What to Watch: March 2026

by Julian Spivey

Photos: ABC & HBO

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DTF St. Louis (HBO) – Sunday, March 1
Showrunner Steven Conrad’s “DTF St. Louis,” premiering on Sunday, March 1 on HBO, stars Jason Bateman, David Harbour and Linda Cardellini in a dark-comedy about a love triangle that turns deadly. The seven-episode limited series focuses on the dark side of what may happen during middle-age malaise. 

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World Baseball Classic – Thursday, March 5 through Tuesday, March 17
Baseball’s version of the World Cup celebrates its 20th anniversary this March when the best baseball powerhouse countries around the world compete to see who is best in the World Baseball Classic. Japan, the winningest country in WBC history, looks to defend its title, but will have to do so with some of its star pitcher (Roki Sasaki, Shota Imanaga and Shohei Ohtani) unavailable during the tournament (Ohtani will be available to hit for Team Japan). The other favorites in the tournament will be the United States, Dominican Republic and Venezuela. Among the biggest Major League Baseball superstars in the World Baseball Classic will be Ohtani (Japan), Aaron Judge (United States), Tarik Skubal (United States), Paul Skenes (United States), Juan Soto (Dominican Republic), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Dominican Republic) and Ronald Acuna Jr. (Venezuela). The World Baseball Classic, which will be broadcast on Fox and the Fox Sports channels, begins Thursday, March 5 and will have its championship game on Tuesday, March 17.

Rooster (HBO) – Sunday, March 8
Showrunner Bill Lawrence is on a heater right now with the return of “Scrubs,” Apple TV’s “Shrinking” and Apple TV’s “Ted Lasso” returning later this year. Now Lawrence has teamed up with Matt Tarses for the Steve Carell-led HBO comedy “Rooster.” “Rooster,” premiering Sunday, March 8, stars Carell as an author who joins the faculty of the university where his daughter works, after she gets divorced to a fellow professor and causes damage to the school, leaving her job in danger. The series co-stars Charly Clive, Phil Dunster, Danielle Deadwyler and John C. McGinley. 

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Sunny Nights (Hulu) – Wednesday, March 11
“Sunny Nights,” an original Australian comedy on that country’s streaming service Stan, makes its American debut on Hulu on Wednesday, March 11. “Sunny Nights” stars Will Forte and D’Arcy Carden as American siblings who relocate to Sydney in hopes of establishing a spray tan business only for it to go terribly array. Forte and Carden feel like an incredible comedy duo. 

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98th annual Academy Awards (ABC) – Sunday, March 15
The 98th annual Academy Awards, Hollywood’s biggest night, airs on Sunday, March 15 on ABC. The show will be hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien for the second consecutive year and features director Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” with a record-breaking 16 total nominations. Judging by award season thus far, director Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” might be the night’s biggest winner, but the acting categories are as wide open as they have been in years, particularly the supporting categories.

Imperfect Women (Apple TV) – Wednesday, March 18
Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington and Kate Mara feel like a possible dream team trio, which has creator Amy Weisman’s “Imperfect Women,” for Apple TV, on our radar. The series, based on a novel by Araminta Hall, is a psychological drama centered on a murder that tears apart the lives of three close friends. The eight-episode series premiered on Wednesday, March 18. 

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Bait (Prime Video) – Wednesday, March 25
Emmy Award-winning actor Riz Ahmed brings “Bait,” a series he wrote, produced and stars in, to Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday, March 25. In the series, Ahmed plays an actor suffering an existential crisis when he finds out that he may become the next actor to portray the iconic James Bond.