No matter who I talked to after I canceled Netflix, I kept having the same conversation. Everyone wants to try and cancel at least one streaming service to free up some room in their budget. Inflation isn't helping anything, but in a moment where CNN Plus is a real thing, we've all kinda realized that we've hit a streaming services overload.
And, yes, even the best streaming services deserve to get cut off now and then. So that's why I'm looking at what some of the most popular services will be adding in April 2022.
This way, anyone who is thinking about canceling one or more services will know what they're missing out on. Think of this as my advice for how you can save money on your streaming bill. I'm not canceling all of these services, but that's because I have weird little reasons, which I'll explain below.
As I did last month, I'm breaking down the biggest newest additions to Netflix, HBO Max, Apple TV Plus, Hulu, and Disney Plus. I won't get into the stuff they already have, as it's impossible to measure the services by the best stuff they already have.
Should you cancel Apple TV Plus in April 2022?
Apple TV Plus, like Hulu and Disney Plus, rides into April with strong headwinds. If you're loving Severance, I bet you'll have a hard time saying goodbye until its finale airs on April 8. I'm loving the show so much that I decided not to watch the screeners so that I wouldn't finish it too soon.
But, before and after that date, Apple is cannily looking to keep you on board with three new shows that look good. The first is Slow Horses (debuting April 1), a spy series with a bit of a sense of humor about itself. Gary Oldman stars as the guy running Slough House, a U.K. intelligence outfit where they send the folks who screw up at MI5.
Slow Horses looks like almost an ideal Apple TV Plus show. Oldman delivers eccentric dialogue with a charm that almost recalls Ted…