www.polygon.com
You know what they say about March: It comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. I dont know if thats true whether your metric is weather, stress, or simply Girl Scout cookie availability but its a good reminder that the end of this month should include a little bit of time for easy living. Appropriately, this weeks new TV provides a lot of reprieve whether you want to escape into the world of video game comedies, pulpy thrillers, showbiz satires, or big guys fighting each other. Heres the best new TV premieres and finales to watch this week.New shows on NetflixCaughtGenre: ThrillerRelease date: March 26, with all episodesShowrunner/creators: Ana Cohan and Miguel CohanCast: Soledad Villamil, Alberto Ammann, Juan Minujn, and moreBased on a book by Harlan Coben (a name with a ton of cachet in thriller book-to-TV circles), the Spanish-language Caught follows prominent reporter Ema Garay (Soledad Villamil), whos known for catching criminals. But complications arise (as they are wont to do in a thriller) when the suspect in a teens disappearance is someone close to her New shows on Prime VideoReacher season 3 finaleGenre: Big guy actionRelease date: March 27Showrunner/creator: Nick SantoraCast: Alan Ritchson, Maria Sten, Sonya Cassidy, and moreIts all come to this, as it always does: Reacher (Alan Ritchson) is going up against the odds and going to battle the bad guys. This time hell be backed by a small team of trusted comrades, but will it be enough to take down a smugglers entire operation in the midst of a big party? New shows on Apple TV PlusSide QuestGenre: Mythic Quest spinoffRelease date: March 26Showrunner/creators: Ashly Burch, John Howell Harris, and Katie McElhenneyCast: Rob McElhenney, Anna Konkle, Derek WatersYou know how Mythic Quest has those little one-off episodes each season, like season 1s A Dark Quiet Death, which followed the complete, poetic life cycle of the fictional game Dark Quiet Death? Side Quest is sort of like that, a four-part anthology following the lives of employees, players, and fans in the Mythic Quest universe who arent in the main show. The StudioGenre: Showbiz satireRelease date: March 26, with two episodesShowrunner/creators: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida PerezCast: Seth Rogen, Catherine OHara, Ike Barinholtz, and moreMatt Remick (Seth Rogen) is living the dream: Hes the newly appointed head of a film studio. And yet, the embattled studio has seen better days. And with movies struggling to stay relevant, its up to Matt and his core team executives who are all wrestling with either each other or the narcissistic artists and corporate overlords they serve to try to make great films.