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    What to watch: The must-watch things to stream this week, Apr. 5 - Apr. 12, 2024

    By Pamplin Media Group,

    2024-04-05

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    What’s Available NOW On Disney+

    “Bluey” - Season 3, New Episodes (April 7)

    Returning with brand new adventures, this family-favorite kids series follows Bluey, a loveable, inexhaustible, Blue Heeler dog, who lives with her Mum, Dad and her little sister, Bingo. Bluey uses her limitless energy to play games that unfold in unpredictable and hilarious ways, bringing her family and the whole neighborhood into her world of fun.

    “Firebuds” - Season 2 (April 10)

    This computer-animated children’s series follows a young boy named Bo Bayani (Declan Whaley), who teams up with his anthropomorphic fire truck friend, Flash Fireson (Terrence Little Gardenhigh), to keep the city safe from threats of danger. Joining Bo and Flash are Jayden Jones (Jecobi Swain) and his police vehicle, Piston Porter (Caleb Paddock) and Violet Vega Vaughn (Vivian Vencer) with her ambulance, Axl Ambrose (Lily Sanfelippo).

    “Alice’s Wonderland Bakery” - Season 2, New Episodes (Available Now)

    This fantastical Disney Junior animated series for preschoolers and their families is inspired by the beloved world of “Alice in Wonderland.” Centered on Alice (Libby Rue), the great-granddaughter of the original heroine and a budding young baker at the enchanted Wonderland Bakery. It follows Alice’s recipe adventures with her best pals—Fergie (Jack Stanton), a white rabbit; Hattie (CJ Uy), her madcap friend; and Rosa (Abigail Estrella), the Princess of Hearts.

    “Wish” (Available Now)

    Asha (Ariana DeBose), a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe—the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico (Chris Pine) —to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.

    “The Sympathizer” (Max — April 14, Miniseries Premiere)

    Based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, this series is an espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his new life as a refugee in Los Angeles, where he learns that his spying days aren’t over. Hoa Xuande, Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Phanxine, Vy Le, Ky Duyen, Kieu Chinh, Duy Nguyen, Alan Trong, Sandra Oh and Robert Downey Jr. star.

    What’s Available NOW On Prime Video

    “Back to School” (Available Now)

    Thornton Melon (Rodney Dangerfield) is concerned that his son Jason (Keith Gordon) is unsure whether to go to college, so the uneducated self-made millionaire encourages him by signing up as a student as well. As Jason tries to establish himself among his peers and make the diving team, Thornton falls for a pretty professor (Sally Kellerman) and gets others do his schoolwork for him. When the suspicious dean (Paxton Whitehead) finds out, Thornton needs to prove he can get by on his own.

    “Batman” (Available Now)

    This superhero flick from 1989 stars Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne, who, having witnessed his parents’ brutal murder as a child, now fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a madman who calls himself “The Joker” (Jack Nicholson) seizes control of Gotham’s criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger).

    “Bull Durham” (Available Now)

    In Durham, N.C., the Bulls minor league baseball team has one asset no other can claim: a poetry-loving groupie named Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon). As the team’s season begins, Annie selects brash new recruit Ebby Calvin Laloosh (Tim Robbins), whom she christens “Nuke,” to inspire with the religion of baseball. Nuke also receives guidance from veteran player Crash Davis (Kevin Costner), who settles Nuke’s erratic pitching and teaches him to follow the catcher’s lead.

    “Road House” (Available Now)

    Streaming alongside Prime Video’s new reboot, this original action thriller from 1989 is set at The Double Deuce, the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line — and Dalton (Patrick Swayze) has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he’s more than capable, busting the heads of troublemakers and turning the roadhouse into a jumping hot-spot. But, Dalton’s romance with the gorgeous Dr. Clay (Kelly Lynch) puts him on the bad side of cutthroat local big shot Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara).

    What’s Available NOW On Netflix

    “Spirit Rangers” - Season 3 (April 8)

    The Spirit Rangers return to help more friends at Xus National Park, learning more about their culture — and the world around them — every day.

    “What Jennifer Did” (April 10)

    It was a violent crime that shook a quiet Canadian town: mysterious intruders break into the home of Vietnamese immigrants, terrorize the family, and leave a traumatized daughter as the only witness. Neighbors and friends describe the family as hospitable, generous, and hard-working – how could they be targets? This feature-length documentary from director Jenny Popplewell uses police interrogation footage and testimony from those involved to unravel a web of complexities that no one saw coming.

    “Heartbreak High” - Season 2 (April 11)

    All our heroes are back for Term Two at the “lowest ranking school in the district.” But fresh hotties, a new sports teacher and a mystery assailant, throw any hopes for a peaceful term into disarray, while the race for school captain is seeing dirty tactics run rife through Hartley High. This year is more chaotic than ever.

    “Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp” (April 12)

    After getting kicked out of the forest, Woody Woodpecker thinks he’s found a forever home at Camp Woo Hoo — until an inspector threatens to shut down the camp in the computer animated family movie.

    What’s Available NOW On Hulu

    “Under the Bridge” (April 17, Miniseries premiere)

    This adaptation of Rebecca Godfrey’s true-crime book tells the story of Reena Virk (Vritika Gupta), a fourteen-year-old girl went to join friends at a party and never returned home. Seven teenage girls and a boy were accused of the savage murder.

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