Five of the best shows to stream in March

March is looking like the best month for new streaming content of the year so far. Not only is there a new season of “The Mandalorian” and the return of one of the most important comedians of all time to the screen, but we also get rock ’n’ roll and Korean assassins.

Get ready to keep clicking “next episode” with this batch of offerings from Netflix, Amazon, and more.

‘The Mandalorian’

Pedro Pascal (“The Last of Us”) as bounty hunter Din Djarin, whose life has been turned upside down by caring for a tiny Force-powerful alien child named Grogu, is back as the star of Disney’s flagship “Star Wars” spin-off series.

The third season sees him going home to answer for the crime of unmasking in front of others, a cardinal sin for Mandalorians. Meanwhile, Grogu’s skills continue to grow, making him an even bigger target for those who want to use the Force for their own ends.

Christopher Lloyd (“Back to the Future”) joins the cast in an undisclosed role.

Watch it: Science fiction series. First episode premiered on Disney + on Wednesday, March 1. New episodes every Wednesday through April 19.

‘Daisy Jones & the Six’

Author Taylor Jenkins Reid

penned one of the best rock ’n’ roll novels of the previous decade when she wrote “Daisy Jones & the Six.”

Starring Riley Keough (who

also played rocker Marie Currie in “The Runaways”) as Daisy, the miniseries explores the rise and fall of a band in the 1970s, loosely based on the tensions in Fleetwood Mac during the recording of “Rumours.”

Writers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber have maintained the documentarian framing used in the original novel, turning the series into a “Behind the Music”-style expose of the fictional band.

Reese Witherspoon and Reid herself produce.

Watch it: Drama series. First three episodes available on Amazon Prime. Three more episodes will be released on Friday, March 10, and two each on March 17 and 24.

‘History of the World, Part II’

Forty years after it was teased at the end of “Part I” as a joke, Mel Brooks returns to the screen with a sketch comedy series that explains history

in his typical silly fashion. This time, Brooks is tackling the life of Harriet Tubman, the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, the reign of Kublai Khan, and Jesus Christ (yes, that one).

Nick Kroll (“The League”), Ike Barinholtz (“The Afterparty”) and Wanda Sykes (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) star and co-created the new series with Brooks. It will be the first live-action original work from the 96-year-old Brooks since the 2005 film version of the musical “The Producers.”

Watch it: Comedy series. First two episodes premiere Monday, March 6, on Hulu. Two more episodes released daily through Thursday, March 9.

‘Swarm’

Donald Glover (“Solo”) and Janine Nabers (“Watchmen”) team up for this horror series that looks deeply unsettling.

Dominique Fishback (“Show Me a Hero”) plays Dre, a young woman with an unhealthy obsession for a Beyoncé-esque pop star who starts to descend into madness and violence. Anyone familiar with Glover’s “This is America” video will instantly recognize the same combination of stardom and brutality present in the trailer, which shows Dre mopping up a blood spill while singing into the mop like a microphone.

The title of “Swarm” itself is possibly a tongue-in-cheek reference to Beyoncé’s fanbase, dubbed the BeyHive, whose members are infamously known for harassing people they feel have wronged her to the point that Bey’s own publicist has had to ask them to tone it down. It’ll be interesting to see where Glover and Nabers take the toxic fandom discussion.

Watch it: Horror series. All episodes available on Amazon beginning March 17.

‘Kill Boksoon’

It’s hard to balance work and home when you’re a single mother, especially when you’re a legendary contract killer.

Jeon Do-yeon (“Ashfall”) is Gil Boksoon, a Korean assassin with a 100% completion record who finds herself in a fight for her life when her contract is up for renewal. With the threat of having her daughter being killed hanging over her head, she gets involved in an incident that tests loyalties at the mysterious company that assigns her targets.

The film is written and directed by Sung-hyun Byun, who previously had a hit with his political drama “Kingmaker.”

Watch it: Action drama. On Netflix starting March 31.

Disney Pedro Pascal as the Mandalorian with Grogu, whose power continues to grow, in season three of “The Mandolorian.”

Aaron Epstein/Hulu Brock O’Hurn as Jesus in Mel Brooks’ comedy series “History of the World, Part II.”

Quantrell D. Colbert/Prime Video Dominique Fishback as Dre in “Swarm.”

Noh Ju-han/Netflix © 2023 Jeon Do-yeon plays the deadly Korean assassin Gil Boksoon in “Kill Boksoon.”