7 top new shows you can stream this week on Netflix, Hulu and more (March 2-8)

Let the madness begin! The beginning of March ushers in a wave of new shows and movies to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, more of the best streaming services, and on broadcast and cable TV.

“Outlander” returns for a final season with Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) navigating love, family and history, while “Young Sherlock” dives into the detective’s early mysteries with clever twists. “RJ Decker” sees Scott Speedman as an ex-con turned private investigator, while Steve Carell enters the campus fray in the comedy “Rooster.” Here’s our guide on the top new TV shows to check out this week.

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Show

Platform

Genre

Release Date

“RJ Decker”

ABC/Hulu

Crime dramedy

March 3

“The Hunt”

Apple TV

French thriller

March 4

“Young Sherlock”

Prime Video

Detective drama

March 4

“Ted” season 2

Peacock

Comedy

March 5

“Vladimir”

Prime Video

Comedy-drama

March 5

“Outlander”

Starz

Historical fantasy drama

March 6

“Rooster”

HBO

Comedy

March 8

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ABC has a new addition to its detective lineup to go alongside “High Potential” and “Will Trent.” RJ Decker (Scott Speedman) is a former newspaper photographer, ex-con and all-around mess who’s trying to start fresh as a private investigator. Of course, that fresh start doesn’t last long. He’s immediately juggling bizarre cases, a journalist ex and her cop wife, and a mysterious woman from his past who might help … or send him straight back to prison. Decker is the kind of sleuth who stumbles into trouble so spectacularly you can’t help but root for him anyway.

Sling, Fubo or YouTube TV) and next day on Hulu

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After a delay to a plagiarism investigation tied to Douglas Fairbairn’s novel, this French-language thriller finally arrives — knives out. Franck (Benoît Magimel) and his hunting buddies cross paths with a rival group that starts targeting them without explanation. A desperate counterattack leaves a body behind—and a secret that refuses to stay buried. Back home, Franck tries to settle into life with his wife Krystel (Mélanie Laurent), but the creeping sense they’re being tracked turns every shadow into a threat.

Episodes 1-2 premiere Wednesday, March 4 at 12 a.m. ET on Apple TV

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Before he was a master sleuth, Sherlock Holmes was a prickly prodigy at Oxford — brilliant and impulsive with a lot of growing up to do. In this swaggering origin story, Sherlock (Hero Fiennes Tiffin) is pulled into a murder that threatens his freedom and spirals into a global-level conspiracy, and places him in a fateful encounter with Moriarty (Dónal Finn). Directed by Guy Ritchie and inspired by Andrew Lane’s books on Arthur Conan Doyle, the series charts the messy making of a legend.

All 8 episodes premiere Wednesday, March 4 at 3 a.m. ET on Prime Video

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The foul-mouthed teddy bear is back, and 1994 is already off the rails. It’s senior year for John Bennett (Max Burkholder), and Ted (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) is still his unruly sidekick through every awkward moment. At home, blowhard dad Matty (Scott Grimes), ever-adoring mom Susan (Alanna Ubach) and outspoken cousin Blaire (Giorgia Whigham) make the Bennett house a nonstop battleground of opinions, hormones and hilarity.

All 8 episodes premiere Thursday, March 5 at 3 a.m. ET on Peacock

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Oscar winner Rachel Weisz stars in this steamy eight-episode limited series about a middle-aged literature professor whose obsession with a younger colleague, Vladimir (Leo Woodall), upends her career and marriage to her weary husband (John Slattery). Adapted from Julia May Jonas’s novel, the show mixes dark humor, campus politics and forbidden desire, exploring what women are “allowed” to want.

All 8 episodes premiere Thursday, March 5 at 3 a.m. ET on Netflix

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Time-traveling romance, high-stakes drama and heart-wrenching twists are in store as “Outlander” rides into its final season. Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) return to a Fraser’s Ridge transformed by years of war and change.

Roger (Richard Rankin) and Brianna (Sophie Skelton) face new challenges, while lingering questions about the fate of Claire and Jamie’s first daughter, Faith, haunt the family. As secrets bubble to the surface and outside threats loom, the Frasers must fight to protect both their home and each other.

Episode 1 premieres Friday, March 6 at 8 p.m. ET on Starz

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Weirdly, this is the third show on this list that takes place on a college campus. The comedy comes from Matt Tarses and Bill Lawrence (“Scrubs,” “Ted Lasso,” “Shrinking”) and stars Steve Carell as a best-selling author whose novels feature the heroic, fearless Rooster — a version of himself he’s always wished he could be. Called to speak at the liberal arts college where his professor daughter Katie (Charly Clive) is navigating a messy separation from her cheating husband (Phil Dunster), Greg quickly finds campus life as chaotic as his personal one.

Episode 1 premieres Sunday, March 8 at 10 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max

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