The Paramount+ March 2025 list of new arrivals features a robust selection of critically acclaimed films and TV shows. The month is being headlined by the Paramount+ original series Happy Face. Based on Melissa Moore‘s true-crime podcast of the same name and her autobiographical novel Shattered Silence, the Paramount+ show finds a young woman (Tony Award-winner Annaleigh Ashford) forced to reconnect with her estranged father. The catch? Her father is the notorious real-life Happy Face serial killer, played by acting veteran Dennis Quaid, who’s been imprisoned for years.
Melissa must now race against the clock and finally face the demons of her past to find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death for one of the crimes her father committed long ago. Happy Face seems to scratch a lot of the familiar itches that streaming shows are preoccupied with, namely family drama and true crime. Paramount+ subscribers can look forward to Dennis Quaid’s spine-chilling portrayal of the Happy Face killer when the series premieres its first two episodes on March 20, 2025. The remaining six episodes of the season will then debut every following Thursday.
The next Paramount+ series, MobLand, premieres on March 30, 2025. Famed English filmmaker Guy Ritchie, best known for hit movies like Snatch (2000) and Sherlock Holmes (2009), recently found success transitioning into television with The Gentlemen on Netflix. MobLand is right in Ritchie’s wheelhouse, centering on Conrad Harrigan (played by the great Pierce Brosnan), the head of an organized crime family fighting for more power within a global crime syndicate. The star-studded cast includes Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon), acting legend Helen Mirren (1923), and the one and only Tom Hardy (Venom: The Last Dance), who plays the Harrigan family’s loyal fixer, Harry Da Souza. Guy Ritchie’s MobLand will surely be Paramount+’s next hit streaming series.
One recent release that’s getting a boost when it comes to Paramount+ early in the month is Strange Darling. The 35mm-shot film, written and directed by JT Mollner (Outlaws and Angels), stars Willa Fitzgerald (The Fall of the House of Usher) as a seemingly helpless woman being chased by a mysterious man with a hunting rifle, played by Kyle Gallner (Smile, Dinner in America). That’s all the movie wants you to know at first, before using a non-linear framing device to completely flip the story on its head. Praised for its audacious genre stylings, combining elements of horror and psychological thrillers, Strange Darling must not be missed when it hits the Paramount+ streaming platform on March 1, 2025.
Next up is Better Man, from writer-director Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), which doesn’t have an exact premiere date yet but is expected to arrive on Paramount+ in March 2025. The musical biopic of U.K. pop star Robbie Williams, wherein he’s portrayed as a CGI monkey man, is guaranteed to find a second life on the streamer. Considered a box office bomb, the film’s domestic gross paled in comparison to its groundswell of critical support. Many moviegoers have been singing the praises of this unconventional saga, with a particular clip of Robbie and his former Take That bandmates signing ‘Rock DJ’ going viral for its incredibly dynamic staging and camerawork. Better Man alone is well worth a Paramount+ subscription.
Of course, many familiar fan-favorites are getting added at the top of March 2025. The Paramount+ streaming library is receiving the two classic Wayne’s World comedies, starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey. For a science fiction mind-melter, Alex Garland’s Annihilation, led by Natalie Portman, comes highly recommended, as does his sci-fi thriller Ex Machina. Or, if you’re a Quentin Tarantino fanatic, both Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Basterds are coming to the streamer. On a similar note, David Lynch devotees still in mourning will have something of a balm because Mulholland Drive and Dune (1984) are arriving on March 1, 2025, as well. Other must-see classics include Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island and Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labryinth.
Discover more on our monthly recs below, then check out the list of every movie and TV show coming to the Paramount+ streaming service in March 2025. You can also find what’s new this month on HBO/Max, Disney+/Hulu, Netflix, and Peacock right here on DiscussingFilm!
Our Paramount+ March 2025 Streaming Recs
Strange Darling
Directed by JT Mollner.
Written by JT Mollner.
Produced by Bill Block, Chris Ivan Cevic, Steve Schneider, Roy Lee, & Giovanni Ribisi.
Executive Producers: Ezra Emanuel, Amanda Harvey, Dan Lawler, Laurent Ouaknine, Bob Yari, Thom Zadra, & Michael J. Zampino.
Main Cast: Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Madisen Beaty, Bianca Santos, Steven Michael Quezada, Ed Begley Jr., Barbara Hershey, Denise Grayson, Eugenia Kuzmina, Sheri Foster Blake, Andrew Segal, Jason Patric, & Giovanni Ribisi.
Cinematographer: Giovanni Ribisi.
Composer: Craig DeLeon.
Production Companies: Miramax & Spooky Pictures.
Distributor: Magenta Light Studios.
Runtime: 96 minutes.
Rated R.
Strange Darling hits Paramount+ on March 1, 2025!
Happy Face
Developed by Robert King, Michelle King, & Jennifer Cacicio.
Inspired by Happy Face by Melissa Moore, Shattered Silence by Melissa Moore & M. Bridget Cook.
Showrunner: Jennifer Cacicio.
Executive Producers: Robert King, Michelle King, Jennifer Cacicio, Melissa Moore, Liz Glotzer, Conal Byrne, Will Pearson, Michael Showalter, & Jordana Mollick.
Main Cast: Dennis Quaid, Annaleigh Ashford, James Wolk, David Harewood, Tamera Tomakili, Khiyla Aynne, Benjamin Mackey, Damon Gupton, & Momona Tamada.
Composer: Ariel Max.
Production Companies: CBS Studios, iHeartPodcasts, King Size Productions, & Semi-Formal Productions.
Network: Paramount+.
Episode Count: 8 (Season One).
Happy Face premieres its first two episodes on Paramount+ on March 20, 2025!
Better Man
Directed by Michael Gracey.
Written by Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole, & Michael Gracey.
Produced by Michael Gracey, Craig McMahon, Coco Xiaolu Ma, Jules Daly, & Paul Currie.
Main Cast: Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Adam Tucker, Steve Pemberton, Alison Steadman, Damon Herriman, Raechelle Banno, Anthony Hayes, Kate Mulvany, Frazer Hadfield, Jake Simmance, Liam Head, Jesse Hyde, Chase Vollenweider, John O’May, Chris Gun, Jack McMinn, & Jamie Condon.
Cinematographer: Erik A. Wilson
Composers: Batu Sener (score) & Robbie Williams (songs).
Production Companies: Sina Studios, Facing East Entertainment, Rocket Science, Lost Bandits, Footloose Productions, Azure Centrum, Partizan Films, & VicScreen.
Distributors: Paramount Pictures (United States), Entertainment Film Distributors (UK), & Roadshow Films (Australia).
Runtime: 135 minutes.
Rated R.
Better Man is coming to Paramount+ in March 2025! The exact date is to be revealed.
Mobland
Created by Guy Ritchie.
Executive Producers: Guy Ritchie, Tom Hardy, Keith Cox, Nina L. Diaz, David C. Glasser, Jez Butterworth, Ronan Bennett, Kris Thykier, Ivan Atkinson, Dean Baker, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, & Bob Yari.
Main Cast: Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, Paddy Considine, Joanne Froggatt, Lara Pulver, Anson Boon, Mandeep Dhillon, Jasmine Jobson, Geoff Bell, Daniel Betts, Lisa Dwan, Emily Barber, & Helen Mirren.
Production Companies: MTV Entertainment & 101 Studios.
Network: Paramount+.
Episode Count: TBD.
MobLand debuts on Paramount+ on March 30, 2025!
Paramount+ March 2025: Full List of New Arrivals
* Only available to Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers.
** Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers can live stream CBS titles via the live feed on Paramount+. Those titles will be available on-demand for all subscribers the next day.
Coming March 1
Strange Darling*
A League of Their Own
Annihilation
Becoming Jane
Blue Crush
Boys on the Side
Cloud Atlas
Continue
Crawl
Dune (1984)
Edge of Tomorrow
Elizabethtown
Ex Machina
Face/Off
Failure to Launch
Foxcatcher
Foxfire
Frozen River
Good Will Hunting
Harlem Nights
Inglorious Basterds*
Julie & Julia
Jungleland
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Love, Rosie
Marie Antoinette
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life*
Million Dollar Baby
Motherhood*
Mulholland Drive
Only the Brave
Pan’s Labryrinth
Practical Magic
Pulp Fiction
Rat Race
Room
Run All Night
Searching For Bobby Fischer
Serpico
Shutter Island
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sleepy Hollow
Snake Eyes
Son of a Gun
Staying Alive
Sugar & Spice
The Abandon
The Fifth Estate*
The Glorias
The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
The Hurt Locker
The Ides of March
The Kite Runner
The Lodge*
The Machinist
The Manchurian Candidate
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Queens of Comedy
The Sum of All Fears
The Terminal
The Virgin Suicides
The Warriors
The Way Of The Dragon
The Weekend
The Women
There Will Be Blood
Trail of Justice
Up In The Air
Wayne’s World
Wayne’s World 2
Witness
Coming March 3
Rumours*
The House with a Clock in Its Walls*
Coming March 4
Sin City Gigolo: A Murder in Las Vegas (Paramount+ Original)
Coming March 5
The Amazing Race, Season 37 Premiere**
The Fairly OddParents: Abra-Catastrophe Special
The Surreal Life, Season 2
Coming March 8
Babylon
India Sweets and Spices*
Coming March 10
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman** Special
Coming March 11
Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party Extended Premiere
Coming March 12
Air Disasters, Season 20
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish, Season 1
Coming March 16
Bridge of Spies*
Coming March 18
The Last Manhunt*
Coming March 19
Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, Season 2
Coming March 20
Happy Face, Two-Episode Premiere (Paramount+ Original)
Coming March 21
The Hunting Party*
Coming March 23
The Free World*
Coming March 26
Mass*
Basketball Wives, Season 11
Coming March 27
Happy Face, Episode 3 (Paramount+ Original)
Coming March 30
MobLand (Paramount+ Original)
Coming March 31
American Psycho*
American Psycho II: All American Girl*
Paramount+ March 2025: Full List of Live Sports
Coming Throughout March 2025
- NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship*
- Scottish Professional Football League Competition
- English Football League Competition
- Serie A Competition
- AFC Champions League Elite Competition
Coming March 1
NCAA Men’s Basketball – Connecticut @ Providence*
NCAA Men’s Basketball – Seton Hall @ St. John’s*
NCAA Men’s Basketball – Cincinnati @ Houston*
Coming March 2
Sail Grand Prix – Australia*
NCAA Men’s Basketball – Wisconsin @ Michigan State*
NCAA Men’s Basketball – Illinois @ Michigan*
Coming March 3
AFC Champions League Elite Round of 16 Leg 1
Coming March 4
AFC Champions League Elite Round of 16 Leg 1
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg 1
Coming March 5
AFC Champions League Elite Round of 16 Leg 1
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg 1
Coming March 6
UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Leg 1
UEFA Conference League Round of 16 Leg 1
Coming March 8
NCAA Men’s Basketball – Iowa State @ Kansas State*
NCAA Men’s Basketball – Ohio State @ Indiana*
Coming March 9
NCAA Men’s Basketball – Michigan @ Michigan State*
NCAA Men’s Basketball – Missouri Valley Conference Championship*
Coming March 10
AFC Champions League Elite Round of 16 Leg 2
Coming March 11
AFC Champions League Elite Round of 16 Leg 2
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg 2
Coming March 12
AFC Champions League Elite Round of 16 Leg 2
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg 2
Coming March 13
UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Leg 2
UEFA Conference League Round of 16 Leg 2
Coming March 15
NCAA Men’s Basketball – Big Ten Conference Men’s Tournament Semifinals*
NCAA Men’s Basketball – Mountain West Conference Men’s Championship*
Coming March 16
NCAA Men’s Basketball – Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s Championship*
NCAA Men’s Basketball – Big Ten Conference Men’s Championship*
NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Selection Show*
Coming March 20
Concacaf Nations League Semifinals – USA vs. Panama; Mexico vs. Canada
Coming March 23
Concacaf Nations League Final & Third-Place Match
NWSL – Chicago Stars FC vs. Houston Dash
Coming March 29
NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship*
Coming March 30
Professional Bull Riders Monster Energy Team Challenge*
