All The Cool Stuff Coming To Netflix In March 2024

Who’d have thought some of the more intriguing items on Netflix this March would involve a Korean fried chicken nugget, Millie Bobby Brown wearing a figurative dragonslayer hat, or Barack Obama’s and Hilary Clinton’s spiritual predecessor in the presidential horse race? But being willing to be surprised by what’s unexpectedly available on Netflix is part of the fun of subscribing to the service.  

Sure, the serious-minded viewer will be glad this month to see a cinematic history of the Cold War. But there’s also nothing wrong with appreciating a new series based on the life of a world-famous porn star. So whether you’re in the mood for catching up on a Tina Fey-produced series being given another chance on Netflix or you feel like experimenting with a crime drama set in a near-future Indonesia, here’s hoping you find a bit of entertainment the service’s algorithm would never have thought of suggesting to you.

March 1

Bodies Bodies Bodies

Maamla Legal Hai Season 1–Welcome to Delhi’s Patparganj District Court.  Here, struggling lawyer VD Tyagi and the attorneys who work under him argue in court in sometimes unconventional ways on behalf of their sometimes odd clients.  But then Tyagi’s lawyer crew aren’t your everyday attorneys.  Tyagi himself dreams of somehow becoming Attorney General.  Advocate Sujata Negi has yet to get a case.  Young Harvard LLM Ananya thinks working in Legal Aid is a ticket to the career fast track.  And Vishwas Pandey takes as her role model “Suits”’ Donna Paulson.  Follow them as they hustle for cases, fame, and the highly coveted air-conditioned chambers.  Note; Any resemblance between some of the cases in this show and their real-life inspirations may not be as distant as a viewer may think.

My Name Is Loh Ki-wan–Loh Ki-wan is a North Korean defector who wants to settle down in Belgium.  His hopes depend on convincing the Belgian government to grant him refugee status.  Mari is another North Korean defector who used to be a shooter.  She may have obtained Belgian citizenship, but she lacks a reason to live.  After an unpleasant first meeting, Ki-wan and Mari eventually start to fall in love with each other.

Shake, Rattle And Roll Extreme–The newest installment of the long-running Filipino horror anthology series brings three new tales of terror.  You don’t need to see previous installments to enjoy this one.  The stories are: “Glitch” (rebellious teenage gamer Patrick and his 6-year-old sister Lyka must deal with a toy goat that has come to life as a demon), “Mukbang” (an influencer get-together at a luxurious mansion turns to terror when the hosts turn out to be shape-shifting aswangs who hunt down their guests one by one), and “Rage” (a group of friends must fight for survival when a virus turns its victims into rage-filled zombies).    

Somebody Feed Phil Season 7–It’s the return of the food and travel series starring “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator Philip Rosenthal.  Phil’s worldwide search for the best cuisine and dishes will take him this season to such places as Mumbai, India, Taipei, Taiwan, and the “real” Orlando, where he will forge connections via the universal language of food.

March 5

Hannah Gadsby: Gender Agenda–Need an antidote to Netflix’s platforming of Dave Chappelle’s transphobic comedy?  Comedian Hannah Gadsby (“Nanette”) hosts this special featuring seven exceptional trans and genderqueer comedians.  The featured performers include Mx Dahlia Belle (co-founder of Portland’s Queer Comedy Festival), Jes Tom (writer, “Our Flag Means Death”), and Krishna Istha (writer, “Sex Education”).

March 6

Supersex

Full Swing Season 2–The new season of the docuseries showing the world of golf from the players’ perspective captures several bits of drama from 2023.  Watch Justin Thomas struggle to become part of Team Europe for the Ryder Cup competition.  See how players (particularly Rory McIlroy) reacted to the PGA Tour/PIF merger.  Follow Wyndham Clark’s life-changing U.S. Open triumph.

SuperSex–How did Rocco Tano, a simple guy from Octona, get transformed into Rocco Siffredi, the world’s most famous pornstar?  Find out in this series, which traces with some dramatic liberties Siffredi’s life from childhood to the high-octane life of adult films.  For those who wonder what their limits are in seeing depictions of onscreen sex, be prepared to get the answer.

March 8

Blown Away Season 4–It’s the new season of this reality competition series set in the world of glassblowing.  There are still ten professional glassblower contestants who are challenged to create jaw-dropping works of art to avoid elimination.  Hunter March (“Sugar Rush”) serves as the new series host.  The grand prize has been increased to $100,000.  Not coincidentally, the subtitle for this season is “Extreme Heat.”

Damsel–Millie Bobby Brown (“Enola Holmes”) stars in this mix of fantasy adventure and anti-fairy tale sensibilities.  Princess Elodie (Brown) is thrilled that the handsome Prince Henry wants to marry her.  But her joy soon curdles when she learns too late that the marriage wasn’t intended to extend Prince Henry’s royal bloodline.  Instead, Elodie’s going to be the newest victim in a long line of women sacrificed to a fire-breathing dragon to repay an ancient debt.  But Prince Henry’s family didn’t count on Elodie’s wits and her strong will to survive.

March 12

Turning Point: The Bomb And The Cold War–Brian Knappenberger’s docuseries aims to present the definitive history of the Cold War, the decades-long conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.  It covers such subjects as the development of nuclear weapons during World War II, nuclear proliferation in the Cold War period, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the invasion of Ukraine.  The Soviet Union’s collapse was thought to have brought the Cold War’s end, but recent events show the consequences of the conflict still haunt the world decades later.

March 14

24 Hours With Gaspar

24 Hours With Gaspar–Sleeper of the month honors goes to this film festival circuit sensation, a dystopian action-crime tale set in a near future Indonesia.  Gaspar is a detective investigating a mass slaughter case which shows signs of government involvement.  Then Gaspar’s childhood friend Kirana mysteriously disappears.  Solving these cases becomes more urgent after the detective learns he has 24 hours to live thanks to his mis-positioned heart.  The trail eventually leads to Wan Ali and his human trafficking operation.  But why is Gaspar planning to use his last hours of life to execute a jewelry store robbery with several accomplices?  And did we mention one of the story’s other characters: Cortazar, the motorcycle possessed by a cheetah’s spirit?  

Girls5eva Seasons 1-3–Is pursuing rock star dreams just an idle fantasy when you’re in your 40s and you’ve got adult responsibilities under your belt?  The surviving members of Girls5eva would have said yes because their group only produced one real hit record.  That was before an up-and-coming rapper sampled that Girls5eva hit record and brought new public attention to their group.  But is that attention enough to make a public comeback realistic?  This Tina Fey-produced musical comedy series ran two seasons on the Peacock streaming service before being dropped.  Netflix picked up the series and even greenlit a third season.  In this new Netflix continuation of the series, Girls5eva mounts a comeback tour to promote their new album “Returnity.”   However, life on the road may wind up destroying the group’s future thanks to their  “fly by the seat of their pants” tour planning.

March 15

Chicken Nugget–In this Korean comedy series, Choi Min Ah is the daughter of inventor Choi Sun Man.  When her fatigue problem becomes unbearable, she decides to try one of her father’s new inventions.  But instead of using a machine that gives her more energy, Min Ah uses the one that turns her into a Korean fried chicken nugget.  Now Choi Sun Man and intern Go Baek Jung race to find a way to turn Min Ah human again.  But the discovery of deep dark secrets hampers the would-be rescuers’ efforts.  Hopefully, the duo won’t have to contend with somebody who wants to snack on KFC.

Murder Mubarak–Going through “Knives Out” withdrawal?  Why not try this Bollywood take on the multiple suspects whodunnit, an adaptation of Anuja Chauhan’s Club You To Death?  An unconventional cop (Pankaj Tripathi) must figure out which of seven suspects committed a murder.  The suspects include a South Delhi princess (Sara Ali Khan), an eccentric drunk artist (Dimple Kapadia), and a deadly lover from Chandni Chowk (Vijay Varma).

Murder Mubarak

The Outreau Case: A French Nightmare–This documentary concerns a scandalous child sexual abuse case which resulted in several innocent people being imprisoned for years.  When four children at a school in Outreau started displaying “strange sexual behavior,” they were examined by both psychiatrists and doctors.  The psychiatrists believed the children, yet the doctors found no physical signs of abuse.  Several parents wound up being charged with child sexual abuse and incest, and were forcibly separated from their children.  Testimony of a main witness at trial led to the accused parents being imprisoned on suspicion of committing those sex crimes.  Yet it later turned out that this witness lied.

March 20

Bodies Bodies Bodies–Sophie (Amandla Sternberg) and Bee (Maria Bakalova) are a fairly new lesbian couple going to a house party held at the mansion of Sophie’s friend David (Pete Davidson).  But their presence starts bringing out resentments (class and personal) among the other guests.  While a hurricane rages outside, the guests decide to pass the time playing the murder mystery game “Bodies Bodies Bodies.”  However, things take a far different turn when some of the guests start showing up as actual corpses.

March 22

Shirley—This biopic stars Oscar-winning actress Regina King as Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress.  The film focuses on Chisholm’s  trailblazing 1972 presidential campaign.  Oscar-winner John Ridley (“12 Years A Slave”) wrote and directed this film.

March 29

The Wages Of Fear—Bravest (or most foolish project ever) filmmaker honors go this month to  Julien Leclercq’s remake of the Henri-Georges Clouzot suspense classic.  An oil well fire threatens the lives of the inhabitants of a nearby refugee camp.  Experts determine the only way to avert calamity is to detonate the oil well with nitroglycerin.  However, getting the 200 kg of nitroglycerin to this desert location means having the two trucks carrying the explosives cross 800 km of land controlled by armed rebels.  If the rebels don’t get the truck crews, they still have to deal with operational minefields and very rough terrain which could set off the nitroglycerin.    On top of all these problems, the truck crews must complete their delivery in less than 20 hours.

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