David Farnor | On 05, Mar 2023

Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Apple TV+. Paramount+. All 4. 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.

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

 

Week 1

Django: Season 1

Loosely based on the Sergio Corbucci feature film Django, the highly-anticipated, prestigious English- language series stars Award-winning actor Matthias Schoenaerts in the title role, with Noomi Rapace, Nicholas Pinnock and Lisa Vicari also set to star. The story is set in the Wild West in the 1860s and 1870s. Sarah and John have founded New Babylon, a city of outcasts, full of men and women of all backgrounds, races and creeds, that welcomes everyone with open arms. Haunted by the murder of his family eight years earlier, Django is still looking for his daughter, believing she may have survived. He is shocked to find her in New Babylon, about to marry John. But Sarah, now a grown woman, wants Django to leave, as she fears he will put New Babylon in jeopardy if he stays. However, Django, believing the city is in danger, is adamant that he will not lose his daughter twice.

The Mandalorian: Season 3

Set after the fall of the Empire in Episode VI, the Star Wars series follows the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic. Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones) plays the eponymous bounty hunter, with the cast also including Carl Weathers as Greef Karga and Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon, not to mention Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano, Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan Kryze and Temuera Morrison as Boba Fett. Season 3 continues the bounty hunter’s journeys with Grogu.

Abbott Elementary: Season 2

The workplace comedy follows a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal —as they navigate the Philadelphia public school system. Despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life, and though these incredible public servants may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do — even if they don’t love the school district’s less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children. Quinta Brunson – who recently won the Golden Globe for Actress in a Musical or Comedy TV Series – created and stars as Janine Teagues.

Daisy Jones & The Six: Season 1

Based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six charts the rise and precipitous fall of a renowned rock band. In 1977, Daisy Jones & The Six were on top of the world. Fronted by two charismatic lead singers—Daisy Jones (Riley Keough) and Billy Dunne (Sam Claflin)—the band had risen from obscurity to fame. And then, after a sold-out show at Chicago’s Soldier Field, they called it quits. Now, decades later, the band members finally agree to reveal the truth. This is the story of how an iconic band imploded at the height of its powers. The series stars Riley Keough as Daisy Jones and Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne.

 

Week 2

The Traitors US Reunion

Andy Cohen presents this one-off special episode that brings the contestants from The Traitors US back together to discuss the betrayals, murders and banishments.

Grey’s Anatomy: Season 19, Part 2

The long-running medical show returns to continue its latest season.

The Bay: Season 4

Tthe hit Morecambe based drama, The Bay, written by Daragh Carville (Being Human, The Smoke, Cherrybomb) returns. The third season saw Marsha Thomason (Cobra, White Collar) join as Morecambe CID’s new Family Liaison Officer, DS Jenn Townsend, alongside regular cast Daniel Ryan (Innocent, Home Fires), Erin Shanagher (Peaky Blinders, Censor), Thomas Law (The World’s End, A Cinderella Story) and Andrew Dowbiggin (Cobra, Coronation Street).

You: Season 4, Part 2

After his previous life went up in flames, Season 4 sees Joe Goldberg flee to Europe to escape his past, adopt a new identity, and, of course, to pursue true love. But Joe soon finds himself in the strange new role of reluctant detective as he discovers he may not be the only killer in London. Now, his future depends on identifying and stopping whoever’s targeting his new friend group of uber-wealthy socialites… Has he met his match?

School Spirits, Season 1

Peyton List stars in this supernatural high school drama about a girl stuck in the afterlife who investigates her own disappearance.

Unprisoned: Season 1

A messy but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mum’s life is turned right-side-up when her dad gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son. Delroy Lindo and Kerry Washington star.

 

Week 3

Wild Isles

Britain and Ireland have some of the most diverse wildlife and beautiful landscapes on Earth. In this major new landmark series, Sir David Attenborough will celebrate the wonders of the islands that we call home, revealing the surprising and dramatic habitats that exist right on our doorstep.

Oscars 2023

Live coverage of the Academy Awards in the wee small hours will be on Sky Cinema Oscars and Sky Showcase, starting at 11pm with red carpet coverage.

Jerk: Season 3

Tim lands himself a role in a period biopic about a famous disabled musician. The studio is trying to fill diversity quotas due to some bad PR and have an open casting call for disabled extras. Initially Tim’s cast as an extra, but when a few campaigners kick up a fuss about the brilliant star lead – James Norton – NOT being disabled, Tim is recast as the lead in a knee jerk reaction to avoid media backlash.

Ted Lasso: Season 3

Jason Sudeikis returns as the small-time college football coach from Kansas hired to coach a professional soccer team in England, despite having no experience coaching soccer.

A Town Called Malice: Season 1

Gene Lord, youngest song of a South London crime family, and his fearless fiancee, Cindy, are forced to flee 1980s London. On the Costa del Sol, Gene’s Uncle Tony has a get-rich plan, but can Cindy and gene stay ahead of their enemies? A new crime drama from Nick Love.

Bali 2022

Bali 2002 is an inspiring and emotional four-part drama that explores how everyday heroes from Bali, Australia and beyond defied the odds to bring order from chaos and hope from despair during the 2002 Bali bombings. The series is the first time the full story has been told and was developed in consultation with those directly impacted by the tragedy.

Shadow and Bone: Season 2

The series, based on Leigh Bardugo’s worldwide best-selling Grishaverse novels, finds us in a war-torn world where lowly soldier and orphan Alina Starkov has just unleashed an extraordinary power that could be the key to setting her country free. With the monstrous threat of the Shadow Fold looming, Alina is torn from everything she knows to train as part of an elite army of magical soldiers known as Grisha. But as she struggles to hone her power, she finds that allies and enemies can be one and the same and that nothing is what it seems.

Swarm: Season 1

From Janine Nabers and Donald Glover, Swarm follows Dre (Dominique Fishback), a young woman whose obsession with a pop star takes a dark turn.

Comic Relief 2023

Red Nose Day is back. The epic three-hour fundraising favourite will entertain the nation with hilarious sketches, live performances, big surprises and stunning music acts, whilst raising much-needed cash for good causes at home and across the world. Joining David Tennant live from the studio will be Paddy McGuinness, Zoe Ball, Joel Dommett and AJ Odudu.

Extrapolations: Season 1

Extrapolations is a bracing drama from writer, director and executive producer Scott Z Burns that introduces a near future where the chaotic effects of climate change have become embedded into our everyday lives. Eight interwoven stories about love, work, faith and family from across the globe will explore the intimate, life-altering choices that must be made when the planet is changing faster than the population.

 

Week 4

Grace: Season 3

John Simm returns for a third season of ITV’s crime drama, based on the novels by Peter James about Brighton-based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. As East Sussex police bid farewell to ACC Alison Vosper, the announcement of her replacement is not welcome news for Grace. Shaken by the recent sighting of Sandy, Roy attempts to get closer to the truth while trying to move forward with Cleo, as he is drawn into three sinister investigations.

The Great Celebrity Bake Off

Another host of celebrities enter the Bake Off tent for a celebrity edition of the baking contest, including David Schwimmer, Jesy Nelson, Tom Daley, Mike Wozniak, Rose Matafeo, Ellie Taylor, Jessica Hynes, David Morrisey and Tim Key.

The Cleaner: Season 2

Greg Davies returns for a second season of this dark comedy based on the award-winning, long-running German series Der Tatortreiniger. It follows Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead, a state-certified cleaning technician with a very special field of work: as a crime scene cleaner responsible for the removal of any signs of death.

Yellowjackets: Season 2

Part survival epic, part psychological horror story and part coming-of-age drama, the series charts the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. Liv Hewson (Santa Clarita Diet) as goalie Vanessa and Courtney Eaton (Mad Max: Fury Road) as schizophrenic team member Lottie been upped to series regulars for Season 2. Now, they’ve got some company with Wood set to play Walter, a “dedicated Citizen Detective who will challenge Misty in ways she won’t see coming”. Episodes arrive weekly.

Up Here: Season 1

Ditch the noise and listen to your heart. From the screenwriter of Tick, Tick… Boom!, director of Hamilton, and the songwriters of The Book of Mormon comes a musical romantic comedy set in New York City in the waning days of 1999, following the extraordinary story of one ordinary couple, as they fall in love – and discover that the single greatest obstacle to finding happiness together might just be themselves. All episodes arrive at once.

 

Week 5

Great Expectations

Created and written by Steven Knight, this adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tells the coming-of-age story of Pip (Fionn Whitehead), an orphan who yearns for a greater lot in life until a twist of fate introduces him to the mysterious and eccentric Miss Havisham (Olivia Colman) and Estella (Shalom Brune-Franklin), showing him a dark world of possibilities. Under the great expectations placed upon him, Pip will have to work out the cost of this new world and whether it will truly make him the man he wishes to be.

Succession: Season 4

“Let’s blow it up.” That’s the sound of Succession returning for its fourth and final season, and family conflict isn’t just brewing – it’s about to boil over.

Rabbit Hole: Season 1

Nothing is what is seems when John (Kiefer Sutherland), a master of deception in the world of corporate espionage, is framed for murder by powerful forces with the ability to influence and control populations.

Unstable: Season 1

A biotech genius tries to bounce back from the depths of grief with help from his son, who works to escape his dad’s shadow and save the family business. Starring Rob Lowe and John Owen Lowe.

Taskmaster: Season 15

Greg Davies and Alex Horne once again put contestants through a string of wonderfully pointless tasks as the hilarious competition series returns. This time, the contenders include comedian Frankie Boyle (Frankie Boyle’s New World Order), comic and writer Ivo Graham (The Stand Up Sketch Show), actor and writer Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts, Enterprice), comedian and novelist Jenny Eclair (Skins) and comic and actor Mae Martin (Feel Good).

Six Four: Season 1

Inspired by the best-selling novel Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama, the drama is set primarily in Glasgow, and is a dark and compelling story of kidnap, corruption, betrayal and an uncompromising search for the truth, when Chris and Michelle O’Neill’s teenage daughter goes missing. Serving police detective, Chris, played by Kevin McKidd, is provided with a startling revelation about an infamous, unsolved case that once divided the police when a local girl called Julie Mackie disappeared. Now, reeling from the news that his own daughter has gone missing, Chris is approached by a journalist who tells him that fatal mistakes were covered-up in Julie’s disappearance. Revisiting the case, Chris uncovers a series of undeniable errors, corruption and unbridled ambition.

The Power: Season 1

Based on Naomi Alderman’s novel, The Power is our world, but for one twist of nature. Suddenly, and without warning, teenage girls develop the power to electrocute people at will. The series features a cast of remarkable characters from London to Seattle, Nigeria to Eastern Europe, as the Power evolves from a tingle in teenagers’ collarbones to a complete reversal of the power balance of the world. Episodes 1 to 3 arrive at once, with new episodes arriving weekly.

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