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March 2022

Books on Screen

March 2022

March's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "Pachinko" and "The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey" on Apple TV+, along with Netflix's "Pieces of Her" and "Midnight at the Pera Palace"; the season premieres of "Outlander" on Starz and "Bridgerton" on Netflix; the films Deep Water, The Unbreakable Boy and Mothering Sunday; the continuation of HBO's "My Brilliant Friend" and ABC's "Big Sky"; and the DVD releases of Redeeming Love, A Journal for Jordan, Nightmare Alley and Marry Me.

 

In Theaters


The Batman
Release Date: March 4th (wide)
Based on: The DC Comics character Batman

Ultrasound
Release Date: March 11th (limited)
Based on: The comic book Generous Bosom by Conor Stechschulte

The Unbreakable Boy
Release Date:
March 18th (wide)
Based on: THE UNBREAKABLE BOY: A Father's Fear, a Son's Courage, and a Story of Unconditional Love, by Scott Michael LeRette with Susy Flory

Mothering Sunday
Release Date: March 25th (limited)

Based on: MOTHERING SUNDAY: A Romance by Graham Swift

So Cold the River
Release Date:
March 25th (limited)
Based on: SO COLD THE RIVER by Michael Koryta

 

On TV

 

Film Releases

Against the Ice
Release Date: March 2nd on Netflix
Based on: TWO AGAINST THE ICE by Ejnar Mikkelsen

The Weekend Away
Release Date:
March 3rd on Netflix
Based on: THE WEEKEND AWAY by Sarah Alderson

Rescued by Ruby
Release Date:
March 17th on Netflix
Based on: The short stories "Ruby: A Dogwink Story" and "Dogwink Ruby" by Squire Rushnell and Louise DuArt

Black Crab
Release Date: March 18th on Netflix
Based on: BLACK CRAB by   
Jerker Virdborg

Deep Water
Release Date: March 18th on Hulu
Based on
: DEEP WATER by Patricia Highsmith

Love Like the Falling Petals
Release Date: March 24th on Netflix
Based on: LOVE LIKE THE FALLING PETALS by Keisuke Uyama 

 

Series Premieres

"Midnight at the Pera Palace"
Release Date: March 3rd on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: MIDNIGHT AT THE PERA PALACE: The Birth of Modern Istanbul by Charles King

"Pieces of Her"
Release Date: March 4th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: PIECES OF HER by Karin Slaughter

"Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Series Premiere on March 6th
Based on: SHOWTIME: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s, by Jeff Pearlman

"The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey" (6-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; the first two episodes will be available on March 11th
Based on: THE LAST DAYS OF PTOLEMY GREY by Walter Mosley

"Pachinko"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; the first three episodes will be available on March 25th
Based on: PACHINKO by Min Jin Lee
 

Season Premieres

"Outlander"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on Starz; Season Six Premiere on March 6th
Based on: A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES by Diana Gabaldon

"An Astrological Guide for Broken Hearts"
Release Date: March 8th on Netflix (Season Two)
Based on: AN ASTROLOGICAL GUIDE FOR BROKEN HEARTS by Silvia Zucca

"The Last Kingdom"
Release Date: March 9th on Netflix (Season Five)
Based on: The Saxon Tales by Bernard Cornwell

"The Flash"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW; Midseason Eight Premiere on March 9th
Based on: The DC Comics character The Flash, created by Robert Kanigher, John Broome and Carmine Infantino

"Riverdale"
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW; Midseason Six Premiere on March 20th
Based on: The characters of Archie Comics

"Sanditon"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season Two Premiere on March 20th
Based on: SANDITON, an unfinished novel by Jane Austen

"Call the Midwife"
Release Date: March 21st on Netflix (Season 11)
Based on: The Call the Midwife trilogy by Jennifer Worth (CALL THE MIDWIFE, SHADOWS OF THE WORKHOUSE and FAREWELL TO THE EAST END)

"Bridgerton"
Release Date: March 25th on Netflix (Season Two)
Based on:
The Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn
 

Season Finales

"Batwoman"
Air Dates:
Wednesdays at 9pm ET/PT on The CW; Season Three Finale on March 2nd
Based on: The DC Comics character Kate Kane/Batwoman, created by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid and Keith Giffen

"Resident Alien"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 9pm ET/PT on Syfy; Mid-Season Two Finale on March 16th
Based on: The comic book series Resident Alien by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse

"Snowpiercer"
Air Dates: Mondays at 9pm ET/PT on TNT; Season Three Finale on March 28th
Based on: SNOWPIERCER: THE ESCAPE written by Jacques Lob, illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette
 

Ongoing Series

"Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber"
Air Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on Showtime
Based on: SUPER PUMPED: The Battle for Uber, by Mike Isaac

"My Brilliant Friend"
Air Dates: Mondays at 10pm ET/PT on HBO
Based on: THOSE WHO LEAVE AND THOSE WHO STAY by Elena Ferrante

"Big Sky"
Air Dates:
Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT on ABC
Based on: The Highway series by C. J. Box

 

On DVD
 

A Journal for Jordan
DVD Release Date: March 8th
Based on: A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN: A Story of Love and Honor, by Dana Canedy

Redeeming Love
DVD Release Date: March 8th
Based on: REDEEMING LOVE by Francine Rivers

Nightmare Alley
DVD Release Date: March 22nd
Based on: NIGHTMARE ALLEY by William Lindsay Gresham

Marry Me
DVD Release Date: March 29th
Based on: The graphic novel series Marry Me by Bobby Crosby