AMC+, Shudder, Acorn TV and HIDIVE: best new shows & films streaming March 2026

Discover the best new shows & films to stream this March on AMC+, Shudder, Acorn TV and HIDIVE with this guide.
Charli XCX, Olivia D'Lima, and Kerena Jagpal in Julia Jackman’s 100 Nights of Hero. Image: Independent Film Company/AMC+.

New this month

Murdoch Mysteries Season 19 – 2 March (Acorn TV)

The Murdoch Mysteries S19. Photo: Acorn Tv.
The Murdoch Mysteries S19. Photo: Acorn TV.

Series. Set in Toronto in the early 1900s during the age of invention, Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson, Casino Jack, Baking All the Way) uses radical forensic techniques to solve some of the city’s most gruesome murders. Cases this season include the murder of a fashion mogul that everyone had reason to kill; a game show that turns lethal; wild animal attacks in High Park; and a dangerous hostage situation at a roadside inn.

The new season will see a bevy of notable guest stars such as Sally Lindsay (The Madame Blanc Mysteries, Coronation Street), Amber Marshall (Heartland), Dave Foley (The Kids in the Hall, Fargo), musician Steven Page, Jason Mewes (Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) and the return of Countess Luann de Lesseps, an original cast member of The Real Housewives of New York City.

This City Is Ours: A Crime Family Saga – 5 March (AMC+)

This City Is Ours: A Crime Family Saga. Image: BBC / Left Bank Pictures / AMC+.

Series. This acclaimed BBC crime drama set in Liverpool follows the chaos that ignites when notorious gang boss Ronnie (Sean Bean, Game of Thrones) steps back from his criminal empire, triggering a violent power struggle between his volatile son Jamie (Jack McMullen, Hijack) and trusted lieutenant Michael (James Nelson-Joyce, A Thousand Blows), who suddenly sees a chance to claim the throne.

As rivalries erupt and loyalties crumble, the family controlling the city’s cocaine trade spirals into open war. Caught between ambition and the life he’s building with his partner Diana (Hannah Onslow, This Is Going to Hurt), Michael is torn by a future that finally feels within reach and a past that refuses to let him go. In a world defined by blood, betrayal and legacy, choosing love may be the most dangerous move of all.

100 Nights of Hero – 6 March (AMC+)

100 Nights of Hero. Image: Independent Film Company / AMC+.

Film (2025). When her neglectful husband departs after placing a secret wager to test her fidelity, Cherry (Maika Monroe) and her sharp-witted maid, Hero (Emma Corrin), must fend off a dangerously seductive visitor: Manfred (Nicholas Galitzine, Masters of the Universe).

This buzzy ensemble fairytale from writer-director Julia Jackman also stars Amir El-Masry (Limbo), Charli XCX (I Want Your Sex), Richard E Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) and Felicity Jones (The Brutalist). The film is an adaptation of the New York Times best-selling graphic novel The One Hundred Nights Of Hero by Isabel Greenberg.

The Familiar of Zero – 10 March (HIDIVE)

The Familiar Of Zero. Image: Hidive.
The Familiar of Zero. Image: HIDIVE.

Series. When unsuccessful magician Louise the Zero, a second-year student at the Tristain Academy of Magic, attempts to summon a familiar, she instead gets Saito, a totally normal teenager from Tokyo. Now she and her unconventional familiar must work together to take down an evil plot that threatens her school.

The Familiar of Zero is streaming on HIDIVE – the anime streaming service from AMC Networks.

Mama June: From Not to Hot – 13 March (AMC+)

Mama June: From Not To Hot. Image: Amc+.
Mama June: From Not To Hot. Image: AMC+.

Series. This season, as Jessica and Shyann plan their wedding, June is battling it out with Shyann’s mother, Trina, as the pair butts heads on just about everything.

Pumpkin reveals her new boo, Darrin, and navigates co-parenting with Josh, who shockingly has a new addition of his own. Jessica and Pumpkin – who are still on the rocks – try to heal their relationship before Jessica’s big day, but past secrets sadly get in the way. Meanwhile, Alana continues to thrive in nursing school while quietly struggling with her own feelings surrounding Pumpkin and Josh’s divorce.

Bodycam – 13 March (Shudder & AMC+)

Mama June: From Not To Hot. Image: Amc+.
Mama June: From Not To Hot. Image: AMC+.

Film (2025). When two police officers show up to investigate a domestic dispute, a startling escalation leads to a tragic accident. Not wanting to be crucified by the public, the officers attempt to cover it up – only to reveal that their body cameras aren’t the only things watching them.

1000 Women in Horror – 20 March (Shudder & AMC+)

1000 Women In Horror (2025). Image: Shudder.
1000 Women in Horror (2025). Image: Shudder.

Film (2025). Premiering exclusively on Shudder and AMC+, this brand-new documentary takes a deep dive into the women pioneers who revolutionised horror cinema. Through their ground-breaking work as directors, actors and creators, these women have been leaving an indelible mark on the genre’s evolution since 1895.

Featuring interviews with Roxanne Benjamin, Akela Cooper, Mary Harron, Cerise Howard, Kier-La Janisse, Nikyatu Jusu, Roseanne Liang, Annalise Lockhart, Toby Poser, Sara Risher, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Kate Siegel, Jenn Wexler and more.

The Mortuary Assistant – 27 March (Shudder & AMC+)

The Mortuary Assistant (2026). Image: Shudder.

Film (2026). This delightfully creepy new supernatural horror is based on the best-selling indie video game of the same name.

Newly certified mortician Rebecca Owens (Arrow star Willa Holland) accepts a night shift at a mortuary, embalming bodies alone after hours. As disturbing events escalate, Rebecca uncovers demonic rituals, the dark secrets of her enigmatic mentor (Boardwalk Empire‘s Paul Sparks), and her own buried trauma – racing to survive the night before her body becomes a vessel for possession.

The Feud on Shelbury Drive – 30 March (Acorn TV)

The Feud on Shelbury Drive. Image: Acorn TV.

Series. In this six-part British drama, Emma (Jill Halfpenny, Humans, EastEnders) and John Barnett (Rupert Penry-Jones, Black Sails, The Strain), along with their daughter Beth, appear to live an idyllic life on Shelbury Drive. However, when Emma and John decide to add a kitchen extension to their house, these friendships prove to not be quite as harmonious as they seem.

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Love and Lies – 24 February (HIDIVE)

Series. In this romance-drama set in near-future Japan, the government has implemented a capability calculation, assigning marriage partners at the age of 16 in order to increase birth rates. The story follows Yukari Nejima, who confesses his love to his childhood crush, Misaki Tazaki, only to find out he has been assigned to Ririna Sanada.

Love and Lies is streaming on HIDIVE – the anime streaming service from AMC Networks.

True Crime Story: It Couldn’t Happen Here – 19 February (AMC+)

True Crime Story: It Couldn’t Happen Here. Image: Amc+.
True Crime Story: It Couldn’t Happen Here. Image: AMC+.

Series. The new six-episode season of True Crime Story examines the challenges and complexities of small-town justice, spotlighting cases that range from unsolved missing persons and wrongful convictions, to death while in police custody. Led by advocate and actress Hilarie Burton-Morgan (One Tree Hill, The Walking Dead), the series travels to Pennsylvania, Texas, Indiana, Oklahoma and Kentucky, in powerful pursuit of accountability and justice for victims.

By speaking directly with the family members of those involved with the cases, as well as community members, local journalists and legal experts, the series continues its work revealing systemic flaws within the criminal justice system and encourages viewers to lend their voices to those who have been silenced.

New episodes drop every Thursday until the season finale on 26 March.

Dark Winds Season 4 – 15 February (AMC+)

Dark Winds S4. Image: Michael Moriatis / AMC+.

Series. Dark Winds’ gripping Season 4 focuses on the search for a missing Navajo girl, which takes Leaphorn, Chee and Manuelito from the safety of Navajo Nation to the gritty terrain of 1970s Los Angeles in a race against the clock to save her from an obsessive killer with ties to organised crime.

Executive produced by Robert Redford, George RR Martin and star Zahn McClarnon, Dark Winds boasts a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score for its first three seasons. Also stars Kiowa Gordon (The Red Road, Roswell, New Mexico) as Jim Chee, Jessica Matten (Rez Ball, Tribal, Burden of Truth) as Bernadette Manuelito, and Deanna Allison (Accused, Edge of America) as Emma Leaphorn.

New episodes drop every Sunday until the season finale on 5 April.

My Life is Murder Season 5 – 9 February (Acorn TV & AMC+)

Lucy Lawless And Craig Parker In My Life Is Murder | Photo: Matt Klitscher/Acorntv
My Life is Murder Season 5. Image: Matt Klitscher / Acorn TV.

Series. The new season of this Australian-New Zealand murder mystery crime comedy-drama series sees eight thrilling new cases featuring dangerous villains that only Alexa Crowe (Lucy Lawless, Xena: Warrior Princess) can catch. As always, she’s bringing her friends and family along for the ride; and Alexa’s cantankerous cat, Chowder, also continues to stir up trouble in his own mischievous way.

This season, while soaking up the sun in Fiji, Alexa’s holiday takes a dark turn when a familiar foe resurfaces. But catching a killer isn’t her only unfinished business – she’s also reunited with Jesse (Craig Parker, Spartacus, Xena: Warrior Princess), her former police partner. Is he the one that got away? With her whānau (extended family) backing her every step of the way, Alexa is diving headfirst into a new wave of high-stakes cases – where buried secrets resurface and justice is never as simple as it seems, but one thing’s clear: Alexa’s not backing down.

New episodes drop every Monday until the season finale on 23 March.

OSHI NO KO – 14 January (HIDIVE)

【Oshi No Ko】. Image: Hidive.
OSHI NO KO. Image: HIDIVE.

Series. The overnight sensation and now global hit series OSHI NO KO returns to heat things up with its hotly anticipated third season, offering new simulcast subtitled episodes every Wednesday.

The story enters a new stage – six months have passed since the release of POP IN 2. Thanks to MEMcho’s efforts, B-Komachi is now on the verge of a breakthrough. Aqua is steadily progressing as a multi-talented artist and Akane is on her way to becoming a skilled actress. Meanwhile, Kana has lost her former cheerful demeanour, and Ruby is climbing the ranks of the entertainment industry while pursuing the truth behind the deaths of Ai and Gorou – using lies as a weapon.

New simulcast subtitled episodes drop every Wednesday on HIDIVE, the anime streaming service from AMC Networks.

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Alannah Sue is a journalist, writer and theatre critic with a passion for arts and culture and all that glitters. She relocated to Melbourne in 2025 after spending over a decade embedded in the Sydney arts landscape and finishing up her tenure as Arts & Culture Editor at Time Out. In addition to contributing to ArtsHub and ScreenHub, her freelance portfolio also expands to editorial and copywriting for lifestyle and arts publications such as Limelight and Urban List, cultural institutions like the Sydney Opera House, and marketing and publicity services for independent artists. She is always keen to take a chance on weird performance art, theatre of all kinds, out-of-the-box exhibitions, queer venues, and cheap Prosecco. Give her half a chance, and she will get on a soapbox when it comes to topics like the magic of musical theatre, the importance of rigorous arts criticism, and the global cultural implications of the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise. Connect with Alannah on Instagram: @alannurgh.