children’s sibling rivalries and power struggles to take over the family’s media and entertainment empire. The star-studded cast includes Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Alan Ruck, Kieran Culkin, Matthew Macfayden, and Nicholas Braun.
Where to Watch: New episodes stream Sundays at 9ET on Crave.
Evolving Vegan
Is the future vegan? Travel with host Mena Massoud in his all-new food and travel show EVOLVING VEGAN and find out. The Aladdin star takes you along on his incredible journey and discovery of how the world is moving toward a plant-based lifestyle.
Massoud delves into the exploding vegan food scene across North America in this new six-part series. From the cultural diversity of Los Angeles to picturesque Portland to the hustle and bustle of Mexico City - a vegan foodie’s paradise - and more. Inspired by his 2020 novel of the same name, each episode serves up mouth-watering vegan dishes prepared by talented chefs. Plus, restaurant-hop with homegrown stars Lilly Singh and Tesher, as well as actress Laura Marano and comedian Bassem Youssef. Can you guess which Canadian city is home to the first fully plant-based sushi restaurant? Some food for thought from episode 3.
Where to Watch: CTV Life and Crave, with new episodes rolling out Thursdays at 8ET.
The Traitors US
An ultimate murder mystery reality show premieres this month. Hosted by Alan Cumming (Goldeneye, The Good Wife), this nail-biting game pits 20 of America's most cunning contestants - an interesting mix of everyday folk and reality TV stars - against each other. The goal? To build a prize fund worth $250,000 by completing exhilarating challenges at a remote Scottish castle. The catch? Each night a small group of ‘Traitors’ take out (aka kick-off) the other players, ‘The Faithfuls’, without getting caught. It's up to the ‘Faithfuls’ to find out who the ‘Traitors’ are and banish them from the game before they claim their next victim and the money prize all for themselves.
Where to Watch: New episodes Monday to Friday 9ET on CTV Life and streaming now on Crave.
The Banshees of Inisherin
Any movie that snags nine Oscar nods is a must-see, and this month that movie is The Banshees of Inisherin. Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, this film tells the story of lifelong friends Padraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson), who find themselves at a crossroads when Colm suddenly ends their friendship. Devastated, Padraic - with the help of his sister Siobhan (Kerry Condon) and troubled young islander Dominic (Barry Keoghan) - does whatever it takes to salvage the relationship. Despite Padraic's best efforts to fix things, Colm delivers an ultimatum with shocking consequences.
Where to Watch: The movie premiere drops Sunday, April 21 on Crave.
Mary Makes It Easy
Nobody understands your everyday kitchen woes - and how to solve them - better than Mary Berg. In Season 2 of Mary Makes It Easy, the award-winning host serves up a second helping of inspiring tips, tricks, and recipes that make spending time in the kitchen easy as pie. Each episode is stuffed with simple step-by-step tutorials, time-saving supermarket swaps, and new twists on everyday ingredients to overcome any cooking challenge. From what to make with a fridge full of leftovers, to back to BBQ basics, to what to do when life gives you lemons. Lemonade infused with seasonal berries and fresh mint, anyone? Best of all, you don’t have to be a foodie or culinary wiz for this show to be your batch made in heaven.
Where to Watch: Streaming now on CTV Life and Crave.
Jurassic World: Dominion
As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end…but not without an epic conclusion of the Jurassic era. The final installment in the Jurassic Park trilogy, Jurassic World: Dominion, premieres this month and it’s not like the others. The film takes place four years after Isla Nublar has been destroyed, featuring an all-star cast of characters navigating a world where dinosaurs now live and hunt alongside humans. Could this mean the human species is now the one on the verge of extinction?
Where to Watch: Streaming now on Crave.
Yellowjackets
The wilderness is calling. Showtime’s Yellowjackets is back to deliver more chills and eerie thrills from the wild in Season 2. The mystery/horror-thriller series - described as “darkly funny” on Rotten Tomatoes - picks up right where it left off. The story follows a high school girls' soccer team that survives a plane crash and has to live in the Canadian wilderness for 19 months. The hit show jumps between two timelines: when we see the young girls lost after the crash; and, 25 years later, when we see them as adult survivors whose actions from the past start to catch up with them. The returning cast of core survivors includes Melanie Lynskey (Shauna), Christina Ricci (Misty), Tawny Cypress (Taissa), and Juliette Lewis (Natalie).
Where to Watch: Season 2 streaming now on Crave, with new episodes dropping Fridays.
