From returning Netflix dramas to the 94th Academy Awards, there’s plenty to watch this weekend.
Last week’s streaming list was the definition of jam-packed. Not only did we see new arrivals on almost every major streamer, but we extended our usual seven entries to eight, such was the quality of small screen offerings available to subscribers. Well, we’ve done the same again this weekend, as new TV shows on Hulu and Paramount Plus – Atlanta and Halo, specifically – nestle their way in alongside additions to usual suspects Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus and HBO Max. Below, then, we’ve rounded up eight of the biggest new movies and TV shows available to watch on streaming services this March weekend. And yes, Bridgerton is back. Don’t freak out. Indisputably the highest-profile arrival this weekend is Bridgerton season 2, which comes to Netflix more than a year after the show’s internet-breaking debut. Before Squid Game came along and blew every viewership record out of the water, Shonda Rhimes’ Regency-era drama ranked as the biggest TV series in the streamer’s history, and while breakout star Regé-Jean Page doesn’t return for its new episodes, we expect season 2 to prove similarly popular among, well, everyone. Bridgerton’s latest instalment places the spotlight on the eldest Bridgerton brother, Lord Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), as he embarks on a quest to find a bride. Sex Education ’s Simone Ashley joins the show’s cast as a potential match, Kate – but as we’ve come to expect from Bridgerton’s steamy style, their romance is far from guaranteed. Now available to stream on Netflix. If not for Bridgerton, Paramount Plus’ highly-anticipated Halo TV show would have surely sat atop this week’s list of streaming arrivals. A nine-episode adaptation of the acclaimed video game series, this big-budget adventure follows the exploits of Master Chief, a cybernetically enhanced super-soldier tasked with defending humanity from alien baddies the Covenant in the 26th century. Halo will undoubtedly prove an enjoyable, CGI-filled romp for many sci-fi fans, though judging by the show’s first few episodes, we at TechRadar think it has an identity problem (check out our roundup of other Halo reviews before watching, too).
