April Cultural Releases Feature Art Biography, Films, Music and Television Series

April 2026 brings numerous cultural releases across books, music, television, and film. Notable publications include Sophie Mackintosh's novel 'Permanence' on April 2, Ben Lerner's 'Transcription' on April 7, and Andrew Durbin's dual biography of artists Peter Hujar and Paul Thek, 'The Wonderful World That Almost Was,' on April 23. In music, Thundercat's album 'Distracted' arrives on April 3. Television premieres include 'The Testaments' on Disney+ on April 8, the second season of 'Beef' on Netflix on April 16, and the documentary 'Straight to Hell' about Japanese fortune-teller Kazuko Hosoki on Netflix on April 27. Film releases feature 'The Drama' starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson on April 3, Jim Jarmusch's 'Father Mother Sister Brother' on April 10, and Gabriel Mascaro's 'The Blue Trail' on April 17.