AMC+, Shudder, Acorn TV & HIDIVE: new this week
The Mortuary Assistant – 27 March (Shudder & AMC+)
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.
AMC+, Shudder, Acorn TV & HIDIVE: recently added
1000 Women in Horror – 20 March (Shudder & AMC+)
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.
Murdoch Mysteries Season 19 – 2 March (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+)
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+)
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)
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+)
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+)
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.
