All the Jewish TV Coming in April 2026

April is here, and those of us who keep kosher for Passover have just a few more days of munching on matzah left. But there’s a whole month of excellent Jewish and Jew-ish TV and movies to look forward to streaming on a screen near you.

Here’s all the Jewish TV coming in April 2026:

April 4: “Merrily We Roll Along” (Netflix)

Based on a play of the same name by Jewish playwrights George S. Kauffman and Moss Hart, “Merrily We Roll Along” remains one of Stephen Sondheim’s most beloved musicals. This recording of the 2023 Broadway revival features Jewish dad and forever Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe as Charley Kringas, one of the three friends the play follows. (Fun fact: Did you know a Richard Linklater movie version of this musical, starring Paul Mescal, Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein and being filmed over the course of 20 years, is currently in the works?)

Judaism rating: 1/4 couch potato latkes.

April 8: “The Boys” season 5 (Prime Video)

I once wrote that “The Boys,” a dark and smart take on superhero culture and patriotism, is one of the best shows ever made about Nazis. In the years since, the show, created by Jewish TV mastermind Eric Kripke, has remained incisive, relevant and critically acclaimed. But now the journey about a band of not-so-super superheroes and the not-so-hero-like band of “boys” trying to stop them is coming to an end.

This new and final season brings with it the return of many beloved Jewish stars — including Israeli actor Tomer Capone’s queer and fearless Frenchie. Paul Reiser also returns as The Legend. This season will also feature an exciting new star — Daveed Diggs, as preacher and superhero Oh Father. Seth Rogen, who produces the show, will also return for some cameo appearances.

Judaism rating: 1/4 couch potato latkes.

April 9: “Big Mistakes” (Netflix)

When trying to calculate how Jewish this project is, I felt a bit like the math lady meme. On the one hand, it stars and is helmed by Dan Levy, who gave us the “delightful half-half situation” that is David Rose in “Schitt’s Creek.” Levy has framed it as a chaotic family story, much like that hit series. On the other hand, the poster for this show is literally him dressed like a priest with a giant cross. And yet, the trailer features a joke about eating falafel.

It also stars Mark Ivanir, the Israeli actor who is literally in every movie and show these days, often playing Jewish doctors or Mossad agents. But… Ivanir plays a character called Ivan who might just be a Russian mobster.

Oh, and it was co-created by Rachel Sennott, who has often played Jewish characters despite not being Jewish herself.

So what to make of it? I don’t know. I do know that I will be watching. Here’s the synopsis: “Blackmailed into working for some very dangerous people, two deeply incapable siblings become the most disorganized duo in organized crime.”

Judaism rating: ???/4 couch potato latkes.

April 9: “Hacks” season 5 (HBO Max)

The final season of “Hacks,” the show about the relationship between comedy legend Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and comedy writer Ava Daniels (Jewish Emmy Winner Hannah Einbinder), is back for a final hurrah. So is Robby Hoffman’s Randi, a semi-autobiographical character who, like Hoffman, is ex-Orthodox. Other beloved Jewish stars returning this season include Dan Bucatinsky, Tony Goldwyn and Jake Shane.

Judaism rating: 1/4 couch potato latkes.

April 13: “Noah Kahan: Out of Body” (Netflix)

“Growing up half Jewish and having this face on me… it has kind of been a big part of my identity,” “Stick Season” singer Noah Kahan told Billboard in 2024. “I’m not going into a song, ‘Let’s get this one extra Jew-y.’ But I think it plays into the cultural aspect of [my music] — into the humor. And down to my diet. Like, I got the acid reflux stomach, just like my dad.”

Kahan’s father, who taught him how to play guitar, is Jewish; his mother, an author, is not. Kahan’s music often touches on mental health issues, which he’s spoken about inheriting from his father, though he said both his parents were supportive in helping him get therapy and help.

This documentary follows the celebrated Vermont-born and bred singer’s journey on tour and in making his upcoming album, “The Great Divide,” and often features his family, including the Fenway Park show in which he famously brought them all on stage.

Judaism rating: 2/4 couch potato latkes for music based on generational trauma and Jewish family.

April 17: “Roommates” (Netflix)

Another Happy Madison Jewish (Jew-ish??) coming-of-age movie starring a Sandler progeny is coming! After playing bat mitzvah girl Stacy’s (Sunny Sandler) sister in “You’re So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,” sidekick Charlotte in “Happy Gilmore 2” and her father’s onscreen daughter in “Jay Kelly,” Sadie Sandler now stars in the upcoming movie “Roommates” as a girl dealing with some very familiar-looking college roommate drama. Natasha Lyonne plays her mother, Nick Kroll plays her father, Carol Kane plays Gigi, Sarah Sherman plays her college’s dean and Adam Sandler appears to play said dean’s husband or other relation. It looks like a lot of fun.

Judaism rating: 3/4 couch potato latkes for being so Jewish star-studded.

April 23: “Running Point” season 2 (Netflix)

Max Greenfield’s Dr. Lev Levenson (an excellent wink at Kate Hudson’s “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” character and also the most Jewish name we’ve ever heard!) is back in season two of this basketball comedy starring real-life Jewish mom and challah maven Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon, the new manager of a basketball team historically run by the men in her family. In the first season, it seemed like the romance between Hudson’s Isla and Levenson was fizzling out, but we’re happy to see the return of this pretty adorable Nice Jewish Doctor in the new season.

Judaism rating: 1/4 couch potato latkes.

 April 23: “Hapless” season 2 (ChaiFlicks)

One of the most irreverent Jewish shows around has now landed on the Jewish streaming service ChaiFlicks. Starring Tim Downie as Paul Green, a Jewish journalist working for a British Jewish paper, there’s nothing this show, created by Gary Sinyor, won’t tackle or joke about, which makes it not for the faint of heart, but a fun watch for those who love Jewish humor that takes things too far.

Judaism rating: 4/4 couch potato latkes.

April 24: “Marty Supreme” (HBO Max)

One of the most Jewish movies of the previous year is finally making its streaming/TV debut on HBO Max. Directed by Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme” tells the story of Marty Mauser, played by Timothee Chalamet, a ping pong talent with big dreams. It’s based on the real story of table tennis legend Marty Reisman, features many Jewish details (including Yiddish signage in the Lower East Side) and stars (Fran Drescher! Sandra Bernhard!), and a disturbing Holocaust scene that is, unlikely as it seems, based on a true story.

Judaism rating: 4/4 couch potato latkes.