The Best Things Coming to Netflix in March 2026

It’s a spring bounty of new original movies, documentaries and returning TV shows

Chris Nashawaty,

Updated February 27, 2026

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Published January 30, 2025

/ Updated February 27, 2026

Cillian Murphy in a scene from Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

Cillian Murphy stars in "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man."

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March is finally here. And with the new month comes hope for sunnier weather, spiritual renewal and the sight of happy little crocuses poking their colorful heads out of the ground. For indoor souls, March also signals the arrival of a new slate of binge-friendly offerings from Netflix, which is pulling out all the stops with a bountiful offering of new original movies, eye-opening documentaries and returning series. Read on for our top 12 best picks for the coming month.

Coming March 1

The Actor Awards — Live

The Screen Actors Guild Awards has always been Hollywood’s last major pit stop before the Oscars (which air on ABC March 15). In other words, this is the industry’s final dress rehearsal before the Big Night. Netflix bought the rights to broadcast this star-studded shindig a few years back and has since put its own stamp on the event by rechristening it the Actor Awards, which frankly sounds a lot better than the SAG Awards, if you ask us. Either way, the streamer will present this year’s festivities live. So circle the date on your calendar, microwave some popcorn and cheer on your favorite thespians as they pretend not to look too disappointed when someone else’s name is called. Hosted by Kristen Bell.

Coming March 5

Vladimir

The always-welcome Rachel Weisz, 55, headlines this erotically charged comedy series about an English professor who becomes infatuated with a handsome new faculty member (The White Lotus’ Leo Woodall). Her reckless obsession will end up threatening not only her marriage but also her career. There was a time when these sorts of steamy, adult-oriented shows seemed to be all over the small screen. Lately, not so much. To which we say: Welcome back! And let the hilarious (and sexy) bad decisions begin!

Coming March 6

The Dinosaurs

Beyond actual paleontologists, few humans know more about dinosaurs than Steven Spielberg, 78, the man behind 1993’s Jurassic Park. So it makes sense that the legendary director is the executive producer of this documentary about the rise and fall of our oversize predecessors. If you’re one of those people who mixes up your stegosauruses and your triceratops, this is the show for you. Created in partnership with the folks behind the fantastic Our Planet nature series, The Dinosaurs features a smooth-as-silk narration from none other than Morgan Freeman, 88.

War Machine (2026)

If you’re in the mood for a rock ’em, sock ’em military adventure, we nominate this macho, red-meat action flick starring Reacher’s brawny Alan Ritchson as a tough-as-nails Army Ranger candidate who discovers a lethal and seemingly unstoppable alien threat while on patrol. War Machine’s rat-a-tat sound-and-fury trailer makes it look like a cross between Rambo and Transformers (in a good way), and the steely presence of Dennis Quaid, 71, sweetens the deal.

Coming March 7

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)

If you didn’t get the chance to say goodbye to the Crawley family and their white-gloved staff when the final chapter of Julian Fellowes’ upstairs-downstairs saga hit theaters last year, you’re in luck. Their cozy big-screen farewell arrives on Netflix in March. Set in the 1930s, this series capper finds everybody’s favorite aristocrats struggling to navigate financial troubles and various soapy scandals as a new generation of Crawleys fights to keep the Downton legacy alive. Expect cheeky quips, impeccably polished silverware and exquisite period costumes.

Coming March 11

The Man in the High Castle, Seasons 1-3

Yes, this gripping sci-fi series originally aired on Amazon’s Prime Video, but it’s made its way over to the streaming competition — and not a moment too soon. Based on a beloved novel by Philip K. Dick (the brainy author whose books inspired Blade Runner and Total Recall), this dystopian what-if story imagines a post-WWII America if Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan won. FBI: Most Wanted’s Alexa Davalos heads up the cast as a woman who discovers a mysterious film that may hold the key to overthrowing our unwelcome new totalitarian rulers. Rufus Sewell, 58, costars.

Coming March 12

Virgin River, Season 7

Netflix’s take on Robyn Carr’s book series is back. Set in the charming Northern California town of the title, the long-running romantic drama finds nurse Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) and bar owner Jack (Martin Henderson, 51) discovering what happens after you’ve found your happily ever after. You can be sure it’s not all flowers and chocolate. For starters, the newlywed couple wrestles with starting a family while we finally find out what Jack’s gasp-inducing Season 6 cliff-hanger finale was all about. Costarring Tim Matheson, 78, and Annette O’Toole, 73.

Coming March 19

Beauty in Black, Season 2, Part 2

It may only be Season 2, but the drama is getting turned up to 11 in Tyler Perry’s sudsy series about the ruthless backstabbing and bare-knuckle power plays within a family-run Chicago cosmetics empire. Taylor Polidore Williams stars as Kimmie, an exotic dancer who married into the business and is now running the show as the new CEO while fending off a den of well-dressed vipers looking to take her down. Fasten your seat belts, folks.

Coming March 20

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)

Like Downton Abbey (see above), Steven Knight’s British crime drama starring Cillian Murphy as a 1940s Birmingham mobster is making the leap from series to feature-length movie. (Trust us: That’s about the only thing these two U.K. family sagas have in common.) Murphy, who won a best actor Oscar for Oppenheimer, is Tommy Shelby, a haunted Romani gangster returning from exile to settle old scores. The who’s who supporting cast includes Mission: Impossible’s Rebecca Ferguson, Saltburn’s Barry Keoghan, Reservoir Dogs’ Tim Roth, 64, and Adolescence’s Stephen Graham, 52.

Coming March 26

Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole

If you’re a fan of crime fiction, then chances are you’re already familiar with the name Jo Nesbø. Now the Norwegian master of noir is bringing his hard-boiled Scandinavian sensibility to Netflix for this twisty, fast-paced whodunit series about his famous literary antihero Harry Hole, an Oslo homicide detective (played by Atlantic Crossing’s Tobias Santelmann) who is obsessively tracking a vicious serial killer while also trying to sniff out a traitor in his own department.

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen

Something very bad, indeed. The title of this highly anticipated horror series from the Duffer brothers (Stranger Things) isn’t just a threat, it’s a promise. Chronicling the doom-laden week leading up to a young couple’s wedding, this atmospheric creep-fest piles on shock scares and a mounting sense of dread that will make anyone think twice before saying “I do.” Camila Morrone (The Night Manager) and Adam DiMarco (The White Lotus) star as the ill-fated newlyweds, and Jennifer Jason Leigh, 64, and The Silence of the Lambs’ Ted Levine, 68, round out the eerie ensemble. You may want to keep the lights on for this one.

MLB Opening Day — Live

Nothing announces spring quite like the arrival of a brand-new baseball season. The thwack of the bat, the cries of the hot dog vendors — it’s a time of unbridled hope and unlimited optimism, when even White Sox fans can dream of winning the pennant. This year, Netflix will host the first pitch of the 2026 campaign with a marquee matchup between the New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants. So grab some Cracker Jacks and settle into your lucky chair to hear the home plate ump shout, “Play ball!”

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Chris Nashawaty, former film critic for Entertainment Weekly, is the author of Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story and a contributor to Esquire, Vanity Fair, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.