Netflix, Amazon Prime, Wow: New series and films in March 2023

Highlights: Netflix, Amazon Prime, Wow: New series and films in March 2023 – which is worth it. “20 Days in Mariupol” is nominated for best documentary at the Oscars in March. ‘Oppenheimer’ and “Barbie’ on Wow as well as “Killers of the Flower Moon” and ‘Maestro” on Netflix are already available to stream. The most-watched Netflix series is currently the remake of “Avatar – The Lord of the Elements”

Plenty of remakes, Taylor Swift and a touching documentary from the Ukraine war: What's going on with the streaming providers now? And which classics deserve a second look?

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Scene from “Avatar – The Lord of the Elements”

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Cinema successes that can finally be seen online, TV classics that are getting a new season: every month we summarize which new series and films

can be seen

on Netflix and Co. as well as in the media libraries.

The streaming schedule for March:

What is currently worth it

Remakes as far as the eye can see.

While Warner Bros. has officially set the start of the Harry Potter series for 2026, the most-watched Netflix series is currently the remake of “Avatar – The Lord of the Elements” – a US animated hit from the noughties.

In many cases, new productions of old box office hits are an attempt to make a lot of money - without taking the risk of a new idea flopping.

But even remake cynics (like the author of this text) can sometimes be proved wrong.

That's when multi-talented Donald Glover, together with showrunner Francesca Sloane, takes the outdated Brangelina action film "

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

" out of its mothballs and gives it a completely new look.

As a series, in gentle.

While the original film from 2005 uses retort-like action and gender clichés, Donald Glover and Maya Eskin, as a couple of agents, experience a modern heroic story - and a modern relationship, with all its ups and downs.

Colleague Oliver Kaever rightly describes it as a “tender, disarming, intimate eight-part comedy.”

But it can't always remain escapism.

By far the most shocking films from last month include the documentary “

20 Days in Mariupol

,” which has been showing in the ARD media library since mid-February.

Filmmaker and Pulitzer Prize winner Mstyslaw Chernov, producer Vasilisa Stepanenko and photographer Evgeniy Maloletka decided to stay in Ukraine in 2022 at the start of the Russian invasion.

There they captured crucial moments of the war: the bombing of a maternity hospital, the creation of mass graves, a lot of cruelty and suffering.

It's hard to watch this documentary.

And yet that is exactly what is so important.

“20 Days in Mariupol” is nominated for best documentary at the Oscars in March.

Many of the nominees, such as “The Holdovers” or “The Zone of Interest,” are just now being shown in German cinemas.

“Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” on Wow as well as “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Maestro” on Netflix are already available to stream.

What’s happening in March – an overview

AreaNetflixopen

New series in March 2024 on Netflix

March 1st.

Somebody Feed Phil

«, Season 7 |

Actor Phil Rosenthal tries his hand at culinary experiences around the world

01.03.

Furies

« |

French action drama in the criminal underworld of Paris

04.03.

Hot Wheels Let's Race

« |

Animated series for children based on car toys

05.03.

The Program: Behind the Scenes of the Discipline Industry

« |

Documentary series about the atrocities of a disciplinary school in the USA

06.03.

Full Swing

« |

Documentary series about professional golfers during a PGA tournament season

06.03.

Supersex

« |

Drama series inspired by Italian porn star Rocco Tano

07.03.

ARA San Juan: The missing submarine

« |

Documentary series about the missing Argentine navy submarine ARA San Juan

07.03.

The Gentlemen

« |

Action comedy series about the surprised heir to a cannabis empire

11.03.

Young Royals

«, Season 3 |

Swedish drama series about a renowned boarding school

12.03.

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

« |

Documentary series about the Cold War

March 13th

Bandidos

« |

Mexican action series about a treasure hunt

14.03.

Girls5eva

«, Season 3 |

Comedy series about a girl band from the nineties March

15th

Chicken Nugget

« |

Tragic mystery comedy from South Korea, about a woman who turns into a chicken nugget

03/15.

With an iron hand

« |

Spanish thriller series about the illegal drug trade in the port of Barcelona

15.03.

The Outreau Case: A French Nightmare

« |

French documentary series about a court case

March 19th

Physical: 100

« |

Reality TV show from South Korea in which 100 participants compete in fitness competitions

March 19th.

Forever Queens

«, Season 2 |

Mexican reality TV show about a group of divas March

21st

3 Body Problem

« |

Sci-fi thriller series among others

by David Benioff and DB Weiss (“Game of Thrones”)

March 22nd

Buying

Beverly Hills

, Season 2 |

Reality TV show about luxury real estate agents March

27th

The Believers

« |

Thai thriller series about branding a Buddhist temple

March 27th

Is that cake?

« |

Reality TV show about hyperrealistic cakes

New films in March 2024 on Netflix

01.03.

You are not alone: Fight against the wolf pack

« |

Documentation about one

Case that became the decisive #MeToo turning point in Spain

01.03.

Spaceman: A Brief History of Bohemian Space Travel

« |

Drama and novel adaptation with Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan

01.03.

My Name Is Loh Kiwan

« |

Romantic film from South Korea

08.03.

Damsel

" |

Fantasy adventure with Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”)

March 14th

The Art of Stealing a Heart

« |

Romantic action film from Turkey

15.03.

Irish Wish

« |

Romantic comedy with Lindsay Lohan

03/22 |

The Casagrandes – The Film

« |

Children's film

March 22nd

Shirley

" |

Portrait of the political pioneer and first black congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

March 27th.

Rest in Peace

" |

Drama from Argentina about the disappearance without a trace of a family man in debt

March 29th.

The Beautiful Game

« |

Drama about a team of homeless English football players, among others.

with Bill Nighy

March 29th

Wages of Fear

« |

Thriller about a team that has to drive two trucks loaded with explosives through a rebel area in 24 hours

AreaAmazon Prime Videounfold

New series in March on Prime Video

14.03.

Invincible

", Season 2 |

Comic superhero series

March 19th

Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés

« |

Cooking show with celebrities like Jamie Lee Curtis and Bryan Cranston

March 26th

Tig Notaro: Hello Again

« |

Comedy special

March 28th

American Rust: Broken Justice

«, Season 2 |

Drama series about the police chief of a town in Pennsylvania

March 28th.

The Baxters

« |

Family drama based on the bestselling series by Karen Kingsbury

March 28th

LOL: Last One Laughing

«, Season 5 |

Popular comedy show, this time with Otto Waalkes, Ina Müller and Hazel Brugger, among others

New films in March on Prime Video

01.03.

Ferrari

« |

Biopic about Enzo Ferrari, by Michael Mann

07.03.

Ricky Stanicky

« |

Comedy with Zac Efron

14.03.

Frida

« |

Documentary about Frida Kahlo with new archive material from her diaries

March 21st.

Road House

« |

Action thriller about an ex-UFC fighter played by Jake Gyllenhaal

AreaApple TV+unfold

New series in March on Apple TV+

01.03.

The Fictional Adventures of Dick Turpin

« |

Comedy-adventure series

08.03.

“

Unwilling Vacation with Eugene Levy

”, Season 2 |

Travel series, this time Eugene Levy is touring Europe

15.03.

After the assassination attempt

« |

Conspiracy thriller series about the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after the death of Abraham Lincoln

March 20th

Palm Royale

« |

Comedy series, including Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern and Allison Janney

29.03.

The Fraggles: Back to the Rock

«, Season 2 |

Reboot of the old children's series by Jim Henson ("Sesame Street")

New films in March on Apple TV+

March 29th

STEVE!
(martin): A portrait in two parts

« |

Documentary about writer, director, actor and comedian Steve Martin

Expand the Disney+ area

New series in March on Disney+

05.03.

Queens – Queens of the Animal Kingdom

« |

Documentary series about matriarchies and leaders in nature

05.03.

Death and Other Details

« |

Mystery drama series about a detective case

06.03.

Extraordinary

", Season 2 |

British sitcom

19.03.

Photographer: The person behind the camera

« |

National Geographic documentary series

March 20th

March 29th | »

Renegade Nell

« | Fantasy series by Ben Taylor (“Sex Education”)

New films in March on Disney+

06.03.

Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir – The Movie

« |

Animated adventure film for the series

13.03.

Black Cake

« |

Family drama and crime thriller, based on the bestseller of the same name

15.03.

Taylor Swift |
The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version)

« |

Concert film for Taylor Swift's tour

March 21st

Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told

« |

Documentary about the rise and fall of a small college picnic in Atlanta that became an influential street party

March 22nd.

Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó

« |

Oscar-nominated short film by American-Taiwanese filmmaker Sean Wang about his grandmothers

March 27th.

Next Goal Wins

« |

Outsider comedy about a soccer team from American Samoa by Taika Waititi (“Jojo Rabbit”)

March 29th

Madu

« |

Documentary about 12-year-old ballet dancer Anthony Madu from Nigeria

Open the WOW (Sky) area

New series in March on WOW (Sky)

04.03.

The Regime

« |

Political satire about Kate Winslet as the eccentric autocrat of a fictional state – written by Will Tracy (“The Menu”)

March 4th.

Police Ten 7 – On Patrol Down Under

«, Season 25 |

Documentary series about police cases in New Zealand

06.03.

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares

« |

Stand-up special

March 6th

Death Row Stories: Tales from Death Row

«, Season 4 |

Documentary series with Robert Redford and Alex Gibney

06.03.

The Rookie

", Season 6 |

Drama series about a man in his mid-forties who started in season 1 as a police rookie

07.03.

Mary & George

« |

British historical series with Julianne Moore about George Villiers, the lover of King James I.

11.03.

The Water World of Komodo

« |

Documentary series about the ecosystem of the remote island

11.03.

NCIS

Season 4 |

Crime series classic from 2004

March 27th

NCIS

Season 5 |

Crime series classic from 2007

13.03.

Animal Park – Zoo Stories from Longleat

«, Season 11 |

Documentary series about an English safari park

March 20th

Animal Park – Zoo Stories from Longleat

«, Season 12 |

Documentary series about an English safari park

15.03 |

Heligoland 513

« |

Dystopian thriller series about a totalitarian society on the island of Heligoland after the apocalypse in 2039

16.03.

Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage and Reckoning

« |

Three-part true crime documentary March

19th

17 Strike Back

«, Season 6 |

Action series about a British-American elite unit

03/21.

Summiteers – Europe's Alpine Wilderness

« |

Documentary series about animals in the Alps

March 22nd

House of Kardashian

« |

Three-part portrait of the famous Kardashian clan and the dark sides of their success

March 26th.

Before We Die

« |

British crime series

March 28th

The parking garage murder – Who killed Charlotte Böhringer?

« |

True crime documentary about the Böhringer murder case

March 28th.

A pearl in the sand

« |

Documentary series about an oasis in Kenya

New films in March on WOW (Sky)

01.03.

Perfect Addiction

« |

Love drama about a young boxing trainer

02.03.

Asteroid City

« |

Bizarre comedy by Wes Anderson

04.03.

The Terror Room

« |

Horror drama

08.03.

Meg 2: The Deep

« |

Second part of the monster action film with

March 9th.

When will things finally go back to the way they never were

« |

Film adaptation of the autobiographical bestseller by Joachim Meyerhoff

09.03.

Hollywood in Fear: The Bling Ring Story

« |

Documentary about the real story behind “The Bling Ring”

11.03.

The Cursed - The Curse of the Beast

« |

British gothic horror with Boyd Holbrook (“Narcos”)

11.03.

After the Bite: The Aftermath of a Shark Attack

« |

Documentary about the waters of Cape Cod and why they have become a hotspot for white sharks

March 15th.

Sun and Concrete

« |

Film adaptation of the bestseller by comedian and podcaster Felix Lobrecht

March 16th.

On A Wing And A Prayer

« |

Survival thriller with a religious message

March 18th

Master Gardener

« |

Thriller by “Taxi Driver” author Paul Schrader about a gardener with a dark secret

March 20th.

Oppenheimer

« |

Blockbuster about the inventor of the atomic bomb by Christopher Nolan

March 23rd

The Rumba Therapy

« |

French comedy

March 29th

Paw Patrol 2: The Mighty Movie

« |

Movie based on the hyped dog series for children

Expand the RTL+ area

New series in March on RTL+

01.03.

The Boat

", Season 1-3 |

German war series from 2018

01.03.

90210

«, Season 5 |

Drama series from 2008

10. 03. |

Moment of Proof – The final proof

« |

True crime series

March 15th

Our Flag Means Death

«, Season 2 |

03/21

Temptation Island

", Season 6 |

Reality TV

March 23rd

And just like that...

«, Season 2 |

Series spin-off of “Sex and the City”

March 28th

Disco 76

« |

Series about the beginning of the disco wave in Germany in the 1970s

New films in March on RTL+

01.03.

Harry Potter

« Parts 1-8 |

Famous film series

12.03.

“

Miss Merkel – A Uckermark crime thriller

”, part 2 |

Crime

15.03.

Go nuts

« |

Sports comedy from 2004

March 15th

Faith is everything!

« |

Romantic comedy from 2000

March 15th |

Night in the Museum

« |

Comedy from 2006

March 15th |

Night at the Museum 2

« |

Comedy from 2009

March 15th |

Night in the Museum - The Mysterious Tomb

« |

Comedy from 2014

March 15th

Crazy About Mary

« |

Romantic comedy from 1998

March 24th

Don't Worry Darling

« |

Mystery thriller by Olivia Wilde with Harry Styles (2022)

March 23rd

Behind the Scenes »And just like that... «

« |

Documentary about the “Sex and the City” spin-off

March 29th |

The ONLINE KILLER – Death comes live

« | Crime

31.03.

A Prince for Christmas

« |

Romantic comedy from 2015

AreaMagenta TV+open

New series in March on Magenta TV+

12.03.

The Brigade

« |

Crime series about French special forces

03/21.

Oh Hell

", Season 2 |

Continuation of the award-winning dramedy series with Mala Emde

New films in March on Magenta TV+

March 28th

The Theory of Everything

« |

black and white thriller and film noir about multiverses and a scientist in the Swiss Alps

Paramount+pane expand

New series in March 2024 on Paramount+

March 14th.

FBI: International

« |

American crime series from the FBI franchise

March 20th.

Ink Master

« |

Tattoo competition show

March 28th

A Bloody Lucky Day

« |

Korean thriller series about a taxi driver's fateful streak of luck

03/28.

Behind the Music

« |

Music documentary series

March 29th

Paw Patrol

«, Season 10 |

Popular children's series about rescue dogs

New films in March 2024 on Paramount+

01.03.

In Bloom

« |

Five related short films that deal with the topic of gender

08.03.

Good Burger 2

« |

Comedy about a burger restaurant with Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson (both of whom became famous with the sitcom "Kenan & Kel")

March 29th.

Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie

« |

Movie from the “Paw Patrol” franchise, which has dominated children’s rooms for years

31.03 |

Return of the Thundermans

« |

Action film for children

Open the Arte media library area

New series in March in the Arte media library

March 1st.

The Split - Relationship status unclear

«, Season 3 |

Feminist comedy about a London divorce lawyer

March 15th

Latecomers

« |

Australian dramedy series about two young people with cerebral palsy

11.03.

Samuel

" |

Musical animated series about a lovesick ten-year-old

14.03.

underground machinations

« |

Four-part series about the investigation after 9/11

March 29th

Saving the Fucking Planet

« |

Drama series about two lovers with different political views

March 29th

Battle for the Crescent

« |

Franco-Israeli family drama

New films in March in the Arte media library

March 1st.

Blackout at Wellmanns

« |

TV film about a prepper, including Wotan Wilke Möhring

New documentaries in March in the Arte media library

March 1st.

The Code Breaker

« |

Documentary about the American cryptanalyst Elizebeth Smith Friedman

01.03.

Home Fukushima

« |

Documentation about the effects of the nuclear disaster

06.03.

Drawing in Protest

« |

Documentary series about female cartoonists worldwide

March 13th

The Gulag Archipelago – A book with consequences

« |

Documentation about the book by Alexander Solzhenitsyn

14.03.

Bitter fruits – exploitation in agriculture

« |

Documentary film about the exploitation of harvest workers and agricultural businesses

March 16th.

Our blue oceans – In the blue of the deep

« |

Documentation series

March 17th

Maestras (conductors)

« |

Documentation

March 21st

lynx

« |

Documentary about lynxes

19.03.

Japan in transition

« |

Documentation

March 23rd

The American Bison

« |

Two-part documentary

March 24th

Igor Levit: No fear

« |

Documentary about the well-known pianist

March 24th.

An evening with Romy Schneider

« |

Documentation

March 25th

The Lie Detector

« |

Documentary about the development of a lie detector in the USA in the 20th century

03/25.

Marlon Brando – The Hard and the Tender

« |

Documentary

March 27th

Mouse or the Hell of Auschwitz – The cult comic by Art Spiegelmann

« |

Documentation

March 30th

The amazing abilities of plants

« |

Two-part documentary series

March 31st

1874: Birth of Impressionism

« |

documentary

AreaZDF media libraryunfold

New series in March in the ZDF media library

March 1st.

PUSH

« |

ZDFneo series about the everyday lives of three midwives

11.03.

RESET – How far do you want to go?

« |

Drama series about a woman who contacts a time travel agency after losing her daughter, including Katja Riemann

14.03.

gut feeling

« |

Six-part “instant fiction” series about an unwanted pregnancy

March 14th

Mandate for May

« |

Six-part legal series in Vogtland

March 17th.

Captain Sissako – Death in the Alps

« |

French crime series

19.03.

Northern Lights

« |

Irish-Belgian-German drama series

March 30th

The Robbery of Millions

« |

Crime series about a bank robbery

March 31st

Signora Volpe

« |

Three-part series about a British MI6 agent Sylvia Fox who wants to take a break in Italy

New films in March in the ZDF media library

March 1st.

Burnout on the Farm

« |

Documentation

02.03.

Wendland – Stiller and the great silence

« |

Crime thriller, including Ulrich Noethen

07.03.

Kim Yo-jong – North Korea's secret ruler

« |

Documentation

12.03.

Insider DB

« |

Report about Deutsche Bahn

March 15th

Mysterious criminal cases in the GDR – in the crosshairs of the Stasi

« |

Documentation

16.03.

A strong team – And forgive them for their sins

« |

Saturday crime story

March 16th

Secret underworlds of the GDR – nuclear bunkers and shelters

« |

Documentary

March 19th

Tricks of the supermarkets

« |

Documentary about the strategy of supermarkets

March 19th

Trans – Three generations, one journey

« |

37° documentation

March 19th

Hitler's submarine factory, Bunker Valentin

« |

documentation

AreaARD media libraryunfold

New series in March in the ARD media library

March 7th.

City, Country, Love

« |

Dating show

08.03.

Sexually Available

« |

Weird comedy series about Miki, who is in police custody because she is said to have raped an investor with a strap-on

March 22nd.

Peace Field

« |

First German animated sitcom about procrastinator king Paul and his two half triplets

March 27th.

Ice-cold trail 2 – on the trail of the serial killer Wichmann

« |

Three-part true crime series

Neue Filme im März in der ARD-Mediathek
01.03. | »Am Abgrund« | Investigativer Politthriller über den korrupten Kampf um Rohstoffe
15.03. | »Der beste Film aller Zeiten« | Bissige Filmbiz-Satire mit Penélope Cruz
-
Neue Dokus im März in der ARD-Mediathek
01.03. | »Am Abgrund« | Gleichnamige Dokumentation über die wahre Geschichte hinter oben genanntem Thriller
14.03. | »Bittere Früchte« | Dokumentarfilm über die Ausbeutung von Erntehelfern und Agrarbetrieben
21.03. | »Panorama: Rammstein – Die Reihe Null« | 30-minütige Reportage zum Fall Rammstein
24.03. | »What the f*, USA? Trump, Biden und die Demokratie« | Weltspiegel-Dokumentation

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Worauf wir uns (im März) freuen

Während »Maestro « sieben Oscar-Nominierungen einheimste, ging ein anderes, in Venedig gefeiertes Biopic leer aus. Dabei schien jede Schraube, jedes Rädchen zu sitzen, als Michael Mann »Ferrari« beim Filmfestival in Venedig 2023 ins Rennen schickte. Das Oscarrennen sei eröffnet, schrieb SPIEGEL-Autor Andreas Borcholte damals und lobte das »präzise erzählte« Biopic über den Sportwagenschöpfer Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver).

Doch die Wette ging nicht auf – schon beim deutschen Kinostart kam der Wagen ins Schleudern. Eigentlich hätte »Ferrari« hierzulande im Dezember anlaufen sollen. Nun fährt er direkt ins Streaming und ist ab 1. März bei Prime Video zu sehen. Sehenswert ist das Spätwerk von Michael Mann (»Miami Vice«) dennoch. »Ferrari« sei ein großes, psychologisches Drama, »immer wieder angereichert mit spektakulären, sehr intensiven Rennszenen, die schließlich in einem unerwartet schockierenden Ereignis kulminieren«, schreibt Borcholte.

Weniger schockieren dürfte inzwischen der Hype um den Popstar der Stunde, Taylor Swift, und den wohl umsatzstärksten Konzertfilm der vergangenen Jahre, ja vielleicht überhaupt. Nachdem »Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour « durch internationale Kinosäle tourte, können Swifties ihrem Idol nun auch via Streaming näher kommen. Disney+ zeigt den Tourneefilm ab Mitte März. Sogar ein paar extra Tracks sollen dabei sein.

Und während Swift weiter die Popkultur regiert, regiert Kate Winslet in »The Regime« eine fiktive zentraleuropäische Autokratie. Als Elena Vernham, neurotische Diktatorin und Hypochonderin, entwickelt sie eine Vorliebe für den Soldaten Herbert, der den schmeichelhaften Spitznamen »Metzger« trägt. Der wiederum wird engagiert, um regelmäßig die Luftfeuchtigkeit zu messen und die Angst der Autokratin vor Schimmelbefall zu besänftigen. Soviel zur Ausgangssituation. Das Problem der Politsatire: »Wie soll sie Populisten wie Donald Trump übertreffen, denen keine Zuspitzung zu krass und keine Dummheit zu groß ist, um ihre Gefolgsleute anzustacheln?«, schreibt Oliver Kaever in seiner SPIEGEL-Kritik .

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2024 regieren Populisten und skrupellose Diktatoren das reale Nachrichtengeschehen. So auch im Februar: »Wenn sie sich dazu entschieden haben, mich zu töten, heißt das, dass wir unglaublich stark sind«, sagte Kremlkritiker Alexej Nawalny noch vorausschauend in der CNN-Dokumentation »Nawalny« von 2022.»Meine Botschaft ist ganz einfach: Gebt nicht auf!«

Der bekannte Oppositionspolitiker selbst hatte den Widerstand gegen Wladimir Putin nie aufgegeben – trotz Vergiftung, Verhaftung und Verurteilung. Sein Tod im Februar sorgte weltweit für Bestürzung. Aktuell ist der Film »Nawalny« bei RTL+ zu sehen oder bei anderen Anbietern zu kaufen und leihen. In der ARD Mediathek läuft zudem die neue Dokumentation »Becoming Nawalny– Putins Staatsfeind Nr. 1«.

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