What are you going to be watching this month? We round up everything coming to streaming services this month, including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Apple TV+, Neon and TVNZ+.
The biggies
Ted Lasso (season three on Apple TV+ from March 15)
It’s the happiest show out there – or at least the first season was. The second innings (apologies for mixing the sports metaphors here) of the acclaimed AppleTV+ football comedy took a turn into darkness, upping the stakes and delving deeper into the personal lives of its sprawling main cast. It largely worked out, scoring another Emmys haul and making fans even more ravenous for the third (and rumoured final) season. And finally, we’re here! Buckle in for more puns, more shortbread, and, hopefully, unless you’re a cold-hearted cynic, many more happy tears. / Stewart Sowman-Lund
Succession (season four on Neon from March 27)
“I’ve never thought this could go on forever. The end has always been kind of present in my mind.” Those words come from Jesse Armstrong, the Succession showrunner who recently admitted the end is nigh. Yes, Succession’s fourth season about the scandalous Roy ratbags is going to be the last. According to Armstrong, Succession is ending things “muscular,” “complete” and “strong”. Trailers haven’t given away much, so it’s hard to know just how Tom Wambsgans’ decision to side with Logan is going to go down, but it’s fair to say there’s going to be conflict. “I’m on the rack,” Jeremy Strong told GQ about troubled son Kendall this season. “I feel a sense of really wanting to, now that we’re at the one-yard line, finish this season and possibly the show, in a way that delivers a real payload of what this journey has been.” Can’t wait. / Chris Schulz
Daisy Jones and the Six (limited series on Amazon Prime Video from March 3)
Was everything in the 1970s brown? It seems that way in Daisy and the Six, the new TV drama adapted from Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel. It tells the story of the rise of an iconic 1970s rock band who implode at the height of their fame, and who reunite years later to tell their truths about what really happened. Riley Keogh stars as Daisy Jones, the lead singer who has a troubled relationship with fellow musician Billy Dunne, who’s girlfriend can see the chemistry between the stars of the band even among all the brown curtains and carpet. It’s giving strong Fleetwood Mac vibes, but with Elvis’ granddaughter in the starring role. / Tara Ward
The Mandalorian (season three on Disney+ from March 1)
Yes, Baby Yoda is cute and cuddly. Yes, the wee green thing with bug eyes and a flying bassinet singlehandedly turned The Mandalorian into a hit. There is no doubt that this is Star Wars’ hottest property. The question being asked ahead of The Mandalorian’s third season is, should it be this way? Star Wars began as a film series, but lately, all we’re getting are hit-and-miss TV shows. Boba Fett was definitely a miss, and so was Obi-Wan. While Andor delivered, hardly anyone seemed to watch it, indicating goodwill towards the universe George Lucas built is starting to wane. Star Wars definitely needs to return to theatres, and while Baby Yoda always provides a delightful distraction, it seems a shame that this is the best Star Wars can muster. Taika, where are you? We need you to join the Force, asap. / CS
The notables
Yellowjackets (season two on Neon from March 24)
New Zealand acting legend Melanie Lynskey scored an Emmy nomination for her performance in the intriguing first season of Yellowjackets, and now she’s back for more secrets and lies in this acclaimed dark thriller. Yellowjackets jumps back and forward in time as it follows a New Jersey high school soccer team whose plane crashes deep in the Ontario wilderness during the 1990s, and the drama that unfolds 25 years later when the true story of the girls’ survival rises to the surface. Lynskey shines in every scene she’s in, Christina Ricci, Tawny Cypress and Juliette Lewis return, and New Zealander Simone Kessell and honorary New Zealander Elijah Wood join the cast for season two. / TW
Rain Dogs (on Neon from March 8)
I am coming to you as the inaugural member of the Daisy May Cooper fan club and saying that there is not one show I am excited for more in this stacked month than Rain Dogs. The series sees the This Country star (who has also had impressive performances in Avenue 5 and Am I Being Unreasonable?) as Costello Jones, a writer and single mother with a “rock and roll swagger” who appreciates the glamour of the gutter but will do anything to keep her daughter from it. If that’s vibing a bit Outrageous Fortune, you’ve hit the nail on the head. I’ve watched a few of these, and if you’re missing Cheryl West, look no further. / SB
Extrapolations (limited series on Apple TV+ from March 24)
The stacked cast of Apple TV+’s new anthology series about climate change could fill out this word count alone. Meryl Streep, Marion Cotillard, Edward Norton, Diane Lane, Gemma Chan, Forest Whittaker, Daveed Diggs, Keri Russell, the list literally goes on and on. If the stars aren’t enough to get you onboard, it comes from writer Scott Z. Burns, who might be our leading purveyor of global catastrophe onscreen. Plus, it’s an anthology series! If you don’t like one episode, you might like the next. / SB
Caged: Kai Kara France (docuseries on TVNZ+ from March 23)
Though probably less of a local household name than his City Kickboxing teammate Israel Adesanya, UFC fighter Kai Kara-France has built a strong reputation with MMA fans for his dogged, fearless approach to fighting. New documentary series Caged explores the parallels between the West-Auckland-raised Kara-France’s wars inside the cage and his battles outside, exploring how he’s dealt with loss, learned to balance training with raising a young family and found strength through embracing his Taha Māori, all the while rising to the very top of the promotion’s flyweight division. / Matthew McAuley
The movies
Luther: The Fallen Sun (on Netflix from March 13)
Remember Luther? It was a cop series from the mid-2010s that went right off the rails and people forgot about it. Well, turns out they’re still making Luthers, with this feature film that continues the life of TV’s morally ambiguous (bad) detective, John Luther (Idris Elba). This film sees the detective behind bars, haunted by his failed to capture a cyber psychopath (so anybody on Twitter, I assume). So, he decides to break out of prison to finish the job, probably with violent means and more violent ends./ SB
The Magician’s Elephant (on Netflix from March 17)
Well, this one looks cute. This animated film, adapted from the 2009 novel of the same name, finds Peter (Noah Jupe) searching for his long lost sister Adele (Pixie Davies), but in order to find her, he has to find a magician with, yes, an elephant. You’re forgiven for thinking that sounds pretty boilerplate, but it’s definitely worth checking out, the work of animation studio Animal Logic (the Lego movies) tends to be worth the price of admission. Which, in this case, is a Netflix subscription! / SB
Boston Strangler (on Disney+ from March 17)
Yes, there are too many movies and television shows being made about serial killers. But what I told you… this one has Kiera Knightley AND Carrie Coon in it? And that it doesn’t focus on the ~twisted~ mind of the killer themselves, but the plucky lifestyle reporter who blew the whole story up? Produced by Ridley Scott, Boston Strangler follows Loretta McLaughlin (Knightley), who becomes the first journalist to connect the Boston Strangler murders in the 1960s. If you like Zodiac, Spotlight, and Kiera Knightley yelling emphatically across an old-timey newsroom, this one’s for you. / Alex Casey
The rest
Netflix
March 1
Cheat
Wrong Side of the Tracks: Season 2
Tonight You’re Sleeping with Me
The Conjuring
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Babyteeth
March 2
Masameer County: Season 2
Sex/Life: Season 2
Framed! A Sicilian Murder Mystery: Season 2
Monique Oliver: Accessory to Evil
Karate Sheep
March 3
Next in Fashion: Season 2
Love at First Kiss
March 4
Divorce Attorney Shin
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
March 6
Ridley Jones: Season 5
March 8
Faraway
MH370: The Plane That Disappeared
March 9
You: Season 4: Part 2
March 10
The Glory: Part 2
Rana Naidu
Outlast
Have a nice day!
Luther: The Fallen Sun
March 14
Aniyoshi Assists
Bert Kreischer: Razzle Dazzle
March 15
The Law of the Jungle
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
March 16
Shadow and Bone: Season 2
Still Time
March 17
Sky High: The Series
Dance 100
Maestro in Blue
In His Shadow
Noise
The Magician’s Elephant
March 20
Gabby’s Dollhouse: Season 2
March 21
We Lost Our Human
March 22
Invisible City: Season 2
The Kingdom: Season 2
Waco: American Apocalypse
In the Heights
March 23
The Night
Johnny
March 24
Love is Blind: Season 4
Atlanta Season 4
March 28
Mae Martin: SAP
Emergency: NYC
March 29
Wellmania
Unseen
March 30
Unstable
Riverdale: Season 7
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke
Big Mack: Gangsters and Gold
March 31
Copycat Killer
Kill Boksoon
Murder Mystery 2
Neon
March 1
Santiago of the Seas: Season 1b
War of the Worlds
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Muru
March 2
The Equalizer: Season 2
Best Sellers
Lansky
March 3
Prisoners of the Ghostland
March 4
The Walking Dead: Season 10C
The Boss Baby
No Man of God
March 5
James and Isey
Ride the Eagle
White Elephant
March 6
Infinite Storm
March 7
Perry Mason: Season 2
Zombieland
March 8
Kiri and Lou
Rain Dogs
Dear John
March 9
Nope
March 10
Haywire
March 11
The Inbetweeners Movie
The Inbetweeners 2
March 12
Stan Lee’s Lucky Man: Season 1-3
Gran Torino
March 14
Blockers
On Deadly Ground
March 15
Catfish UK
The Choice
March 16
Mr. Malcolm’s List
March 17
Gotham Knights
Bumblebee
March 18
The Other Guys
March 19
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
March 20
The Taking of Pelham 123
March 21
Elvis
A Streetcar Named Desire
March 22
Summer and Shine: Season 3-4
The Lucky One
March 23
The Last Ship: Season 1-5
Curious George 6: Cape Ahoy
March 24
Yellowjackets: Season 2
Ghost Rider
March 25
Drama Club
Baywatch
March 26
A Town Called Malice
Ben-Hur
March 27
Succession: Season 4
March 28
Where The Crawdads Sing
March 29
Guessable: Season 1
Dance Academy
March 30
Beast
TVNZ+
March 1
The Bay: Season 1-2
The People Upstairs
The Mystery of Henri Pick
Fly Like a Girl
Commander Arian
Nasrin
Faith Hope Love
The Eyes of Orson Welles
Generation Utoya
The Disappearance of Carl Ferver
Dying to Win
Spinning Out of Control
Buried in Barstow
A Plastic Ocean
Australia’s Most Terrifying
Call me Mother
Slo-Pitch: Season 2
Avocado Toast: Season 2
Game of Bros: Season 3
Translation: Season 2b
Super Highs
Light int he Water
That Summer
Antonio Lope: Sex, Fashion and Disco
Under the Wire
March 3
The Case of Marine A
March 4
The Gymnasts
March 6
Desperate Measures
March 7
An Unexpected Killer
The Illusionist
Rabbit Hole
Constantine
Practical Magic
Speed Racer
Lawless
Side Effects
Logan Lucky
Our Idiot Brother
The Spy Next Door
The Place Beyond The PInes
Torque
The Peanut Butter Falcon
MacGruber
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
After the Wedding
Z for Zachariah
March 9
We Are Not Alone
The Nanny Diaries
March 11
Bobby Brown: Every Little Step
March 14
Stuck
March 15
Superman and Lois: Season 3
Black Hawk Down
Hotel Transylvania
Hotel Transylvania 2
Last Action Hero
Terminator Salvation
March 18
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
March 20
Lucky Hank
Flowers in the Attic: The Origin
March 22
A Life to Die For
March 23
Caged: Kai Kara-France
March 26
Rabbit Hole
2 Guns
March 28
Better
March 30
Smother: Season 3
New Zealander of the Year
March 31
The Sweetest Thing
The Ugly Truth
Disney+
March 1
The Mandalorian: Season 3
Virgin: The Series
March 3
The Wonderful Autumn of mIckey Mouse
Finding Michael
New Year’s Eve
Making the Wish: Disney’s Newest Cruise Ship
March 6
History of the World, Part II
March 8
The Banshees of Inisherin
Mpower
Will Trent
The Cry of the Butterflies
Air Crash Investigation: Season 22
Still Missing Morgan
March 10
Chang Can Dunk
Unprisoner
The Nightingale of Bursa
Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
Killer Under The Bed
March 11
Pandora: Beneath the Paradise: Season 1
March 15
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts: Season 2
Where is Private Dulaney
Wedding Agreement the Series
Doogie Howser, M.D: Season 1-4
March 17
Boston Strangler
Bono and the Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, with David Letterman
March 22
SuperKitties
March 24
Up Here
March 29
The Watchful Eye
The King of TV: Season 1-2
Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom: Season 2
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
March 31
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D: Season 2
Rye Lane
Amazon Prime Video
March 3
Daisy Jones and the Six
Coach Prime
Men
March 5
White Elephant
March 8
Christmas in Paradise
March 9
Nope
Hugh Van Cuylenberg: G.E.M
March 10
Last Light
March 15
The Forgiven
The OC S1-4
Falling Skies; Season 1-5
March 17
Swarm
Class of ’07
March 19
Good Luck to you, Leo Grande
March 22
Neighbours: Season 20
March 23
You Won’t Be Alone
March 24
Perfection Addiction
Dave Hughes: Ridiculous
March 28
Where the Crawdads Sing
March 30
Beast
March 31
The Power
Apple TV+
March 15
Ted Lasso: Season 3
Stillwater
March 17
Extrapolations
March 24
My Kind of Country
March 29
The Big Door Prize
Eva the Owlet
Acorn
March 6
The Madame Blanc Mysteries
March 12
Deadline
March 27
Cardinal: Season 1-2
Bloodlands
Shudder
March 2
Spoonful of Sugar
March 17
Leave
March 31
The Unheard