If you’re a fan-fav of TV shows, then the list is for you.
Every new month we put together a list of TV Shows to stream across multiple platforms.
The list is of trending shows that are available to stream on platforms including Netflix, YouTube, Apple TV+, Prime Video and Showmax.
Young, Famous & African
(Netflix)
Release Date: March 18
This glitzy reality series aka a real-life soap opera follows a group of young, affluent, and famous A-list media personalities. Hailing from South Africa, Nigeria, and East Africa, this aspirational who’s who of music, media, fashion, and Insta stars comes together in Joburg.
The stars, who, one by one revealed their series taglines on their Instagram accounts, include South African entertainment industry royalty, Khanyi Mbau, Tanzanian bongo flava mega artist, Diamond Platnumz, Nigerian singer 2Baba, and rapper Nadia Nakai, who calls out her seasoned hustle.
The cast also includes stellar African stars including renowned South African DJ, Naked DJ, Diamond Platnumz’s ex-wife, Zari the Boss Lady, who hails from Uganda and is a renowned businesswoman, musician and socialite, Nigerian model, presenter, and actress, Annie Macaulay–Idibia, South African actor and media personality, Andile Ncube and Nigerian stylist, Swanky Jerry.
Snowfall S4
(Hulu)
Release Date: Now Streaming
In Season 4 of Snowfall, Franklin (Damson Idris) and family are rich beyond their wildest dreams and on the verge of having everything they’ve wanted as the ground begins to fall out from beneath their feet. The streets of South Central Los Angeles have never been so dangerous, but the biggest threat the family faces are each other as they try not to let greed, resentment and ego tear them all apart.
Atlanta S3
(Hulu)
Release Date: March 24
Four years later…Finally fans will finally get to see the much-awaited third season of Donald Glover’s comedy-drama series Atlanta.
Atlanta tells the story of two cousins trying to find their way to the top of the local rap scene, all the while dealing with the many real and absurd troubles black folk face in the city.
The third season “follows Earn (Donald Glover), Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry), Darius (LaKeith Stanfield), and Van (Zazie Beetz) in the midst of a successful European tour, as the group navigates their new surroundings as outsiders and struggle to adjust to the newfound success they had aspired to,” reads the outlet’s synopsis.
Bridgerton S2
(Netflix)
Release Date: March 25
The second season of the Shonda Rhimes-produced Regency-era bodice ripper will focus on eldest son Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey), who was previously reluctant to marry into high society as his family expects him to.
It was confirmed that Regé-Jean Page will not be returning for the upcoming season. Phoebe Dynevor will return as Daphne, who will now help her brother Lord Anthony Bridgerton in his pursuit of love.
The series became a big hit since its launch and was watched by 63 million households across its first 28 days.
Lingashoni S2
(1Magic Channel 103)
Release Date: March 21
Lingashoni S2 continues with the story of former amnesiac Mandla Cele (Patrick Mofokeng) his 2 families. As the season begins, wedding ruiner Mpumi has news about her pregnancy, 2 badly burned bodies create mystery, loan sharks take Poppy’s TV, a new arrival sets everyone talking, and Gagashe’s DNA results reveal a family secret.
Top Boy S4
(Netlfix)
Release Date: March 18
After a six-year of waiting, Drake‘s favorite show made an epic comeback in 2019 with Drizzy himself exec producing.
In the new season, Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson will return to reprise their roles as Dushane and Sully joined by Micheal Ward who plays Jamie.
Set on the fictional Summerhouse estate in London’s Hackney, the series focuses on the lives of characters including drug dealers Dushane (Ashley Walters) and Sully (Kane ‘Kano’ Robinson) and has featured an impressive supporting cast over the first three seasons, including For Life’s Nicholas Pinnock, Michaela Coel, Letitia Wright, David Hayman and Doctor Strange’s Benedict Wong.
Upload S2
(Prime Video)
Release Date: March 11
Upload is a sci-fi comedy series from Emmy Award-winning writer Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation), set in a technologically advanced future where hologram phones, 3D food printers and automated grocery stores are the norm. Most uniquely, humans can choose to be “uploaded” into a virtual afterlife.
In Upload Season Two, Nathan is at a crossroads in his (after) life… his girlfriend Ingrid has unexpectedly arrived to Lakeview hoping to strengthen their relationship, but his heart still secretly yearns for his customer service angel Nora. Meanwhile Nora is off the grid and involved with the anti-tech rebel group “The Ludds.” Season Two is packed with new near-future concepts, including Lakeview’s newest in-app digital baby program called, “prototykes,” and other satirical glimpses of the technological advances and headaches to come.
The Shop S5
(YouTube)
Release Date: Now Streaming
The Shop is an unscripted series from HBO Sports in collaboration with LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s digital media company, UNINTERRUPTED. Each episode visits barbershops around the country to gather distinguished personalities, public figures, and celebrities who can speak honestly on sports, politics, careers, social issues and more.
To kick off Season 5, Lebron and Maverick are joined by Donald Glover, J Balvin, Quinta Brunson and Lamar Jackson to chat about the power of music, the rise of Latinos in the music scene, the difference between making music and television as well as LeBron speaking about breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Most NBA Points Record.
Grand Crew S1
(Showmax)
Release Date: March 9
Created by Phil Augusta Jackson (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Insecure, Key & Peele), Grand Crew follows a group of young Black professionals who gather at their favourite bar to wine down and unpack the ups and downs of life and love in LA, proving that life is always better with your crew.
The show’s instantly lovable cast includes triple-Emmy-nominee Nicole Byer (Nailed It, A Black Lady Sketch Show) and Echo Kellum (Arrow’s Curtis Holt / Mr Terrific), while Emmy nominee Garrett Morris (2 Broke Girls, The Jamie Foxx Show, Saturday Night Live) narrates.
Human Resources
(Netflix)
Release Date: March 18
A new adult animated series to look forward to is Human Resources — which serves as a spin-off to the hit coming-of-age comedy Big Mouth.
The spin-off pulls back the curtain on the daily lives of the creatures – Hormone Monsters, Depression Kitties, Shame Wizards and many more – that help humans journey through every aspect of life from puberty to parenthood to the twilight years. It quickly becomes clear that though the protagonists are creatures, they have a lot of humanity themselves.
Formula 1: Drive to Survive S4
(Netflix)
Release Date: March 11
F1 fans will get to see inside last year’s intense season when Netflix‘s Formula 1: Drive to Survive returns for Season 4 this month.
The last season saw Max Verstappen being crowned champion for the first time, after going head to head with rival Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Bad Vegan
(Netflix)
Release Date: March 16
A scandalous four-part documentary series that uncovers how Sarma Melngailis, the celebrity restaurateur behind the New York hotspot Pure Food and Wine, went from being the queen of vegan cuisine to the tabloid-touted “Vegan Fugitive” when she falls for a man who promises to make her dreams come true. Millions of dollars, immortal dogs, meat suits, and secrets lead to a twisted tale of love turned criminal. Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. premieres March 16 on Netflix.
Master Chef S4
(M-Net Channel 101)
Release Date: Now Streaming – Mondays to Thursdays at 18:00
Chefs Zola Nene and Gregory Czarnecki and food editor Justine Drake guide a new crop of contestants to the ultimate R1-million prize and the coveted title of MasterChef.
Contestants get to battle it out by putting together mouth-watering meals in a number of challenges.
Vikings: Valhalla S1
(Netflix)
Release Date: Now Streaming
‘Vikings: Valhalla’ is a sequel to the History’s Vikings (2013) and is set one hundred years after the events of Vikings. The series arrived on Netflix on February 25 this year.
Vikings: Valhalla revolves around legendary explorer Leif Eriksson (Sam Corlett), his sister Freydis Eriksdotter (Frida Gustavsson), and Nordic prince Harald Sigurdsson (Leo Suter).
“Set over a thousand years ago in the early 11th century, the series chronicles the heroic adventures of some of the most famous Vikings who ever lived – the legendary explorer Leif Eriksson, his fiery and headstrong sister Freydis Eriksdotter, and the ambitious Nordic prince Harald Sigurdsson,” reads the synopsis. “As tensions between the Vikings and the English royals reach a bloody breaking point and as the Vikings themselves clash over their conflicting Christian and pagan beliefs, these three Vikings begin an epic journey that will take them across oceans and through battlefields, from Kattegat to England and beyond, as they fight for survival and glory.”
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