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So maybe it’s taken a juicier-than-usual [TV lineup](https://time.com/7380485/best-tv-shows-february-2026/) to effectively distract us from the heartbreak of [false spring](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2026/03/05/false-spring-forecast-polar-vortex/88982333007/). Whatever the reason, the highlights of March 2026 include [randy college professors](https://time.com/7380764/vladimir-netflix-ending-explained/), louche London socialities, and a trio of crime-adjacent family businesses, both real and fictional. ## _Dynasty: The Murdochs_ (Netflix) Rupert Murdoch has a reputation for [cheating](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/04/rupert-murdoch-family-succession-james-murdoch/681675/) at family games of Monopoly. As scandals go, this doesn’t exactly rise to the level of [_News of the World_ hacking famous phones](https://entertainment.time.com/2011/07/12/the-hacking-scandal-and-the-two-faces-of-murdoch/). But it’s pretty telling from a psychological standpoint; what kind of person needs to win that badly, even when the stakes are nil and the opponents your kids? Director [Liz Garbus](https://time.com/5857193/ill-be-gone-in-the-dark-hbo-review/) (_What Happened, Miss Simone?_) picks up on the metaphor in the fascinating four-part docuseries _Dynasty: The Murdochs_, which visualizes the Murdoch children’s [very public succession battle](https://time.com/7315668/murdoch-succession-rupert-lachlan/) as a gilded board game presenting various paths to the ultimate objective: inheriting the patriarch’s throne. It’s a clever way of structuring a story that has already been told in every imaginable format, from an armload of buzzy books to [_Succession_](https://time.com/tag/succession/)—a fictionalization of the Murdoch family drama so insightful, it ended up [catalyzing actual drama within the Murdoch family](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/business/media/rupert-lachlan-murdoch-family-trust.html). If you’re already an expert, you won’t necessarily learn anything new from Garbus’ doc. Nor will you see fresh interviews with the Murdochs themselves, who, to no one’s surprise, declined to participate. Yet it’s still a propulsive and penetrating account of [Rupert’s rise](https://time.com/3917671/rupert-murdoch-history/) (which differs markedly from his self-made mythos), how his hunger for power reshaped political landscapes on multiple continents, and particularly how, late in his life, the 95-year-old media mega-mogul has torn apart his family in service of the empire he built. Considering the clash of interests involved, it’s probably for the best that it’s told mostly by journalists, both veteran media reporters and those who experienced the inner workings of News Corp. Whether you want to understand the current state of journalism or are just curious about the real-life Logan Roy, _Dynasty_ is worth a look. ## _Ladies of London: The New Reign_ (Bravo) When it comes to being rich, the British simply do it better. Oh, sure, they’re upholding a monarchical class system that dates back some 1200 years—but at least they have _taste_, not to mention a vicious, dry sense of humor. These are the principal delights of this recast revival of Bravo’s mid-2010s reality soap _Ladies of London_, which is essentially a [Real Housewives](https://time.com/5929741/real-housewives-beginners-guide/) for women too titled or glamorous or self-aware to identify as housewives. You needn’t have watched the original (I didn’t) to enjoy _The New Reign_; you just have to love _haute_ mess. What makes the show so much better than its many stateside counterparts? First and foremost, it’s the cast. Martha Sitwell is like [Marlene Dietrich](https://entertainment.time.com/2013/02/27/time-cover-celebrity-showbiz/slide/marlene-dietrich/) meets [Marianne Faithfull](https://time.com/archive/6710971/music-holding-tight-letting-go/), a brassy blonde whose bumpy ride through life has included teen motherhood, homelessness, modeling for [Vivienne Westwood](https://time.com/3377567/vivienne-westwood-backs-scottish-independence-at-london-fashion-week/), marriage and divorce from a baronet. Speaking of nobles: Lady Emma Thynn beat out [a certain other TV star](https://time.com/7264417/with-love-meghan-netflix-review/) to become the first woman of color to marry into the British aristocracy. An American expat who has fully embraced British eccentricity and emotional opacity, Kimi Murdoch could be a [Toni Collette](https://time.com/5295637/toni-collette-hereditary-horror-interview/) character. She can often be found trading witticisms with Mark-Francis Vandelli, a self-described professional aesthete, [reality-TV veteran](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1933854/), and the rare man to merit main-cast status on this kind of show. While actor Margo Stilley made her name in the notoriously explicit film [_9 Songs_](https://time.com/archive/6674105/movies-sex-sex-and-rock-n-roll/), Myka Meier is a Pollyannaish etiquette coach. _Ladies_’ first big blowup concerns a rumor that an old fair-weather friend of Myka’s is a madam. There has also been [some](https://i0.wp.com/www.femestella.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/martha-2.jpg?w=800&ssl=1) [remarkable](https://i0.wp.com/www.femestella.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/kimi-1.jpg?w=800&ssl=1) [headwear](https://fwmedia.fandomwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/24070912/ladies-of-london5.jpg?width=1600&height=1000&quality=85&sharpen=true&format=webp&aspect%5Fratio=1600%3A1000&crop=center). What more could a Bravo devotee ask for? ## _Sunny Nights_ (Hulu) ## If you ever wished[_Breaking Bad_](https://time.com/archive/6597168/breaking-bad-tvs-best-thriller/) were less a descent into the abyss of the human soul and more “[Yeah, bitch! Magnets!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n075TAbEZMw),” your new favorite show has arrived. I don’t mean that as a slight to _Sunny Nights_, a lively Australian crime comedy starring and executive produced by [Will Forte](https://time.com/3751408/will-forte-last-man-on-earth-interview/) and D’Arcy Carden. Jesse Pinkman’s exclamation of awe at the wonders of science was no throwaway; it was the payoff of years’ worth of sharp character development that began with a science teacher enlisting his burnout former student to help him cook meth. Forte and Carden might both be best known for their roles in surreal network sitcoms. He created and starred in Fox’s even-weirder-than-it-sounds postapocalyptic comedy [_The_ _Last Man on Earth_](https://time.com/3724958/review-last-man-on-earth-will-forte/); she broke out as a sort of supernatural AI guide in NBC’s afterlife-set [_The Good Place_](https://time.com/5770162/the-good-place-last-good-sit-com-review/). But they’re excellent, individually and especially as a team, in this grittier, more grounded tale of American siblings trying to launch an innovative spray-tan product in the beachy environs of Sydney. To pursue this venture, Forte’s mousy Martin Marvin has left behind a stable job as a risk analyst, though it seems doubtful he would’ve made the trip if it didn’t also give him a chance to reunite with his estranged wife, Joyce (Ra Chapman), who recently returned to her native Australia. A bold, blunt ne'er-do-well who says things like “Remember how I used to run dope for Uncle Rick down in Mexico?,” Carden’s Vicki Marvin is simply short on other options. **\[**[**Read the full review**](https://time.com/article/2026/03/11/sunny-nights-review-hulu/)**.\]** ## _This City Is Ours: A Crime Family Saga_ (AMC+) ## [_The Sopranos_](https://time.com/6551999/the-sopranos-david-chase-interview-25th-anniversary/)gave us a gangster in therapy for panic attacks. Now, here’s _This City Is Ours_, whose protagonist is a gangster (James Nelson-Joyce from [_A Thousand Blows_](https://time.com/7262562/best-tv-shows-february-2025/https://time.com/7262562/best-tv-shows-february-2025/)) whose low sperm count and eager-to-conceive girlfriend (Hannah Onslow of [_This Is Going to Hurt_](https://time.com/6183891/this-is-going-to-hurt-review/)) have him making repeat visits to a fertility clinic. Don’t worry—that isn’t what the show is actually about. But creator Stephen Butchard’s choice to frontload it sets up a crime drama that, like a lesser (yet still quite good) _Sopranos_, distinguishes itself more through the care it takes in developing characters and relationships than for its empire building and bloodbaths. The actual premise is nothing special. Smart, capable, and loyal, Nelson-Joyce’s Michael has spent years as the invaluable deputy to Ronnie ([Sean Bean](https://time.com/5683156/game-of-thrones-sean-bean-death-scene/), great as ever), a Liverpool crime boss. He has a long-term plan to get out of the game and escape into a quiet life with Onslow’s Diana, with whom he’s trying to have an extremely un-_Sopranos_\-like partnership grounded in honesty. Then things get complicated. A shocking betrayal pits Michael against Ronnie’s brash son Jamie (Jack McMullen) to become the aging patriarch’s successor. This might not sound too compelling if you’re not already a fan of the gangster genre. But if you _are_ predisposed to enjoy this kind of thing, strong writing paired with excellent performances by Nelson-Joyce and Bean in particular sets _This City Is Ours_ apart. As a bonus, for the _Derry Girls_ hive, that show’s hilarious star Saoirse-Monica Jackson has a small but memorable role as a big-haired mob wife. ## _Vladimir_ (Netflix) ## In the series premiere of Netflix’s _Vladimir,_ [Rachel Weisz](https://time.com/4485573/rachel-weisz-denial-holocaust-movie-deborah-lipstadt/) awakens from troubled sleep to a cascade of texts, sighs deeply, and addresses the camera with pleading eyes. “All I want is a life free of complications,” says her unnamed lead. “If I can’t have power, can I at least be free from other people’s drama? Free from their behavior? Free from their needs and desires?” It feels appropriate that free appears four times in this monologue, one of the character's many fourth-wall-shattering asides. She is a blocked novelist who teaches English at a liberal arts college. And there is no setting more emblematic of [freedom](https://time.com/6969851/academic-freedom-is-more-important-than-ever-now/)—and its [discontents](https://time.com/7382296/vladimir-rooster-review/)—than the campus, where [tenure](https://time.com/7320703/academic-tenure-history/) is supposed to protect the intellectual liberty of faculty and students living independently for the first time try on new ideas and identities. **\[**[**Read an essay**](https://time.com/7382296/vladimir-rooster-review/) **on** **_Vladimir_** **, HBO’s** **_Rooster_** **, and the return of the campus sex comedy.\]** ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/article/2026/03/24/best-new-tv-shows-march-2026/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/article/2026/03/24/best-new-tv-shows-march-2026/"},"headline":"The Best New TV Shows of March 2026","datePublished":"2026-03-27T12:00:04.432Z","dateModified":"2026-05-13T06:52:25.321Z","description":"From 'Dynasty: The Murdochs' to 'This City Is Ours' to 'Vladimir'","url":"https://time.com/article/2026/03/24/best-new-tv-shows-march-2026/","keywords":["Television","culturepod","list","review"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt194b7542399cf792/69b048981b00104d06a432a5/VLADIMIR_102_250714_SM_00125_R.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Judy Berman","jobTitle":"TV Critic","url":"https://time.com/author/judy-berman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt194b7542399cf792/69b048981b00104d06a432a5/VLADIMIR_102_250714_SM_00125_R.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"VLADIMIR","caption":"VLADIMIR","creditText":"Shane Mahood—Netflix","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/television/","name":"Television"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/article/2026/03/24/best-new-tv-shows-march-2026/","name":"The Best New TV Shows of March 2026"}}]}] ```