Film TV series April 2023: titles dates program Netflix cinema releases

Explosion of news both in cinemas and on streaming platforms with the arrival of spring. Very numerous TV series outgoing at April 2023among which the highly anticipated finale of “The summer we learned to fly” stands out, a Netflix product launched in 2021. Equally varied are the proposals to the cinemastarting with some great classics, revisited or in an original version in honor of a special occasionup to the very Italian true crime by Pierluigi Ferrandini.

The start of summer brings with it a wave of new titles,

but above all of great returns. On the occasion of Warner Bros. Centennialone of the most famous production and distribution companies, the major has decided to bring some of his most iconic films back to the big screen. The exhibition opens with “The Wizard of Oz”, a timeless masterpiece by Victor Fleming, restored by Warner in 2013, followed by the unique and inimitable “Superman”, in the original version by Richard Donner of 1978. True progenitor of the film adaptations of superhero comics, the man of steel played by Christopher Reeve returns to the cinema starting April 24th.

In cinemas this month also another reinterpretation of a great classic: the first of two films directed by Martin Bourboulon, the new French blockbuster “The Three Musketeers – D’Artagnan” arrives on April 6, with a very rich cast among whose names shine Vincent Cassel, Louis Garrel and Eva Green. Reinterpreted in a contemporary, ironic and compelling key, the adaptation of the famous work by Alexandre Dumas sheds a new light on the female characters, Milady, Anna D’Austria and Constance, who become the real protagonists.

Furthermore, the ambitious Walt Disney Pictures project in a live action key continues, which has already given life to titles such as “Dumbo”, “The Lion King” and the more recent “Cruella”. At the end of the month, in fact, the adventures of television’s most beloved ageless child return with “Peter Pan & Wendy”, directed by David Lowery and available only on Disney Plus.

Rentrée expectations also among TV series: Netflix and Prime Video carry on their cult stories

Ample space equally deserved by the platforms, which for the month of April have many well-known titles in store, together with the most varied novelties. In fact, the Lord of streaming, in addition to offering interesting premieres including the thriller and spicy miniseries “Ossessione” (to replace the equally hot Sex/Life), or “Transatlantic”, inspired by the true story of Varian Fry, Mary Jayne Gold and the Emergency Rescue Committee, releases the last seven episodes of “The summer we learned to fly”, the grand finale of the friendship story between Kate (Sarah Chalke) and Tully (Katherine Heigl) much loved by the Italian public. Another acclaimed return, the one proposed by Prime Video starting from April 14, with the fifth season of “La wonderful Mrs. Maisel”. The irreverent queen of stand-up comedy, played by award-winning Rachel Brosnahan, is ready to do anything to earn the glittering fame she covets from day one on stage.

Both in theaters and on the platforms: Italy dominates the scene

One of the first films to arrive in Italian cinemas is “My

” (starting April 6), new work by Ivano De Matteo, a Roman director capable of bringing human frailty, family affection and everyday difficulties to the big screen in a masterly and always exciting way. “Mia”, a film starring Edoardo Leo and Greta Gasbarri, acquires further relevance as it deals with an important and delicate topic, that of revenge porn. Another highly anticipated Italian film in theaters is “Il sol dell’avvenire”, a new work by director, actor, screenwriter and producer Nanni Moretti. Two years after the film adaptation of the novel by Eshkol Nevo “Tre Piani”, a film welcomed by a very long burst of applause at the Cannes Film Festival 2021, one of the most divisive directors of Italian cinema returns to the big screen with an ambitious comedy.

The streets of Rome to Battiato’s notes, circus life, love, but also politics and therapy, these are the ingredients of Moretti’s new recipe which boasts a cast of well-known faces including Margherita Buy, Silvio Orlando, Barbora Bobulova and Blu Yoshimi, already seen in “Caos Calmo” when she was still a child. Among the interpreters, also Valentina Romani, much loved by the younger audience as the protagonist of the cult series of Rai Fiction, Sea Out. At the cinema starting from 17 April for all fans of thrillers and true crimes, arrives “Percoco – The first monster of Italy”. Feature film based on the novel by Marcello Introna, the film marks the film debut of director Pierluigi Ferrandini and tells the true story of the monster of Bari, Franco Percoco.

“The Good Mothers” and the women of the ‘Ndrangheta: new Disney Plus series

To conclude this long overview, we offer you one of the most interesting Italian titles released on streaming platforms. Series Award Winner at the 73rd edition of the Berlin International Film Festival, “The Good Mothers” is the new original Italian project signed by Disney Plus. Directed by Julian Jarrold and Elisa Amoruso, and based on the homonymous bestseller by journalist Alex Perry, the series tells the courage of the women who dared to challenge the ‘Ndrangheta.

With a talented cast, including Barbara Chichiarelli, Valentina Bellè and Micaela Ramazzotti, “The Good Mothers” follows the investigations and meetings of the young prosecutor Anna Colace, who intends to help the wives, daughters and lovers of the mafia bosses, eager to break free from violence. In short, April 2023 promises to be a month full of content to be discovered both in the room and from the convenience of streaming through platforms such as Netflix, Prime Video and Disney Plus. All we have to do is therefore wish you a good vision!

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