April's Books on Screen roundup includes the season two premiere of "The Flight Attendant" on HBO Max; the season finales of "My Brilliant Friend" on HBO, "Pachinko" on Apple TV+ and "Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber" on Showtime; the series premieres of FX on Hulu's "Under the Banner of Heaven," Netflix's "Anatomy of a Scandal," HBO Max's "Tokyo Vice" and Showtime's "The Man Who Fell to Earth"; the films All the Old Knives and Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate; and the DVD releases of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Death on the Nile, The Tiger Rising, The Meaning of Hitler, Last Looks and The King's Daughter.

In Theaters

Morbius
Release Date: April 1st (wide)
Based on: The Marvel Comics character of the same name

All the Old Knives
Release Date: April 8th (limited)
Based on: ALL THE OLD KNIVES by Olen Steinhauer

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Release Date: April 15th (wide)
Based on: Characters by J. K. Rowling

To Olivia
Release Date: April 15th (limited)
Based on: PATRICIA NEAL: An Unquiet Life, by Stephen Michael Shearer

The Bad Guys
Release Date: April 22nd (wide)
Based on: The children's book series The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey

Firebird
Release Date: April 29th (limited)
Based on: THE STORY OF ROMAN by Sergey Fetisov

On TV

Film Releases

Better Nate Than Ever
Release Date: April 1st on Disney+
Based on: BETTER NATE THAN EVER by Tim Federle

All the Old Knives
Release Date: April 8th on Amazon Prime Video
Based on: ALL THE OLD KNIVES by Olen Steinhauer

Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate
Air Date: Sunday, April 10th at 10pm ET/PT on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Based on: CATERING TO NOBODY and DYING FOR CHOCOLATE by Diane Mott Davidson
 

Series Premieres

"Slow Horses"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on April 1st (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: SLOW HORSES by Mick Herron

"Tokyo Vice"
Release Dates: Thursdays on HBO Max; Series Premiere on April 7th (the first three episodes will be available)
Based on: TOKYO VICE: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan, by Jake Adelstein

"Dirty Lines"
Release Date: April 8th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: 06-COWBOYS by Fred Saueressig

"Anatomy of a Scandal" (6-episode limited series)
Release Date: April 15th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL by Sarah Vaughan

"Heirs to the Land"
Release Date: April 15th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: HEIRS TO THE LAND by Ildefonso Falcones

"Roar"
Release Date: April 15th on Apple TV+ (Season One)
Based on: ROAR by Cecelia Ahern

"Heartstopper"
Release Date: April 22nd on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: The graphic novel series Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

"The Man Who Fell to Earth"
Air Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on Showtime; Series Premiere on April 24th (the first two episodes will air)
Based on: THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH by Walter Tevis

"We Own This City" (6-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Mondays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Series Premiere on April 25th
Based on: WE OWN THIS CITY: A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption, by Justin Fenton

"Under the Banner of Heaven" (7-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Thursdays on FX on Hulu; Series Premiere on April 28th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer

"Shining Girls"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on April 29th
Based on: THE SHINING GIRLS by Lauren Beukes
 

Season Premieres

"The Hardy Boys"
Release Date: April 6th on Hulu (Season Two)
Based on: The Hardy Boys series by Franklin W. Dixon

"The Flight Attendant"
Release Date: Thursdays on HBO Max; Season Two Premiere on April 21st (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT by Chris Bohjalian

"Made for Love"
Release Dates: Thursdays on HBO Max; Season Two Premiere on April 28th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: MADE FOR LOVE by Alissa Nutting
 

Series Finale

"The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey" (6-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Series Finale on April 8th
Based on: THE LAST DAYS OF PTOLEMY GREY by Walter Mosley
 

Season Finales

"Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber"
Air Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on Showtime; Season One Finale on April 10th
Based on: SUPER PUMPED: The Battle for Uber, by Mike Isaac

"My Brilliant Friend"
Air Dates: Mondays at 10pm ET/PT on HBO; Season Three Finale on April 18th
Based on: THOSE WHO LEAVE AND THOSE WHO STAY by Elena Ferrante

"Sanditon"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season Two Finale on April 24th
Based on: SANDITON, an unfinished novel by Jane Austen

"Tokyo Vice"
Release Dates: Thursdays on HBO Max; Season One Finale on April 28th
Based on: TOKYO VICE: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan, by Jake Adelstein

"Pachinko"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season One Finale on April 29th
Based on: PACHINKO by Min Jin Lee

"Slow Horses"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season One Finale on April 29th
Based on: SLOW HORSES by Mick Herron
 

Ongoing Series

"Riverdale"
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: The characters of Archie Comics

"Outlander"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on Starz
Based on: A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES by Diana Gabaldon

"Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO
Based on: SHOWTIME: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s, by Jeff Pearlman

"The Flash"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: The DC Comics character The Flash, created by Robert Kanigher, John Broome and Carmine Infantino

"Big Sky"
Air Dates: Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT on ABC
Based on: The Highway series by C. J. Box

On DVD

Death on the Nile
DVD Release Date: April 5th
Based on: DEATH ON THE NILE by Agatha Christie

The Meaning of Hitler
DVD Release Date: April 5th
Based on: THE MEANING OF HITLER by Sebastian Haffner

Last Looks
DVD Release Date: April 12th
Based on: LAST LOOKS by Howard Michael Gould

Spider-Man: No Way Home
DVD Release Date: April 12th
Based on: The Marvel Comics character Spider-Man

The Tiger Rising
DVD Release Date: April 12th
Based on: THE TIGER RISING by Kate DiCamillo

The King's Daughter
DVD Release Date: April 19th
Based on: THE MOON AND THE SUN by Vonda N. McIntyre