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When it comes to true crime chronicles, Hulu serves us best. From The Girl from Plainville to The Dropout and its most recent three-part documentary, Captive Audience: The audiences will perpetually remain captured in their seats.

Disney Plus got its documentary lovers covered with its most recent project Explorer: The Last Tepui. The platform has also taken it to its main Twitter page to share the joy with its fans. “There is an entire world out there to uncover. Join us in celebrating Earth Day with this fascinating film.” 

The new ABC show has surprised viewers and critics alike, getting some of the best reviews of the network’s slate of sitcoms. The first season finale aired on April 12th, 2022, after entering halfway through the traditional broadcast cycle in late 2021. Quinta Brunson may have started in web series, but now she officially shows herself as a TV comedy lead with great creative direction.

The action thriller 'Silverton Siege' is based on genuine events that occurred in South Africa in 1980.

‘Big Eyes’ is a 2014 American biographical drama film about the relationship between American artist Margaret Keane and her second husband, Walter Keane, who, in the 1950s and 1960s, took credit for Margaret's phenomenally popular paintings of people with big eyes.

In David Spade's upcoming Netflix comedy special debut, Nothing Personal, no subject is off bounds. David Spade will join the ranks of many of his business colleagues with the premiere of a new Netflix original comedy show next month.

'Heartstopper' is a Netflix-produced British coming-of-age romance television series based on Alice Oseman's web comic and graphic novel of the same name.

'Along for the Ride' is a new American drama film based on Sarah Dessen's novel of the same name. Sofia Alvarez, who previously worked with Netflix on To All the Boys I've Loved Before and its two sequels, as well as the Eric Andre FXX sitcom Man Seeking Woman, wrote the script. Alvarez is also directing the film, making her directorial debut with 'Along for the Ride.'

‘He's Expecting’ is an upcoming Japanese Netflix Original comedy-drama streaming television series based on the manga Hiyama Kentarou no Ninshin by author Eri Sakai. It tells the story of one man's experience being pregnant. It stars Takumi Saitoh as Kentaro Hiyama, alongside Juri Ueno.

By now, you know of the events surrounding the Will Smith/Chris Rock incident at the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony. The world still seems split on how to deal with what happened, especially when shortly after the ceremony Chris Rock decided not to pursue a charge of assault. Here’s the main course of action taken by the relevant parties.

Billions concludes another season on April 10th, 2022. This popular series from Showtime had more than a few setbacks leading up to its sixth season release, but the showrunners pulled things together for another outing. Not only that, but Billions is also officially renewed for a seventh season. Whether it will be the last remains to be seen, since Billions Season 6 did not see the most positive reception. Here’s all there is to know regarding Season 7.

Walter Mosley’s miniseries adaptation of The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey concludes its six-episode run on April 8th, 2022. This absorbing drama was lauded for Mosley’s depiction of his novel, writing every episode and relying on the talents of a primarily African-American cast and crew. Using a somewhat sci-fi framing as an approach to tell Ptolemy Grey’s life story, Mosley gives this fictional portrait a meaningful existence that remains vital despite not always being a gripping watch.

Keith Knight’s semi-autobiographical comic-turned-series TV show Woke returns after two years. Lamorne Morris of New Girl fame leads the cast as the cartoonist Keef, who after an unexpected confrontation changes his views on taking a stance for his beliefs in his work. Woke season 2 premiered on Hulu on April 8th, 2022.

Developed by Elizabeth Meriwether, who also created New Girl, The Dropout tells the stranger than fiction story of Elizabeth Holmes, who was found provably guilty of committing fraud through the claims of her billion-dollar health technology company, Theranos. This miniseries covers the entire rise and fall of Holmes’ story, based on the ABC podcast of the same name. The finale of The Dropout aired on Hulu on April 7th, 2022.

In March 2022, Pieces of Her premiered on Netflix to mixed reviews from critics. How does this show hold up to scrutiny after its initial weeks of existence? Find out below!