Madrid (EFE) ) or the return of “The Mandalorian” are some of the most outstanding series premieres of the month of March on platforms.
“The Mandalorian” (S3), March 1 on Disney+
With Jon Favreau as “showrunner”, the Lucasfilm series starring Pedro Pascal returns with its third season; Throughout eight episodes, the bounty hunter will travel through the “Star Wars” galaxy, meeting old allies and making new enemies.
“Motel Valkirias”, March 1 on HBO Max
A mother on the run from her ex-husband, a fading actress and a bankrupt motel owner team up to find loot, unaware it’s claimed by a dangerous gang of criminals.
María Mera, Marina Mota, Maria João Bastos and Chechu Salgado star in this border western set in a motel, directed by Álex Sampayo and Jorge Queiroga and with Ghaleb Jaber Martínez leading the writing team.
“Daisy Jones & The Six,” March 3 on Prime Video
Delayed due to the pandemic, the adaptation of the successful novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid set in the Los Angeles music scene of the 70s, which chronicles the rise and decline of a band called Daisy Jones & The Six, is finally being released. inspired by Fleetwood Mac and the story of love and heartbreak between its leaders.
Riley Keough -Elvis Presley’s granddaughter- and Sam Claflin (“The Hunger Games”, “Enola Holmes”) are the protagonists. Reese Witherspoon, also an actress, is executive producer and the “showrunners” are Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (“(500) Days Together” or “The Disaster Artist”).
“Bosé”, March 3 on SkyShowtime
With the landing of the SkyShowtime platform in Spain comes “Bosé”, an intimate look at the vital and professional journey of the Spanish singer, which delves into difficult moments such as his relationship with his father, the bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín, and shows him openly snorting cocaine or seducing men and women indistinctly.
“Nacho”, March 5 at Atresplayer Premium
This series focuses on the rise of the porn industry in Spain in the 90s through the life of actor Nacho Vidal, produced by Bambú Producciones and starring Martiño Rivas.
“Nacho” was going to premiere last December on Lionsgate+ (previously called Starzplay), but the announcement in early November that that platform would withdraw from Spain left the series on the air until now.
“The cry of the butterflies”, March 8 on Disney +
It is the story of Minerva Mirabal, a Dominican lawyer and activist murdered along with her sisters by order of the dictator Rafael Trujillo on November 25, 1960 and turned into a symbol of the fight against gender violence throughout the world.
It opens coinciding with International Women’s Day and stars the Dominican actress Sandy Hernández (Minerva Mirabal), the Spanish Susana Abaitua and Belén Rueda and the Cuban Luis Alberto García in the skin of Trujillo.
“The Envoys,” March 10 on SkyShowtime
Suspense series with supernatural elements, created by Argentine Juan José Campanella, director of “El hijo de la novia” or the Oscar-winning “El secreto de sus ojos”, and starring Miguel Ángel Silvestre and Luis Gerardo Méndez.
Two priests are sent by the Vatican to a rural community in Mexico to verify the alleged miracles of raising the dead at the hands of the local priest, who mysteriously disappears the day after the investigators arrive.
“Fleishman is in trouble”, March 15 on Disney+
Recently divorced 41-year-old Toby Fleishman (Jesse Eisenberg) plunges into the new world of dating with a success he never had in his youth, before getting married at the end of medical school.
But at the start of his first summer of sexual freedom, his ex-wife, Rachel (Claire Danes), disappears, leaving him with their 11-year-old and 9-year-old children and no clue where she is or if she plans to return.
“A Challenging Future”, March 17 on Apple TV+
Set in a near future where the chaotic effects of climate change are a daily reality, these are eight intertwining stories about how these changes affect love, work, faith and family.
Created by Scott Z. Burns, it has a cast full of stars such as Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller, Kit Harington, Edward Norton, Diane Lane, Tahar Rahim, Matthew Rhys, Keri Russell, Marion Cotillard, Forest Whitaker, Eiza González or Tobey Maguire , among others.
“Without footprints”, March 17 on Prime Video
The Spanish Carolina Yuste and the Mexican Camila Soldi star in this black comedy with elements of a thriller that narrates the misadventures of two cleaners who find themselves involved in a mess when, after losing their job, they receive a call to clean the mansion of one of the most powerful of Alicante.
“Hasta el cielo, la serie”, March 17 on Netflix
Continuation of the homonymous action film, directed by Daniel Calparsoro and written by Jorge Gerricaechevarría. The leading role now falls on Sole (Asia Ortega), who after the death of her husband, leader of a gang of moonlighters, does not want to return under the tutelage of her father (Luis Tosar), a trafficker in stolen goods and decides to find her own life. By herself.
“Succession” (S4), March 27 on HBO Max
Winner of the Emmy for best drama series in both its second and third seasons, its creator Jesse Armstrong recently announced that this fourth will mark the end of the Roy story, an exploration of the nature of power and its impact on relationships. relatives.
The series focuses on the struggle between three siblings -played by Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook and Kiera Culkin- to take the reins of the family empire, a media conglomerate run until now by patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox).
“Kinship”, March 29 on Disney+
Based on the novel by Octavia E. Butler, “Kinship” centers on a young black aspiring writer who moves to Los Angeles determined to fight for her future but before she can settle down, she finds herself violently swept back and forth in the time and appears in a 19th century plantation.
“The power”, March 31 on Prime Video
With a cast that includes Toni Collette and John Leguizamo, “The Power” adapts a novel by British author Naomi Alderman and shows how the world has changed since the sudden discovery of teenage girls who develop the power to electrocute people at will.
“Tetris”, 31 de marzo and Apple TV+
Based on true events, it tells how video game designer and entrepreneur Henk Rogers, played by Taron Egerton, acquired the rights to the Tetris video game for Nintendo in 1989.
“Tetris” bills itself as a “Cold War-set thriller, with treacherous villains, unlikely heroes, and a gripping race against time.”