What to Watch in March: 30 Notable TV Shows & Streaming Movies

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – February 25, 2022

March is overstuffed with new and returning shows—easily the biggest single-month haul since the start of the pandemic. Among other titles the month ahead will bring the long-awaited sci-fi series based on the Halo game franchise, the return of what might be TV's best comedy series (Atlanta), a new pirate comedy from the creator of What We Do in the Shadows, Adam McKay's dramatized look at the 1980s Lakers, a new Marvel series and Pixar film on Disney+, spinoffs from The Boys and Big Mouth, and new seasons of Bridgerton and Star Trek: Picard. In the gallery on this page, our editors have selected the most interesting TV and movie titles debuting at home in the next month, listed in order by premiere date.

Additional content by Keith Kimbell.

10 of 32 photo by Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival

73 Lucy and Desi

Documentary debuts March 4 on Prime Video

Following on the heels of Aaron Sorkin's Lucille Ball/Desi Arnaz biopic Being the Ricardos, where "interesting" casting choices and a limited scope resulted in a film that's a bit less than essential, comes a more expansive nonfiction feature about two of TV's greatest innovators and stars. The first documentary directed by Amy Poehler shows Ball and Arnaz as they were in real life, using an abundance of archival footage (including home movies) and new interviews to trace their trailblazing paths through the entertainment industry while also documenting their much rockier personal relationship. When Lucy and Desi debuted at Sundance in January, critics found the result superior to Sorkin's film. Reviewers found Poehler to be a sympathetic and knowledgeable director and her film warm, moving, joyful, and energetic, even if also a tad too conventional.

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