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New on Netflix in March

New on Netflix in March

   

Adventure, football, horror, skates that look like cakes… there’s something for everyone on Netflix this month

By Rebecca Tanqueray, Feature Writer

We’re firm believers in that old adage “variety is the spice of life”. And nothing feels spicier than this month’s exciting selection of new releases from Netflix.

 

If you’re seeking thrills and spills, there are fantastic, edge-of-your-seat movies to tempt you, from cosmic horror 3 Body Problem and revenge fantasy Damsel to heart-in-your-mouth action thriller The Wages Of Fear. There’ll also be tensions aplenty in Full Swing – the fly-on-the-green docuseries about the world of professional golf.

 

After something a little bit gentler? Don’t miss the new Lindsay Lohan romcom Irish Wish and the final season of the hugely popular Young Royals. We can’t wait for the latest Bill Nighy must-watch: The Beautiful Game – a fictionalised tale about a team of English players competing in The Homeless World Cup. Joy, drama, excitement – this is a movie that’s sure to have it all.

 

For light relief, there’s laugh-a-minute mockumentary Girls5Eva, Phil Rosenthal’s foodie travelogue Somebody Feed Phil and the latest season of the brilliantly entertaining Is It Cake? Time to tuck in…

 

Somebody Feed Phil

Find season 7 in Apps > Netflix from Friday 1 March. Seasons 1-6 available now

If you haven’t yet come across this funny and heart-warming travel-meets-food series hosted by Everybody Loves Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal, you’re in for a treat. Rosenthal – seemingly one of the nicest men in showbusiness – has already eaten his way from Bangkok to Buenos Aires, but he’s back with new destinations to explore and local delicacies to discover. This time, locations include Iceland and Scotland. Fermented shark or hunk of haggis, anyone?

 

Spaceman

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Friday 1 March

Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems) is in serious mode for this new sci-fi movie based on the book Spaceman Of Bohemia by Czech writer Jaroslav Kalfař. Sandler plays Jakub, an astronaut who agrees to boldy go on a dangerous solo mission to Venus. The only trouble is he must leave behind his lovely wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan, Maestro) – a sacrifice that becomes increasingly painful the longer he’s away. Solace of sorts comes in the form of a giant alien spider – but is it real or a figment of his troubled imagination? An intergalactic odyssey of love, ambition and self-discovery.

 

My Name Is Loh Kiwan

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Friday 1 March

Parasite, Burning, Decision To Leave – South Korean movies have been at the top of everyone’s must-watch lists in the past few years and this beautifully executed film is sure to join them. Director Kim Hee-jin tells the poignant story of Loh Kiwan (Song Joong-ki), a North Korean defector who makes his way to Belgium seeking asylum. Battling daily challenges to obtain the refugee status he needs, Loh finds comfort in Ma Ri (Choi Sung-eun) who’s also in Europe searching for a new life. Half survival tale, half love story, this is not to be missed.

 

Hot Wheels: Let’s Race

Find season 1 in Apps > Netflix from Monday 4 March

As part of the same initiative that brought us the brilliant box office smash Barbie, American toy maker Mattel is bringing the world’s number-one selling toy, Hot Wheels, to the screen. In production since the 60s, Hot Wheels is Mattel’s brand of scale model cars and the film features the latest generation of racers: Coop, Spark, Mac, Brights, Axle and Sidecar. With mind-blowing races, extreme stunt contests and thrill-seeking challenges, this action-packed comedy animation will go down a storm with the kids.  

 

Full Swing

Find season 2 in Apps > Netflix from Wednesday 6 March. Season 1 available now 

In the latest season of this top-hole documentary series, we delve deeper into the world of professional golf. Following leading golfers both at home and on tour, Full Swing gives us an intimate look at some of the biggest personalities on the green. Now that America’s PGA tour has merged with the Saudi-backed LIV, there are sure to be some tensions and interesting dynamics at play. This new season also promises a rare behind-the-scenes look at the Ryder Cup. 

 

The Gentlemen

Find season 1 in Apps > Netflix from Thursday 7 March

Writer/director Guy Ritchie’s 2019 comic crime thriller The Gentlemen was huge fun, so the arrival of an eight-episode spin-off series is great news. Eddie Horniman (Theo James, Divergent) is happy to inherit a country estate but soon discovers that it’s part of a cannabis empire and gets into a terrible pickle with various criminal types who want a piece of the operation. Eddie tries to play the gangsters off against each other – but will he succumb to the excitement, and the rewards, of a criminal lifestyle? Daniel Ings (Sex Education), Kaya Scodelario (The Maze Runner) and former footballer Vinnie Jones (who began his acting career in Ritchie’s Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels) co-star.

 

Damsel 

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Friday 8 March

“This is NOT a fairytale” declares the teaser for this new fantasy movie. Yes, there’s a handsome prince. And a dragon. And a damsel. And, yes, she’s definitely in distress when she discovers she’s going to be thrown into the dragon’s pit to repay an ancient debt. But this damsel, Elodie (Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things), doesn’t wait for a knight on horseback to ride in and save her; she takes matters into her own hands. Directed by Oscar-nominated Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later), this taut revenge thriller – also starring Robin Wright (House Of Cards), Ray Winstone (The Departed) and Angela Bassett (Black Panther) – will have you cheering for the determined damsel.

 

Young Royals

Find season 3 episodes 1-5 in Apps > Netflix on Monday 11 March with the season finale on Monday 18 March

It’s the third and final season of this hugely popular Swedish coming-of-age drama series. Set in the elite Hillerska boarding school, it centres around the romance between the fictional Prince Wilhelm (Edvin Ryding) and fellow student Simon Eriksson (Omar Rudberg). After a dramatic end to season 2, Wilhelm and Simon are still determined to be together. But can love conquer all when it’s set against royal ideals, traditions and responsibilities? There’s only one way to find out.

 

Girls5Eva

Find seasons 1-3 in Apps > Netflix from Thursday 14 March. Seasons 1+2 available now

Written by Meredith Scardino (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and produced by, among others, 30 Rock’s Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, it’s no surprise that this musical comedy about a one-hit-wonder 90s girl band – they’re gonna be famous 5eva, ’cause 4eva’s too short– is comedy gold. It’s been a two-year wait for the new season but it’s finally here, as the reunited Girls5Eva – Dawn (Sara Bareilles), Wickie (Renée Elise Goldsberry), Summer (Busy Philipps) and Gloria (Paula Pell) – head on tour. But with no tour manager or venues secured, and with kids, debt and shoulder pain in the mix, things don’t go entirely to plan. 

 

Irish Wish

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Friday 15 March

Following the success of Falling For Christmas, Lindsay Lohan (Mean Girls) is back on Netflix, starring in this new fantasy romcom with Ed Speleers (Downton Abbey). Lohan is Maddie, a shy book editor whose life is turned upside down when the love of her life gets engaged to her best friend. Having put her feelings aside to be a bridesmaid at their wedding in Ireland, she makes a spontaneous wish for true love, only to wake up as the bride-to-be. But is this what she really wants, or does her heart lie elsewhere? We can’t wait to find out.

 

3 Body Problem 

Find season 1 in Apps > Netflix from Thursday 21 March

A fateful decision in 1960s China sets a chain of events in motion that rocks humanity’s core. This new genre-bending mystery series is based on the award-winning sci-fi novel of the same name by Chinese writer Liu Cixin, part of his internationally acclaimed Remembrance Of Earth’s Past trilogy. Adapted by Game Of Thrones writers David Benioff and DB Weiss, the series stars Benedict Wong (Dr Strange), Tsai Chin (Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings) and Games Of Thrones regulars Liam Cunningham and John Bradley. Settle down for a truly awesome watch.

 

The Casagrandes Movie

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Friday 22 March

Written by the team behind Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, this new animated film is a follow-up to the series of the same name. The story centres on Ronnie Anne (voiced by Izabella Alvarez, Westworld), an independent and adventurous 11-year-old who’s determined to prove she’s old enough to do her own thing. But when she accidentally frees a demigod trapped in a mountain, she has to call on her family for help. With its wacky humour and likable, diverse characters, it’s a gem.

 

Shirley

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Friday 22 March

A trailblazing political icon, Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman to hold office when she was elected to the United States Congress in 1968 and was the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. This compelling biopic, written and directed by John Ridley (12 Years A Slave) and based on exclusive conversations with her friends and family, tells her incredible story. Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) takes the lead, alongside the late Lance Reddick (John Wick: Chapter 4) as political organiser Wesley McDonald “Mac” Holder – one of his final roles.

 

The Beautiful Game

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Friday 29 March

National treasure Bill Nighy (Living) stars in this brand-new British drama about the Homeless World Cup, a real-life football tournament that spotlights homeless athletes from around the world. Nighy plays coach Mal, who takes England – including troubled young striker Vinny (Micheal Ward, Top Boy) – to Rome for the competition. “It’s a film about succeeding against the odds,” says producer Graham Broadbent. Directed by Thea Sharrock (Me Before You) with a script by Frank Cottrell Boyce (Goodbye Christopher Robin), this is bound to be a top scorer.

 

The Wages Of Fear

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Friday 29 March

A crack team has 24 hours to prevent a deadly explosion. How can they do it? By driving two truckloads of the least stable explosive known to man across a bumpy and dangerous desert. Ah. It’s the perfect starting point for this brilliantly tense, high-action thriller – a remake of the classic 1953 movie of the same name. Directed by Julien Leclercq (Ganglands), its star-studded French cast includes Ana Girardot (The House), Franck Gastambide (Taxi 5) and Sofiane Zermani (No Limit). Watch it if you dare.

 

Is It Cake?

Find season 3 in Apps & Games > Netflix from Friday 29 March

Dust off your piping bags – the fun, cake-based gameshow is back! Saturday Night Live veteran Mikey Day will again be hosting as contestants try to fool the guest judges with hyper-realistic bakes resembling everyday objects. Sewing machine or sponge? Burger or Battenburg? With these skilled cake confectioners, it’s not as easy to spot the difference as you might think…  

 

What else is new on Netflix: March 2024

  • Aníkúlápó: Rise Of The Spectre (season 1) – Friday 1 March
  • Furies (season 1) – Friday 1 March
  • The Netflix Slam 2024 – Sunday 3 March
  • Supersex (season 1) – Wednesday 6 March
  • Pokémon Horizons: The Series (season 1) – Thursday 7 March
  • The Signal (limited series) – Thursday 7 March
  • Turning Point: The Bomb And The Cold War (limited series) – Tuesday 12 March
  • Bandidos (season 1) – Wednesday 13 March
  • Art Of Love – Thursday 14 March
  • 24 Hours with Gaspar – Thursday 14 March
  • Chicken Nugget (season 1) – Friday 15 March
  • Iron Reign (season 1) – Friday 15 March
  • The Believers (season 1) – Wednesday 27 March
  • Rest In Peace – Wednesday 27 March

 

How to watch Netflix with Virgin TV

If you have a Virgin TV 360 box or Stream from Virgin Media, there are four ways to navigate to the Netflix app:

 

1. Use your voice

A. Just press and hold the voice button and say “Netflix” to open the app.

 

2. Via the app section

A. Press Home.

B. Go to the right and select Apps.

C. Select Netflix in the Apps screen.

 

3. Via channel 204 if you’re a Virgin TV 360 customer

A. Tuning to this channel automatically launches Netflix.

 

4. Navigating down to the Netflix icon in the homepage if you are a Stream customer

 

To search for Netflix content on your Virgin TV 360 and Stream from Virgin Media, select the Search icon from any full screen menu. Enter your Search term using the on-screen keyboard. Press back and then right to highlight the “All” filter. Press OK and select Netflix. You can now view and select from the Netflix results for your search term.

 

To access Netflix if you have a TiVo® box or Virgin TV V6 box, powered by TiVo®:

 

Press home on your remote

Select Apps & Games

Select All Apps

Select Netflix

 

Our Biggest TV, Biggest TV Volt and Ultimate Volt bundles already include Netflix in Full HD. You can also add Netflix to any other bundle that includes broadband and TV – just hit Customise your package to add it.

 

Already have a Netflix subscription? You can transfer your billing over to Virgin Media to keep everything together in one bill without changing your Netflix account! Learn more here.

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