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.

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tbd American Song Contest: Season 1

Competition series debuts March 21 on NBC and March 22 on Hulu and Peacock

NBC's latest singing competition—recently delayed a month over COVID worries—is modeled after the famed Eurovision event. But while that competition features amateur performers representing various European countries, the American version is populated by acts (who can be solo performers, duos, or a full band) representing each of the 50 states (plus, for good measure, five U.S. territories and the District of Columbia). They'll perform original songs, and each episode will air live. Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson host.

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