8 new releases on Netflix in March 2026

March 5: Limited series in eight episodes adapted from Julia May Jonas’ acclaimed novel, Vladimir is a dark and scandalous comedy-drama starring Rachel Weisz as a literature professor whose life is gradually falling apart. Having spent years at a small liberal arts college with her husband (John Slattery), her world is turned upside down when she develops a consuming obsession with a new colleague., her daily life is turned upside down when she develops a consuming obsession with an attractive new colleague, played by Leo Woodall, who made his breakthrough in White Lotus. Created by Jonas herself and produced by Sharon Horgan, among others, the series explores with sharp humor and unapologetic sensuality what women allow themselves to desire and how they tell their own stories.

March 6: Produced by Steven Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment in collaboration with Silverback Films, the team behind Our Planet and Life on Our Planet—this four-part documentary series is the most ambitious portrait of dinosaurs ever made. Narrated by the inimitable voice of Morgan Freeman and featuring visual effects by Industrial Light & Magic (George Lucas’ company), the series traces 165 million years of history, from the earliest creatures to the present day. Magic (George Lucas’s company), the series traces 165 million years of history, from the first creatures of the Triassic period to the catastrophic extinction of the Cretaceous period. From tyrannosaurs to spinosaurs and mosasaurs, all with impeccable scientific accuracy and breathtaking aesthetics.

March 6: A military sci-fi film directed by Patrick Hughes (The Hitman’s Bodyguard), War Machine thrusts Alan Ritchson (Reacher) into the hell of an elite selection simulation that goes awry. During the final phase of the U.S. Army Rangers selection program, his unit finds itself facing a threat from another world. Ritualistic, brutal, and filmed in the Australian wilderness, on snow-capped peaks and icy waterfalls, the film plays the high-octane military survival card to the hilt, with a solid cast including Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney, and Keiynan Lonsdale. A pure, effective, and unpretentious action blockbuster.

March 10: Subtitled Into the Grand Line, the second season of the live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s cult manga is finally here. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) and the Straw Hats leave the East Sea to venture onto the legendary Grand Line, a mythical and unpredictable ocean where wonders and perils await them at every port of call. On the agenda: the arcs from Loguetown to Drum Island, the arrival of the highly anticipated Tony Tony Chopper (motion capture performed by Mikaela Hoover), and the Baroque Works organization as the main antagonist. Season 3 is already in production. Oda himself is still supervising the adaptation, with each episode costing $18 million.

March 12: Netflix’s most popular romantic series picks up where season 6 left off: with the wedding of Mel Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge) and Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson). This seventh season explores the early realities of married life on the farm—far from the ideal Mel had imagined—as well as their plans to adopt. Meanwhile, an investigator sent by the state medical board threatens the future of Dr. Mullins’ practice, and several secondary characters face their own struggles. Adapted from the novels by Robyn Carr (over 13 million copies sold), the series has already been renewed for a Season 8, expected in 2027.

March 20: Four years after the series finale, Tommy Shelby is back—and he doesn’t look well. Cillian Murphy reprises his famous role in this 1 hour 52 minute feature film written by creator Steven Knight and directed by Tom Harper (Wild Rose). The year is 1940: Birmingham is being bombed, Europe is plunging into war, and Tommy, in voluntary exile for years, is roused from his torpor when he learns that his illegitimate son Duke (Barry Keoghan) is leading the Peaky Blinders with the frenzy of 1919 — and has become embroiled in a Nazi plot. Starring Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, and Stephen Graham, this film, which will be released in theaters on March 6 before arriving on Netflix on the 20th, is described by Murphy as the film that fans deserve.

March 26: Produced by the creators of Stranger Things and directed by the director of Baby Reindeer, this eight-episode horror series is the work of Haley Z. Boston, a screenwriter who has worked on Cabinet of Curiosities and Brand New Cherry Flavor. The title says it all: a bride (Camila Morrone) and her future husband (Adam DiMarco) travel to the family’s isolated cabin deep in a snowy forest to celebrate their intimate wedding. But Rachel can’t help feeling that disaster is imminent. Inspired by Carrie and Rosemary’s Baby, the series focuses on growing unease and existential terror, posing the question: is it possible to marry the wrong person?

March 26: The first official TV adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s novels, this nine-episode Norwegian series finally brings Inspector Harry Hole to life on the small screen. Tobias Santelmann (The Arctic Convoy) plays this brilliant but tortured detective, an alcoholic battling his own demons, who tracks down both a ritualistic serial killer in the streets of Oslo and his corrupt colleague Tom Waaler — played by Joel Kinnaman (Suicide Squad). Nesbø himself wrote the screenplays and is the showrunner. The series adapts The Devil’s Star, the fifth novel in the Harry Hole saga. The music is composed by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, who previously collaborated with Nesbø on the soundtracks for his books.