James R | On 05, Mar 2023

Sky continues to drop weekly episodes of HBO’s The Last of Us through March, but it’s all about HBO’s other big hitter this month, with the final season of Succession making its debut. For more information on the latest Sky TV packages and pricing, click here.

Don’t have Sky? You can also stream all of the above live and on-demand through NOW, Sky’s contract-free VOD service, which costs £9.99 a month for an Entertainment Membership.

Sky Cinema, meanwhile, continues to benefit from its new model of replacing daily releases with weekend premieres. This month’s line-up includes Oscar nominees Elvis and To Leslie – some fitting additions, given that Sky Cinema will also be exclusively showing the Oscars live at 1am on Monday 13th March. Plus, for Sky Cinema subscribers on Sky platforms, there’s the added bonus of Paramount+ titles being included for free. For more information on getting Sky Cinema, click here. Again, if you don’t have Sky, you can also stream Sky Cinema’s movie catalogue live and on-demand through NOW, for £11.99 a month.

Here’s what’s coming soon to Sky and NOW in March 2023:

Entertainment / TV

Dublin Narcos (Sky Documentaries, 9pm) – 4th March

Over the 1980s and 1990s Dublin transformed from a recession-blighted backwater to one of the wealthiest cities in Europe. As its fortunes changed so did those of its criminals, who profited from selling heroin, ecstasy and cocaine. Dublin Narcos tells the story of the rise in addiction, violence and organised crime over these years and which persist to this day, with first hand testimony from the kingpins and cops to the ravers and users. We also hear from the fearless journalists whose attempts at exposing the drugs barons led to the death of one of their bravest, Veronica Guerin.

SEAL Team: Season 6 (Sky Max, 10pm) – 8th March

Hit military drama, SEAL Team, returns for a highly charged sixth season as this elite unit of Navy SEALs led by Jason Hayes must rebound from a devastating ambush on the battlefield that leaves the team forever altered and the team’s future unknown.

Skinner & Mina’s Literary Road Trip: Pope & Swift (Sky Arts, 8pm) – 14th March

Skinner and Mina’s Literary Road Trip: Pope & Swift sees Frank Skinner and Denise Mina follow in the footsteps of Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift, two of the most brilliant humourists in the history of literature.

A Town Called Malice (Sky Max, 9pm) – 16th March

This intoxicating cocktail of crime thriller and family saga in the early ’80s follows the Lords – a family of former South London gangsters who’ve fallen to the bottom of the criminal food chain – and they’re not happy about it. When they flee to the Costa del Sol in Spain following a gangland battle, the Lords realise this is a golden opportunity to re-invent themselves and re-capture their former glory. However, they spend as much time battling each other as they do their opponents. This high-octane, neon Western is a musical love letter to the ’80s – filled with romance, obsession, violence, deceit, and swagger. The Lord family is headed up by Jason Flemyng (Save Me, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) as Albert Lord, Jack Rowan (Born to Kill) as Gene Lord, Tahirah Sharif (The Haunting of Bly Manor) joins as Cindy Carter, Gene’s girlfriend, and Martha Plimpton (Mass, The Good Wife) as Mint Ma, who will be joined by wider family members Dougray Scott (Ever After, Mission: Impossible 2) as Uncle Tony, Lex Shrapnel (Captain America) as Leonard Lord, Daniel Sharman (Fear the Walking Dead, Medici) as Kelly Lord, George Jaques (The Third Day: Autumn) as Anthony Lord and Eliza Butterworth (The Last Kingdom) as Carly Lord.

Villeneuve Pironi: Racing’s Untold Tragedy (Sky Documentaries, 7pm) – 19th March

Sky Original documentary VILLENEUVE PIRONI: RACING’S UNTOLD TRAGEDY tells the astonishing true story of two supremely gifted Ferrari F1® drivers: Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi, forever torn apart by a historic and hugely controversial moment in time.

The Flash: Season 9 (Sky Max, 8pm) – 21st March

After defeating the Reverse Flash once and for all, the ninth season of THE FLASH picks up one week later following their epic battle, and Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) and Iris West-Allen (Candice Patton) are reconnecting and growing closer than ever before. But when a deadly group of Rogues descend on Central City led by a powerful new threat, The Flash and his team—Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker), Meta-Empath Cecile Horton (Danielle Nicolet), the light-powered meta Allegra Garcia (Kayla Compton), brilliant tech-nerd Chester P. Runk (Brandon McKnight), and reformed cryogenics thief Mark Blaine (Jon Cor)—must once again defy impossible odds to save the day. But as The Rogues are defeated, a deadly new adversary rises to challenge Barry Allen’s heroic legacy. And in their greatest battle yet, Barry and Team Flash will be pushed to their limits, in order to save Central City one last time.

Drift: Partners in Crime: Season 1 (Sky Atlantic, 9pm) – 24th March

Ken Duken and Fabian Busch play an unequal pair of brothers and unexpected detective duo. Ali Zeller (Duken) and Leo Zeller (Busch) find themselves in their exhaustive search for the truth, travelling from the remote valleys of the Bavarian Alps, to the narrow street canyons of Athens, to the dry dirt tracks of the Peloponnese. They are policemen, unwilling partners, and family. Ali and Leo are brothers but are as different as chalk and cheese. They think, feel, and act completely differently, rarely agree on anything, but are made of the same stuff when it comes to fighting crime and their love of fast motors and speed

Succession: Season 4 – (Sky Atlantic, 2am/9pm) – 27th March

Succession explores themes of power and family dynamics through the eyes of patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and his four grown children, Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Siobhan (Sarah Snook), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Connor (Alan Ruck).In series four, the sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) moves ever closer. The prospect of this seismic sale provokes existential angst and familial division among the Roys as they anticipate what their lives will look like once the deal is complete. A power struggle ensues as the family weighs up a future where their cultural and political weight is severely curtailed.

A Brush with Comedy (Sky Arts) – Date TBC

Based on the RTS Award Nominated Short, the feature-length documentary delves into the connection between comedy and art and the creative processes of comedians. We discover what each can do artistically, and what the end goal is in an attempt to discover the emotional, comedic and artistic tendencies that have never been seen before on screen.

Christian: Season 2 (Sky Atlantic) – Date TBC

Follows Christian, who lives in a desolate neighbourhood on the outskirts of Rome, and apparently has the power of curing people with his hands.

Sky Cinema

Elvis – 3rd March

Baz Luhrmann’s fantastical, Golden Globe-winning biopic of Elvis, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Tom Hanks and Austin Butler star.

Summit Fever – 4th March

A daring dream turns into a terrifying nightmare for a group of mountain climbers caught by a deadly storm near the summit. Drama with Ryan Phillippe.

The Voyagers – 5th March

Time jump to 1939 with teenager Max and his friends as they try to navigate Mussolini’s Rome and find Max’s missing brother. Sky Original sci-fi in Italian with subtitles.

Where the Crawdads Sing – 10th March

A woman raised in the marshes of the deep South becomes a suspect in a murder. Mystery drama based on the bestselling novel. Daisy Edgar-Jones stars.

Bodies, Bodies, Bodies – 11th March

When a group of 20-year-olds plan a party at a family mansion, a game turns deadly as backstabbing runs rife. Horror.

To Leslie – 12th March

A West Texas single mother suddenly wins the lottery and then squanders her wins just as fast, leaving a world of heartbreak in her wake. Andrea Riseborough stars.

Marlowe – 17th March

As business and loneliness is taking its toll on private detective Philip Marlowe, a beautiful blonde arrives and asks him to find her ex-lover, which proves to be just a small part in a bigger mystery. Starring Liam Neeson.

Call Jane – 18th March

Chicago, 1968. As the city and the nation are poised on the brink of political upheaval, suburban housewife Joy (Elizabeth Banks) leads an ordinary life with her husband and daughter. When Joy’s pregnancy leads to a life-threatening heart condition, she must navigate an all-male medical establishment unwilling to terminate her pregnancy in order to save her life. Her journey for a solution leads her to Virginia (Sigourney Weaver), an independent visionary fiercely committed to women’s health, and Gwen (Wunmi Mosaku), an activist who dreams of a day when all women will have access to abortion, regardless of their ability to pay. Joy is so inspired by their work, she decides to join forces with them, putting every aspect of her life on the line.

Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy – 19th March

Tad Jones has finally achieved his dream of becoming a real archaeologist, proudly supported by his friends Sara, a fellow explorer, and Mummy, a hilarious undead guardian of an ancient civilization. But after discovering a long-lost sarcophagus in Mexico, Tad manages to accidentally destroy it, unleashing an ancient shape-shifting spell upon Mummy. Even his dog Jeff and Sara’s pet parrot Belzoni get caught up on the havoc of the curse, and the Mummy comes face-to-face with one of his own. Tad sets off on an adventure that will take him from the famous Louvre gallery in Paris to the pyramids of Egypt to try and save the mummy. This third instalment of the popular Spanish animated series launches a race against time across the world, bringing the topics of ancient history, mythology and archaeology to life.

The Black Phone – 24th March

After being abducted by a child killer, a boy starts receiving calls from the killer’s previous victims. Horror starring Ethan Hawke, Mason Thomas and Madeleine McGraw.

Boonie Bears: Back to Earth – 25th March

When an unknown object from space lands on Earth, Bramble gains new abilities and an extraterrestrial sidekick.

Mr Malcolm’s List – 26th March
A young woman courts a mysterious wealthy suitor in 19th-century England. Romance with Freida Pinto and Sope Dirisu.

Minions: The Rise of Gru – 31st March

Minions Kevin, Stuart, Bob, Otto and the gang aid Gru in his rise to supervillain status. Animated prequel action.

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