Whichever streaming service you check out this weekend, there are star-studded new releases on each one. From Apple TV+’s A-list anthology series Extrapolations at Hulu boston strangler, there are a lot of high-profile dramas this week. And more on Netflix, beloved fantasy shadow and bone returns for a new season based on the second book in the YA book series of the same name.
With so many new shows and movies to choose from, let us here at Decider help you figure out what to watch this weekend and where to stream it.
New movies and shows to stream this weekend: shadow and bone (Season 2), boston strangler, Extrapolations + More
Not content with just dropping a new season of Ted Lasso on us this week, Apple TV+ is also releasing the brand new series Extrapolations, a limited anthology series set in the not-too-distant future where the world tries to reinvent itself after being ravaged by the effects of climate change. On Hulu, Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon play a pair of journalists who team up to do what these Zodiac good for nothing never could, find the identity of a serial killer in boston strangler. And on Netflix, shadow and bone returns to expand the Grishaverse even further with a new eight-episode season.
Want to hear more about these highlights and the rest of the weekend’s stellar lineup? Check out the rest of the hit titles new to streaming this weekend below:
New to Apple TV+ on March 17: Extrapolations
Eextrapolations is the new star-studded anthology series on Apple TV+ created by writer Scott Z. Burns, known for his collaborations with Steven Soderbergh on films like Contagion, The Informant! And Side effects. Among the many celebrities appearing in Extrapolations are Meryl Streep, Kit Harington, Sienna Miller, Edward Norton and Diane Lane. The eight-episode series features episodes intertwined with a central theme of climate change and how it will affect every aspect of our lives in the decades to come.
New to Netflix March 16: shadow and bone (Season 2)
by Netflix shadow and bone is the adaptation of author Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse books, and the story follows Alina Starkov, an orphan who discovers that she is a Summoner of the Sun, one who possesses a special power that gives her the ability to control light . While the first season of the series was an adaptation of the book shadow and bonethe new season, which kicked off this Thursday, adapts the second book in Bardugo’s series, Siege and storm. All eight episodes of the new season are available now.
In the new movie from Hulu boston stranglerKeira Knightley plays journalist Loretta McLaughlin, who worked alongside her colleague Jean Cole (Carrie Coon) to reveal the identity of serial killer Boston Strangler in the early 1960s. The pair, working for the Boston American recorduncovered details of the killer’s crimes and coined the nickname “Boston Strangler”, and not only faced sexism from their colleagues as they pursued the killer, they also put their lives on the line to uncover the truth.
Full list of new movies and shows streaming this weekend
The options above only scratch the surface, so you know that this weekend’s full lineup will have some amazing options for what to watch this weekend! For the full list of the best movies and shows to stream now, or if you’re still not sure what to stream this weekend, check out the full list below:
New on Netflix – Full List
Release Thursday March 16
kick ass 2
field black
Riddick
shadow and bone: Season 2 * NETFLIX SERIES
Still time *NETFLIX MOVIES
The Chronicles of Riddick
Coming Friday March 17
Dance 100 * NETFLIX SERIES
In his shadow *NETFLIX MOVIES
Maestro in blue * NETFLIX SERIES
Noise *NETFLIX MOVIES
Sky High: The Series * NETFLIX SERIES
The magician’s elephant *NETFLIX MOVIES
New on Disney+ – Full List
Coming Friday March 17
Bono & The Edge: a kind of homecoming, with Dave Letterman: Premiere *Disney+ Original
Hippo VS. crocodile
New on Hulu – Full List
Coming Friday March 17
boston strangler (2023) * Hulu Original
good problem: Season 5 premiere (free form)
Rubicon (2022)
summit fever (2022)
New on Apple TV+ – Full List
Coming Friday March 17
Dear Edward
Contraction
The truth must be told
Connection
Extrapolations +
monster factory +
New on HBO Max – Full List
Coming Friday March 17
Chronicles of Beach CottagesSeason 2
Released on Sunday March 19
All the beauty and bloodshedDocumentary premiere (HBO)
New to Amazon Prime Video – Full List
Coming Friday March 17
Daisy Jones and the six
angel flight (2023) *Prime Video Original Series
boy and the world (2014)
Class of ’07 (2023) *Prime Video Original Series
Dom (2023) *Prime Video Original Series
Swarm (2023) *Prime Video Original Series
New to Paramount+ – Full List
Coming Friday March 17
How the tables have turned (Season 1)
UEFA Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw
UEFA Europa League and Europa Conference League quarter-final and semi-final draw
New to Showtime – Full List
Coming Friday March 17
Your Honor (final season)
The circus
Released on Saturday March 18
The Last Manhunt
New to Starz – Full List
Coming Friday March 17
Abracadabra
Beautiful
BMF
Brothers
Don’t say a word
Journey West: The Demons Strike Back
Love & Mercy
To party
Power Book II: Ghost (First)
Rio Diablo
Toys
Underworld: Blood Wars
Volcano
Whipped
Who gets the dog?
Wonderland
Here’s what else is streaming in March
If you have access to another streaming library, you’re in luck! New Starz releases are just a small portion of the latest movies and shows you can choose from this month. Don’t go through all your options alone, we have guides for that. We update our reviews and lists of new releases on the most popular streaming platforms every month. We have guides for: