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March 2023

Books on Screen

March 2023

March's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of Amazon Prime Video's "Daisy Jones & the Six" and "The Power," MGM+'s "A Spy Among Friends" and Netflix's "The Night Agent"; the season two premiere of "Perry Mason" on HBO; the season one finales of "Dear Edward" and "Truth Be Told" on Apple TV+; the films The Magician’s Elephant, Children of the Corn and The Lost King; and the DVD releases of A Man Called Otto and Women Talking.

 

In Theaters


Blueback

Release Date: March 3rd (limited)
Based on: BLUEBACK by Tim Winton

Children of the Corn
Release Date: March 3rd (limited)
Based on: The short story "Children of the Corn" by Stephen King

A Little White Lie
Release Date:
March 3rd (limited)
Based on: SHRIVER by Chris Belden

Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Release Date: March 17th (wide)
Based on: The DC Comics character Shazam

The Lost King
Release Date: March 24th (limited)
Based on: THE KING'S GRAVE: The Discovery of Richard III’s Lost Burial Place and the Clues It Holds, by Philippa Langley and Michael Jones

 

On TV

 

Film Releases

Along for the Ride

Tonight You're Sleeping with Me
Release Date:
March 1st on Netflix
Based on: TONIGHT YOU'RE SLEEPING WITH ME by Anna Szczypczyńska

The Magician’s Elephant
Release Date: March 17th on Netflix
Based on: THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT by Kate DiCamillo
 

Series Premieres

"Daisy Jones & the Six" (10-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Fridays on Amazon Prime Video; Series Premiere on March 3rd (the first three episodes will be available)
Based on: DAISY JONES & THE SIX by Taylor Jenkins Reid

"A Spy Among Friends" (6-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on MGM+; Series Premiere on March 12th
Based on: A SPY AMONG FRIENDS: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal by Ben Macintyre

"Lucky Hank"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Series Premiere on March 19th
Based on: STRAIGHT MAN by Richard Russo

"The Night Agent"
Release Date: March 23rd on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: THE NIGHT AGENT by Matthew Quirk

"FX's Great Expectations" (6-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Sundays on Hulu; Series Premiere on March 26th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: GREAT EXPECTATIONS by Charles Dickens

"The Big Door Prize"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on March 29th (the first three episodes will be available)
Based on: THE BIG DOOR PRIZE by M.O. Walsh

"Copycat Killer"
Release Date: March 31st on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: THE COPYCAT by Miyuki Miyabe

"The Power"
Release Dates: Fridays on Amazon Prime Video; Series Premiere on March 31st (the first three episodes will be available)
Based on: THE POWER by Naomi Alderman
 

Season Premieres

"Perry Mason"
Air Dates: Mondays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Season Two Premiere on March 6th
Based on: Erle Stanley Gardner’s Perry Mason novels and stories

"You"
Release Date: March 9th on Netflix (Season Four, Part 2)
Based on: The You series by Caroline Kepnes

"Shadow and Bone"
Release Date:
March 16th on Netflix (Season Two)
Based on: The Grisha trilogy by Leigh Bardugo (SHADOW AND BONE, SIEGE AND STORM, RUIN AND RISING)

"Call the Midwife"
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on PBS; Season 12 Premiere on March 19th
Based on: The Call the Midwife trilogy by Jennifer Worth (CALL THE MIDWIFE, SHADOWS OF THE WORKHOUSE and FAREWELL TO THE EAST END)

"Sanditon"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season Three Premiere on March 19th
Based on: SANDITON, an unfinished novel by Jane Austen

"Riverdale"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 9pm ET/PT on The CW; Season Seven Premiere on March 29th
Based on: The characters of Archie Comics
 

Series Finale

"Daisy Jones & the Six" (10-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Fridays on Amazon Prime Video; Series Finale on March 24th (the final two episodes will be available)
Based on: DAISY JONES & THE SIX by Taylor Jenkins Reid
 

Season Finales

"Wolf Pack"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Paramount+; Season One Finale on March 16th
Based on: The Wolf Pack series by Edo van Belkom

"Dear Edward"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season One Finale on March 24th
Based on: DEAR EDWARD by Ann Napolitano

"Truth Be Told"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season One Finale on March 24th
Based on: ARE YOU SLEEPING by Kathleen Barber
 

Ongoing Series

"Will Trent"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT on ABC
Based on: The Will Trent series by Karin Slaughter

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

"Not Dead Yet"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 9:30pm ET/PT on ABC
Based on: CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY-SOMETHING F**K UP by Alexandra Potter

 

On DVD

Women Talking
DVD Release Date: March 7th
Based on: WOMEN TALKING by Miriam Toews

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
DVD Release Date: March 14th
Based on: The manga series Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama

A Man Called Otto
DVD Release Date: March 14th
Based on: A MAN CALLED OVE by Fredrik Backman