What's New on Prime Video This April: 'The Boys,' 'Balls Up' and More

Liz Kocan has spent the last 20 years covering TV, entertainment and working behind the scenes in digital production. While at VH1.com, she won a Webby Award and was nominated for a Shorty Award as a producer. She has also contributed her writing to USA Today, Decider, Vulture, and many other publications, and has seen every episode of 30 Rock more times than her mind grapes can remember.

Nippon Sangoku: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun (Prime Video Original)

Nippon Sangoku: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun is an adaptation of the acclaimed manga set in a Japan of the near future that’s been divided into three distinct territories, all at odds with each other and warring for supremacy. Enter Aoyeru Misumi, a strategist with plans to reunify his nation. 

The Boys

The Boys has become one of Prime Video’s flagship series, and in this final season, they’re promising a big finish. The vigilantes known as The Boys are still fighting against the corrupt and often cruel Supes, and this season, Butcher (Karl Urban) reappears with what might be the solution to getting rid of all the Supes forever. There will be eight episodes this season, one per week through May 20.

Absolute Value of Romance

Set in a Korean high school, Absolute Value of Romance follows Yeo Eui-ju (Kim Hyang Gi), a student leading a double life. By day, she’s a typical high schooler; by night, she secretly writes web novels and dreams of becoming a published author. When she uses a group of new teachers at her school as inspiration for her latest story, they don’t realize they’ve become her muses and eventually, it becomes impossible to separate her real life and her secret life. The Prime Video original series premieres on April 17.

American Gladiators

The competition series where weekend warriors face off against actual professional athletes to see how they stack up is back. American Gladiators features “regular” men and women as they compete in events like Joust, Powerball and The Wall (along with some brand-new events) against one of 16 beefy, powerful American Gladiators who seem to make it all look easy. Three episodes of the game show will premiere on April 17, three more arrive on April 24, and the final four episodes of the season will be out on May 1, exclusively on Prime Video.

Kevin

Kevin, a new adult animated series, will binge-drop all eight episodes of its first season on April 20. The series follows a cat named Kevin (voiced by Jason Schwartzman) who decides to strike out on his own and live without humans after his owners break up. Additional voices are provided by Aubrey Plaza, Whoopi Goldberg, John Waters, Amy Sedaris, Aparna Nancherla and Gil Ozeri.

The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits is a Spanish-language adaptation of Isabel Allende’s bestselling debut novel. The series, about three generations of women in the Trueba family as they endure personal and national upheaval in Chile, premieres on April 29 with three episodes. New episodes will drop weekly until May 13. The series stars Alfonso Herrera, Fernanda Castillo, Nicole Wallace and Dolores Fonzi.

Balls Up

Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser star in the raunchy new Peter Farrelly-directed comedy Balls Up as two marketing executives who pitch a condom sponsorship to the World Cup. (The movie title is just a tame introduction to all the innuendos layered in the movie.) The pitch goes well, but when the two men are invited to the World Cup final to celebrate, they cause an international incident, forcing them to have to outrun the law, an alligator and legions of angry soccer fans. 

Jerry West: The Logo

Jerry West was a basketball icon nicknamed “The Logo,” after his silhouette served as the basis for the NBA’s iconic logo. In this deeply personal documentary, West opens up about the challenges that plagued him throughout his life and includes interviews with fellow players like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Stephen Curry and more. The film arrives on April 16. Sadly, West passed away in 2024.