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March 2024

Books on Screen

March 2024

March's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "A Gentleman in Moscow" on Paramount+ with Showtime, "Apples Never Fall" on Peacock, Manhunt on Apple TV+, "We Were the Lucky Ones" on Hulu, and "The Baxters" on Prime Video; the season two premiere of Prime Video's "American Rust: Broken Justice"; the conclusion of “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” on FX and "Masters of the Air" on Apple TV+; the season one finale of AMC's "The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live"; the films Dune: Part Two, Arthur the King and One Life; and the DVD releases of Ferrari, The Color Purple, Poor Things and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

 

In Theaters


Dune: Part Two

Release Date: March 1st (wide)
Based on: DUNE by Frank Herbert

Accidental Texan
Release Date: March 8th (limited)
Based on: CHOCOLATE LIZARDS by Cole Thompson

Arthur the King
Release Date: March 15th (wide)
Based on: ARTHUR: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home, by Mikael Lindnord

One Life
Release Date: March 15th (wide)
Based on: IF IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE…: The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton, by Barbara Winton

Sleeping Dogs
Release Date: March 22nd (limited)
Based on: THE BOOK OF MIRRORS by E.O. Chirovici

Asphalt City
Release Date: March 29th (limited)
Based on: BLACK FLIES by Shannon Burke

 

On TV

 

Film Releases

Along for the Ride

My Name Is Loh Kiwan
Release Date: March 1st on Netflix
Based on: I MET LOH KIWAN by Cho Hae-jin

Spaceman
Release Date: March 1st on Netflix
Based on: SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA by Jaroslav Kalfař

Guiding Emily
Air Date: Saturday, March 2nd at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Mystery
Based on: The Guiding Emily series by Barbara Hinske

24 Hours with Gaspar
Release Date: March 14th on Netflix
Based on: 24 HOURS WITH GASPAR written by Sabda Armandio, translated by Lara Norgaard

Murder Mubarak
Release Date: March 15th on Netflix
Based on: CLUB YOU TO DEATH by Anuja Chauhan

Rest In Peace
Release Date: March 27th on Netflix
Based on: DESCANSAR EN PAZ by Martin Baintrub

The Wages of Fear
Release Date: March 29th on Netflix
Based on: LE SALAIRE DE LA PEUR by Georges Arnaud
 

Series Premieres

"Apples Never Fall" (7-episode limited series)
Release Date: March 14th on Peacock (all episodes will be available)
Based on: APPLES NEVER FALL by Liane Moriarty

"The Girls on the Bus"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Max; Series Premiere on March 14th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: CHASING HILLARY: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass Ceiling, by Amy Chozick

"Manhunt" (7-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on March 15th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: MANHUNT: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson

"3 Body Problem"
Release Date: March 21st on Netflix (all episodes will be available)
Based on: The Three-Body Problem series by Cixin Liu

"Palm Royale" (10-episode limited series)
Releases Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on March 20th (the first three episodes will be available)
Based on: MR. AND MRS. AMERICAN PIE by Juliet McDaniel

"The Baxters"
Release Date: March 28th on Prime Video (all episodes will be available)
Based on: The Baxter Family Drama series by Karen Kingsbury

"We Were the Lucky Ones"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Hulu; Series Premiere on March 28th (the first three episodes will be available)
Based on: WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES by Georgia Hunter

"A Gentleman in Moscow" (8-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Fridays on Paramount+ (for those subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan); Series Premiere on March 29th
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on Paramount+ with Showtime; Series Premiere on March 31st
Based on: A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW by Amor Towles
 

Season Premiere

"American Rust: Broken Justice"
Release Date: March 28th on Prime Video (Season Two; all episodes will be available)
Based on: AMERICAN RUST by Philipp Meyer
 

Series Finales

“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT on FX; Series Finale on March 13th
Based on: CAPOTE’S WOMEN: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era by Laurence Leamer

"Masters of the Air" (9-episode miniseries)
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Series Finale on March 15th
Based on: MASTERS OF THE AIR: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany, by Donald L. Miller
 

Season Finale

"The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Season One Finale on March 31st
Based on: The comic book series The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard
 

Ongoing Series

"Tracker"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on CBS
Based on: THE NEVER GAME by Jeffery Deaver

"Shōgun" (10-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Tuesdays on Hulu and FX
Based on: SHŌGUN by James Clavell

"Will Trent"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT on ABC
Based on: The Will Trent series by Karin Slaughter

"Tokyo Vice"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Max
Based on: TOKYO VICE: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan, by Jake Adelstein

"Son of a Critch"
Air Dates: Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: SON OF A CRITCH: A Childish Newfoundland Memoir, by Mark Critch

 

On DVD


Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
DVD Release Date: March 12th
Based on: The DC character Aquaman

The Color Purple
DVD Release Date: March 12th
Based on: THE COLOR PURPLE by Alice Walker

Ferrari
DVD Release Date: March 12th
Based on: ENZO FERRARI: The Man, the Cars, the Races, the Machine, by Brock Yates

Poor Things
DVD Release Date: March 12th
Based on: POOR THINGS by Alasdair Gray