Some weeks, TV just laughs at your calendar. This is one of those. Starting Monday, we get a double-shot of new Star Wars animation, fresh Daredevil, a new Invincible right after a truly nasty cliffhanger, and The Boys kicking off its final season. And that’s before Friday and Sunday pile even more on top.
This week at a glance
- Mon, Apr 6: Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord Episodes 1 & 2 (Disney+ )
- Tue, Apr 7: Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, Episode 4 'Gloves Off' (Disney+, 7 pm PT)
- Wed, Apr 8: Invincible Season 4, Episode 6 'You Look Horrible' (Prime Video, 12 am PT)
- Wed, Apr 8: The Boys Season 5 Premiere - Episodes 1 & 2 (Prime Video, 12 am PT)
- Fri: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Apple TV+ )
- Fri: Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair (Hulu )
- Fri: Thrash (Netflix )
- Sun: Euphoria Season 3 premiere (HBO )
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
When and where: Episodes 1 & 2 stream Monday, Apr 6 on Disney+.
What it is: Dave Filoni is giving Maul the spotlight, with Sam Witwer back voicing everyone’s favorite rage-fueled Zabrak. The series drops us into the early Empire era, where Maul is rebuilding power with a tight, vicious crew and a bigger play: resurrecting the Shadow Collective, the crime syndicate that quietly ran the underworld during the Clone Wars. During a raid, he crosses paths with Devon Izara, a young Twi'lek Jedi (voiced by Gideon Adlon), and starts working a second angle: pulling her to his side.
Why it matters: This is the missing chapter that connects animated Maul’s underworld ambitions to the crime boss we glimpse at the end of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Early critics are into it too — it’s sitting at a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes right now. If you live for Filoni’s animated storytelling, this looks like catnip.
Daredevil: Born Again
When and where: Season 2, Episode 4 ('Gloves Off') hits Disney+ on Tuesday at 7 pm PT.
What to expect: Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) isn’t chasing Daredevil with fists — he’s going after Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) with optics. The move this week: shine a halo on Matt in public, which puts pressure on both sides of his double life. Translation: well-meaning friends might out him faster than Fisk’s Anti-Vigilante Task Force can line up a clean shot. It’s a nasty bit of strategy, very on-brand for the Kingpin.
Invincible
When and where: Season 4, Episode 6 ('You Look Horrible') drops Wednesday, Apr 8 at 12 am PT on Prime Video.
Where we left off (spoilers): Episode 5 ended with a bloodbath of a rematch between Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun) and Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). Mark strangled Conquest to death while Conquest skewered him and ripped out his intestines. Yes, it was exactly as rough as it sounds. The question now is simple: how does Mark survive that — if he does at all?
The Boys
When and where: Season 5 launches its final run with a two-episode premiere on Wednesday, Apr 8 at 12 am PT on Prime Video.
The setup: Butcher (Karl Urban) and the gang are going for broke in one last swing at Homelander (Antony Starr), the Seven, and Vought. The show has said it before, but it’s extra true now: no one is safe. This season also pulls the larger franchise threads together — expect Gen V to fold into the chaos — before the universe branches into multiple spinoffs after the main show signs off. In other words: endgame energy, then expansion pack.
Also worth your time this week
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Friday, Apple TV+) — The Monsterverse series has turned into a solid cult favorite. Season 2 is hitting the back half with a fresh Titan tearing things up, a major character already down for the count, and the clock ticking toward a Godzilla moment.
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair (Friday, Hulu) — The 2000s classic is back as a modern revival. Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) has been keeping his distance from the family circus, but he returns for Hal (Bryan Cranston) and Lois’s (Jane Kaczmarek) 40th anniversary. He brings his teenage daughter, who gets a front-row seat to the chaos he grew up in. This could be very wholesome or a stress test. Probably both.
Thrash (Friday, Netflix) — A survival- horror one-sitter about a pregnant woman (Bridgerton ’s Phoebe Dynevor) trapped in her car during a hurricane and flood… that carries shark-infested seawater right to her door. Yes, really. Written and directed by Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Violent Night).
Euphoria (Sunday, HBO) — Four years later, Season 3 finally arrives. Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schafer, and Colman Domingo are all much bigger stars now, which adds a weirdly compelling layer to diving back into this world. Curious to see how the show’s vibe lands in 2026.