The new drama The Diplomat will debut online on Netflix on April 20.
Amid an international crisis, a career diplomat juggles her new high-profile job as ambassador to the UK and her turbulent marriage to a political star.
The series stars Keri Russell, Michael McKean, Rufus Sewell, Miguel Sandoval, David Gyasi, Pearl Mackie, Rory Kinnear and Ato Essandoh.
The Hallmark Channel movie The Wedding Cottage will debut on April 15 at 8 PM.
A wedding guide creator (Erin Krakow) must convince an uninspired artist and owner of a special wedding cottage (Brendan Penny) to renovate the run down cottage to host a contest winning couple for their dream wedding.
On April 14, the limited series The Last Thing He Told Me will debut online on Apple TV+.
Based on the acclaimed New York Times bestselling novel by Laura Dave, the series follows Hannah (Jennifer Garner), a woman who must forge a relationship with her sixteen-year-old stepdaughter Bailey (Angourie Rice) in order to find the truth about why her husband has mysteriously disappeared.
The ensemble cast includes Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Aisha Tyler, Augusto Aguilera, Geoff Stults and John Harlan Kim.
On April 9, the Lifetime movie Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story will debut at 8 PM.
Ni’Cola Mitchell (Tatyana Ali), successful author, publisher and speaker, realizes at a book signing that her calling is to help disadvantaged girls. She understands what it is like to overcome huge hurdles in life including a difficult childhood and a cancer diagnosis, and after putting her own writing career on hold, she launches Girls Who Brunch, events designed to make young women feel seen and empowered.
With the support of her sister Nene (Nadine Whiteman Roden) and daughters Diamond (Kudakwashe Rutendo) and Destani (Mikalah Reid-Beckette), she pours everything she has into the organization, including her own money and mobilizes volunteers, coaches and community leaders to help host events.
The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie The Blessing Bracelet will debut at 7 PM on April 9.
Dawn Spencer (Amanda Schull) approaches the Easter holiday trying to balance being a single parent while working to get out of the debt left behind by her ex-husband. Feeling overwhelmed, Dawn unearths a bracelet she made years earlier and stored away. She created it using four beads with the intention of using each one as a reminder to count the blessings in her life.
As Dawn begins to focus on the good, her faith is renewed, and her life takes a positive turn. Thanks to the support of Dawn’s church community and the encouragement by Ben (Carlo Marks), who recently came into her life, the blessing bracelets help take her down a path she never could have imagined.
On April 8, the new movie The Professional Bridesmaid will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM.
Years ago, Maggie Bailey (Hunter King) realized she had a particular skill set for being an ace bridesmaid – and she went pro. Now she uses her talents to help brides navigate the tricky emotional and social dynamics that go along with planning their big day in addition to the practical. Her latest client, Alexis Shepard (Francesca Bianchi), is the daughter of Columbus’ Mayor who is up for reelection. Alexis’ wedding promises to be the event of the summer with lots of scrutiny, so the mayor’s team hires Maggie to join the bridal party and help keep everything on track.
But no one can know that Maggie is a hired bridesmaid, so she is introduced as Alexis’ old friend Maisie. Unfortunately, Henry Whittington (Chandler Massey), an ambitious local reporter assigned to the society story is sniffing around hoping to get close to the mayor for a scoop on the pending development of local park land. To pull off her assignment, Maggie must coordinate three unhelpful bridesmaids, and keep Henry focused on the wedding while hiding her identity, even as she begins to grow closer to him.
Here is a trailer for The Professional Bridesmaid: