Here’s what’s coming to Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Max, Prime Video, Peacock, Paramount+ and other streaming services in March.
Netflix brings another round of original movies this month, including “Shirley” (March 22), a biographical drama from Oscar-winning filmmaker John Ridley and starring Regina King as Shirley Chisholm, the first Black congresswoman. Also debuting are “Spaceman” (March 1), a science fiction drama featuring Adam Sandler in a dramatic role as an astronaut who meets an extraterrestrial on a solitary research mission, and “Damsel” (March 8), a medieval adventure starring Millie Bobby Brown as a princess offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.
More movies: Timothée Chalamet stars as the young chocolatier in “Wonka” (Max, March 8), a prequel to the classic movie fantasy from “Paddington” director Paul King; the hit concert movie “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)” (Disney+, March 15) is expanded from the theatrical release with five additional songs; and Jake Gyllenhaal takes the lead as a former UFC fighter-turned-bar bouncer in a remake of “Road House” (Prime Video, March 21), directed by Doug Liman.
Kate Winslet stars as the leader of an authoritarian Central European nation that begins to crumble behind the walls of the palace in “The Regime” (Max, March 3), a limited series co-starring Andrea Riseborough, Martha Plimpton and Hugh Grant and directed in part by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stephen Frears.
“Apples Never Fall” (Peacock, March 14), a limited series based on the novel by Liane Moriarty, stars Annette Bening and Sam Neill as a couple whose seemingly idyllic life suddenly unravels as their adult children discover the dark secrets they’ve kept hidden.
A young journalist (Melissa Benoist) hits the campaign trail to follow a presidential candidate and becomes one of “The Girls on the Bus” (Max, March 14) in the new series co-starring Carla Gugino as a veteran reporter.
The epic science fiction trilogy by Chinese author Cixin Liu comes to the small screen in the new series “3 Body Problem” (Netflix, March 21). The sprawling adaptation from “Game of Thrones” showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss jumps all over the globe and stars Rosalind Chao, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, Benedict Wong and Jonathan Pryce.
A Jewish family separated in the early days of World War II fights to survive and reunite in “We Were the Lucky Ones” (Hulu, March 28), a limited series inspired by a true story and adapted from the novel by Georgia Hunter. Joey King and Logan Lerman star.
The limited series “A Gentleman in Moscow” (Paramount+, March 29), based on the bestselling novel by Amor Towles, stars Ewan McGregor as a Russian count and poet who observes the changing culture of Russian society over the decades after the revolution while under house arrest at the opulent Hotel Metropol.
Theo James stars in “The Gentlemen: Season 1″ (March 7), a prequel to Guy Ritchie’s gangster film.
International debuts include the underworld crime thrillers “Furies: Season 1” (France, March 1), “Iron Reign: Season 1” (Spain, March 15) and a new remake of the classic thriller “The Wages of Fear” (France, March 29).
Jason Momoa returns as the king of Atlantis in “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” (now streaming), and Nicolas Cage stars in the surreal comedy “Dream Scenario” (March 15).
Two eccentric high school besties discover a portal to the multiverse in the comedy “Davey & Jonesie’s Locker: Season 1” (March 22).
True stories: “The Stones and Brian Jones” (March 14) takes a deep dive into the lost creative genius of the Rolling Stones, and “Spermworld” (March 30) looks at the world of sperm donors.
Zac Efron and John Cena stars in the comedy “Ricky Stanicky” (3/7) from filmmaker Peter Farrelly.
“The Baxters: Season 1” (March 28), based on the book series by Karen Kingsbury, is a drama of faith and family starring Roma Downey and Ted McGinley.
The animated series “X-Men ’97: Season 1” (March 20) takes the mutant superhero team back a few decades.
A young woman (Louisa Harland) framed for murder becomes a notorious outlaw in 18th-century England in “Renegade Nell” (March 29).
The limited series “Manhunt” (March 15) dramatizes the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
Kristen Wiig plays a woman trying to break into Palm Beach high society in 1969 in the comedy “Palm Royale: Season 1” (March 20), co-starring Laura Dern and Allison Janney.
Brian Cox and Kelly Reilly star in “Little Wing” (March 13), a family drama set in the world of pigeon racing.
The comic supervillain returns in the animated sequel “Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate” (March 1) and the spinoff series “Megamind Rules! Season 1” (March 1).
Giancarlo Esposito stars in the thriller “Parish: Season 1” (AMC+, March 31) as a New Orleans businessman pulled back into his criminal past.
Oscar nominee “American Fiction” (MGM+, March 8) and “The Boys in the Boat” (MGM+, March 29), about the underdog 1936 University of Washington rowing team, make their respective streaming debuts.
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