From the return of HBO's zombie apocalypse thriller to Michelle Williams in a provocative new role.

In this droll new series, Kevin Bacon adds demon-chasing bounty-hunter to his long list of horror characters. Hub Halloran was a bounty hunter before his murder, but when he lands on the other side, the devil himself gives him a second chance at redemption, reanimating him and sending him back among the living to track down and return demons who have escaped hell. The catch: if he fails at his job he will be called back into the flames forever. In his downtime from hunting demons – they have piercing yellow pupils, the better to identify them – he tries to reconcile with his estranged family. The Bondsman is produced by Blumhouse, the company behind such hit horror franchises as The Purge, so there's reason to believe in this show with a cockeyed premise, which manages to throw in country music.

The Bondsman premieres 3 April on Amazon Prime internationally

Netflix contributes to the apparently endless stream of soapy medical dramas with this series about students and residents at a Miami trauma hospital. At the centre is Danielle (Willa Fitzgerald) who is appointed chief resident when the previous chief – inconveniently her ex, Xander (Colin Woodell) – is suspended. But wait! There's a hurricane on the way, so Xander doesn't leave the hospital and together they thrash out their personal issues in between saving lives. Justina Machado (One Day at a Time) plays their boss, the Chair of Emergency Medicine. The terrific Max series The Pitt has proven how well this creaky genre can work, and that show is about to drop its season finale, so Pulse might fill the gap. Just be prepared for evergreen lines like, "He's going to code!" and, "If you go one millimetre too far, she dies!"

Pulse premieres 3 April on Netflix internationally

One of Michelle Williams' best performances was as Gwen Verdon in the television series Fosse/Verdon, and here she takes on another rich small-screen role as Molly, a woman diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer, who decides to spend her last months on a no-holds-barred journey to indulge herself sexually while there's still time. Jenny Slate plays Nikki, her best friend and wingperson. The series is based on the Wondery podcast created by Nikki Boyer about her friend Molly Kochan, the real-life inspiration for the show. Jay Duplass plays Molly's husband, Sissy Spacek is her mother and Rob Delaney a neighbour in a series that leavens the drama with comedy. Critics have raved about Williams and the show, with the Observer saying "the series' comedy never strikes a wrong note", and The Daily Beast calling it "a near perfect amalgamation of absurdity and tragedy".

Dying for Sex premieres 4 April on Hulu in the US and Disney in the UK and internationally

Few shows have had the cultural impact of The Handmaid's Tale. Women protestors in real life have marched in red cloaks, referencing the handmaids in the series' misogynistic state of Gilead and symbolising oppression. The show's plot has long since outrun the Margaret Atwood novel it is based on, and in this sixth and final season June (Elisabeth Moss), having escaped to freedom in Canada, leaves and continues fighting with the resistance. The most chilling characters return, with Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia, Yvonne Strahovski as Serena and Bradley Whitford as Commander Lawrence. This final season will offer "feel-good episodes", the series showrunner, Yahlin Chang, told TV Insider. In a recent panel

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