What to Watch This March: 20+ New Programs You Have to See
We're heading into March at full speed with four dramas new to KCET! Those include the highly acclaimed sci-fi thriller "Orphan Black" — involving clones, serial murders and a conspiracy — and "Love, Inevitably," a heartwarming romance comedy of two people who start having visions of each other after bumping into each other at an airport.
Also, in honor of Women's History Month, we've curated the best that spotlight and celebrate the contributions and accomplishments of women in history. See them all here.
Sunday, March 5
Neanderthal – 10 p.m., Sundays
Find out more about ancient Neanderthals, whose genes helped shape modern humans and continue to affect us. The series reveals discoveries about their appearance, anatomy, movement, brain function, child development, diet, health and culture. Watch Now.
Tuesday, March 7
Love, Inevitably – 10 p.m., Tuesdays
A Flamenco dancer from Seville and a businessman from Rome can't stop having visions of each other after they accidentally bump into each other at the Prague Airport. Watch Now.
Friday, March 10
Ruth Stone's Vast Library of the Female Mind – 10 p.m.
The poetry and life of Ruth Stone, who forged her art out of loss and inspired countless others to create from her hilltop home in the Green Mountains of Vermont.
Sunday, March 12
Independent Lens - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project – 12 a.m.
Activist Marion Stokes secretly recorded American television 24 hours a day from 1975 to 2012, creating an invaluable comprehensive archive of the media. Her 70,000 VHS tapes reveal how television shaped — and continues to shape — our world. Watch Preview.
Monday, March 13
The Trouble with Maggie Cole – 10 p.m., Mondays
See what happens when idle gossip escalates out of control and starts to affect people's lives. Set in a picturesque fishing village, the series centers on Maggie Cole, the self-appointed oracle of this close-knit community. Watch Now.
Wednesday, March 15
Everybody Dance – 8 p.m.
Exploring the lives of five kids with disabilities, and their incredible dance teacher, as they prepare for an emotional end-of-year dance recital. Watch Preview.
Great Performances: Remember This – 9 p.m.
Academy Award-nominee David Strathairn stars in a virtuoso solo performance as World War II Polish resistance fighter Jan Karski in a genre-defying true story of a reluctant hero and Holocaust witness. Watch Preview.
Thursday, March 16
What To Do When Someone Dies – 9 p.m., Thursdays
Ellie's beloved husband is killed in a car accident. A woman was in the car with him and killed too. Who was she? Was he having an affair? Was it an accident? Watch Now.
Orphan Black – 10 p.m., Thursdays
Sarah is a streetwise outsider who is about to uncover an earth-shattering secret: she is a clone. This gripping sci-fi thriller follows Sarah as she searches for answers and is pulled deep into a deadly conspiracy. She soon learns there are more like her out there, genetically identical individuals, nurtured in wildly different circumstances. And someone is trying to kill them off, one by one. Watch Preview.
Saturday, March 18
Orchard House: Home Of Little Women – 6 p.m.
A captivating documentary that transports viewers to a 350-year-old home in Concord, Massachusetts with literary and historical significance unlike any other. It is here that the classic novel, Little Women, was written and set. Watch Now.
Frontline: Age of Easy Money – 9 p.m.
The role of the Federal Reserve's "easy money" policies in the current economic uncertainty. From the Great Recession to the rise in inflation, the ongoing fragility of the financial system and the widening gap between Wall St. and Main St. Watch Preview.
Wednesday, March 22
Great Performances at the Met: The Hours – 8 p.m.
Enjoy Renee Fleming's return to the Met in this new production inspired by Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway." Also starring Tony winner Kelli O'Hara and Joyce DiDonato, the opera follows three women from different eras. Christine Baranski hosts.
Saturday, March 25
On Story: On Writing Sci-Fi: A Conversation with Lisa Joy – 5:30 p.m.
Lisa Joy, an Emmy Award-nominated writer, director, and producer, discusses creating the Westworld television series. Joy also speaks to the intersection of sci-fi and technology and the discovery of humanity in non-traditional narratives. Watch Now.
Kasturba Gandhi: Accidental Activist – 9 p.m.
Kasturba Gandhi lived her life in the shadow of her iconic husband, but now her story is finally being told. Activist and master of nonviolent protest Mahatma Gandhi credited Kasturba with teaching him about the peaceful path to change prior to him leading the civil disobedience campaign against British occupation. Watch Preview.
Frontline: Weinstein – 10 p.m.
Convicted of multiple sex crimes, how the Hollywood mogul harassed and abused women over decades. With allegations going back to Weinstein's early years, an investigation into the elaborate ways he and those around him tried to silence his accusers. Watch Preview.
Independent Lens: Storming Caesars Palace – 11 p.m.
Meet activist Ruby Duncan, who led a grassroots movement of mothers who challenged presidents, the Vegas mob, and everyday Americans to fight for a universal basic income and rethink their notions of the "welfare queen." Watch Preview.
Sunday, March 26
POV Shorts: Our Motherland Fantasy Nightmare – 12:30 a.m.
Two families experience homeland violence across generations. In "Call Me Anytime, I'm Not Leaving the House" two Ukrainian sisters - one recently emigrated to Brooklyn, the other in war-besieged Odessa - long to be reunited and reminisce about their homeland. Watch Now.
POV Shorts: Freedom Swimmer
The story of a grandfather's perilous swim from China to Hong Kong that parallels his granddaughter's own quest for a new freedom. Watch Now.
A Good Life – 4 p.m.
The experiences of individuals living with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities is something that not everyone understands or appreciates. Take an intimate look into the lives adults living with I/DD and their families.
Bonnie Boswell Reports: Saving Moms – 8 p.m.
Boswell’s latest conversation with leading experts examines why groups of women disproportionately experience higher mortality rates related to pregnancy and childbirth in the country. Watch Preview.
Wednesday, March 29
American Masters: In the Making – 8 p.m.
Two performers breaking down barriers in opera and country music. After the pandemic's height, opera singer J'Nai Bridges returns to the stage in "A Knee on the Neck," a tribute to George Floyd. Country artist Rissi Palmer redefines success as she works on her latest album while uplifting the voices of other BIPOC women country performers. Watch Preview.
Awakening In Taos: The Mabel Dodge Luhan Story – 10 p.m.
Mabel Dodge was an independently wealthy writer, early feminist, social activist, and champion for women and native American rights. In 1917 she moved from Greenwich Village to Taos, New Mexico where she met and eventually married Tony Lujan a full blooded Tiwa Indian from Taos Pueblo. She was responsible for bringing major modern artists to New Mexico including Georgia O'Keeffe, Ansel Adams, and D.H. Lawrence. Watch Preview.
Friday, March 31
On Story: A Conversation with Sasheer Zamata – 10:30 p.m.
In this episode, actress and comedian Sasheer Zamata discusses the nuts and bolts of her comedy sketch writing and acting on Saturday Night Live and how to bring your own voice as a performer. Watch Now.
