March is ripe for must-see TV. While 2026 has seen a fair number of new releases so far, they’re nothing compared to the superstar shows that the streaming world is dropping on us viewers this month.

While all the titles on this list are superstars premiering on their respective platforms in March, the hottest to look out for are the two new Taylor Sheridan shows on Paramount+, the two new gritty, crime-centric shows on Prime Video, and the darkly comedic, titillating suspense thriller on HBO Max.

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Vladimir

Infatuation is a funny thing

Based on the 2022 novel of the same name by Julia May Jonas, Vladimir is a new limited series that falls in both the comedy and drama genres.

Our story follows a middle-aged English professor named M (Rachel Weisz) as she navigates a complicated marriage and career. When she develops an obsession with her charismatic new colleague Vladimir (Leo Woodall), who is young, handsome, and married, she grows determined to live out her fantasies. What she isn’t prepared for is the destruction and chaos that come as a result of her desire.

Vladimir premiered March 5 on Netflix with 8 episodes.

Vladimir

Release Date

March 5, 2026

Network

Netflix

Writers

Julia May Jonas

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Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen

A bride’s worst nightmare

The Duffer Brothers aren’t done with Netflix just yet! Created by Haley Z. Boston and produced by the Stranger Things creators, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen follows an engaged couple whose wedding is derailed in the worst possible way.

Set over the week leading up to their impeding nuptials, the show follows Rachel (Camila Morrone of The Night Manager) and Nicky (Adam DiMarco of The White Lotus) as they travel to a secluded family estate for their big ceremony. Before she can walk down the aisle, though, spine-tingling events begin to unfold, leading her to believe that something bad is going to happen, and she’s right. The events of their big day quickly turn into something straight out of the darkest nightmares.

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen premieres March 26 on Netflix with 8 episodes.

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen

Release Date

March 6, 2026

Showrunner

Haley Z. Boston

7

Imperfect Women

Things aren’t always what they seem

How does one single crime lead to the destruction of a decades-long bond between three best friends? Imperfect Women has an unconventional, psychologically thrilling answer for that. Apple TV’s new dark and twisty series is adapted from the novel of the same name by Araminta Hall.

Nancy (Kate Mara), Eleanor (Kerry Washington), and Mary (Elisabeth Moss) are longtime friends whose lives have taken completely different paths. When one of them is murdered, the investigation unearths hidden secrets that force the other two to confront the mirage of perfection emanating from their relationships. Told through different perspectives, the guilty-pleasure series explores the stifling nature of modern womanhood, the toxic nature of female friendship, and the consequences of actions. Joel Kinnaman, Corey Stoll, and Keith Carradine also star.

Imperfect Women premieres March 18 with 2 episodes. New episodes will drop weekly on Wednesdays through April 29.

Imperfect Women

Release Date

March 17, 2026

Network

Apple TV

Directors

Lesli Linka Glatter

6

Rooster

No cock-a-doodle-do here

Steve Carell stars in Rooster, a 10-episode comedy series set against the backdrop of an East Coast liberal arts college. Its focus rests on the complicated, often funny intricacies of the father-daughter bond.

When popular fiction author Greg Russo (Carell) is invited to speak at the college where his daughter Katie (The Lazarus Project’s Charly Clive) works, he finds her in the middle of a crisis. After catching her husband cheating with a colleague, in a fit of rage, she retaliated by burning his house down. To save her career, Greg steps in and makes a deal with the dean (John C. McGinley) to stick around as a guest lecturer as long as Katie keeps her job. Giving off serious workplace-sitcom vibes, the series is sure to be a sandbox full of fun.

Rooster debuts March 8 on HBO Max at 10 p.m. ET. New episodes will drop weekly on Sundays through May 10.

Rooster

Release Date

March 8, 2026

Network

HBO

Writers

Bill Lawrence, Matt Tarses

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DTF St. Louis

A dark, sexy, satirical thriller

As the most highly anticipated HBO Max show arriving in March, DTF St. Louis is—no doubt—the streamer’s superstar. Jason Bateman, David Harbour, Linda Cardellini, Peter Sarsgaard, Pedro Pascal, and Richard Jenkins star.

The seven-episode limited series is a titillating story about three middle-aged, melancholic friends in a love triangle with a deadly kink. When Clark (Bateman) joins the fictional dating app DTF St. Louis, he begins an affair with Carol (Cardellini), the wife of his best friend, Floyd (Harbour). After he introduces Floyd to the app, a surfacing betrayal results in a deadly emotional fallout and a mysterious death, shifting the show’s tone from dark satire to suspenseful thriller.

DTF St. Louis premiered March 1 on HBO Max. New episodes drop weekly on Sundays at 9 p.m. ET through April 12.

DTF St. Louis

Release Date

2026 – 2026-00-00

Network

HBO

Showrunner

Steve Conrad

4

Young Sherlock

He’s not your mom’s proper detective

Young Sherlock is adapted from Andrew Lane’s series of novels and is directed by Guy Ritchie. Offering a fresh, gritty take on the Sherlock Holmes origin story, the series continues Ritchie’s affinity for the fun cockney gangster aesthetic.

Our story follows a witty, rebellious, 19-year-old Sherlock Holmes (Hero Fiennes Tiffin of the After film series franchise) as he is removed from prison and placed in service at Oxford University. He’s raw, unfiltered, and lacks any discipline whatsoever, but he’s a prodigy, and everyone knows it. When a death occurs that puts his own freedom at risk, he sets out to solve his first murder mystery, where he comes face-to-face with a global-level conspiracy that will forever alter his path.

Young Sherlock premiered March 4 on Prime Video with 8 episodes.

Young Sherlock

Release Date

March 4, 2026

Network

Prime Video

Showrunner

Matthew Parkhill

3

Scarpetta

One of crime fiction’s best characters comes to life on-screen

Indeed, Amazon Prime Video’s superstar show of the month is Scarpetta, the highly anticipated adaptation of crime novelist Patricia Cornwell’s book series of the same name. Nicole Kidman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bobby Cannavale, and Simon Baker star.

Kay Scarpetta (Kidman) is a brilliant forensic pathologist with skilled hands and an unnerving eye who uses advanced forensic technology to untangle messy mysteries and solve crimes. The 8-episode thriller series follows dual timelines in her life, from her beginnings as chief medical examiner in the late 1990s right on up to a present-day murder investigation. Can she unmask a serial killer and prove that her career-making case from 28 years ago isn’t also her undoing?

Scarpetta premieres March 11 on Prime Video with 8 episodes.

Scarpetta

Release Date

March 11, 2026

Network

Prime Video

Showrunner

Elizabeth Sarnoff

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The Madison

A new kind of Taylor Sheridan saga

A brand-new neo-Western from Taylor Sheridan that has absolutely nothing to do with the Duttons, The Madison is probably the closest thing to a Yellowstone replacement series that we’re going to get.

Set in the Madison River Valley of central Montana, the superstar show will follow the Clyburns, a New York City family, as they navigate their lives in the wake of a terrible tragedy. Featuring a new kind of storytelling from the famed writer, Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell star in this heartfelt study of grief and human connection.

The Madison premieres March 14 with 3 episodes. The remaining 3 episodes will drop on Saturday, March 21.

The Madison

Release Date

March 14, 2026

Network

Paramount Network

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Marshals

There’s a new form of justice in Montana

One of March’s biggest superstar shows is Marshals, the new Yellowstone spinoff and sequel. The Sheridan-produced series will move on from the Dutton family saga and its traditional neo-Western focus and ride straight into a violent, action-packed law enforcement procedural.

What you need to know about Marshals is that it follows the youngest Dutton sibling, Kayce (Luke Grimes), as he and his son Tate (Brecken Merrill) part ways with Yellowstone Ranch in the wake of their shared grief. As Kayce reconnects with his old friend Cal (Logan Marshall-Green), he soon finds himself joining an elite tactical team of U.S. Marshals. With the opportunity to combine his no-nonsense cowboy instincts with his Navy SEAL training, he’ll be delivering a new kind of justice across Montana’s frontier.

Marshals premiered March 1 on Paramount+. New episodes drop weekly on Sundays through May 24.

Marshals

Release Date

2026 – 2026

Network

CBS

Showrunner

Spencer Hudnut

While there are plenty of superstar shows arriving in March, we can’t forget about those that are returning as well. This month, you can also find new seasons of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and For All Mankind on Apple TV, Jury Duty on Prime Video, Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+, Ted on Peacock, The Comeback on HBO Max, the next Peaky Blinders installment on Netflix, and the final season of Outlander on Starz.