Notes on Watching

March 2026

Movies In Theaters

From The Hollywood Reporter: The Most Anticipated Movies of 2026

From Purewow: The 8 Most Anticipated Movies of 2026 (6 of Them Have Something in Common…)

From Vulture: 44 Movies We Can’t Wait to See in 2026

From The New York Times: 65 Movies to See This Winter (November and December) *Includes streaming movies

Visit Fandango to see all the movies in theaters. See the full list of 2026 releases: https://www.firstshowing.net/schedule2025/

Awards Season

Read: 2026 Award Season for more information, and The Academy Awards and the nominated movies. Including where to stream them.

Streaming: Movies and Series

I started this newsletter because there were too many shows and streaming services to keep track of. I wanted to organize the lists and recommendations. I’ve just discovered there are apps to help people like me!

Read from Wired: How to Quickly Find Out What’s Streaming on Multiple Services at Once and from PC Where Is That Streaming? The Best Apps to Help You Find What You Want to Watch

Schedules also available: https://www.tvguide.com/

The ListsMarch releases by streaming service.

From The New York Times: The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Disney+, Hulu, Apple TV and More in March

Amazon Prime: See the full list from Amazon.
Apple TV+: New Apple TV from Apple TV Press. Apple TV sets must-see 2026 lineup of star-studded original series, films and live sports
Disney+: See the full list from Vulture
Max (HBO): See the full list from Vulture
Hulu: See the full list from Vulture
Netflix: See the full list Tulum and from Vulture.
Paramount+: New On Paramount+. From Vulture
Peacock: See the full list from Vulture and Peacock.

Movies: New and Noteworthy

Movies and series with a ⭐️ have won an award, or were nominated for an award. 🚨indicates a thriller, mystery 🕵🏼‍♂️, or police procedural. 🎥is a classic worth rewatching, 🔥indicates a movie or series that will be trending, ❤️indicates a love story (rom-com or drama).

❤️Picture This (2026 rom/com on Prime Video March 6th), a photographer (Simone Ashley) struggles to balance her personal and professional life, just as her ex (Hero Fiennes Tiffin) reappears before her sister’s wedding.

🔥War Machine Netflix Film on March 6th. During the final stage of US Army Ranger selection, an elite team’s training exercise turns into a fight for survival against an unimaginable threat.

🔥Nuremberg (2025 film on Netflix March 7th)

🔥Wicked: For Good (on Peacock March 20th)

🔥🕵🏼‍♂️Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (Netflix Film on March 20th)

Kat Graham and Meagan Tandy in Tyler Perry’s “Duplicity.”
Quantrell Colbert/Prime Video

🚨Tyler Perry’s Duplicity (2026 drama on Prime Video March 20th) A high-powered attorney (Kat Graham) must uncover the truth behind the shooting of the husband (Joshua Adeyeye) of her best friend (Meagan Tandy) in the latest thriller from Tyler Perry.

Eiza González (left), James Marsden and Vince Vaughn in ‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.’ Courtesy of Hulu

🔥🚨Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (action/comedy on Hulu March 27th), Two friends navigate the dangerous world of organized crime, testing their loyalty and survival skills as they get deeper into the criminal underworld.

🚨🔥Holland (2026 thriller/drama on Prime Video March 27th) In this thriller directed by Mimi Cave, a woman (Nicole Kidman) suspects her husband (Matthew Macfadyen) is living a double life in a small midwestern town.

🚨🔥From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (on HBO Max on March 27th)

Series: New and Returning

New:

From Buzzfeed: A “Legally Blonde” Prequel, A New Duffer Brothers Series, And 15 More Highly-Anticipated TV Shows Coming In 2026

From The Wrap: Every TV Show Renewed, Canceled or Ending in 2026

Full Season:

🕵🏼‍♂️🔥Young Sherlock (Series on March 4, Prime Video) A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of deductive reasoning and astute observation to solve difficult cases. He is arguably the most famous fictional detective ever created, and is one of the best known and most universally recognizable literary characters in any genre. Based on the character Sherlock Holmes created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Rachel Weisz as M and Leo Woodall as Vladimir in Netflix’s ‘Vladimir’ limited series. Courtesy of Netflix

🔥❤️Vladimir (2026 ‧ Comedy drama series on Netflix March 5th), When an English professor becomes obsessed with a handsome new colleague, her already complicated marriage and career are thrown into total chaos. Book by Julia May Jones

🚨🕵🏼‍♂️Scarpetta (8-episode thriller series on Prime Video on March 11th), With skilled hands and an unnerving eye, Dr. Kay Scarpetta tries to unmask a serial killer and prove that her career-making case from 28 years earlier isn’t also her undoing. Book: Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell

Will Forte and D’Arcy Carden will be spending some “Sunny Nights” on Hulu.

Sunny Nights (8-episode dark comedy on Hulu, March 11th), Martin and Vicki Marvin, American spray tan entrepreneurs, are dragged into the Sydney underworld when an extortion attempt turns deadly.

Bait (comedy series, all episodes available on Prime Video on March 26th), stars Ahmed as Shah Latif, a struggling actor whose last chance to make it big comes in the form of an audition of a lifetime.

🚨🕵🏼‍♂️Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole (Thriller series on March 26, Netflix) In the heat of a sweltering Oslo summer, a young woman is found murdered in her flat—with one of her fingers cut off and a tiny red star-shaped diamond placed under her eyelid. An off-the-rails alcoholic barely holding on to his job, Detective Harry Hole is assigned to the case with Tom Waaler, a hated colleague whom Harry believes is responsible for the murder of his partner. When another woman is reported missing five days later, and her severed finger turns up adorned with a red star-shaped diamond ring, Harry fears a serial killer is at work. But Hole’s determination to capture a fiend and to expose Waaler’s crimes is leading him into shadowy places where both investigations merge in unexpected ways, forcing him to make difficult decisions about a future he may not live to see. Based on Devil’s Star, the fifth book in the Harry Hole series by Jo Nesbø; translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett

🚨Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen — Netflix Series on March 26th. In this horror series, Camila Morrone plays Rachel, a bride-to-be meeting her future in-laws for the first time, at the spooky house in the woods where she and her fiancé, Nicky (Adam DiMarco), are about to get married. “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” is set in the week leading up to the wedding, as Rachel tries to overcome unsettling premonitions about the big event. 

Streaming Weekly

Weekly series that are coming to a close in March, or have just wrapped up.

  • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (season 1 finale on Max February 22nd)
  • Tehran (season 3 finale on Apple TV on February 27th)
  • Industry (season 4 finale on Max on March 1st)
  • School Spirits (season finale on Showtime/Paramount+ on March 3rd)
  • Hijack (season 2 finale on Apple TV on March 4th)
  • The Beauty (finale on Hulu March 4th)
  • Drops of God (season finale on Apple TV on March 11th)
  • Startrek Academy (season finale on Showtime/Paramount+ on March 12th)
  • Cross (season 2 finale on Prime Video March 18th)
  • Memory of a Killer (finale on Hulu March 23rd)
  • Love Story (finale on Hulu March 26th)
  • Paradise (season 2 finale on Hulu March 30th)
  • Like Water For Chocolate (2nd and final season on HBO Max, weekly releases through March 22nd)

🔥🚨DTF St. Louis (dark comedy 7-part mini-series on Max starting March 1, episodes released weekly through April 12th), A love triangle between three adults experiencing middle-age malaise that leads to one of them ending up dead.

Scott Speedman in ‘RJ Decker.’ Dana Hawley/Disney

🕵🏼‍♂️🔥RJ Decker (season premiere on Hulu March 4th) RJ Decker is a disgraced newspaper photographer and ex-con who starts over as a private investigator in the colorful-if-crime-filled world of South Florida. The series follows him tackling cases that range from slightly odd to outright bizarre with the help of his journalist ex, her police detective wife and a shadowy new benefactor — a woman from his past who could be his greatest ally — or his one-way ticket back to prison. Based on the novel Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen

🔥Rooster (comedy series, season 1 premieres on HBO March 8th, episodes released weekly through May 10th), A comedy set on a college campus centering on an author’s complicated relationship with his daughter.

🔥The Madison (Paramount+ Original Series, 3- episode premiere on March 14th, followed by the remaining three episodes on Saturday, March 21, 2026), a heartfelt study of grief and human connection following a New York City family in the Madison River valley of central Montana. It is a family drama from Taylor Sheridan, part of the Yellowstone universe but focusing on a different family, the Clyburns, who relocate from NYC to Montana after a tragedy, exploring grief and connection with stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell

Mira: Life After Divorce (Season 1 on HBO starts on March 14th), When her husband drops the bombshell that he wants a divorce, Mira sets out to rebuild her life on her own terms.

🔥🚨Imperfect Women (limited series starts on March 18, Apple TV, episodes released weekly through April 29th). When Nancy Hennessy is murdered, she leaves behind two best friends, an adoring husband and daughter, and a secret lover whose identity she took to the grave. Nancy was gorgeous, wealthy, and cherished by those who knew her—from the outside, her life was perfect. But as the investigation into her death flounders and her friends Eleanor and Mary wrestle with their grief, dark details surface that reveal how little they knew their friend, each other, and maybe even themselves. Based on Imperfect Women by Araminta Hall

‘Jury Duty: Company Retreat’ cast. Credit : Courtesy of Prime

🔥Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (premieres on Prime Video on March 20th, episodes released weekly through April 3rd), follows Anthony, a temp worker unaware he’s the only non-actor at a staged retreat.

Returning scripted series

Ted, season 2 premiere on Peacock March 4th, episodes released weekly)

Outlander (weekly Drama series on Starz, season 8 premieres on March 6th).

ONE PIECE, season 2 — Netflix Series on March 10th

Virgin River, season 7 — Netflix Series on March 12th

The Wheel of Time (season 3 premieres on Prime Video on March 13th, weekly release)

Dark Winds – Season 4 on AMC, episodes released weekly through April 5th. Seasons 1-3 on Netflix.

🔥The Comeback (season 3 will premiere on Max Sunday, March 22, episodes released weekly through May 10th)

Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 on Disney+ on March 24th, weekly release

Heartbreak High, season 3 — Netflix Series on March 25th

🔥🕵🏼‍♂️Bosch: Legacy (3rd and final season premieres on March 27th on Prime Video, weekly release) Titus Welliver returns as former police detective Harry Bosch for the third and final season of Bosch: Legacy, based on Michael Connelly’s best-selling novels.

Documentary (films and series)

🔥The Dinosaurs (4-episode series on Netflix March 6th) is an epic journey into a lost world. From executive producer Steven Spielberg, Amblin Documentaries, and Silverback Films (the award‑winning team behind Our Planet), this groundbreaking documentary series follows the rise and fall of the dinosaurs across more than 150 million years. Narrated by Academy Award–winner Morgan Freeman.

🔥Neighbors (4-episode HBO documentary series starting on February 13th through March 6th), explores chaotic, often petty, and high-stakes disputes between residential neighbors, highlighting extreme, sometimes violent, conflicts over property, boundaries, and lifestyle differences.

For the Win: NWSL (series on Prime Video March 6th) The four-part docuseries follows the National Women’s Soccer League throughout the 2024 season, featuring superstars Alex Morgan, Trinity Rodman, and Marta.

Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese, complete docuseries (Hulu Original on March 6th) Follows the investigation into the 2012 murder of West Virginia teen Skylar Neese, whose closest friends were implicated in her death; examining friendship and betrayal in the digital age.

🔥Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare (film on HBO March 10th), When a massive earthquake and tsunami strike Japan, the Fukushima nuclear plant nears total meltdown. This is a definitive account of the people who risked everything to save their country from a nuclear catastrophe.

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere — Netflix Documentary on March 11th. With rare access and no holds barred, the acclaimed documentarian investigates a growing ultra-masculine network and its controversial influencers.

It’s Dorothy!, on March 13th (Peacock Exclusive), the Jeffrey McHale-directed movie explores the meaning of Dorothy’s fictional journey while looking back at the women who’ve portrayed her: Judy Garland, Diana Ross, Ashanti, Shanice Shantay and Return to Oz star Fairuza Balk. Dorothy fans like Rufus Wainwright, Lena Waite, John Waters, Amber Ruffin, and Margaret Cho provide commentary in this whimsical ride.

Twisted Yoga (Three-part series on Apple TV March 13th) “Twisted Yoga” follows a group of young yoga students from around the world drawn to the ancient practice in search of inner peace and purpose, only to fall under the influence of reclusive Romanian “guru” Gregorian Bivolaru, the spiritual leader of an international network of yoga studios specializing in tantric rituals. As they begin to fear they’ve joined a cult, they discover that Bivolaru, who often summoned select female students to his Paris apartment for private initiations, has a dark past. Bivolaru now faces charges in France, including human trafficking, kidnapping and rape — allegations he denies — as these women work with French authorities to convict him.

Reality, Special Programming, and Award Shows

⭐️The 32nd Annual Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) were held on March 1, 2026, at the Shrine Auditorium in L.A., streaming on Netflix and hosted by Kristen Bell.

Bruce Bruce: I Ain’t Playin’ Netflix Comedy Special on March 4th

🔥Harry Styles. One Night in Manchester (March 8th live at 3PM ET) on Netflix

Derrick Stroup: Nostalgic — Netflix Comedy Special on March 10th

Iliza Shlesinger: A Different Animal (stand-up special on Prime Video on March 11th)

🔥Love Is Blind: The Reunion — (season 10, Netflix Series on March 11th)

🔥The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, complete season 4 (Hulu Original on March 12th)

⭐️🔥The Oscars will air live on ABC and stream live on Hulu on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, with the official live red carpet show airing at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. Host: Jimmy Kimmel

🔥Age of Attraction (Netflix Series on March 11th.) Age is thrown out the window when singles search for their soulmates in this dating series. Is love truly ageless, or will the years come between them?

Mark Normand: None Too Pleased — Netflix Comedy Special on March 17th

Last One Laughing UK (premieres on Prime Video on March 20th) Jimmy Carr challenges 10 of Britain’s funniest comics to spend the day together without so much as cracking a smile.

🔥BTS The Comeback Live | ARIRANG Netflix Live Event on March 21st 4 a.m. PT / 7 a.m. ET

🔥The Bachelorette, season 22 premiere on Hulu March 23rd)

Aaron Chen: Funny Garden Netflix Comedy Special on March 31st

Sports

🔥March Madness 2026 March Madness: Men’s NCAA tournament schedule, dates. March Madness 2026 games will be broadcast across CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV from March 17 to April 6, 2026, with the Final Four and Championship on CBS. Stream every game via the “March Madness Live” app, with CBS games on Paramount+ and Turner games (TBS/TNT/truTV) on Max.

F1 Australia the 2026 F1 Australian Grand Prix (March 6–8) can be watched on Apple TV+

MLB Opening Night: Yankees vs. GiantsNetflix Live Event On March 25th

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