The New Shows and Movies of March Are Royally Good

Dick Turpin was a real 18th century highway man but this new comedic series focuses on the legend, not so much the facts. Noel Fielding stars as Turpin.

Adam Sandler goes the serious route once again in this dramatic sci-fi film about an astronaut, Jakub, on a solo mission. The lonely traveler finds companionship with a spider-like alien, Hanuš (voiced by Paul Dano), who attempts to help Jakub repair his fraught relationship with his wife (Carey Mulligan) back on Earth.

In this limited series, Kate Winslet is the chancellor of an unnamed European country, crumbling under her authoritarian rule. The series is both dramatic and darkly funny.

The matriarchs of the animal kingdom take center stage in this nature series, narrated by Angela Bassett. The series has been years in the making, helmed by a female-led production team.

Guy Ritchie’s newest series is set in the same world as his film “The Gentleman,” but features new characters. Theo James leads the cast as a man who inherits his father’s illegal cannabis empire. Ray Winstone, Joely Richardson and Giancarlo Esposito also star.

A group of adults (including Zac Efron) have been blaming their mistakes on an imaginary character – Ricky Stanicky – for decades, but to keep the ruse going, they need to cast a real person. Enter adult performer Rod (John Cena) as Ricky, but then he gets a little too enmeshed in their lives for their comfort.

In this adventure film, Millie Bobby Brown plays a young woman engaged to a handsome prince (Nick Robinson), only to discover she’s meant to be a human sacrifice for the royals to settle their debt with a dragon. She must save herself as no one else is going to rescue this damsel in distress.

In this drama series, two strangers stumble across a boat filled with cocaine. They agree to sell it, only to get the attention of both gangsters and the cops. Now they are running for their lives.

Based on a New Yorker article by Susan Orlean, this movie follows Kaitlyn, a teen who turns to pigeon racing after her parents’ divorce. Brian Cox plays her curmudgeonly mentor.

From the novelist behind “Big Little Lies” comes this mystery series about the disappearance of a retiree (Annette Benning). As her children (Jake Lacy, Alison Brie, Conor Merrigan-Turner and Essie Randles) search for the truth, family secrets come to light.

Four female journalists hit the campaign trail in this fictional drama series. Melissa Benoist, Carla Gugino, Natasha Behnam and Christina Elmore are women from different backgrounds and career paths but come together as they cross the country following a presidential candidate. It’s based on Amy Chozick’s experiences as part of Hilary Clinton’s press pack.

After President Lincoln is assassinated, the search is on for his killer. Tobias Menzies leads the cast of this limited series as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and the series is based on James Swanson’s nonfiction book.

This romance series follows a couple (Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson) across their 16-year love, even Jack marries someone else.

Academy Award winning director Alex Gibney helms this two-part documentary on Paul Simon, one of the world’s best songwriters. Simon’s career is profiled, along with a spotlight on the making of his newest album.

“Game of Thrones” creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have adapted another popular book series for the small screen, this time “Remembrance of Earth’s Past,” a Chinese sci-fi series. In the first season, Earth braces for the invasion of aliens in the 1960s, but the story will span centuries.

The five-year manhunt for the Yorkshire Ripper serial killer is dramatized in this new crime series starring David Morrissey and Toby Jones.

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this remake of the classic Patrick Swayze brawl-fest as the bouncer at a Florida Keys dive bar. Doug Liman (“The Bourne Identity”) directs.

Regina King stars as Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, in this new film by Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley. The film covers Chisholm’s 1972 run for president.

During World War II, a Jewish family in Poland becomes separated and must search for one another. The limited series, based on the book of the same name, stars Joey King and Logan Lerman.

Another highway man story, this one features highway woman Nell, who is framed for murder and must rely on her wits to survive.

After the Russian Revolution, a fictional count (Ewan McGregor) lives in a luxurious hotel under house arrest. The limited series chronicles the new life he builds while confined.