David Farnor | On 05, Mar 2020

Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Walter Presents. Apple TV+. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box to the essentials you need in your streaming queue.

March marks the return of Westworld, the debut of Noughts + Crosses, the latest edition of The Trip (to Greece), the revival of Spielberg’s Amazing Stories, the third run of Castlevania, a spin-off anime from Altered Carbon, a second outing for Korean zombie thriller The Kingdom, a crime-fighting Sigmund Freud, a resurrected Veronica Mars and another dose of Ozark. And yet, the most exciting show is on a brand new streaming service, as Disney+ prepares to launch and take on the competition with Star Wars series The Mandalorian.

We’ve sorted through All The TV to bring you your March watchlist – what’s worth watching, why and where you can find it online in the UK:

My Left Nut: Season 1

Based on the award-winning stage play, My Left Nut is a coming-of-age comedy drama about friendship, family, grief and testicles, written by Irish newcomers Michael Patrick and Oisín Kearney in their first project for the BBC.

Fifteen year-old Mick Campbell (Nathan Quinn-O’Rawe) is trying to navigate the trials of teenage life with the help of his best mates Conor (Levi O’Sullivan) and Tommy (Oliver Anthony). Big mouth Tommy is always bragging about his numerous sexual triumphs, but his mates know his outlandish claims are not always to be believed. But when Tommy tells them both a tale of his latest sexual encounter and dishes out a nugget of unusual advice for self-pleasure, Mick starts to question himself. What if everyone is doing it and Mick is the only one not doing it?

Liar: Season 2

After the discovery of a body at the end of Season 1, police seek to determine who the killer is – and Laura once again finds herself drawn into Andrew’s destructive path.

Ready Steady Cook

Rylan Clark-Neal unveils a brand new Ready Steady Cook kitchen and introduces us to two new chefs, Anna Haugh and Mike Reid.

The Trip to Greece

Rob Brydon (The Trip, A Cock and Bull Story) and Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge, PhilomenaI) return for the latest instalment of their travel series, exploring all the history, culture and culinary delights that Greece has to offer while swapping impressions and veiled insults.

Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

Jane Levy (Suburgatory) and Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect) star in this comedy about Zoey Clarke, a whip-smart computer coder forging her way in San Francisco. After an unusual event she starts to hear the innermost wants and desires of the people around her through songs. At first, she questions her own sanity but soon realises this unwanted curse may just be an incredibly wonderful gift.

Noughts and Crosses

The six-part story of first love takes place in a dangerous, alternate world where racism divides society. Written by Toby Whithouse (Being Human), Lydia Adetunji (Riviera), Nathaniel Price (Tin Star) and Rachel De-Lahay (Kiri), it follows two young people Sephy and Callum, who are divided by their colour but united by love. Sephy is a ‘Cross’, a member of the black ruling class and daughter of a prominent politician. Callum is a ‘Nought’, a white member of the underclass. The two have been friends since early childhood but their relationship grows ever more complicated as they come of age. It’s the story of two families separated by power and prejudice but forever entwined by fate.

War of the Worlds: Season 1

Set in present-day Europe, War Of The Worlds is eight-part drama written and created by the BAFTA award winner Howard Overman (Misfits, Crazyhead, Merlin) based on the timeless story by H.G. Wells.

Castlevania: Season 3

Netflix’s animation, inspired by the classic video game, returns for a third season that’s even darker and more brutal.

Amazing Stories

An anthology of supernatural, spooky, sci-fi or satirical tales, Amazing Stories transports everyday characters into worlds of wonder, possibility, and imagination. Episode directors include Chris Long (The Americans, The Mentalist), Mark Mylod (Succession, Game of Thrones), Michael Dinner (Unbelievable, Sneaky Pete), Susanna Fogel (Utopia, Play By Play), and Sylvain White (Stomp The Yard, The Rookie), while the cast includes Kerry Lynne Bishé, Whitney Coleman, Dylan O’Brien (Maze Runner, Teen Wolf), Victoria Pedretti (You), Josh Holloway (Lost, Yellowstone) and – in his final role before passing away last October – Robert Forster.

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

Louis Theroux, Jenny Sinclair, Ovie Soko and Russell Howard are heading to the Bake Off tent for the first of new celebrity specials. Each episode will see four celebrities battle it out over three rounds – the Signature, the Technical and the Showstopper – in a bid to be crowned Star Baker. Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood will be ever present to meticulously judge each bake, be they delicious delights or devastating disasters and Bake Off hosts Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig will be on hand to provide tea and sympathy.

Mrs Fletcher

Preparing for an empty nest as her son sets off for college, a recently divorced Eve Fletcher (Kathryn Hahn; Bad Moms, Step Brothers) begins to reimagine herself as she is finally satisfied in her life. Mirrored with her son’s ‘first-time’ experiences of youth, Mrs Fletcher examines the sexual politics of every age. All episodes available at once on-demand.

Breeders

Martin Freeman enjoys subverting his good-guy image with this new comedy that doesn’t shy away from the frustrations of parenting. He plays Paul, a father of two, a husband of one (Ally – Daisy Haggard) and an office worker with career prospects that are approximately zero. All of this gets on top of him and, when his young sprogs get a little too noisy, he flips and starts swearing at them. There’s a raw honesty to the central paradox – that one can be willing to for for one’s kids while simultaneously wanting to kill them – and it’s one that made BBC series Motherland so effective. The result feels like a retread of familiar territory but with a commendable focus on toxic masculinity – and while there’s some meat to be chewed upon by Freeman and Haggard, it threatens to jar with the apparently happy nature of their marriage.

Kingdom: Season 2

An epidemic turns Joseon into hell on earth amid the ravages left by the ever-growing greed of the Cho family. In Kingdom Season 2, Crown Prince Lee Chang continues his desperate, bloody struggle, with no one he can trust to help him.

The Good Karma Hospital: Season 3

The Good Karma Hospital returns to find the Southern Indian hospital busy as ever, with several big new arrivals causing a stir. The likeable cast includes Amanda Redman, Amrita Acharia, Neil Morrissey, James Krishna Floyd, Darshan Jariwalla, Sagar Radia and Nimmi Harasagama, and they reprise their roles as the team faces their most shocking case yet: one of their own nursing staff – young, idealistic Jyoti Gill – survives a violent attack. This season goes to darker places than ever before, but it is through the bonds of family and friendship that the gang weather their biggest challenges yet.

Belgravia

The team behind Downton Abbey are back together again for this new period drama, based on Julian Fellowes’ own novel. Belgravia is a story of secrets and scandals amongst the upper echelons of London society in the 19th Century. When the Trenchards accept an invitation to the now legendary ball hosted by the Duchess of Richmond on the fateful eve of the Battle of Waterloo, it sets in motion a series of events that will have consequences for decades to come as secrets unravel behind the porticoed doors of London’s grandest neighbourhood. If the prospect of the Downton crew reuniting doesn’t get your TV remote twitching, the cast is also impressive, including Tamsin Greig, Philip Glenister, Harriet Walter, Alice Eve, Tara Fitzgerald and Tom Wilkinson.

Trigonometry

A love story about three people who are made for each other, Duncan Macmillan and Effie Woods’ series stars Gary Carr (The Deuce, The Good Fight) and Thalissa Teixeira (The Musketeers, Press) as cash-strapped couple Gemma and Kieran, who open their small apartment to a third person. Somehow, their new addition, Ray (Ariane Labed – The Lobster), makes the flat seem bigger, not smaller. Gradually, many things become easier, nicer and better with an extra pair of hands. Is it possible to love in a different way? The unusual subject matter alone makes this polyamory drama an intriguing prospect.

Westworld: Season 3

The critically-acclaimed drama, diving deeply and darkly into the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin returns… and the inmates have escaped the asylum. Season three sees Aaron Paul and Vincent Cassel join the cast as the critical event that marked the finale of the last season threatens to consume the outside world. Could it be that Westworld’s violent delights become humanity’s end? The latest series will be simulcasting in the UK on the same day as the US.

Feel Good

This Channel 4 and Netflix sitcom follows Mae Martin (played by herself), a rising talent on the stand-up circuit and recovering addict whose addictive behaviours and intense romanticism dominate every single part of her life. When she meets pragmatic – but so far heterosexual – George (Charlotte Ritchie) she’s smitten, and, much to her surprise, George feels the same. They embark on an intoxicating romance as Mae juggles relationships with her parents, fellow addicts in a drugs support group, her colleagues at the local comedy club, and tries to transform her relationship with George from an addictive one to a healthy one. From a sharp script to an earnest cast, this has all the makings of a heartfelt gem.

Altered Carbon: Resleeved

Dai Sato, the creative mind behind Cowboy Bebop, further explores and expands upon the Altered Carbon universe in this new anime series.

The Letter for the King: Season 1

In this sweeping fantasy series, a teenage knight-in-training (Amir Wilson) receives a vital letter. He embarks on an epic journey to deliver it to the king and stop the world from being plunged into darkness.

Bulletproof: Season 2

The second season of this crime drama sees Bishop (Noel Clarke; Kidulthood) and Pike (Ashley Walters; Top Boy) go undercover to infiltrate an international crime empire. Their chase for justice takes them from the streets of London to the likes of Amsterdam and Cyprus, where they will have to risk everything, including their police badges, to succeed. All episodes available at once on-demand.

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker: Season 1

Netflix’s new series inspired by the life of Madam CJ Walker tells the untold and highly irreverent tale of Sarah Breedlove, exploring how the black hair care pioneer and mogul overcame hostile turn-of-the-century America, epic rivalries, tumultuous marriages and some trifling family to become the USA’s first black, self-made female millionaire, Starring Octavia Spencer, Carmen Ejogo and Tiffany Haddish.

The Nest

How far would you go to have a baby? Martin Compston, Sophie Rundle and Mirren Mack star in this emotional thriller about love, trust and the true cost of buying whatever you want.
Dan (Compston) and Emily (Rundle) are crazy about each other. They live in a huge house in the nicest part of Glasgow and want for nothing. But they’ve been trying to have a baby for years with no success.

When a chance encounter brings 18 year-old Kaya (Mack) crashing into Emily’s life, and it seems that just maybe, fate has brought them together. But with only one embryo left, can Dan and Emily trust a teenage girl they barely know with their last chance to have a family?

Freud: Season 1

A young Sigmund Freud solves disappearances and murders in late 19th-century Vienna, where he and a psychic medium get tangled in an occult conspiracy.

The Mandalorian: Season 1

After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. “The Mandalorian” is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic. Episodes will be released weekly.

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

The 10-episode scripted series, set at the real-life East High, where the original movie was filmed, follows a group of students as they countdown to opening night of their school’s first-ever production of “High School Musical.” With meta references and some docu-style elements, it’s a modern take on the “classic” from 13 years ago. Show-mances blossom; friendships are tested, while new ones are made; rivalries flare; songs are sung; and lives are changed forever as these young people discover the transformative power that only high school theater can provide. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” follows East High juniors Ricky and Nini, who just returned from summer camp with a new-found voice, confidence and ambitious boyfriend, E.J. With the help of his best friend, Ricky launches a plan to win back the heart of his ex-girlfriend Nini by auditioning to stage opposite her in the school’s first-ever theatrical production of “High School Musical.”

Our Girl: Season 4

Michelle Keegan will reprise her role once again for Tony Grounds’ military drama, which picks up one year on from Lane’s tour in Bangladesh. 2 Section are deployed to Afghanistan as part of Nato’s Resolute Support Mission to develop the military capability of the Afghanistan government’s armed forces. In Kabul, she’s pleasantly surprised at how well she copes, and full of promise about how Afghanistan has changed. On the way to a local hospital, Georgie and some of the section are caught up in a suicide attack which they later learn intended to target Dr Bahil, the hospital administrator and candidate in the upcoming local elections. Georgie learns that the attack was orchestrated by Aatan Omar, who is still at large…

Mister Winner

Herbert Clunkerdunk and Upstart Crow fans should keep an eye out for this new BBC Two sitcom starring Spencer Jones. He plays the ironically named Leslie Winner, who, despite all his best intentions, is forever finding himself in disastrous situations. An eternally optimistic, butter-fingered bungler whose heart is in the right place, he has somehow found love with his fiancé Jemma (Lucy Pearman – also from The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk) and they are preparing for their wedding. The pressure is on Leslie to find, and keep, a job to pay for the honeymoon and wedding. Also stars Shaun Williamson as his father-in-law, Chris. Written by Matt Morgan (Murder In Successville), produced by Richard Webb and directed by Andrew Chaplin, the series comprises six episodes.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season 7

Nine-Nine! Brooklyn’s finest are back in the house this March, with Season 7 premiering with a double-bill. After an assassination attempt on the city councilor, Jake leads a manhunt to find the shooter. He decides to let Holt join the case out of pity for his former captain getting demoted to a patrol officer, but quickly grows frustrated when Holt attempts to upstage him. Amy seeks Rosa’s help when she believes she might be pregnant.

Ozark: Season 3

Netflix’s crime drama, directed and produced by Jason Bateman, revolves around financial planner Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney) and their family’s sudden relocation from the suburbs of Chicago to a summer resort community in the Missouri Ozarks. Rather than the familiar skyscrapers and trading floors, Netflix’s money drama explores capitalism, family dynamics, and survival, through the eyes of (anything but) ordinary Americans. Season 3 sees Jason Bateman (Marty Byrde), Laura Linney (Wendy Byrde), and Julia Garner (Ruth Langmore) double down on risky decisions to expand their empire.

Making the Cut

Amazon takes on Project Runway with this new 10-art series hosted by Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn. Bringing together a diverse group of 12 talented entrepreneurs and designers to compete for $1 million to invest in their brand and the opportunity to create an exclusive fashion line for Amazon. The reality fashion contest is the world’s first “instantly shoppable series”, with limited editions of the winning look from each episode will be available for purchase exclusively on Amazon in its dedicated “Making the Cut” store. Two episodes arrive each week.

Veronica Mars: Season 4

Kristen Bell’s college-student-turned-sleuth once again returns to our screens with a revival from creator Rob Thomas that brings back all the familiar faces from the original series. Spring breakers are getting murdered in Neptune, thereby decimating the seaside town’s lifeblood tourist industry. After Mars Investigations is hired by the family of one of the victims to find their son’s killer, Veronica is drawn into an epic mystery that pits the enclave’s wealthy elites, who would rather put an end to the month-long bacchanalia, against a working class that relies on the cash influx that comes with being the West Coast’s answer to Daytona Beach.

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