Coming to the screen: Week of March 16

‘Invincible’ Season 4
Streaming March 18 on Prime Video

Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh and J.K. Simmons voice the characters in “Invincible.” The series is based on Robert Kirkman’s comic book of the same name. The adult animated series follows the complicated relationship between a superhero father and son. Season 4 premieres on Prime Video on March 18.

‘Imperfect Women’
Streaming March 18 on Apple TV

Apple TV’s “Imperfect Women” starring Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington and Kate Mara is based on the 2020 psychological thriller novel by Araminta Hall. The series centers on the mysterious death of Mara’s character, Nancy. As an investigation unfolds, it exposes the fractures in the women’s decades-long friendship. The series premieres March 18.

‘Steel Ball Run JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’
Streaming March 20 on Netflix

Set in the 19th-century United States, “Steel Ball Run JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” follows Johnny Joestar, a former jockey who lost the use of his legs in an accident. He forms a partnership with outlaw Gyro Zeppeli and the pair enter a cross-continental horse race for a grand prize. It is based on Hirohiko Araki’s 2004 manga “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7–Steel Ball Run, Vol. 5.”  It premieres March 20 on Netflix.

‘Project Hail Mary’
In theaters March 20

Ryan Gosling stars in “Project Hail Mary,” based on Andy Weir’s 2021 novel of the same name. He stars as Ryland Grace, a science teacher who wakes up alone on a spaceship light-years from Earth with no memory of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, Grace realizes he has been sent on a mission to solve a cosmic mystery threatening humanity. The film premieres March 20.

‘The Forsytes’ Season 1
Streaming March 22 on PBS

“The Forsytes” is based on the three novels of “The Forsyte Saga” and two short stories written by John Galsworthy between 1906 and 1921. It follows an upper-middle-class Edwardian family. The series stars Stephen Moyer, Francesca Annis and premieres on PBS on March 22.

‘Call the Midwife’ Season 15
Streaming March 22 on PBS

Adapted from the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth, this long-running drama series takes a look at the world of midwifery and family in London’s East End. “Call the Midwife” Season 15 takes place in 1971 at the start of the women’s liberation movement in Britain. The series stars Jenny Agutter and Linda Bassett. It premieres on PBS on March 22.

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