Want to find a new TV show to stream this week? You'll certainly find it in this article, because I've curated this list of the 6 best new TV shows hitting the biggest streaming platforms this week.
I'm What to Watch's streaming expert and every week, I look through everything that the best streaming services have to offer, in order to find you your new binge watch (or weekly release show, if you like waiting between installments).
This week, I'm looking at shows coming between Saturday, March 8 and Friday, March 14 (inclusive). The selection includes two returning dramas, a new dating series and two new anticipated series.
So here's what you need to watch this week:
The Righteous Gemstones season 4 — Max
- Max comedy series returns on Sunday, March 9
The fourth and final series of The Righteous Gemstones debuts this week: episodes come out weekly from Sunday on Max in the US and from Wednesday on Sky TV in the UK.
The Righteous Gemstones is about a family of televangelists whose charitable personas hide a wealth of greed, corruption and disfunction. A star-studded cast is helmed by Danny McBride, who also created the series. The past seasons have won a few awards so you need to be sure to catch this last run.
Temptation Island — Netflix
- Netflix dating show lands on Wednesday, March 12
Netflix is rebooting the American dating show Temptation Island, which ran sporadically between 2001 and 2003, and the 2019 to 2023, and while this is the ninth season it's cleaning that title up: this is just Temptation Island.
In the show, four couples will be taken to the same island resort to mingle and mix. They're tested on whether they're happy in their current relationship, or if they give into temptation and switch out their partner for a different one. Judging by past seasons, temptation is often hard to resist.
Long Bright River — Peacock
- Peacock crime drama streams from Thursday, March 13
Amanda Seyfried stars in Peacock's new drama Long Bright River, based on a book with the same name.
The story takes place in Philadelphia, and Seyfriend stars as a police officer working in a dangerous neighborhood. A series of murders makes her job even harder.
No word on a release for Long Bright River outside the US just yet.
The Wheel of Time season 3 — Prime Video
- Prime Video fantasy series returns from Thursday, March 13
Amazon's most popular fantasy series continues with The Wheel of Time season 3, which sees two episodes come to Prime Video on Thursday, March 13 and new ones drop weekly.
The series is about a woman (Rosamund Pike) who's looking for a prophesized child that could stop an evil force called the Dark One. In season 3, this mythical figure has been found but his friends need to stop him turning to the dark side.
Adolescence — Netflix
- Netflix drama series debuts on Thursday, February 13
Netflix's new four-part British drama tries something a little different.
Adolescence is about a boy who's accused of killing a classmate, and the effects it has on his family including his father (played by Stephen Graham).
Each episode is shot as one continuous take, which according to the stars makes the show feel more like a play as we stick with the characters through thick and thin.
Dope Thief — Apple TV Plus
- Apple TV Plus crime drama debuts on Friday, March 14
One of Apple TV Plus' first big new shows of the year is Dope Thief, which has a two-episode premiere on Friday, March 14 followed by new episodes weekly.
The series stars Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura as two friends and ex-convicts who regularly pose as DEA agents to steal from drug dealers. This goes wrong when they accidentally steal from a big-time drug lord, which paints a target on their back.
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