Best Movies and TV Shows to Stream: March 2024
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Every Friday, Consequence’s Stream On newsletter does its humble best to recommend four great streaming films or TV shows, drawing from what’s new and recent on Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video, Paramount+, Peacock, Max, and more.
But for those who don’t subscribe, or just want to look back on the past month of premieres, you’re in luck: This is the first monthly installment of The Best of Stream On, spotlighting our most-recommended streaming movies and TV shows of March 2024. Check out this month’s picks below, arranged alphabetically, and enjoy with our compliments.
Boarders (TV)
Boarders (Tubi)
Created by: Daniel Lawrence Taylor
Cast: Josh Tedeku, Jodie Campbell, Myles Kamwendo, Sekou Diaby, Aruna Jalloh
Streaming on: Tubi (free with ads)
You don’t need a subscription to check out this engaging British import about a group of lower-income Black kids who get the chance to attend a fancy British boarding school, and have to contend with the ensuing culture clash. Fun fact, if you didn’t know: “Public schools,” in the UK, aren’t actually public schools as we know them in America — they’re the kinds of places literal Dukes and Earls send their children to be educated. Beyond the strong exploration of class and race issues, the characters are all sharply drawn, essential to a school-set drama like this.
Diarra From Detroit (TV)
Diarra From Detroit (BET+)
Created by: Diarra Kilpatrick
Cast: Diarra Kilpatrick, Morris Chestnut, DomiNque Perry, Claudia Logan, Bryan Terrell Clark, Shannon Wallace, Jon Chaffin, Phylicia Rashad
Streaming on: BET+
I love an unconventional mystery, especially when the lead investigator is as engaging as the titular Diarra (Diarra Kilpatrick). Down on her luck but determined, the divorced Diarra refuses to believe that she’s being ghosted by a spectacular Tinder date — and her attempt to find him sends her down an unexpected path. The Detroit setting, plus Kilpatrick’s singular voice, all lead to this one feeling pretty special — it’s almost a little Soderbergh-ish at points, while packed with humor.
Extraordinary Season 2 (TV)
Extraordinary (Hulu)
Created by: Emma Moran
Cast: Máiréad Tyers, Sofia Oxenham, Bilal Hasna, Luke Rollason
Streaming on: Hulu
If you never saw Season 1 of Extraordinary, know it’s a quick binge (eight 30-minute episodes), with Season 2 picking right back up with this story of a world where everyone’s got some sort of superpower — except the hapless twenty-something Jen (Máiréad Tyers). It’s funny, sweet, and wildly imaginative stuff.
A Gentleman in Moscow (TV)
A Gentleman in Moscow (Showtime)
Created by: Ben Vanstone
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Leah Harvey, Johnny Harris, Paul Ready
Streaming on: Paramount+
What a treat, to have such a showcase for Ewan McGregor arriving on our screens. With a killer mustache! There’s a little bit of levity to this period drama, based on the book by Amor Towles, about a Russian aristocrat confined to a Moscow hotel beginning in 1921, just after the Russian Revolution. How does one pass the time, when forbidden by the ruling government to step outside? That’s only the beginning. Central to this show’s appeal is how McGregor’s natural charisma makes the already-charming Count Rostov instantly likable; though how the character’s positive nature gets affected by the passing of time remains to be seen.
Girls5eva Season 3 (TV)
Girls5eva (Netflix)
Created by: Meredith Scardino
Cast: Sara Bareilles, Busy Philipps, Paula Pell, Renée Elise Goldsberry
Streaming on: Netflix
We’ve got a classic streamer switcharoo here, as the Tina Fey and Robert Carlock-produced musical showbiz satire (with some of the catchiest songs on TV) has now arrived at its new home with a brand new third season! If you didn’t have Peacock but do have Netflix, then (as our own Paolo Ragusa wrote), this is seriously your lucky day — it’s richly detailed and razor sharp, and please, Netflix, greenlight that fourth season if you can.
Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda (Comedy Special)
Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda (Netflix)
Directed by: Julian Smith
Featuring: Hannah Gadsby, ALOK, Asha Ward, Chloe Petts, DeAnne Smith, Jes Tom, Krishna Istha, and Mx. Dahlia Belle
Streaming on: Netflix
Hannah Gadsby opens her new showcase of genderqueer stand-up with a fact: This special exists as a direct reaction to the controversy surrounding Netflix platforming transphobic comedians like Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais. Says Gadsby, with a laugh: “It won’t fix it. It’s not enough… This is the carbon offset show.” Whatever its origins might have been, this proves to be a wonderful celebration of some hilarious fresh voices, talking about not just their gender identity, but all the other things funny people with microphones talk about on stage.
Lisa Frankenstein (Film)
Lisa Frankenstein (Focus Features)
Directed by: Zelda Williams
Cast: Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Henry Eikenberry, Joe Chrest, Carla Gugino
Streaming on: Peacock
This ’80s-set horror comedy, playing fast and loose with so many tropes, marks the debut film of Zelda Williams, with a script by Diablo Cody that’s pretty much straight-up Juno meets Jennifer’s Body. That might sound like agony for the Diablo Cody haters in the crowd, but for those with more open minds it works really well, especially when star Kathryn Newton gets to cut loose as the titular mad scientist seamstress. Also, Cole Sprouse gives Nicholas Hoult some real competition in the “hottest teen boy zombie” category. (It is, admittedly, not a very competitive category. But Warm Bodies rules — streaming on Hulu!)
Road House (Film)
Road House (Prime Video)
Directed by: Doug Liman
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams, Joaquim de Almeida, Austin Post, Conor McGregor
Streaming on: Prime Video
Setting aside the debate over whether Doug Liman’s right to be mad about it skipping theaters, Road House is an honestly quite enjoyable little film, with Jake Gyllenhaal bringing his own vibe to the story of a bouncer who knows how to be nice… until it’s time to not be nice. If you’re curious, a few lines from the original Patrick Swayze film do make it into this remake, though “I used to fuck guys like you in prison” is not one of them. (Honestly, that’s for the best.)
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (TV)
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (AMC)
Created by: Scott M. Gimple, Danai Gurira, Andrew Lincoln
Cast: Danai Gurira, Andrew Lincoln
Streaming on: AMC+
I was really moved by how this limited series, which requires very minimal past knowledge to enjoy, built up to the true reunion of Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) — Episode 4 in particular is lovely, lovely television. Consider giving it a shot, even if you haven’t tuned into this franchise since Negan’s bat.
X-Men ’97 (TV)
X-Men ’97 (Disney+)
Created by: Beau DeMayo
Cast: Ray Chase, Jennifer Hale, Alison Sealy-Smith, Cal Dodd, J. P. Karliak, Lenore Zann, George Buza, A. J. LoCascio, Holly Chou, Isaac Robinson-Smith, Matthew Waterson, Adrian Hough
Streaming on: Disney+
Oh man, this hits just right (especially after having ranked all the X-Men feature films, many of which aren’t great!). This revival of the 1990s animated series is exactly what it promises to be — more of your childhood favorite, but slightly tweaked for modern audiences. Its most impressive feat is handling all of the bare-bones set-up for newcomers while also delivering on the nostalgia, all while launching a new story arc that promises to be just as compelling as anything that’s come before.
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