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March TV Calendar
The following list provides the dates of the new dramas that will air on streaming services as well as the major and cable networks and the made-for-TV movies and more that will all air during March:
March 1 – Gotham will return with its spring premiere on FOX at 8 PM
March 2 – Once Upon a Time will be back with its spring premiere, after its extended hiatus, on ABC at 8 PM
March 4 – The Good Fight returns for its second season on CBS All Access today
March 4 – The 90th annual Academy Awards will air on ABC at 8 PM
March 6 – The season finale of Kevin (Probably) Saves the World will air at 10 PM on ABC
March 7 – The Hulu streaming series Hard Sun will debut online today
Show Synopsis: This pre-apocalyptic crime drama is set in contemporary London, focusing on two mismatched police officers, Charlie Hicks (Jim Sturgess) and Elaine Renko (Agyness Deyn) who, whilst investigating what appears to be the routine death of a hacker in London, stumble upon proof that due to a mysterious cosmic event, the world is facing certain destruction in five years, a fact the powers-that-be would very much like to keep under wraps.
March 7 – Life Sentence is the new drama set to debut on The CW at 9 PM
Show Synopsis: When Stella Abbott (Lucy Hale from Pretty Little Liars) finds out her terminal cancer is cured, she’s going to have to learn to live with all the choices she made when she decided to “live like she was dying”. The cast includes Elliot Knight (Sinbad and Once Upon a Time), Dylan Walsh (Nip/Tuck), Brooke Lyons (2 Broke Girls), Gillian Vigman (New Girl), Jayson Blair (The New Normal and Young & Hungry), Carlos PenaVega (Big Time Rush) and Riley Smith (Nashville and Frequency).
March 7 – The season premiere of Hap & Leonard will air at 10 PM on Sundance
March 7 – The box office black comedy Heathers comes to the small screen in a Paramount Network (formerly Spike TV) adaptation at 10 PM
Show Synopsis: Set in the present day, “good girl” Veronica Sawyer (Grace Victoria Cox from Under the Dome) deals with a very different but equally vicious group of Heathers, including Heather Chandler (newcomer Melanie Field), the unconventional leader of a popular high school clique where she rules Westerburg High through fear, intimidation and amazing fashion sense. The cast includes newcomers Brendan Scannell, Jasmine Mathews and James Scully.
NOTE: It was announced on February 28 that the Paramount Network is postponing the delay of the new series Heathers in light of the Parkland shooting. A new premiere date has yet to be announced.
March 7 – The season finale of the OWN drama If Loving You Is Wrong will air at 10 PM
March 8 – The second season of the Netflix streaming series Marvel’s Jessica Jones will debut online today
March 8 – The new Crackle streaming series The Oath will debut online today
Show Synopsis: The series explores a world of gangs made up of those sworn to protect and defend and sheds light on corrupt and secret societies that are nearly impossible to join – only a select few make the cut-but once inside, members will do what they must to protect each other from enemies on the outside and from within their own ranks. The cast includes Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Cory Hardrict (American Sniper and Gran Torino), Arlen Escarpeta (The Magicians and American Dreams), Katrina Law (Arrow), J.J. Soria (The Fosters) and Sean Bean (Game of Thrones).
March 9 – The second season of the Amazon streaming series Sneaky Pete will air online today
March 9 – The CW series Dynasty moves to its new night and time tonight at 8 PM
March 9 – The new Netflix film The Outsider will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Set in post-WWII Japan, an imprisoned American soldier (Jared Leto) is released with the help of his Yakuza cellmate. Now free, he sets out to earn their respect and repay his debt while navigating the dangerous criminal underworld
March 10 – The season finale of Falling Water will air on the USA Network at 10 PM
March 10 – The Hallmark Channel movie Love, Once and Always should debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When Lucy’s childhood sweetheart plans to tear down the Gilded Age estate and replace it with a golf course, Lucy fights to preserve the historic mansion at all costs. As Lucy and Duncan set out to find a compromise, they learn that embracing the past may be the key to protecting the future. The film stars Amanda Schull, Peter Porte and Vanessa Bell Calloway.
March 11 – The second season of The Arrangement and the fourth season The Royals will air on E! at 8 and 9 PM respectively
March 11 – The season finale of Private Eyes will air on ION at 10 PM
March 11 – The second season premiere of Timeless will air at 10 PM on NBC
March 11 – The new ABC drama Deception will debut at 10:01 PM
Show Synopsis: When his career is ruined by scandal, superstar magician Cameron Black (Jack Cutmore-Scott from Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life and Kingsman: The Secret Service) has only one place to turn to practice his art of deception, influence and illusion – the FBI. Using every trick in the book and inventing new ones, he will help the government catch the world’s most elusive criminals while staging the biggest illusions of his career. The cast includes Ilfenesh Hadera (Billions), Lenora Crichlow (the U.K. original Being Human), Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break), Justin Chon (The Twilight movie franchise), Laila Robins (Homeland and Murder in the First) and Vinnie Jones (Arrow and Galavant).
March 11 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Deadly Deed: A Fixer Upper Mystery will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Shannon Hughes has taken on a charity project renovating a grand old Victorian mansion. When a local banker is found murdered inside, Shannon must dust off the clues and cement the truth before her renovation becomes a demolition. The film stars Jewel and Colin Ferguson.
March 12 – The second season premiere of Mary Kills People will air at 9 PM on Lifetime
March 13 – The season finale of The Fosters will air on Freeform at 8 PM
March 13 – The Haves and the Have Nots will air its season finale at 9 PM on OWN
March 13 – The season finale of the NBC hit series This Is Us will air at 9 PM
March 13 – Bellevue, the new WGN America drama, will air its season finale at 10 PM
March 13 – The new ABC drama For the People will debut at 10 PM
Show Synopsis: Set in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the series follows six talented young lawyers working on opposite sides of the law and handling the most high-profile and high-stakes federal cases in the country. The cast includes Britt Robertson (Life UnExpected and The Longest Ride), Jasmin Savoy Brown (Will and Stitchers), Ben Rappaport (The Good Wife and Mr. Robot), Susannah Flood (Chicago Fire), Wesam Keesh (Awkward.), Regé-Jean Page (the 2016 Roots mini-series), Ben Shenkman (Royal Pains), Hope Davis (Wayward Pines), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Rosewood and Daredevil) and Anna Deavere Smith (Nurse Jackie).
March 13 – The pilot of the NBC drama Rise will air at a special time of 10:01 PM
Show Synopsis: When dedicated teacher and family man Lou Mazzuchelli (Josh Radnor from How I Met Your Mother) sheds his own self-doubt and takes over the school’s lackluster theater department, he galvanizes not only the faculty and students but the entire working-class town. The ensemble cast includes Amy Forsyth (Defiance and The Path), Auli’i Cravalho (the voice of Moana), Casey Johnson (GLOW), Mark Tallman (State of Affairs and Single Ladies), Marley Shelton (The Lottery), Rarmian Newton (The Family), movie star Rosie Perez, Shirley Rumierk (Collateral Beauty), Stephanie J. Block (Madam Secretary), relative newcomers Joe Tippett, Taylor Richardson and Ted Sutherland and newcomer Damon J. Gillespie.
NOTE: The timeslot premiere of Rise will air on March 20 at 9 PM.
March 14 – The Syfy anthology series Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block will air its season finale at 10 PM
March 15 – The season finale of How to Get Away with Murder will air at 10 PM on ABC
March 16 – The Netflix feature film special Benji will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A remake of the beloved 1970’s movies, this streaming movie will focus on a dog who comes to the rescue and helps heal a broken family when a boy and his sister stumble into serious danger. The cast includes Kiele Sanchez (The Glades and Kingdom), Angus Sampson (Shut Eye and Fargo), Will Rothhaar (Last Resort and Battle: Los Angeles), Darby Camp (Big Little Lies) and Gabriel Bateman (American Gothic and Outcast).
March 16 – The Lifetime Movie Network new movie Mistress Hunter will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When a devoted wife and mother (Lauralee Bell from The Young and the Restless) suspect her husband is cheating, she hires a private investigator. But when the husband and his mistress turn up dead and the PI disappears, the hunt is one for the killer.
March 17 – The Hallmark Channel movie The Sweetest Heart will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Ten years after their long-distance relationship ended, high school sweethearts Maddie and Nate reconnect when Nate, who is now a cardiologist, returns to their hometown to lecture at the hospital. Still hurt from their breakup, cupcake shop owner Maddie tries to avoid him, while keeping her focus on securing funding to expand her shop. With Nate’s persistence, they eventually rekindle their romance as he helps her with the shop, only to be faced one more life-changing decision. The film stars Julie Gonzalo and Chris McNally.
March 17 – Mommy’s Little Angel is the latest Lifetime movie that will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: After years of abuse and neglect, a disturbed little girl goes to live with her aunt and uncle; but when they decide she might not be stable enough to stay with them, she takes matters into her own hands. This thriller, which is reminiscent of “The Bad Seed,” stars Amanda Clayton (If Loving You is Wrong).
March 18 – The new CBS drama Instinct will debut at 8 PM
Show Synopsis: Based on the James Patterson novel, Alan Cumming (The Good Wife) stars as a former CIA operative who is lured back to his old life when the NYPD needs his help to stop a serial killer. The cast includes Bojana Novakovic (Shameless and Satisfaction), Naveen Andrews (Lost), Daniel Ings (The Crown), Sharon Leal (Supergirl) and Whoopi Goldberg.
March 18 – The season finale of The Chi will air on Showtime at 10 PM
March 18 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Hailey Dean Mystery: 2+2 = 4 Murders is expected to debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Kellie Martin returns as Hailey Dean, who attends her niece’s school recital only to learn that the beloved music teacher has vanished. Hailey soon discovers several startling secrets amongst the staff, as well as a link between the missing young teacher and the school’s reconstruction funds.
March 20 – The new season of Shadowhunters will premiere on Freeform at 8 PM
March 21 – The new Syfy drama Krypton will debut at 10 PM
Show Synopsis: Set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet, the series follows Superman’s grandfather (Cameron Cuffe from The Halcyon) – whose House of El was ostracized and shamed – as he fights to redeem his family’s honor and save his beloved world from chaos. The cast includes Georgina Campbell (Broadchurch), Elliot Cowan (Da Vinci’s Demons), Ann Ogbomo (World War Z), Rasmus Hardiker (Your Highness), Wallis Day (Will), Aaron Pierre (Tennison) and Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones).
March 21 – The season finales of The X-Files and 9-1-1 will both air on FOX at 8 and 9 PM respectively
March 22 – The season finale of the Freeform drama Beyond will air at 8 PM
March 22 – The two-hour series debut of Station 19, the Grey’s Anatomy spin-off, will debut on ABC at 9 PM
Show Synopsis: The series follows a group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19 – from captain to newest recruit – as they risk their lives and hearts both in the line of duty and off the clock. The cast includes Jaina Lee Ortiz (Rosewood), Jason George (Grey’s Anatomy), Grey Damon (Aquarius and The Flash), Barrett Doss (Iron Fist), Alberto Frezza (Dead of Summer), Jay Hayden (The Catch), Okieriete Onaodowan (Thank You For Sharing), Danielle Savre (Too Close to Home) and Miguel Sandoval (Medium).
March 24 – The Hallmark Channel movie Royal Matchmaker will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Kate has a gift for matchmaking, and now her reputation as the “Queen of Hearts” has reached King Edward of Voldavia. He wants his son Prince Sebastian to present his future bride at the Jubilee, and brings Kate onboard to help. Soon it’s clear the Prince has a moat around his heart, but slowly Kate finds herself falling for Sebastian herself. Still, she’s bent on doing her job and introduces him to her top match, Petra. Who will win the Prince’s heart? The film stars Joy Lenz (formerly Bethany Joy Lenz) and Will Kemp.
March 25 – The 7th season premiere of Call the Midwife will air back-to-back episodes on PBS at 8 and 9 PM
March 25 – The season finale of Counterpart will air at 8 PM on Starz
March 25 – Billions will be back for the start of its 3rd season on Showtime at 10 PM
March 25 – The new FX drama Trust will debut at 10 PM
Show Synopsis: The 10-episode series is set in 1973, centering on the abduction in Italy of John Paul Getty III (relative newcomer Harris Dickinson), then-heir to Getty Oil. Getty Oil. Veteran actor Donald Sutherland will star as J. Paul Getty. The rest of the cast includes Hilary Swank and Brendan Fraser.
March 26 – The season finale of The Alienist will air on TNT at 9 PM
March 26 – The new AMC period piece drama The Terror will debut at 9 PM
Show Synopsis: The series centers on the Royal Navy’s perilous voyage into uncharted territory as the crew attempts to discover the Northwest Passage. Faced with treacherous conditions, limited resources, dwindling hope and fear of the unknown, the crew is pushed to the brink of extinction. The cast includes Tobias Menzies (Outlander and Game of Thrones), Jared Harris (The Crown), Ciaran Hinds (Game of Thrones), Ian Hart (Rogue and The Bridge) and Trystan Gravelle (Mr. Selfridge).
March 26 – The new ABC drama The Good Doctor will air its season finale at 10 PM
March 28 – The season finale of the Hulu streaming series The Path will air online today
March 28 – The spring premieres of Empire and Star will both air on FOX at 8 and 9 PM respectively
March 28 – The 7th season spring premiere of Suits will air at 10 PM on the USA Network
March 28 – The Americans will air its 6th season premiere on FX at 10 PM
March 28 – The second season of the Audience Network series Ice will premiere at 10 PM
March 29 – The two-hour series premiere of the new Freeform drama Siren will air at 8 PM
Show Synopsis: When a mysterious girl (newcomer Eline Powell) arrives in the coastal town of Bristol Cove, she proves that the local legend about the ancient creature known as Mermaid is much more than legend and inadvertently causes a war for the ocean to begin. The cast includes Alex Roe (The 5th Wave) and Sibongile Mlambo (Teen Wolf).
March 29 – Scandal will move to its new timeslot of 10 PM on ABC
March 30 – The second season of the Netflix streaming series A Series of Unfortunate Events will debut online today
March 31 – The Hallmark Channel movie Home by Spring will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When an ambitious event planner gets an opportunity she can’t refuse, she goes undercover as her boss and returns to her rural hometown. With the help of her family and the man she left behind, she pulls off the perfect spring retreat, but will she discover home is where her heart is? The film stars Poppy Drayton, Steven R. McQueen, Mary-Margaret Humes, and Kix Brooks.
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