Series to Watch: March 2026

DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 10 new series to watch this March, from meeting a young Sherlock Holmes and a group of Imperfect Women to a British cat-and-mouse thriller and the arrival of Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole.

Young Sherlock
From: UK
Original broadcaster: Prime Video
Producer: Motive Pictures
Starring: Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Dónal Finn, Zine Tseng, Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone, Max Irons and Colin Firth
Launch date: March 4
From director Guy Ritchie comes this irreverent, action-packed mystery that charts the legendary origin story of the world’s greatest detective. When a charismatic, youthfully defiant Sherlock Holmes meets none other than James Moriarty he finds himself dragged into a murder investigation that threatens his liberty. Sherlock’s first ever case unravels a globe-trotting conspiracy, leading to an explosive showdown that alters the course of his life forever.
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Vladimir
From: US
Original broadcaster: Netflix
Producers: Merman and Small Dog Picture Company
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Ellen Robertson and Jessica Henwick
Launch date: March 5
When a passionate but reckless professor (Weisz)’s world begins to unravel, she finds herself dangerously fixated on her magnetic new colleague. As boundaries blur and secrets simmer, she’ll risk everything to bring her most scandalous fantasies to life. Based on the novel by Julia May Jonas.
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Gone
From: UK
Original broadcaster: ITV
Producers: New Pictures and Observatory Pictures
Distributor: All3Media International
Starring: Eve Myles and David Morrissey
Launch date: March 8
A psychological thriller set against the backdrop of a prestigious private school, a foreboding forest and the quiet sprawl of Bristol, Gone focuses on local headmaster Michael Polly (Morrissey), who becomes the prime suspect in his wife Sarah’s disappearance. An upstanding member of the community, Michael is inscrutable and likes order and precision in his working life – until, that is, he encounters super-bright, gutsy detective Annie Cassidy (Myles) and a compulsive game of cat-and-mouse begins as she chips away at his veneer in search of the truth.
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The Capture S3
From: UK
Original broadcaster: BBC
Producer: Heyday Television
Distributor: NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution
Starring: Holliday Grainger, Paapa Essiedu, Indira Varma, Ben Miles, Lia Williams, Ginny Holder, Ron Perlman, Killian Scott, Joe Dempsie, Andrew Buchan, Hugh Quarshie, Amanda Drew, Linus Roache, Jonathan Aris, Andy Nyman, Nigel Lindsay, Tessa Wong and Daisy Waterstone
Launch date: March 8
Ben Chanan’s surveillance thriller returns, opening 12 months after Rachel Carey (Grainger) broadcast a live deepfake of a government minister to the nation, exposing the UK intelligence service’s clandestine video manipulation programme known as Correction. Amidst an inquiry into the unlawful use of Correction, Carey has become acting commander of Counter Terrorism Command, determined to regain the public’s trust in surveillance technology through the new Operation Veritas camera system. Then, when a brutal and exceptionally well-coordinated act of terror is aimed right at the heart of the British establishment, she is drawn into an unfolding geopolitical crisis that infects the political establishment, the security services and the media.
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Scarpetta
From: US
Original broadcaster: Prime Video
Producers: Amazon MGM Studios and Blumhouse Television in association with Blossom Films, Comet Pictures and P&S Projects
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bobby Cannavale, Simon Baker, Ariana DeBose, Rosy McEwen, Amanda Righetti, Jake Cannavale and Hunter Parrish
Launch date: March 11
Based on Patricia Cornwell’s literary character, Kidman stars as Dr Kay Scarpetta, an unrelenting medical examiner determined to serve as the voice of the victims, unmask a serial killer and prove that her career-making case from 28 years before 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.
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The Madison
From: US
Original broadcaster: Paramount+
Producers: Paramount Television Studios, 101 Studios and Bosque Ranch Productions
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Beau Garrett, Elle Chapman, Patrick J Adams, Amiah Miller, Alaina Pollack, Ben Schnetzer, Kevin Zegers, Rebecca Spence, Danielle Vasinova and Matthew Fox
Launch date: March 14
A family drama from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, this six-episode first season introduces the Clyburns in a heartfelt study of grief and human connection following a New York City family in the Madison River valley of central Montana.
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Imperfect Women
From: US
Original broadcaster: Apple TV
Producers: 20th Television and Apple Studios
Starring: Kerry Washington, Elisabeth Moss, Kate Mara, Joel Kinnaman, Corey Stoll and Leslie Odom Jr
Launch date: March 18
Starring and executive produced by Washington and Moss, this adaptation of Araminta Hall’s novel of the same name examines a crime that shatters the lives of a decades-long friendship of three women. The unconventional thriller explores guilt and retribution, love and betrayal, and the compromises we make that alter our lives irrevocably. As the investigation unfolds, so does the truth about how even the closest friendships may not be what they seem.
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Sogn Murders
From: Norway
Original broadcaster: TV2 Play
Producer: Nordisk Film Production
Starring: Kristofer Hivju, Eili Harboe,
Launch date: March 19
Set against the dramatic landscapes of the Sognefjord on Norway’s west coast, Ole Vik is a 43-year-old police investigator heading the local station in the fictional fruit-growing village of Fjellberghavn. Vik’s quiet rural life is disrupted both by the looming closure of his station, threatened by merging police districts, and by the arrival of 25-year-old Cecilie Hopen, a young officer from Kripos, Norway’s National Criminal Investigation Service. Officially a police academy trainee, Hopen is actually working undercover to investigate a criminal network casting a shadow over the seemingly idyllic community. When a suspicious death shatters the village’s peace, Vik and Hopen, representing two very different worlds, must negotiate professional and personal tensions to solve the case.
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That Night (Esa Noche)
From: Spain
Original broadcaster: Netflix
Producer: Txintxua Films
Starring: Clara Galle, Claudia Salas, Paula Usero, Nüll García, Pedro Casablanc and Alícia Falcó
Launch date: March 22
Based on the novel by Gillian McAllister, That Night begins during a family vacation in the Dominican Republic when Elena (Galle) accidentally hits a man with her car. Desperate and frightened, she calls her sisters, Paula (Salas) and Cris (Usero), asking for help. Upon arrival, they must decide how to handle the accident, as they cannot bear the thought of their younger sister going to jail, leaving her only child without a mother. How far will they be willing to go to help protect their family?
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Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole
From: Norway
Original broadcaster: Netflix
Producer: Working Title
Starring: Tobias Santelmann, Joel Kinnaman and Pia Tjelta
Launch date: March 26
Based on the character created by crime fiction author Nesbø, this whodunnit serial killer mystery is led by famed anti-hero Harry Hole (Santelmann). But beneath the surface, this series is a nuanced character drama about two police officers – and supposed colleagues – operating on opposite sides of the law as Harry goes head-to-head with his long-time adversary, the corrupt detective Tom Waaler (Kinnaman). Harry is a brilliant but tormented homicide detective who struggles with his demons. As the two navigate the blurred ethical lines of the criminal justice system, Harry must do all he can to catch a serial killer and bring Waaler to justice before it is too late.
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