Everything new to streaming in March 2021: Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Binge and more

From a high-budget superhero showdown to riveting, gritty dramas, there’s a lot coming to the small screen in March.

It’s the battle of the superhero franchises this month with Marvel in one corner and DC in the other.

But now the fight is on the small screen, rather than at the cinema, with the release of Marvel series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and DC’s SnyderCut of Justice League within one day of each other.

Look, there’s actually no rule that says you have to be a devotee of one franchise over the other, but it makes for an interesting side clash – and isn’t it fun to rile up your friends who are convinced one is better than the other?

For those not inclined towards heightened heroics, there’s a Jodie Foster-led political drama, a documentary about the college admissions scandal, an Australian comedy and a slick historical drama set in Berlin in the immediate aftermath of WWII.

In other words, you’ll won’t be left wanting for more in March – the full lists are below (with recommendations in bold) while there are more than a few highlights.

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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is the second of Marvel Studios’ streaming series.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney+, March 19): The second series from Marvel Studios looks to be less trippy than WandaVision and more of the traditional action thriller you’d expect from the MCU. The six-episode series follows Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes in the post-Avengers Endgame world and also sees the return of Sharon Carter and old foe Baron Zemo.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League (Binge/Foxtel Now*, March 18): One for the superfans because sitting through a four-hour cut of director Zack Snyder’s hero mash-up may be too much for anyone who’s not already invested in Snyder’s uber dark sensibilities. But, hey, he has a lot of fans (you may even be one of them, in which case, it’s the most excited you’ve been about anything), as evidenced by the fact this fan-demanded Justice League recut even exists.

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Coming 2 America 2 (Amazon Prime, March 5): More than three decades after Zamundan Prince Akeem found his love at an imitation Maccas, he has a new challenge: to meet the adult son he didn’t know he had.

The Irregulars (Netflix, March 26): There will never be a point where audiences become sick of Sherlock Holmes stories. The Irregulars is more Sherlock-adjacent, centred on the group of street teens Holmes often used in his investigations.

Genera+ion was produced by Lena Dunham.

Genera+ion (Binge/Foxtel Now, March 11): Starring The Get Down and Detective Pikachu’s Justice Smith in an ensemble cast of young actors, the series was created by 19-year-old Zelda Barnz and her filmmaker father Daniel Barnz and counts Lena Dunham among its producers. Like its HBO counterparts Euphoria and We Are Who We Are, it will explore teen sexuality and discovery.

The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (Disney+, March 26): What happens when the underdogs become the champions and decides oddballs aren’t good enough? You start a new underdog team, and you pray you just happen to run into Coach Bombay at an ice rink. Spoiler: they do! Decades after the first Ducks movies, Emilio Estevez returns and has roped in Lauren Graham for the ride.

The Great British Bake-Off S11 (Binge, March 24/Foxtel Now, March 23): A special COVID-affected season of The Great British Bake-Off sees all the contestants and hosts sequestered in their own production bubble while pulling out delicious desserts and scrumptious savouries from the oven. New host Matt Lucas settles right in with the gang.

The Mauritanian (Amazon Prime, March 24): Based on the gripping true story of Mohamedou Salahi, a man who spent 14 years locked up in Guantanamo Bay without ever been charged. The movie features wonderful performances from Jodie Foster and Tahar Rahim.

Tom Holland is best known as Spider-Man.

Cherry (Apple TV+, March 12): Tom Holland reteams with Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo in this drama about an army medic with an addiction to opioids who starts robbing banks. Holland has been praised for his performance as PTSD-affected addict.

Raya and the Last Dragon (Disney+, March 5): Raya will have a simultaneous cinema release in addition to its streaming release, where it’s available for a premium rental price of $29.99. Set in the fictional pan-South East Asian culture of Kumandra, Raya must find the last dragon in the land to save her father and the world. The voice cast includes Awkwafina, Kelly Marie Tran, Daniel Dae Kim and Gemma Chan.

Yes Day (Netflix, March 12): A family friendly broad comedy starring Jennifer Garner and Edgar Ramirez, Yes Day follows one day in the life of two tired parents who decide to say yes to everything asked of them. Adventures ensue.

Shadowplay (SBS On Demand, March 4): From the creator of The Bridge, this thrilling German, French and Canadian co-production is set in Berlin in 1946, in the immediate aftermath of WWII. It’s a thorny city in flux with power plays between the Americans, the Russians and the Brits. It stars Taylor Kitsch, Nina Hoss and Michael C. Hall.

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Shadowplay starts on SBS On Demand on March 4.

Grand Designs Australia (Foxtel Now, March 31): With architectural ambitions ranging from $210,000 to $2 million, the ninth season of Grand Designs Australia will feature some mind-blowing dream homes, but also the heartbreak of coming so close only for it to literally go up in smoke weeks out from finishing.

Fisk (iview, March 17): Kitty Flanagan’s workplace sitcom also stars Marty Sheargold, Julia Zemiro, Aaron Chen and John Gaden. It’s focused on a corporate lawyer who’s forced to downgrade to a suburban office dealing with the wackiness of wills and probates.

A Teacher (Binge/Foxtel Now, March 21): This fictional drama explores the prickly complexities of a sexual relationship between a female teacher and her 17-year-old student, following the story over a decade. Adapted from the indie film of the same name, it stars Kate Mara, Ashley Zukerman and Nick Robinson.

City on a Hill S2 (Stan, March 29): Starring Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge, this ’90s-set crime drama about entrenched corruption in Boston’s bureaucracy. Bacon’s dodgy FBI agent and Hodge’s district attorney is gearing towards a monumental clash.

Felicity Huffman served prison time over her role in the college admissions scandal. Picture: Joseph Prezioso/AFP

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (Netflix, March 17): What a tangled web rich and entitled people weave to bribe their progeny into the college of their dreams. The scandal that ensnared Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin get the Netflix treatment with this doco.

Australia in Colour (SBS On Demand, March 10): This SBS series features the restoration of film footage as old as 1896 of life in Australia, a multifaceted and multicultural exploration of our past, and now colourised. There’s even a narration by Hugo Weaving.

Assembled: Making of WandaVision (Disney+, March 12): When WandaVision finishes its run on March 5, you’ll probably be wanting more, and having to wait until 2022 for the next Doctor Strange movie (which picks up after the series) seems torturous. So, a behind-the-scenes look at how the show pulled off all those sitcom eras and more seems about right.

Black Box (Acorn TV, March 1): The series starring Kelly Reilly and Vanessa Redgrave actually hails from 2014 but hasn’t been available on Australian streaming until this month. Reilly (The Spanish Apartment) is a brilliant neurologist hiding a secret only her therapist knows.

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