What to Expect on TV in March

March is only a few weeks away (how is that possible?!) and there are plenty of programming options yet to look forward to on television. Let’s take a look at just some of the new and returning shows that will be on the major and cable networks:

The new ABC drama The Family will air a special preview on March 3 at 9 PM. The series follows the return of a politician’s young son who was presumed dead after disappearing over a decade earlier. As the mysterious young man is welcomed back into his family, suspicions emerge regarding whether he is really who he says he is. The cast includes Joan Allen (The Bourne franchise), Andrew McCarthy (the classic film Pretty in Pink), Alison Pill (The Newsroom), Liam James (The Way Way Back), Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights), Rupert Graves (Sherlock), Floriana Lima (Allegiance and The Mob Doctor) and Margot Bingham (Boardwalk Empire).

On March 6, Once Upon a Time will air its mid-season premiere at 8 PM, followed by the time period premiere of the new drama The Family at 9 PM and the mid-season premiere of Quantico will air at 10 PM all on ABC.

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will air its mid-season return on ABC on March 8 at 9 PM.

On March 9, the new period piece WGN America series Underground will debut at 10 PM. The drama tells the story of revolutionaries of the Underground Railroad who use their ingenuity, power and perseverance to attempt the greatest escape in history despite the dire consequences that awaited them on the other side. The large cast includes Aldis Hodge (Leverage and Turn), Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Friday Night Lights and True Blood), Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), Alano Miller (Jane the Virgin), Jessica De Gouw (Arrow and Dracula), Amirah Vann (Tracers and Girls), Marc Blucas (Necessary Roughness), Mykelti Williamson (Justified), Adina Porter (The 100), Theodus Crane (Christmas in Conway), Renwick Scott (Treme), Johnny Ray Gill (Rectify), Reed Diamond (Wayward Pines) and James Lafferty (One Tree Hill).

The mid-season premiere of Nashville will air on ABC on March 16 at 10 PM.

Then on March 18, the second season of Daredevil will premiere on Netflix.

The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Karen Kingsbury’s The Bridge Part 2 will debut on March 20 at 9 PM, finding Katie Findlay (How to Get Away With Murder), Wyatt Nash (Petals on the Wind), Ted McGinley and Faith Ford, reprising their roles in the sequel of the beloved novel.

Stitchers will return for its second season of Freeform (the new home of ABC Family) on March 22 at 10 PM.

Please make sure to check out our full March TV calendar when it is posted closer to the end of the month.