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All right now. I wrote about the upcoming movies in April here on Filmsane, and the time has come for the TV shows to be acknowledged. The good and promising TV shows that are about to hit the small screen in April. There are some good, there are some bad but there are some that are intriguing that deserve your chance.

But who are the new awesome TV shows that are headed for small screen premieres this month?

The Last O.G.

Creators: John Carcieri, Jordan Peele
Stars: Tracy Morgan, Tiffany Haddish, Cedric the Entertainer…
Original release: April 3, 2018
Tray is an ex-con who is released from prison for good behavior after serving fifteen years. He returns to his old Brooklyn neighborhood to find that it has become gentrified. His ex-girlfriend, Shay, is now married to a white man named Josh and is raising his twin children Amira and Shazad. Tray decides to become a better man and a father with the help of the owner of a halfway house, Mullins, and his cousin Bobby.

Howards End

Written by: Kenneth Lonergan
Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Hayley Atwell, Philippa Coulthard…
Release Date: April 8th 2018
The social and class divisions in early 20th century England through the intersection of three families – the wealthy Wilcoxes, the gentle and idealistic Schlegels and the lower-middle class Basts.

Killing Eve

Developed by: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Stars: Fiona Shaw, Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer…
Release Date: April 8th
Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh), a desk-bound MI5 Officer begins to track down talented, psychopathic assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer), while both women become obsessed with the other.

Rellik

Created by: Harry Williams and Jack Williams
Stars: Richard Dormer, Jodi Balfour, Paterson Joseph…
Release Date: April 13th
The series tells the story of the hunt for a serial killer who always attacks his victims with acid. The chief investigating officer, Detective Chief Inspector Gabriel Markham, himself became a victim of the perpetrator but survived the attack. The story is shown in reverse, starting with the police shooting the suspected killer and then moving backwards in sections to finish at the beginning of the story. The period of time the story has moved backwards is shown each time on the screen.

Lost in Space

Creators: Irwin Allen, Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless
Stars: Mina Sundwall, Molly Parker, Toby Stephens…
Release Date: April 14th
In the year 2046, the Robinson family and the spaceship Jupiter 2, one of several Jupiter ships, encounters a rip in spacetime and crashes on an unknown planet. Stranded light years from their intended destination, the Robinsons and other colonists marooned with them battle a strange new alien environment and their own personal demons as they attempt to leave the planet.