March is a big vacation month. It's March Break for students, and it's the "we need to get out of here before winter kills us" time of year for people who have yet to figure out that the cold weather is a gift: It offers the perfect excuse to curl up on a couch binging whatever you want with no remorse. I’m not ready to take a break from that.
This month on Netflix Canada, there are so many great titles to choose from that you’ll forget to be envious of the kids (and parents) who are jetting off to somewhere warm. Just think of the insects. The only bug you have to deal with at home watching Netflix is Bughead (that’s the couple name for Betty and Jughead on Riverdale, keep up).
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Here’s what to watch on Netflix Canada in March, plus everything that’s coming and going.
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Riverdale: Season 4
There was a time when Riverdale was my whole shit. The misadventures of Archie Andrews and his gang of superhot twenty-something actors passing as teens who also solve murders and hang at a diner called Pop’s in the year 2020 instead of only communicating through their phones were once my favourite form of escapism. Then, they committed to saying “jingle jangle” every episode and naming characters “Tall Boy” and “Sweet Pea” and I had to tap out. I tapped back in for the tribute episode to Fred Andrews (rest in peace, Luke Perry) and really tried again to get into a show that earnestly tries to make us believe a biker gang would listen to a kid named Jughead in a crown-shaped tuque, but then Archie went to jail and I just could not. No judgment to all of you who still watch this show. I admire your stamina and envy your ability for suspension of disbelief. For all of you, the new season drops with weekly episodes starting on March 4.
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Elite: Season 3
Now, this is the teen content I signed up (aka use my partner’s login) for. If you’re looking for high-school kids who plot, scheme, and solve murders in between exams, Elite is the show I would recommend. The North American pitch for the Spanish drama series is that it’s Gossip Girl meets Big Little Lies, but it’s got its own thing going on that delivers more passion, drama, and intrigue than both shows combined. I’m going to avoid spoilers for those of you who need to fix your life and go watch this series, so I’ll keep it vague. In season 2, we met some new characters and season 1’s murderer was outed. In season 3, the question is whether we’ll get justice, not to mention some new characters are coming to Las Encinas to stir shit up. To paraphrase a tweet I don’t remember well enough to give credit to, but enough to know I died laughing at, “oh, they got Black people now?” Just when you thought this show couldn’t get any better. March 13
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Beyond The Lights
Gina Prince-Bythewood gave me Love & Basketball. Okay, so she may not have made the entire movie just for me, but when I first watched it as an adolescent, it sure felt like it. Since then, I have had a blind allegiance to Prince-Bythewood’s content. In 2014, she gave me another film I love so hard and that’s Beyond The Lights. Prince-Bythewood pushed to cast Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Noni Jean, a singer teetering on the brink of superstardom. The pressure to succeed is about to push her over the edge, but she finds love and herself in the course of this stunning film about fame, family, and ambition. Minnie Driver and Danny Glover also star. March 1
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What a Girl Wants
If I hadn’t made it clear with my Love & Basketball reference, movies of my childhood still mean a lot to me. I don’t think I realized how much Amanda Bynes’ hit 2003 film What A Girl Wants still resonated until about five minutes ago when I watched the trailer and cried. Bynes plays Daphne, an American teen who lives with her single mother and dreams of meeting her father. Turns out her dad is Henry Dashwood, a British Lord (played by Colin Firth). I still don’t understand why Firth did this teen comedy, but I am not mad at it. He is adorable in this role and Bynes is at her comedic best. The film follows Henry and Daphne as they get to know each other and form a father/daughter neither of them thought they’d ever have. Hijinks, corniness, and tears — for me at least — ensue. Are my daddy issues showing? March 1
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On My Block: Season 3
By now you know I love teen content. In my expert opinion, Netflix’s best teen comedy series right now is On My Block. The series follows four teens as they hilariously navigate coming-of-age in their inner-city Los Angeles neighbourhood. Last season left us on a cliffhanger. Ruby, César, Jamal, and Monse were all abducted before Monse could tell the gang that she’s planning on leaving town. The teaser for season 3 shows us that we’re definitely going to get answers about the abduction and my guess is that the gang is going to survive. They’re still going to have to deal with pesky things like puberty, hormones, and high school, though. March 11
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Feel Good
Feel Good stars Canadian comedian Mae Martin in a dramedy loosely based on her own experiences. The synopsis goes like this: “Mae Martin stars as herself, a Canadian comedian living in London while navigating a new relationship and dealing with sobriety.” In London, Mae meets a woman named George (played by Charlotte Ritchie) and they fall in love. Their intoxicating romance is muddled by addiction and complicated family relationships. (Adrian Lukis and Lisa Kudrow play Mae’s parents.) In an interview with ET Canada, Martin said, “I really hope that people laugh, connect with the characters, and root for Mae and George as a couple. We tried to make a show that’s funny, heartbreaking, and occasionally completely bizarre, because that’s what life is like.” Mae seems like she’s going to be a complex and fascinating leading woman. I’m excited to dive in. March 19
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Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
They should just set aside Octavia Spencer’s awards right now. In this limited series, Spencer plays Black American entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker, who became the U.S.’s first female self-made millionaire by developing a haircare empire. Walker was born just a couple years after emancipation in America and has to navigate being a Black woman living in a racist country as well as a successful businesswoman. The show is based on a book by Walker’s great-great-granddaughter and was brought to life by an all-Black and all-women-led team. Tiffany Haddish co-stars. Plus, as a treat, Blair Underwood will play Walker's husband. Yes, please. March 20
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Lost Girls
This was one of the most anticipated titles coming out of the Sundance Film Festival this year. Lost Girls is a drama based on the 2013 true-crime novel of the same name about a mother who tirelessly fights for justice in the case of her missing daughter. When her daughter goes missing on Long Island, Mari (Amy Ryan) discovers she was a sex worker and that other women working with her have also been disappearing. The film is said to shed light on the broader issue of missing women and sex work in America. It’s acclaimed documentarian Liz Garbus’ first feature film (her film What Happened, Miss Simone? was nominated for an Oscar). March 13
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There's Something In The Water
Here’s another festival pick. Canadian actress Ellen Page is using her spotlight once again to shed light on larger issues going on in communities close to her. First, it was with the Vice series Gaycation. Now, she’s taking a look at discrimination in the place she grew up. Something in the Water was talked about a lot at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival as a “disturbing and, frankly, terrifying” documentary about racism and injustice in Nova Scotia. Here’s how the festival describes it, “Ellen Page brings attention to the injustices and injuries caused by environmental racism in her home province, in this urgent documentary on Indigenous and African Nova Scotian women fighting to protect their communities, their land, and their futures.” Page is one of my favourite interviews ever, and if she approaches this documentary with the same care and thoughtfulness she brought to every answer in our conversation, I’m sure it’s going to be a fascinating and enlightening watch. March 27
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Dare Me
If you’ve spoken to me in the past month, you’ve probably had to listen to me rant about how much I love Cheer. I will corner you at a party and make you watch videos of Jerry mat-talking people as they head into work. You’ve been warned. The human pyramid-sized hole in my binge-watching list that Cheer left is about to be filled by Dare Me. It’s a scripted series about a high school cheerleading squad so, you know, it’s extremely my shit. Here’s the official pitch: “mystery, drama and danger hit a high school cheerleading squad ruled by brash Beth and her loyal BFF Addy when a new coach arrives in their small town.” So it’s Elite meets Cheer. INJECT IT. March 20
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Ladies Up
Comedy specials on Netflix can be a dime a dozen. There are so many to choose from and so many of them are not funny. Trust me. Some of them are great. Ladies Up is here to raise the LOL average for comedy specials on the streaming service. As the title suggests, Ladies Up is an all-woman stand-up series and all of the comics are rising India-based comedians. Prashasti Singh, Kaneez Surka, Supriya Joshi, and Niveditha Prakasam bring their own individually unique no-holds-barred humour to this stand-up series. March 27
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Ozark: Season 3
Thanks to Ozark, I now think everything is a money-laundering front. That store on the corner that never seems to have any costumers? Money-laundering front! My dry cleaners? Definitely a cover for money laundering. Ozark has taught me so much. To recap, Ozark is the Emmy-winning series about a suburban family laundering millions in the Missouri Ozarks. We’ve watched Jason Bateman and Laura Linney as Marty and Wendy Byrde do everything they have to do to survive (and then some) and protect their family. This season, Wendy’s brother shows up to throw a wrench in the whole operation and the couple continues their power struggle. March 27
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100 Humans (Netflix Original)
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The Valhalla Murders (Netflix Original)
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The Boss Baby: Back in Business: Season 3 (Netflix Family)
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Bert Kreischer: Hey Big Boy (Netflix Comedy Special)
Shaun the Sheep: Adventures from Mossy Bottom
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Riverdale: Season 4 (Netflix Original, weekly episodes)
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Altered Carbon: Resleeved (Netflix Anime)
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A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story (Netflix Documentary)
Archibald's Next Big Thing: Season 2 (Netflix Family)
Buddi (Netflix Family)
Dare Me (Netflix Original)
Dino Girl Gauko: Season 2 (Netflix Family)
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The Letter for the King (Netflix Family)
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Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (Netflix Original)
Ultras (Netflix Film)
Tiger King (Netflix Documentary)
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Sol Levante (Netflix Anime)
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Life of the Party
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Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (Netflix Documentary)
Curtiz (Netflix Film)
The Occupant (Hogar) (Netflix Film)
Riverdale: Season 4 (Netflix Original, weekly episodes)
Signs (Netflix Original)
YooHoo to the Rescue: Season 3 (Netflix Family)
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7SEEDS: Part 2 (Netflix Anime)
Black Lightning: Season 3 (Netflix Original)
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Car Masters: Rust to Riches: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
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Ozark: Season 3 (Netflix Original)
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