Spring is here and we’re ready for the sunny weather – and new TV content of course! While many of us are waiting for our favorite series to make their return (cough, Stranger Things, cough), there are also brand new series coming to Netflix we’ve got our eyes on. Here are 10 new Netflix series coming this spring (some as soon as this week) ranging in genres so that there’s something for everyone. Into K-Dramas? Love a good mystery thriller? In the mood for a comedy? We’ve got you.
He’s Expecting (April 21)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Language: Japanese
Cast: Takumi Saitoh, Juri Ueno, Mariko Tsutsui, Ryô Iwamatsu
Synopsis: When a successful ad executive who’s got it all figured out becomes pregnant, he’s forced to confront social inequities he’d never considered before.
Heartstopper (April 22)
Genre: Romance/Coming-of-age
Language: English
Cast: Kit Connor, Joe Locke, Joseph Balderrama, Momo Yeung, Sebastian Croft
Synopsis: Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love in this coming-of-age series.
The 7 Lives of Lea (April 22)
Genre: Mystery/Crime
Language: French
Cast: Raika Hazanavicius, Khalil Gharbia, Marguerite Thiam Donnadieu, Maïra Schmitt, Théo Fernandez
Synopsis: After finding a young man’s remains, Léa wakes up in the 90s and body swaps seven times as she tries to solve the mystery of his death – and prevent it.
Clark (May 5)
Genre: Drama/Crime/Thriller
Language: Swedish
Cast: Bill Skarsgård, Sandra Ilar, Vilhelm Blomgren, Adam Lundgren, Alicia Agneson
Synopsis: This limited series tells the story of Clark Olofsson, the controversial criminal who inspired the term “Stockholm syndrome.”
The Pentaverate (May 5)
Genre: Comedy
Language: English
Cast: Mike Myers, Lydia West, Richard McCabe, Debi Mazar, Ken Jeong, Jennifer Saunders, Keegan-Michael Key
Synopsis: What if a secret society of five men has been working to influence world events for the greater good since the Black Plague of 1347? As this new series begins, one unlikely Canadian journalist finds himself embroiled in a mission to uncover the truth and just possibly save the world himself. Remember, the Pentaverate must never be exposed!
The Sound of Magic (May 6)
Genre: K-Drama
Language: Korean
Cast: Ji Chang-wook, Choi Sung-eun, Hwang In-youp, Nam Da-reum, Yoo Jae Myung
Synopsis: A magician living in an abandoned theme park makes troubles disappear, and hope reappear, for a disenchanted teen enduring harsh realities.
Welcome to Eden (May 6)
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi
Language: Spanish
Cast: Amaia Aberasturi, Tomy Aguilera, Diego Garisa, Begoña Vargas, Sergio Momo, Belinda Peregrín
Synopsis: Are you happy? With this question Zoa and four young, attractive and social media active boys and girls are invited to the most exclusive party in history, set in a secret island and organized by the brand of a new drink. What starts as an exciting adventure will soon turn into the trip of their lives. But paradise is not really what it seems… Welcome to Eden.
42 Days of Darkness (May 11)
Genre: Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Language: Spanish
Cast: Claudia Di Girólamo, Pablo Macaya, Daniel Alcaíno, Gloria Münchmeyer, Aline Küppenheim
Synopsis: When Verónica disappears, her sister begins a race against time to find her. In her search, Cecilia will have to fight against the authorities’ negligence, society’s prejudices, and harassment from the media.
Watch the trailer here
The Lincoln Lawyer (May 13)
Genre: Mystery/Drama
Language: English
Cast: Neve Campbell, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Becki Newton, Christopher Gorham, Jazz Raycole, Angus Sampson
Synopsis: Mickey Haller runs his law practice out of the back seat of his Lincoln as he takes on cases big and small across the expansive city of Los Angeles. Based on the series of bestselling novels by renowned author Michael Connelly, the first season is based on the second book in The Lincoln Lawyer series, The Brass Verdict.
Vampire in the Garden (May 16)
Genre: Anime/Fantasy/Drama
Language: Japanese
Cast: Megumi Han, Yû Kobayashi
Synopsis: In the divided world of the future, two girls want to do the forbidden: the human wants to play the violin, and the vampire wants to see a wider world.
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