What to watch on streaming in March: Netflix, Disney, Binge, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+ and more
There are three absolutely cannot miss returns, but that’s only a tiny sliver of what you should be watching this month.
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The much-anticipated returns of Succession, Ted Lasso and Yellowjackets might be the flashier offerings for March but there really is a lot to get excited about.
Succession S4 (Foxtel/Binge*, March 27): The good news is the deliciously scathing Succession is back with more corporate intrigue, family betrayal and cutting one liners. The bad news is it’s the final season, so bathe in the Roys’ revolting wealth and moral decrepitude for this final instalment.
Ted Lasso S3 (Apple TV+, March 15): Kindness will prevail in the third (and perhaps final?) season of Apple TV+’s break out show. Richmond FC are back in the Premier League but the question is can they stay there? And will Ted be able to stare down his former protégé and betrayer, Nathan Shelley?
Luther: The Fallen Son (Netflix, March 10): We’ll never say no to more Idris Elba in that tweed coat. We last saw John Luther getting arrested and we find him in prison at the start of this sequel. But with a cyber killer stalking London, Luther knows he’s the only one who can stop them.
Perry Mason S2 (Foxtel/Binge, March 7): Sultry jazz, femme fatales and a world-weary view of rampant corruption makes for the best noir mysteries, and the Perry Mason prequel is swathed in darkness. Matthew Rhys and Juliet Rylance return for a long-gestating second season of the crime drama.
Class of ’07 (Amazon Prime Video, March 17): As if high school reunions aren’t already melodramatic and anxiety-inducing. Throw in an apocalypse and it’s going to be the worst night of your life. The Australian comedy stars Emily Browning, Caitlin Stasey and Megan Smart.
Yellowjackets S2 (Paramount+, March 24): What’s a little cannibalism between friends? There are so many questions left over from the first season of the drama set between two time periods – in the past when a group of high school girls crashed in the woods, and in the present when the traumas are still permeating through every survivor. Also, we love Melanie Lynskey, who is so beyond fabulous.
Wellmania (Netflix, March 29): Starring Celeste Barber, the dramedy is centred on a food critic on the verge of her dream job in the US when she becomes stuck in Australia. She can’t leave until she passes a health test, so she plunges into the world of the wellness cult. But self-discovery is more than skin deep.
Lucky Hank (Stan, March 20): After the wrap-up of Better Call Saul, Bob Odenkirk was not allowed to stay off our screens for very long. Here he plays a college English professor always on the verge of a full-blown meltdown, struggling to keep it merely in crisis mode in his personal and professional lives.
Daisy Jones & the Six (Amazon Prime Video, March 3): Set in the heady world of the 1970s LA music scene, the series starring Riley Keough, Sam Claflin and Suki Waterhouse charts the rise and fall of a Fleetwood Mac-inspired band.
Murder Mystery 2 (Netflix, March 31): A few years on from stumbling into a murder mystery in the first movie, the couple are now private detectives running their own agency. They’ll need their wits when their friend, a maharaja, is kidnapped at his own wedding.
Tetris (Apple TV+, March 31): Mercifully, this is not a conceptual movie based on the game – a la the Angry Birds or Battleship movies. Tetris is a historical drama about the fight for the rights to the game, invented in the USSR. Taron Edgerton, Toby Jones and Nikita Yefremov star.
Rain Dogs (Foxtel/Binge, March 7): Family dramedies are hardly a rare species but if you get the character mix right, they can be distinct. The London-set Rain Dogs is about a single mum with a 10-year-old daughter and a fraught relationship with her bestie. The show stars Daisy May Cooper and Jack Farthing.
The Night Agent (Netflix, March 23): Created by Shawn Ryan (The Shield, Timeless) and adapted from a book by Matthew Quirk, the spy thriller appears to be run-of-the-mill with its story of an FBI agent caught in a vast conspiracy after answering a call. The real draw has to be Oscar nominee Hong Chau, who is listed among the cast.
Swarm (Amazon Prime Video, March 17): Co-created by Donald Glover and starring Dominique Fishback and Chloe Bailey, the horror series is focused on a young woman’s dark obsession with a popstar and her fandom, nicknamed “the swarm”. Not for nothing, swarm is a lot like a beehive.
History of the World Part 2 (Disney+, March 6): When Mel Brooks made History of the World Part 1 in 1981, the movie famously declared there would be no part two. What a difference 42 years make. The follow-up features performances from Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz, Taika Waititi, David Duchovny and many more, plus Brooks’ narration.
Shadow and Bone S2 (Netflix, March 16): The high-concept fantasy series returns with its adventures in the Grishaverse. The hero, Alina, is on the run after her showdown with Kirigan while other beloved characters from Leigh Bardugo books finally make their onscreen debut.
Beyond Paradise (Foxtel/Binge*/Fetch, March 4): A spin-off from Death in Paradise, the highly anticipated series is a must-see for anyone who’s been following the adventures of the Saint Marie police force, and especially for anyone who’s curious about what Humphrey’s being getting up to since returning to England.
Rabbit Hole (Paramount+, March 27): If you love a paranoid conspiracy thriller – and who doesn’t – Kiefer Sutherland is here to serve. In Rabbit Hole, he plays a “corporate espionage agent” who is framed for murder. Charles Dance, the master of the condescending put-down, is also in the cast.
The Power (Amazon Prime Video, March 31): There is no dismissing the power of teenage girls when they are literally empowered. In this sci-fi drama, all the teen girls of the world have the power to electrocute people, and it’s spreading to women of all ages. Power stars Toni Collette, Toheeb Jimoh and John Leguizamo.
Will Trent (Disney+, March 8): When it comes to police procedurals, there are a handful of templates, and one of the most beloved is the quirky detective with strange methods but it’s their mercurial nature that helps bring about justice. Will Trent is that show. It stars Ramon Rodriguez, Erika Christensen and The Wire’s Sonja Sohn.
Weird: The Al Yankovich Story (Paramount+, March 2): Daniel Radcliffe continues his streak of surprising career choices with this biopic about Weird Al Yankovic. And in true-to-form for a Weird Al movie, it’s mostly cheeky parody. It also stars Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson and Toby Huss.
Up Here (Disney+, March 24): A musical rom-com may not be everyone’s thing, but if it is extremely your genre, Up Here has cred. The co-creators are Dear Evan Hansen’s Steven Levenson and Frozen’s Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, plus Hamilton’s Thomas Kail is directing the first episode. Belting on the tunes include Mae Whitman, Carlos Valdez and Katie Finneran.
Extrapolations (Apple TV+, March 17): A starry anthology series with stories about climate change, Extrapolations may have one of the eye-popping ensembles assembled for one series. Stars include Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller, Gemma Chan, Kit Harington, Edward Norton, Matthew Rhys, Tobey Maguire, Keri Russell, Marion Cotillard and Murray Bartlett.
Back in Time for the Corner Shop (ABC iview, March 7): After Back in Time for Dinner, Annabel Crabb is taking another stroll down memory lane, exploring Australian history and culture through that great mainstay of every suburb, the corner shop.
In Our Blood (ABC iview, March 19): With a huge Australian ensemble cast including Jada Alberts and Matt Day, In Our Blood is the expansive story of how Australia fought the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, taking in the stories of the gay community along with those from the medical and political worlds.
Outlast (Netflix, March 10): You can’t throw a stone without hitting a reality competition with brave (and maybe foolhardy) souls trying to out-do and out-survive each other in a brutal landscape. This is Netflix’s version, and it’s set in the Alaskan wild.
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