The Handmaid's Tale If you thought things got unbearably dark in the first season, then hold on to your handmaid hat because daaaaaamn. Having been treated to a sneak peek at the double-episode season 2 opener, we can tell you that events are about to get incredibly real. Enjoyable isprobably the wrong word, but it is essential viewing and we guarantee it's all anyone will be talking about. Premiers with a special double episode Thursday 26, weekly thereafter.
Deadline Gallipoli
This historical war drama shows World War I's ill-fated Gallipoli campaign from the point of view of four war correspondents. With a star-studded cast led by Avatar's Sam Worthington, this four-part miniseries will be a sobering reminder of the sacrifice our young troops made. Streaming from Anzac Day (Wednesday 25).
Anika Moa interviews Kiwi celebs for her new TVNZ series Anika Moa Unleashed.
It's frightening to think that up until now Anika Moa's been on the leash... Throwing all caution to the wind, TVNZ has unleashed her and let her loose in the homes of famous personalities. Bold, bawdy and brief, these 10-minute episodes are packed with lols and rare insight. Streaming now.
Killing Eve
The great Phoebe Waller-Bridge is best known for writing and starring in the brill comedy series Fleabag, but with Killing Eve she moves into the serious business of serial killers. This twisted crime thriller about an MI5 agent hunting a psycho killer is an unexpected sidestep for her, as is the fact she doesn't star, but the rave reviews would suggest she's killed it. Streaming now.
This season the robot revolution is really going to kick off. The growing sentience within the Westworld theme park's AI androids sees them going off script and fighting for their freedom. The trailers look amazing, with the parks samurai, cowboys, Indians and militia rallying against their makers. Not to mention the androids that have escaped the park's confines to enter the real world. This sci-fi mind-bender is one of HBO's big hitters so we're expecting great things. Episodes streaming weekly from Monday 23.
Wonder Woman
Neon has some great movies landing in April, such as the animated Despicable Me 3 in time for the school holidays, Emily Blunt and Jason Segel's not-rom-com The Five-Year Engagement for when the kids are in bed, and the action-packed Death Race 2050 for when you want to turn your brain off. But the big pick has to be Wonder Woman. The film that's solely responsible for getting DC's movie universe on track and also one of our faves films of last year. Streaming now
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The Alienist
Not, as the name may suggest, a space opera about ETs, this is instead a period mystery thriller set in early New York. Taking its name from experts who helped people with mental illness - said to be "alienated from their true selves" - this grim and gritty series follows an alienist who helps the NYPD track down a serial killer who is murdering young male prostitutes and street kids. Streaming from next Thursday.
Mercury 13
If you believe, they put a man on the moon. But, as this movie-length doco shows, it very well could have been a woman taking that first giant step for mankind. The Mercury 13 were a group of female pilots trained in secret to fly Nasa's rocket ship. Not only were there more of them, only seven men were trained, they routinely outperformed their male counterparts in a range of tests. Nevertheless, not one was allowed to board the spaceship. This tells their story. Streaming from next Friday.
