Michelle Williams is Dying for Sex
All good tales must come to and end, and The Handmaid’s Tale, one of Hulu’s most popular and successful series and the highlight of Hulu’s new TV shows coming out in April, wraps up its six-season run beginning April 8 (the finale airs May 27). The Emmy-winning series based on Margaret Atwood’s acclaimed novel stars Elisabeth Moss as a woman standing up to a patriarchal regime in a dystopian society and oh god this already hits too close to home. The dark drama may be a difficult watch, but you can’t stop now when you’re so close to the end.
For another show about a woman standing up for her needs, get in the mood for Dying for Sex. The FX series, which will air exclusively on Hulu, stars Emmy-winner Michelle Williams as a woman whose cancer diagnosis encourages her to leave the safety of her stable life with her husband and take a risk by exploring her sexuality before she dies. It’s a life-affirming dramedy about never shutting the door on your dreams, especially if those dreams involve having an orgasm with someone else.
The best new shows and movies on Hulu in April
Oddity (April 1)
Horror fans have praised this 2024 Irish film as one of the best scary movies of the year, but not a lot of people had the chance to watch it, as it was streaming exclusively on Shudder and AMC+. The moody, gothic movie from director Damian McCarthy follows a blind woman investigating the death of her twin sister a year prior at the hands of a home invader in her country house. It already feels like a cult classic with its elegant take on horror and an ending that slaps a big exclamation mark on the film.
Dying for Sex (April 4)
Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate seem like one of those delightful on-screen pairings that should have already happened, so let’s all give thanks to Dying for Sex, which makes it a reality. The series, from New Girl creator Elizabeth Meriwether and producer Kim Rosenstock, is inspired by the story of Molly Kochan (played here by Williams), who decides to leave her husband and explore her sexual desires after receiving a diagnosis of Stage IV metastatic breast cancer. Slate co-stars as her best friend, Nikki. -Allison Picurro [Trailer]
The Handmaid’s Tale (April 8)
If you’ve stuck with The Handmaid’s Tale through five harrowing seasons, this is your reward. (And if you’ve fallen away from the show but still haven’t shaken it, this is your cue to catch up.) The sixth and final season of Hulu’s dystopian drama promises a revolution, which, according to the official synopsis, “highlights the importance of hope, courage, solidarity, and resilience in the pursuit of justice and freedom.” As expected, June (Elisabeth Moss) will be pulled back into the fight to take down Gilead this season, while those around her will have to choose their side in the resistance. -Kelly Connolly [Trailer] [Everything to know about Season 6]
Everything new on Hulu in April
April 18
The Order (2024) (Vertical)
April 19
Breaking Amish: Complete Season 4
Disappeared: Complete Season 6
Gypsy Sisters: Complete Season 3
Moonshiners: Complete Season 13
April 21
Secrets of the Penguins: Complete Limited Series (Nat Geo)
No Hard Feelings (2023)
No Hard Feelings En Español (2023)
April 22
In a Violent Nature (2024)
April 24
Airline Wars: Complete Season 1 (A&E)
Customer Wars: Complete Season 4 (A&E)
Tell Me How I Died: Complete Season 1 (A&E)
Tiny House World: Complete Season 1 (A&E)
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
April 25
Jessica Kirson: I’m the Man: Special Premiere (Hulu Original)
Azrael (2024)
April 26
Chopped: Complete Season 60
Four Weddings: Complete Season 9
House Hunters Renovation: Complete Season 16
Jessica Chambers: An ID Murder Mystery: Complete Season 1
April 29
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found (2024)
Everything leaving Hulu in April
April 6
Agnes (2021)
April 13
She Will (2021)
April 16
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)
April 20
Totally Under Control (2020)
April 24
The Good Neighbor (2022)
April 27
Resurrection (2022)
April 30
After Everything (2018)
Code Name Banshee (2022)
Stars Fell Again (2023)
