Lost in Space: Even more shows hitting Netflix this April

Okay, so we’re halfway through April, which means we’re halfway through our springtime month of binge. Network TV has been the talk of the town of late what with the release of the long-awaited Roseanne return. However, Netflix has all kinds of tricks up its sleeve ready for a late April push including a major reboot, the return of an audience fave, and a couple of gripping docuseries. Everyone’s really gearing up ahead of the Emmy Awards cutoff and we’re here to celebrate that fact by looking at the best upcoming Netflix shows for the remainder of April. Here goes:

3% – S2

Season 2 released April 27, 2018. The post-apocalyptic Portuguese-language drama returned that month, bringing with it the main cast including Bianca Comparato (In Treatment) who led as Michele Santana. The show itself depicts a bleak dystopian future in which the majority of the population live in overcrowded shanty towns in squalor and poverty. However, there is an escape known as the Process, which gives 3% of the world the chance to have a better life in a mysterious place called the Offshore. S2 picked up from where the finale left off, in which Michele and a number of other candidates made it to the Offshore. The series concluded after four seasons in 2020.

Bobby Kennedy for President

Released April 27, 2018. In what became one of the stronger gripping docuseries offerings from Netflix, Bobby Kennedy for President is filled with interview and archive footage, delving into the changes in the former Attorney General’s outlook and political beliefs over the 60s, especially after the death of his older brother, John F. Kennedy. While many documentaries have focused on his brother, this show reached a whole new audience who may have been unaware of a lot of the info the film covers. It remained a completed four-part limited series.

Lost in Space

Premiered April 13, 2018. People had been jonesing for a good Netflix sci-fi show to itch the scratch that Altered Carbon didn’t quite get, and the Lost in Space reboot delivered. It had been 53 years since the Robinson family originally got lost in space, and while there had been spinoffs and blockbuster flicks, the franchise had continued to flounder. The ten-episode Netflix edition brought it back. Carrying the original’s basic premise, parents Maureen (Molly Parker) and John (Toby Stephens) and children Judy (Taylor Russell), Penny (Mina Sundwall), and Will (Maxwell Jenkins) take part in a project to colonize space.

Chef’s Table: Pastry

Released April 13, 2018. Get those napkins out, because David Gelb (The Lazarus Effect) returned with another droolworthy installment of Chef’s Table, this time focusing on pastry chefs. Oh baby! The four-episode installment premiered that day, promising more glossy food cinematography from the world’s haute cuisine pastry masters, including Milk Bar and Room4Dessert. It’s time to dig in, foodies. The volume sat within the longer Chef’s Table anthology that continued releasing new installments in later years.

Dope – S2

Season 2 released April 20, 2018. In another enticing docuseries, season two of Dope delved deeper into the perspectives of dealers, users, and the police, offering a bracing look into the US and Mexico’s war on drugs. If you have an interest in the illegal drug trade, this is the show for you. But even if you don’t, it’s an entertaining and insightful look at the nitty gritty of the underground drug market from the point of view of those along the trail. The series ran three seasons and concluded in 2019.

The Chalet

Released April 17, 2018. Starring Chloé Lambert (Chaos), Philippe Dusseau (The Big Picture), and Emilie de Preissac (Jean-Philippe), The Chalet looked set to be your next cheesewatch. Set in the French alps, this mystery thriller follows a group of friends who gather in a remote chalet for a summer getaway. However, what was supposed to be an enjoyable sojourn soon turns into a nightmare, as a dark secret from the past comes to light. The six-episode French miniseries left Netflix in April 2022.

Legacy and Long-Term Popularity of Lost in Space

The series wrapped on its own terms as a planned trilogy. Over three seasons and twenty-eight episodes, the Robinson family’s survival saga moved from initial crash landing through escalating threats across multiple planets. The final season arrived December 1, 2021. Viewers returned in force years later, logging more than 44.3 million viewing hours during the first half of 2025 alone. That sustained performance showed the reboot’s mix of family drama, robot menace, and frontier survival continued to land with audiences long after the last episode aired.

Evolution of the Chef's Table Franchise Post-Pastry

Volume 4: Pastry arrived in 2018 with four focused episodes. David Gelb’s anthology format allowed the series to pivot from savory kitchens to dessert specialists without losing its signature close-up style and global reach. Later volumes kept the same glossy treatment while expanding themes and locations. The pastry installment introduced viewers to Milk Bar’s Christina Tosi alongside chefs from Room4Dessert and other standout patisseries, and the franchise kept releasing fresh entries through at least 2024.

What Happened to the Other April 2018 Netflix Titles

3% ran four seasons before ending in 2020. Dope completed three seasons and closed out in 2019. The Chalet stayed a six-episode miniseries and left the platform in 2022. Bobby Kennedy for President remained a self-contained four-part limited series with no follow-up seasons. Each title reached a clear endpoint, giving the April 2018 slate a tidy sense of completion for anyone revisiting the original list.

Lost in Space Franchise Comparisons Across Adaptations

The 1965–1968 CBS series leaned into camp and gadgetry with a focus on Dr. Smith’s schemes. The 1998 feature film shifted toward darker action and a more serious tone while keeping the core family-in-peril structure. The Netflix version set its story in 2046 and introduced an early robot invasion premise that shaped the entire three-season arc. Each adaptation updated the technology and stakes for its era while preserving the Robinson family’s central struggle to survive and reconnect.

Docuseries Landscape on Netflix in 2018

Bobby Kennedy for President leaned on interview and archive footage to trace the former Attorney General’s evolving politics. Dope focused on dealers, users, and police perspectives to map the drug trade across the US-Mexico border. Both titles fit into a broader 2018 push toward nonfiction that mixed historical deep dives with current-event reporting, giving viewers a mix of archival weight and on-the-ground access within the same month.

The April 2018 slate gave subscribers a clear snapshot of Netflix’s mix of reboots, limited docuseries, and international thrillers. Lost in Space anchored the sci-fi lane while the surrounding titles filled out drama, food, and nonfiction categories. Years later the numbers still show that several of those releases kept pulling audiences back, proving the month’s programming choices held up beyond their initial drop dates.