National Geographic and Disney Plus will roll out highly-anticipated, scripted drama series during a week that features several marquee new shows and movies.
Nat Geo on March 21 will debut Genius: Aretha, it’s eight-part series based on the life of R&B soul singer Aretha Franklin. The third installment in the network’s Genius franchise will air across four consecutive nights.
March 19 will mark the premiere of Disney Plus’ Marvel-based series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. The series stars Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan reprising their respective roles from the Marvel Avengers films. The six-episode series will stream weekly.
Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting the week of Feb. 22-Feb. 28 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):
March 15 -- Bloodlands (drama) -- Acorn TV
March 16 -- Mayans MC (returning series) -- FX
March 17 -- Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (documentary) -- Netflix
March 18 -- Zack Snyder’s Justice League (movie) -- HBO Max
March 19 -- Calls (anthology drama) -- Apple TV Plus
March 19 -- Cypher (drama) -- Roku
March 19 -- Country Comfort (comedy) -- Netflix
March 19 -- Formula 1: Drive to Survive (sports reality) -- Netflix
March 21 -- Q: Into the Storm (documentary) -- HBO Max
March 21 -- The Gloaming (drama) -- Starz
R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.
