New shows & films– quick links
Netflix: new shows & films
Sesame Street: Volume 2 – 9 March
Kids’ series. Magical dragons, flying bikes and more! Follow Elmo, Abby, and their friends from the neighbourhood on imaginative new adventures as they grow caring hearts and curious minds while embracing their imaginations. This new Sesame Street instalment includes four 30-minute episodes and features a guest appearance by Miley Cyrus.
One Piece Season 2 – 10 March
Series. Netflix’s critically-acclaimed live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s beloved manga series is back for more wacky nautical adventures with the Straw Hat Pirates.
In the new season, Luffy (Iñaki Godoy), Zoro (Mackenyu), Nami (Emily Rudd), Usopp (Jacob Romero) and Sanji (Taz Skylar) travel to the Grand Line, a legendary stretch of sea where danger and wonder await at every turn. There, they’ll visit bizarre islands, recruit more allies and battle formidable new foes as they search for the world’s greatest treasure. Watch the trailer.
Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere – 11 March
Documentary (2026). With rare, no holds barred access, acclaimed British documentarian Louis Theroux investigates a growing ultra-masculine network and its controversial influencers. From Miami to Marbella, meet the men that are reshaping and radicalising young men’s ideas about masculinity and manhood. Watch the trailer.
Age of Attraction – 11 March
Series. This new reality dating show from Netflix throws age out the window as singles search for their soulmates. Hosted by Nick Viall and Natalie Joy, the eight-part show features singles ranging from 22 to 60 years old in a ‘social experiment’ to see if love can overcome significant age differences. Is love truly ageless, or will the years come between them?
Virgin River Season 7 – 12 March
Series. In the new season of this romantic drama based on the books by Robyn Carr, the newly married Mel and Jack pursue their dream of adopting a baby, while old loves smoulder and new threats challenge Virgin River.
Love is Blind: Sweden Season 3 – 12 March
Series. New season. New singles. New drama. As they date and get engaged sight unseen, which of these Swedish couples will discover that love is truly blind?
Love Is Blind: The Reunion – 12 March
Special. In the bombshell reunion of Love is Blind Season 10, it’s time to set the stories straight and reveal the biggest shockers of all.
That Night – 13 March
Series. During a family vacation in the Dominican Republic, Elena (Clara Galle) accidentally hits a man with her car. Desperate and frightened, she calls her sisters, Paula (Claudia Salas) and Cris (Paula Usero), asking for help.
Upon arrival, the sisters must decide how to handle the accident, as they cannot bear the thought of their youngest sibling going to jail, leaving her only child without a mother. How far will they be willing to go to help protect their family?
The series is based on the Sunday Times bestselling novel by Gillian McAllister and was created by Jason George (Narcos, Into the Night).
Fatal Seduction Season 3 – 13 March
Series. This erotic thriller series from South Africa follows Nandi, a married professor who embarks on a passionate, dangerous affair with a younger man, leading to murder and betrayal
In the Season 3, three years after rebuilding her once-unravelled life, Nandi is torn between her newfound peace and the enticing temptation to throw it all away for love.
BritBox: new shows & films
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Seasons 7-8 – 10 March
Series. Comedian Jimmy Carr hosts this popular British comedy panel show crossover, which sees the cheeky and articulate format of 8 Out of 10 Cats tackle the mathematical challenges and word games of Countdown.
The show began as a series of specials, the first of which was broadcast as part of a special ‘mash-up night’ for Channel 4’s 30th anniversary celebrations in 2012, but the cross-over proved so popular that this led to the channel commissioning more and more seasons – and as of August 2024, 162 episodes of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown have aired.
Out There Season 1 – 10 March
Series. This compelling new drama stars Martin Clunes (Doc Martin, Men Behaving Badly, Reggie Perrin) as Nathan Williams, a Welsh farmer whose quiet life is turned upside down when urban gangs begin using the British countryside to move drugs and money.
Nathan is a widower struggling with grief while raising his teenage son on a family farm that has been passed down generations. As criminals encroach on his land, Nathan risks everything to defend his family, his land and his legacy in this tense, thrilling drama.
From the team that brought you Manhunt, this drama will keep you on the edge of your seat. Dubbed the ‘Breaking Bad of Wales’ by The Times, Out There will leave viewers hooked.
Stan: new shows & films
Thirst Trap: The Fame. The Fantasy. The Fallout – 10 March
Docuseries. A single TikTok post unexpectedly launches William White into a viral sensation, with a devoted following that tests the limits between online celebrity and real-world relationships.
Nuremberg – 12 March
Film (2025). Starring Academy Award winners Russell Crowe and Rami Malek, Nuremberg follows the immediate aftermath of the second world war, as the world grapples with the unveiled horrors of the Holocaust. US Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Malek) is assigned the extraordinary task of assessing the mental state of Hermann Göring (Crowe), the notorious former Reichsmarschall and Hitler’s second in command, along with other high-ranking Nazi officials.
As the Allies – led by the unyielding chief US prosecutor, Supreme Court Justice Robert H Jackson (Michael Shannon) alongside Sergeant Howie Triest (Leo Woodall), David Maxwell-Fyfe (Richard E Grant), Gustave Gilbert (Colin Hanks), Colonel John Amen (Mark O’Brien) and Burton C Andrus (John Slattery) – navigate the monumental task of creating an unprecedented international tribunal to ensure the Nazi regime answers for its atrocities, Kelley gets to know his ‘patients’. But he soon finds himself locked in a psychological duel with Göring, whose charisma and cunning reveal a sobering truth: that ordinary men can commit extraordinary evil.
The Borderline – 13 March
Series. Starring Minnie Driver, The Borderline follows a cop from the wrong side of the tracks who ventures beyond the line of duty to save a childhood friend, only to have everything unravel.
When his plan backfires, his carefully constructed life begins to collapse, thrusting him into a dangerous collision course with backstabbing criminals, suspicious colleagues, and vulnerable civilians who need him more than ever.
Set against the backdrop of a quiet riverside town in the Thousand Islands, officer Henry Roland (Stephen Amell), finds evidence linking a case of missing illegal substances to his childhood best friend, Tommy Hawley (Hamza Haq), with whom he shares a dark secret.
Do You Have ADHD? – 15 March
Documentary (2025). The complex neurological condition has become one of the public’s most searched health-related topics, with thousands of children and adults looking into formal diagnosis – but disappointingly sitting on medical waiting lists that can extend to many years.
Fronted by medical surgeon and health and science creator Dr Karan Rajan and former GP and nutrition expert Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, Do You Have ADHD? separates fact from fiction on what the traits of ADHD might look like, and shares creative advice for living with an ADHD brain.
SBS On Demand: new shows & films
Hudson & Rex Season 8 – 9 March
Series. Hudson & Rex is an action-packed one-hour police procedural drama focused on the partnership between a dedicated Police detective and his extraordinary former K9 dog, named Rex.
In Season 8, Detective Mark Hudson (Luke Roberts) joins the team. A veteran of canine units in the Canadian Forces and the Halifax PD, Mark becomes Rex’s new partner and a smart and strong team leader. Mark and Rex place complete trust in each other and in the extended team as they face intense new challenges.
With Rex by their side, Superintendent Joe Donovan (Kevin Hanchard), Dr. Sarah Truong (Mayko Nguyen), and tech specialist Jesse Mills (Justin Kelly) work together to solve even the most puzzling crimes unfolding in St John’s.
The Great Gatsby – 9 March
Film (2013). Revisit Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel. Aspiring writer Nick Carraway becomes captivated by his enigmatic neighbour, Jay Gatsby, whose extravagant parties mask an obsessive attempt to reclaim a lost love with Daisy Buchanan.
Against the shimmering backdrop of the Jazz Age, Gatsby’s dream collides with class divides and harsh realities, revealing the tension between illusion and desire. Luhrmann’s vibrant adaptation reimagines the American Dream with dazzling spectacle and poignant tragedy. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire.
Our Medicine Season 2 – 15 March
Series. This NITV Original series delivers unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the frontline of Australia’s strained medical services. The new season of Our Medicine goes deeper into high-stakes emergency care, cultural healing practices, and emotionally resonant patient journeys on Country and in community.
Expanding its reach across ambulance services, major hospitals, youth justice and remote healing centres, the series captures the intensity of emergency medicine alongside the quieter, powerful work of cultural healing and continuity of care.
This season continues to bring viewers insider access to major health institutions and community-led services, including the Queensland Ambulance Service, Cairns Hospital, Joyce Palmer Health Service, the Bwgcolman Healing Service on Palm Island, the Akeyulerre Healing Centre in Alice Springs and NSW Youth Justice.
ABC iview: new shows & films
Foreign Correspondent: Prabowo Power – 10 March
A revolution is taking place in a key Australian ally and neighbour. Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has clocked up his first year in power and with incredible speed, he’s nationalising and militarising his nation’s economy to deliver on his promise of a self-reliant future for his nation.
Who’s Line Is It Anyway? Season 13 – 10 March
Series. The legendary improv format continues with host Aisha Tyler presenting the mix of hilarious games, incredible songs and audience interaction with much-loved trio Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles.
The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Season 11 – 12 March
Series. The Weekly is the one show that knows the world is far too serious to be taken too seriously. You give us thirty minutes – we’ll give you the week.
Mayfair Witches Season 2 – 12 March
Series. Having given birth to Lasher in order to fulfil the prophecy, Rowan Mayfair is determined to use him to achieve her purpose as a healer. Sip is hellbent on taking Lasher from her. Their battle for control of him will lead back to the ancient stronghold of Donnelaith. Watch the trailer.
Prime Video: new shows & films
Scarpetta – 11 March
Series. This thrilling new crime drama brings Patricia Cornwell’s iconic literary character to life, starring Nicole Kidman as Dr Kay Scarpetta. With skilled hands and an unnerving eye, this unrelenting medical examiner is determined to serve as the voice of the victims, unmask a serial killer and prove that her career-making case from 28 years ago isn’t also her undoing.
Set against the backdrop of modern forensic investigation, the series delves beyond the crime scene to explore the psychological complexities of both perpetrators and investigators, creating a multi-layered thriller that examines the toll of pursuing justice at all costs.
Alongside Nicole Kidman, Scarpetta’s all-star cast features Simon Baker, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bobby Cannavale, Ariana DeBose, Rosy McEwen, Amanda Righetti, Jake Cannavale and Hunter Parrish.
Fight or Flight – 12 March
Film (2025). This feature film debut from director James Madigan (Medal of Honor) is an action comedy starring Josh Hartnett as a mercenary who is tasked with tracking down a wanted criminal aboard a commercial airline – but when they’re surrounded by people trying to kill both of them, he must then protect said target. Watch the trailer.
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die – 13 March
Film (2025). In this sci-fi comedy directed by Gore Verbinski (The Ring, Rango), a ‘man from the future’ arrives at a diner in Los Angeles where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence.
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die stars Sam Rockwell, Juno Temple and Haley Lu Richardson. Watch the trailer.
AMC+, Shudder, Acorn TV & HIDIVE: new shows & films
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.
Paramount+: new shows & films
Skincare – 13 March
Film (2024). In Skincare, famed aesthetician Hope Goldman (Elizabeth Banks) is poised to take her career to dazzling new heights with the launch of her own skincare line. But just as success seems within reach, a glamorous rival boutique opens directly across the street, and Hope’s dream begins to unravel.
As a series of unsettling incidents threaten her reputation and business, Hope becomes convinced she’s being deliberately sabotaged. Determined to protect everything she’s built, she dives headfirst into a twisty, darkly comic mystery to uncover who’s trying to destroy her – before it’s too late.
Starring Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games), Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick, Lessons in Chemistry), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Pose, Loot) and Nathan Fillion (Castle, Firefly).
The Madison – 14 March
Series. A new neo-Western series from the Yellowstone universe, The Madison unfolds across two distinct worlds – the beautiful landscape of Montana and the vibrant energy of Manhattan – as it examines the ties that bind families together.
The six-episode first season of The Madison is a heartfelt study of grief and human connection that follows the Clyburns, a New York City family in the Madison River valley of central Montana.
In addition to Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell, the series stars Beau Garrett (Firefly Lane), Elle Chapman (A Man Called Otto), Patrick J Adams (Suits), Amiah Miller (War for the Planet of the Apes), Alaina Pollack (The Surrender), Ben Schnetzer (3 Body Problem), Kevin Zegers (Power), Rebecca Spence (Lady in the Lake), Danielle Vasinova (1923) and Matthew Fox (Lost).
Rubble & Crew Season 4 – 14 March
Kids’ series. Rubble & Crew Season 4 brings even bigger builds and brand-new adventures to Builder Cove, as Rubble leads his growing construction crew on their most ambitious projects yet. With exciting new challenges around town, the pups roll out in their powerful construction vehicles to dig, lift, pave and repair anything the community needs.
Disney+: new shows & films
Solar Opposites Season 6 – 11 March
Series. This adult animated sci-fi sitcom follows a team of four aliens – Korvo, Terry and their replicants Yumyulack and Jesse – who crash-land in suburban America after their planet is destroyed.
In the sixth and final season, the aliens are living on a budget after their diamond-making machine is destroyed. Meanwhile, there’s a romantasy subplot for Terry, and the family might finally embrace life on Earth.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 4 – 12 March
Series. The stakes for #MomTok are at an all-time high as their sisterhood faces the forces of their expanding fame.
When Taylor is announced as The Bachelorette and Jen and Whitney head to Dancing with the Stars, competition creates chaos, temptations arise and traditions turn upside down. Up against unravelling marriages, personal demons and family secrets, they must choose to lean on each other or face their fates untethered and alone on the world’s stage.
HBO Max: new shows & films
Rooster – 9 March
Series. Set on a college campus, Rooster is a sharp character-driven comedy starring Steve Carell as a celebrated author navigating the messy realities of academia, family and reinvention.
At the centre is his complicated and often hilarious relationship with his daughter, whose presence on campus forces both of them to confront long-standing tensions, shifting ambitions and the challenge of redefining who they are to each other. Episodes drop weekly, same day as the US.
About Face – 9 March
Docuseries (2025). About Face is a medical series focusing on elite Los Angeles-based plastic surgeons performing complex, life-altering reconstructive surgeries on patients with severe facial deformities, trauma and rare conditions.
Binge: new shows & films
Top Chef Season 23 – 10 March
Series. The Emmy and Critics’ Choice Award‑winning culinary competition returns as Kristen Kish, Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons welcome 15 new chefs to the Carolinas for high‑stakes challenges infused with Southern flavours. Season 23 delivers bold cooking, fierce competition and Top Chef’s signature blend of creativity and pressure.
The Other Bennet Sister – TBC
Series. Based on Janice Hadlow’s acclaimed novel, this new BBC One drama brings Mary Bennet – the oft-overlooked middle sister in Pride and Prejudice – into the spotlight.
Following the events of Jane Austen’s much-loved novel from Mary Bennet’s point of view, the story follows Mary (Ella Bruccoleri, Call The Midwife) as she travels to London and the Lake District, pursuing a romantic adventure in Regency England.
