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“City Hunter” (2024)

Be sure to get wild and tough as Netflix’s live-action adaptation of “City Hunter” premieres Thursday, April 25. Based on the legendary manga by Tsukasa Hojo, the film follows Ryo Saeba (Ryohei Suzuki, “The Blood of Wolves II,” 2021), a private eye based in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo and notorious playboy. Along with his partner Hideyuki Makimura (Masanobu Andô, “Battle Royale,” 2000), Ryo forms City Hunter, a business that takes on odd jobs including investigation services. While investigating the disappearance of a famous cosplayer, Hideyuki is tragically murdered, which sends Ryo on a dangerous quest to find the truth of this seemingly random event and its link to the mysterious drug known as “Angel Dust.” Joining Ryo on this quest are Hideyuki’s sister, Kaori Makimura (Misato Morita, “Missing,” 2021), and Saeko Nogami (Fumino Kimura, “The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn’t Kill,” 2021), a Tokyo police detective that shares an interesting relationship with Ryo. Featuring a screenplay by Tatsuro Mishima (“Yu Yu Hakusho”) and directing by Yûichi Satô (“Kasane,” 2018), “City Hunter” also stars Asuka Hanamura (“Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss!”), Isao Hashizume (“The Tale of The Princess Kaguya,” 2013), Tetta Sugimoto (“Departures,” 2008), Ayame Misaki (“Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters”), Takaya Sakoda (“Noise,” 2022), Moemi Katayama (“Shoplifters,” 2018) and Yasushi Ami (“Kamen Rider Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider Vulcan & Valkyrie,” 2021). Furthermore, the film is produced by executive producer Shinichi Takahashi (“Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead,” 2023) and producers Kôsuke Oshida (“The Outsider,” 2018) and Keisuke Sanpei (“Mahiru no hoshizora,” 2005).

“Them: The Scare” - Season 2

Double-check your locks and settle in for a spinechilling new season of “Them: The Scare,” premiering Thursday, April 25, on Prime Video. Set this time in 1991 in Los Angeles — moving up from Season 1, which took place in Compton, California, in 1952 — this new story follows LAPD homicide detective Dawn Reeve (Deborah Ayorinde, “Riches”) as she is assigned to a gruesome new case. While she grapples with the murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken, Det. Reeve also does her best to navigate a tumultuous time in Los Angeles. Determined to hunt down the killer, Reeve finds a malevolent threat looming larger as she gets closer to the truth. From creator and showrunner Little Marvin (“The Time is Now,” 2006), “Them: The Scare” also stars Pam Grier (“Jackie Brown,” 1997), Luke James (“The Chi”), Joshua J. Williams (“Wayne”), Jeremy Bobb (“The Knick”), Wayne Knight (“Seinfeld”), Carlito Olivero (“Step Up: High Water”), Charles Brice (“In from the Cold”) and Iman Shumpert (“The Chi”).

“Luxe Listings Toronto” - Season 1 Jumping across the globe to take on an all-new market, “Luxe Listings Toronto,” based on the hit Australian original, “Luxe Listings Sydney,” makes its debut Friday, April 26. Marked by iconic neighborhoods, towering skyscrapers and ultra-luxurious properties, Toronto’s real estate market is one of the fiercest and most competitive in the world. Following along with Peter Torkan, Paige Torkan and Brett Starke, a trio of Canada’s top real estate titans, the series gives viewers an inside look at some of the multimillion-dollar properties that are in demand in the country’s largest city. Looking at properties in prominent neighborhoods — including The Bridle Path, Forest Hill, Yorkville, downtown Toronto and more — the team gives viewers a glimpse into their all-star work ethic, while they work to balance their demanding careers with their busy personal lives.

Produced by MEM, the series is executive produced by Angela Jennings (“Dish It Out”), Nanci MacLean (“Renovation Resort Showdown”) and Scott McGillivray (“Scott’s Vacation House Rules”). David F. Mewa (“Buyers Bootcamp With Scott McGillivray”) directs.

“Tigers on the Rise” (2024) Streaming this Earth Day, Monday, April 22, Disneynature’s new documentary, “Tigers on the Rise,” celebrates the remarkable comeback of one of the world’s most iconic animals. Narrated by multi-hyphenate talent Blair Underwood (“L.A. Law”), the film looks at the exciting way that tiger populations have rebounded so successfully. However, with their numbers rising and territories at a premium, “many of the big cats are venturing from India’s forest reserves into farms and villages — a monumental challenge for both people and animals” (per Disney+). Working tirelessly to find innovative new solutions to support both the human and animal populations, teams of heroic veterinarians, scientists and community patrols are dedicated to ensuring that tigers and people can coexist peacefully. Directed by Rob Sullivan (“Baby Chimp Rescue”) and co-directed by Alistair Tones (“Eden Shorts: From Lens to Screen”), “Tigers on the Rise” is produced by Sullivan, Vanessa Berlowitz (“Planet Earth”), Mark Linfield (“Earth”) and Roy Conli (“Big Hero 6,” 2014). Catch the film streaming alongside its companion docuseries, “Tiger,” narrated by Priyanka Chopra Jonas (“Citadel”), which follows the story of a young tiger mother raising her cubs in the forests of India.

“Secrets of the Octopus” Continue on with Disney’s Earth Day celebrations when the new National Geographic documentary miniseries, “Secrets of the Octopus,” premieres on Disney+ Monday, April 22. The third installment of the award-winning Secrets Of franchise, which also includes “Secret of the Whales” and “Secret of the Elephants,” this three-part series focuses on one of the ocean’s most fascinating and intelligent creatures.

“Like aliens on Earth” as Disney calls them, with “three hearts, blue blood and the ability to squeeze through a space the size of their eyeballs,” octopuses have much more in common with humans than most realize — including the way they build cities, use tools, collaborate with other species to hunt and exhibit distinct personality traits. As Paul Rudd (“Ant-Man,” 2015) narrates the journey and Dr. Alex Schnell hosts, the series explores all of the extraordinary talents and secrets that octopuses hold. Episode 1, “Shapeshifters,” looks at the miraculous ways octopuses camouflage themselves in order to survive, while Episode 2, “Masterminds,” explores their extraordinary intelligence. The final episode, titled “Social Networkers,” digs deep into the octopuses vibrant and surprising social life.

“Thank you, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story” Follow the continuing legacy of one of the most recognizable bands of all time when the new, four-part docuseries, “Thank you, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,” premieres Friday, April 26, on Hulu. Led by its namesake front man, Jon Bon Jovi, the band — including keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarist Phil X and bassist Hugh McDonald — gives audiences access to their life behind the scenes like never before, as they chronicle their epic past and look towards their uncertain future. Bringing fans 40 years’ worth of personal videos, unreleased early demos, original lyrics and never-before-seen photos, “Thank you, Goodnight” “relives the triumphs and setbacks, greatest hits, biggest disappointments, and most public moments of friction” (per Hulu). Joining Bon Jovi through February 2022, the series follows their journey towards sorting out their future, as “a vocal injury threatens to bring everything to a screeching halt” (Hulu). Directed and executive produced by Gotham Chopra (“Tom vs Time”), the series is also executive produced by Giselle Parets (“The Amazing Race”) and Ameeth Sankaran (“Man in the Arena: Tom Brady”), and is produced and edited by Alex Trudeau Viriato (“Man in the Arena: Tom Brady”).

“Hip-Hop and The White House” (2024)

From Andscape, this first installment in the “&360” documentary anthology, “Hip-Hop and The White House,” premieres Monday, April 22, on Hulu. Narrated by Atlanta rap giant Jeezy (“Mr. President”), this documentary looks at the intersection of hip-hop and one of the most powerful positions in the world: the President of the United States. Unveiling the “transformative 50-year history of a world-changing culture, illustrating hip-hop’s journey from outsider status to the pinnacle of power,” the film “showcases the pivotal contributions of artists who created some of the most powerful political songs of all time and explores the experiences of rappers who interacted with presidents and performed inside the world’s most famous residence” (per Hulu). Starting from the very beginning in the neighborhoods where the culture was born, “Hip-Hop and the White House” “describes the complex web of influence, culture and celebrity that is now a permanent feature of American politics” (Hulu).