It’s a real murderers’ row of new TV this week. I know I say this a lot of weeks (I’m in charge of TV coverage; what can I say, I love it!), but this week really doesn’t have any misses. Whether you’re interested in sports documentaries, superheroes, sci-fi drama, religious comedy, or murder mysteries, there is a show to watch. (Plus ongoing Severance that’s meting out little lore details within really steady episodes).
Usually here I would recommend a particular highlight, but given that I’ll be watching all of these, I’ll just highlight my favorite unsung one: School Spirits on Paramount Plus, which perfectly marries a murder mystery with supernatural hijinks, all rolled up into a teen drama.
Beyond that, here are the best new TV premieres and finales this week.
Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 7
Image: Netflix
Genre: F1 docuseries
Release date: March 7
With a new F1 season just ahead, it’s time to look back at the last one. Drive to Survive, the docuseries produced in partnership with Formula 1, will be tracking a big year in the racing community. While the fallout from all of last year’s movement might mean next year’s TV season is when we’ll finally get the real hot goss, season 7 — with all its headline news — shouldn’t be missed either.
Genre: Marvel reboot
Release date: March 4
Showrunner/creator: Dario Scardapane
Cast: Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, Margarita Levieva, and more
Daredevil is back. Born Again is harkening back to the Netflix Marvel days and bringing back Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock and Vincent D’Onofrio as Kingpin (again), now mayor of New York. Will it be the same continuity as the Netflix show, or one of the many alternate universe branches of the MCU? Not clear, yet. But with so many characters coming back and a promise of more ruthless Daredevil violence, it’s worth the trip back to Hell’s Kitchen.
Image: Hulu
Genre: Sci-fi
Release date: March 4
Showrunner/creator: Dan Fogelman
Cast: Sterling K. Brown, Julianne Nicholson, Sarah Shahi, and more
Well, folks, we made it, and all it took was the end of the world. After last week’s big flashback to the end of the topside world, we’re back in the pulpy murder mystery of the underground bunker that Xavier (Sterling K. Brown) lives in, trying to track down who murdered the president. All the answers will be coming by the end of the season — are you ready for them? (Especially with season 2 already on the way?)
The Righteous Gemstones season 4
Genre: Grown-up children religious comedy
Release date: March 9 at 10 p.m. EST
Showrunner/creator: Danny McBride
Cast: Danny McBride, Edi Patterson, Adam DeVine, and more
The kids are all grown up. Well, probably not. But they are more powerful in their church community than ever. And the Gemstones are riding high — straight into their final season, sadly.
New shows on Paramount Plus
School Spirits season 2 finale
Genre: Teen supernatural murder mystery
Release date: March 6
Showrunners/creators: Megan Trinrud and Nate Trinrud
Cast: Peyton List, Kristian Ventura, Milo Manheim, and more
All season, Maddie (Peyton List) has been trying to get her body back. But Janet, the ghost that’s been living in there and leaving her trapped in the astral plane (and at high school), isn’t going to go down without a fight — and certainly not with a ghostly teacher that’s been hiding all these secrets.
