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The new series Great Expectations will debut on FX on Hulu on March 26.

The coming-of-age story of Pip (Fionn Whitehead and Tom Sweet as Young Pip) an orphan who yearns for a greater lot in life, until a twist of fate and the evil machinations of the mysterious and eccentric “Miss Havisham” shows him a dark world of possibilities. Under the great expectations placed upon him, Pip will have to work out the true cost of this new world and whether it will truly make him the man he wishes to be.

A damning critique of the class system, Dickens’ novel was published in 1861 after first releasing it in a series of weekly chapters beginning in December 1860.

The series also stars Olivia Colman [among others].

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On March 23, the new Netflix drama The Night Agent will debut online.

While monitoring an emergency line, a vigilant FBI agent answers a call that plunges him into a deadly conspiracy involving a mole at the White House.

The series stars Gabriel Basso, Hong Chau, D.B. Woodside, Enrique Murciano, Eve Harlow, Fola Evans-Akingbola and Sarah Desjardins.

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The new series Lucky Hank will debut on March 19 at 9 PM on the following networks: AMC, IFC, BBC America, AMC+ and Sundance.

Bob Odenkirk and Mireille Enos star in this 8-episode series, a mid-life crisis tale set at Railton College. Told in the first person by William Henry Devereaux, Jr. (Odenkirk), the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt.

The cast includes Diedrich Bader, Alvina August, Cedric Yarbrough and Suzanne Cryer.

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The new period drama Marie-Antoniette will debut on PBS on March 19 at 10 PM.

The title character (Emilia Schüle) is just a teenager when she leaves Austria to marry the Dauphin of France (Louis Cunningham). When she arrives at Versailles, she must obey the numerous and complex rules of the French court. The princess quickly suffers from not being able to live her life the way she wants, while her mother, the Empress of Austria, (Tony nominee Marthe Keller) keeps pushing her to continue the Bourbon line and thus secure the alliance between the two countries. However, faced with Louis’ avoidant and solitary character, the mission turns out to be more complicated than expected.

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On March 17, the new Apple TV+ series Extrapolations will debut.

This bracing drama introduces a near future where the chaotic effects of climate change have become embedded into our everyday lives. Eight interwoven stories about love, work, faith and family from across the globe will explore the intimate, life-altering choices that must be made when the planet is changing faster than the population. Every story is different, but the fight for our future is universal. And when the fate of humanity is up against a ticking clock, the battle between courage and complacency has never been more urgent. Are we brave enough to become the solution to our own undoing before it’s too late?

The ensemble cast includes Cherry Jones, Daveed Diggs, David Schwimmer, Diane Lane, Edward Norton, Eiza Gonzalez, Forest Whittaker, Gemma Chan, Heather Graham, Indira Varma, Judd Hirsch, Keri Russell, Kit Harrington, Marion Cotillard, Matthew Rhys, Meryl Streep, Michael Gandolfini, Sienna Miller, Tahar Rahim, Tobey Maguire and Yara Shahidi.

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On March 14, the new series Gotham Knights will debut on The CW at 9 PM.

Batman is dead, and a powder keg has ignited Gotham City without the Dark Knight to protect it. In the wake of Bruce Wayne’s murder, his adopted son Turner Hayes (Oscar Morgan) is framed for killing the Caped Crusader, along with the children of some of Batman’s enemies: Duela (Olivia Rose Keegan), an unpredictable fighter and skilled thief who was born in Arkham Asylum and abandoned by her father, Harper Row (Fallon Smythe), a streetwise and acerbic engineer who can fix anything, and her brother Cullen Row (Tyler DiChiara), a clever transgender teen who is tired of being polite and agreeable.

With the charismatic and hard-charging District Attorney Harvey Dent (Misha Collins) and the GCPD hot on their trail, Turner will rely on allies including his best friend and formidable coder Stephanie Brown (Anna Lore), and unlikely Batman sidekick Carrie Kelley (Navia Robinson). But our Knights will soon learn there is a larger, more nefarious force at work within Gotham City. This team of mismatched fugitives must band together to become its next generation of saviors known as the Gotham Knights.

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The new dramedy UnPrisoned will debut on Hulu on March 10.

The series follows relationship therapist Paige (Kerry Washington) as she copes with her charming ex-con dad Edwin (Delroy Lindo) coming to live with her and her teen son.

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The MGM+ (formerly EPIX) series A Spy Among Friends will debut at 10 PM on March 12.

In England in 1963, Nicholas Elliott (Damian Lewis) works for MI6 as an intelligence officer but is left in turmoil when he learns his close friend and colleague Kim Philby (Guy Pearce) had been secretly working as a double agent for the KGB and has defected to the Soviet Union.

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On March 9, the new Paramount+ drama School Spirits will debut.

The series centered around Maddie Nears (Peyton List from Cobra Kai), a teen girl stuck in the afterlife investigating her mysterious disappearance. Maddie goes on a crime-solving journey as she adjusts to high school in the afterlife, but the closer she gets to uncovering the truth, the more secrets and lies she discovers.

The cast includes Milo Manheim and Josh Zuckerman.

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On March 3, the new Amazon Prime drama Daisy Jones & the Six will debut.

This limited, musical-drama series details the rise and precipitous fall of a renowned rock band (reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac). In 1977, Daisy Jones & The Six were on top of the world. Fronted by two charismatic lead singers – Daisy Jones (Riley Keough) and Billy Dunne (Sam Claflin) – the band had risen from obscurity to fame. And then, after a sold-out show at Chicago’s Soldier Field, they called it quits. Now, decades later, the band members finally agree to reveal the truth. This is the story of how an iconic band imploded at the height of its powers.

The cast also includes Suki Waterhouse, Tom Wright, Josh Whitehouse, Will Harrison, Nabiyah Be, Camila Morrone, Sebastian Chacon and Timothy Olyphant.

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