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The top 5 new TV shows premiering in April, from 'Tokyo Vice' to 'Under the Banner of Heaven'

Travis Clark   

The top 5 new TV shows premiering in April, from 'Tokyo Vice' to 'Under the Banner of Heaven'
Andrew Garfield in "Under the Banner of Heaven."FX
  • Every month, Insider looks at the most anticipated new TV shows using data from the app TV Time.
  • The list is derived from US users who use the app to track and react to what they're watching.
  • FX-produced "Under the Banner of Heaven," starring Andrew Garfield, premieres this month on Hulu.

5. "Tokyo Vice" — HBO Max, April 7

5. "Tokyo Vice" — HBO Max, April 7
Ansel Elgort in "Tokyo Vice."      HBO Max

Description: "Based on Jake Adelstein's non-fiction first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat, starring Ken Watanabe. The drama captures Adelstein's daily descent into the neon-soaked underbelly of Tokyo, where nothing and no one is truly what or who they seem."

4. "The Offer" — Paramount+, April 28

4. "The Offer" — Paramount+, April 28
Miles Teller and Juno Temple in "The Offer."      Paramount+

Description: "'The Offer' is based on Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy's extraordinary, never-revealed experiences of making 'The Godfather.' The series stars Miles Teller as Albert S. Ruddy, Matthew Goode as Robert Evans, Juno Temple as Bettye McCartt, Giovanni Ribisi as Joe Colombo, Dan Fogler as Francis Ford Coppola, Burn Gorman as Charles Bluhdorn and Colin Hanks as Barry Lapidus."

3. "Slow Horses" — Disney+, April 1

3. "Slow Horses" — Disney+, April 1
Gary Oldman in "Slow Horses."      Apple TV+

Description: "'Slow Horses' follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 — Slough House. Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but irascible leader of the spies who end up in Slough House due to their career-ending mistakes."

2. "The First Lady" — Showtime, April 17

2. "The First Lady" — Showtime, April 17
Viola Davis as Michelle Obama in "The First Lady."      Showtime

Description: "A revelatory reframing of American leadership through the lens of the First Ladies. Starring Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, this series delves deep into the Ladies' personal and political lives. Exploring everything from their journeys to Washington, family life, and world-changing political contributions, the impact of the White House's women is no longer hidden from view."

1. "Under the Banner of Heaven" — Hulu, April 28

1. "Under the Banner of Heaven" — Hulu, April 28
Andrew Garfield in "Under the Banner of Heaven."      FX

Description: "'Under the Banner of Heaven' is an original limited series inspired by the true crime bestseller by Jon Krakauer, which follows the events that led to the 1984 murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty and her baby daughter in a suburb in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah. As Detective Jeb Pyre investigates events that transpired within the Lafferty family, he uncovers buried truths about the origins of the LDS religion and the violent consequences of unyielding faith. What Pyre, a devout Mormon, unearths leads him to question his own faith."

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