Recommendations: 3/3/25
What you should be watching in March
There’s arguably too much television premiering in March and I am only including the things I am personally interested in below! But, how can one complain when we’re getting Daredevil back and a new show from David Mitchell and a new show from Seth Rogan and the third season of a fantasy show I thought would be cancelled after one? Below are all the shows I want to watch and will probably fail to. Hope you join me :)
Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+, March 4): I greatly enjoyed the Netflix series Daredevil from the late 2010s and this seems poised to stitch into that show seamlessly. Most of the main actors are reprising their roles and from previews, it looks to fit that show’s tone. A lot has happened in the Daredevil-verse since we last saw Matt Murdock’s blind Catholic ninja lawyer and I, for one, can’t wait to catch up. If you like Marvel but wish it were all a little less quippy and a little more gritty (and far less convoluted), this is for you.
With Love, Meghan (Netflix, March 4): This is Meghan Markle’s lifestyle/cooking show for Netflix. Meghan Markle never really seems to be of this world; she’s always just a little too California to seem relatable (not to mention the whole Princess thing). But that actually attracts me to this. Women are encouraged to present an image of perfection with just the right amount of mess to make it all relatable. But if they get that balance even slightly wrong, they are ridiculed. So, I guess I’m saying, “Leave Meghan alone!”
When No One Sees Us (Max, March 7): This is a Spanish-language show about a Spanish cop and U.S. military sergeant investigating two strange cases. Foreign language cop dramas are sort of the gift that keeps on giving- there’s more than I could possibly watch in a lifetime and they’re generally really solid. If that’s your jam, then this will likely be for you.
Dark Winds season three (AMC and AMC+, March 9): I’ve reviewed Dark Winds before on this blog, but I’m a bit of a poseur because I’ve only seen the first season. But it’s a really good first season and I will be catching up for the new one. This show follows two Navajo Tribal Police officers in the 1970s investigating increasingly bizarre crimes. There’s some magic mixed in here, and a lot of excellent character work. If you’re a fan of police procedurals in unique settings, this is for you.
Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney (Netflix, March 12): If you like Everybody’s in L.A., Mulaney’s sketch comedy/talk show, then you will certainly be into this. This will be his live, less L.A.-centric version of the same concept. When describing it, he said, “We will be live globally with no delay. We will never be relevant. We will never be your source for news. We will always be reckless. Netflix will always provide us with data that we will ignore,” and “This will be the one place where you could see Arnold Schwarzenegger sitting next to Nikki Glaser sitting next to a family therapist with music by Mannequin Pussy” So, I am, as they say, seated.
Long Bright River (Peacock, March 13): Sometimes, there’s too much TV. I mean, look how long this blog post already is. And that means that sometimes you have a new show starring Amanda Seyfried coming out and no one seems to have any inkling that it exists. I have heard less than nothing about this show, but Seyfried is such a reliably excellent performer that I felt leaving it out would be a disservice. I can’t even find information on it online, except that she plays a cop working in a neighborhood with a lot of opioid abuse issues. So, let’s find out together!
The Wheel of Time season three (Prime Video, March 13): The Wheel of Time is a very good fantasy show that is on streaming in a time when people aren’t watching fantasy shows that much. Don’t get me wrong, these shows are doing fine, but the buzz just isn’t there the way it was when Game of Thrones was on. My theory is we’re all a little burned out by how much we collectively obsessed over that series and have turned away from the many shows that were greenlit to piggyback on its success (including House of the Dragon). HOWEVER. Fantasy is THE book genre right now, with romantasy driving sales through the roof. My suspicion is within the next five years we will all be back to obsessing over the adaptation of Fourth Wing or ACOTAR (if it ever gets off the ground). So now is a good time to watch a really good show in a genre that is going to be everywhere pretty soon. Just as a note, this show gets better each season, so if you struggle with the dense lore of the first, hang on for the second.
Dope Thief (Apple TV+, March 14): Brian Tyree Henry stars in a show about thieves who pose as DEA agents to steal low-level drug dealers’ stashes. They screw up by stealing from the wrong people and hijinks ensue. Need I say more?
Ludwig (BritBox, March 20): A detective comedy starring David Mitchell (go watch Peep Show) and Anna Maxwell Martin, this series follows a reclusive genius who has to step into a detective investigation when his twin brother (an actual detective) goes missing. I adore everyone in this show and British comedy is, you know, famously good.
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (Masterpiece on PBS, March 23): I don’t remember what 2015 was like, but Obama was still in office, so I’d go back there in a hot second. Also, the first season of Wolf Hall was airing on BBC. We had no idea what we would have to go through before we got the second season, but here we are and it is finally time. Wolf Hall, from the excellent book series by Hilary Mantel, tells the story of Henry VIII from the perspective of Thomas Cromwell. It is an example of the way a great adaptation can both do justice to its source material and elevate it through the use of a different medium. If you like costume dramas or good acting or good writing or any of that stuff, this will be for you.
The Studio (Apple TV+, March 26): Seth Rogan stars as the newly appointed head of a movie studio. I have no idea what else happens, but I am ready to give any project from Rogan a shot. If he’s for you, then this probably will be too.