Marvel's Iron Fist, 13 Reasons Why, and More on Netflix in March

Here’s something you probably didn’t know – up until the mid-sixteenth century, March used to be the first month of the year in some parts of the world. The reason for that was quite simple. March beckons the arrival of spring, which equates to the harvest season. Naturally, it’d be a period of celebration – in the form of religious festivals – after the harshness of winter, so it made sense to mark it as the start of a new year.

That’s true right here in our motherland too – from Gudhi Padva, to Holi. But what’s that got to do with Netflix, you ask? Well, not of all of us are lucky (or willing) to enjoy the new smells and sights that spring brings with it. Thankfully, streaming services aren’t weather-permitting.

With that, here are our five guaranteed-good picks for March 2017, and the full list of movies and TV shows coming to Netflix India after that.

Marvel’s Iron Fist: Season 1 / March 17
Marvel’s final Defender is rather different from his other squad members – for one, he’s got something mystical in his right fist, and two, he’s a billionaire. After becoming a lone survivor in a plane accident as a child, Danny Rand is taken in by the people of K’un-Lun, who train him in their ways. Fifteen years later, he returns to New York City to fight the criminal elements that are rotting the city from within.

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13 Reasons Why: Season 1 / March 31
Based on Jay Asher’s best-selling book of the same name, 13 Reasons Why – developed by Brian Yorkey, known for Broadway musical Next to Normal – is about a high school student who receives a bunch of cassette tapes from a classmate. The twist? She recorded them before ending her life. As you can tell, the tapes list the reasons she chose to do so.

Ugly / March 1
Anurag Kashyap (Gangs of Wasseypur) co-wrote and directed this moving and harrowing tale of a missing girl, which screened at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Tejaswini Kolhapure starred as the central female character, whose psychological journey is depicted in all its dark and troubled emotional rawness.

Love: Season 2 / March 10
Written and executive produced by Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, This is 40) and Paul Rust, the latter also playing one of the leads in Gus, Love didn’t have the strongest of starts in its first season. But there was a certain charm to the show, helped by the unusual spark between Gillian Jacobs’ Mickey, and Rust’ Gus. The second season moves into the zone of commitment, as chaos unfurls around them.

Grace and Frankie: Season 3 / March 24
The third season of this unlikely comedy hit – the first season was mediocre, before the second came to life – finds Grace (Jane Fonda) and Frankie (Lily Tomlin) trying to kick-start their new business (it involves sex toys), all while having to deal with friendship and family troubles.

Here's a full list of all the new content coming to Netflix India in February 2017:

Drama
The Fall: Series 3 (2013 – Present) / March 1
Tiger (2017) / March 1
The 100: Season 4 (2014 – Present) / March 2, weekly
Greenleaf: Season 1 (2016) / March 3
Riverdale: Season 1 (2017) / March 3, weekly
Black Sails: Season 4 (2014 – Present) / March 6, weekly
Designated Survivor: Season 1 (2016 – Present) / March 9, weekly
Burning Sands (2017) / March 10
Another Forever (2016) / March 21
Midway (1976) / March 31
The Discovery (2017) / March 31

Comedy
Four Christmases (2008) / March 1
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero (2016) / March 1
Kick-Ass (2010) / March 1
Some Kind of Beautiful (2014) / March 1
The Young Offenders (2016) / March 9
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train (2017) / March 17
Z Nation: Season 2 (2014 – Present) / March 19
License to Wed (2007) / March 31
Trailer Park Boys: Season 11 (2001 – Present) / March 31

Thriller
Operation Avalanche (2016) / March 1
Angel of Decay: Season 1 (2015) / March 15

Fantasy
Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments: Season 2 (2016 – Present) / March 7, weekly

Horror
The Exorcism of Anna Ecklund (2016) / March 1

Documentary
Crossfire Hurricane (2012) / March 1
Jesus Code: Season 1 (2015) / March 1
Know Your Enemy - Japan (1945) / March 1
Let There Be Light (1946) / March 1
Sustainable (2016) / March 1
Parrot Heads (2017) / March 4
Hive Alive: Season 1 (2014) / March 15
Perfect Storms: Disasters that Changed the World (2013) / March 15
Sports on Fire: Season 1 (2015) / March 15
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened... (2016) / March 18
The Battle of Russia (1943) / March 31
Five Came Back (2017) / March 31
How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (1943) / March 31
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944) / March 31
Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945) / March 31
The Negro Soldier (1944) / March 31
Prelude to War (1942) / March 31
Report from the Aleutians (1943) / March 31
Thunderbolt (1947) / March 31
Tunisian Victory (1944) / March 31

Sport
Dirt Every Day: Season 1 (2013) / March 1
Epic Drives: Season 2 (2012 – 2013) / March 1
Head 2 Head: Season 2 (2012 – 2013) / March 1
Hot Rod Unlimited: Season 1 (2013) / March 1
Ignition: Season 1 (2012) / March 1
Roadkill: Season 2 (2012 – 2013) / March 1

Stand-up comedy
Amy Schumer: The Leather Special (2017) / March 7
Jim Norton: Mouthful Of Shame (2017) / March 14

Reality TV
Mega Builders: Season 5 (2005 – Present) / March 15

From Netherlands
Toscaanse bruiloft (2014) / March 1
Verliefd op Ibiza (2013) / March 1
Verliefd op Ibiza: Season 1 (2013) / March 1

From Italy
My Honor Was Loyalty (2015) / March 1
Imperium: Saint Peter (2005) / March 1

From France
The Boss's Daughter (2015) / March 10

From Argentina
White Coffin (2016) / March 1
El hilo rojo (2016) / March 1
Showroom (2014) / March 12
Tiempo muerto (2016) / March 26

From Brazil
Nise: The Heart of Madness (2015) / March 1

From Mexico
Ingobernable, A Netflix Original (2017) / March 24

From Hong Kong
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) / March 1
The Era of Vampires (2003) / March 1

From Taiwan
Crime Scene Investigation Center: Season 1 (2015) / March 1
Miss in Kiss: Season 1 (2016) / March 2, weekly

Kids
Alvinnn!!! And the Chipmunks: Season 1 (2015 – Present) / March 1
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: Season 3-5 (2010 – Present) / March 1
Transformers: Rescue Bots: Season 2 (2011 – Present) / March 1
Transformers: Robots in Disguise: Season 1 (2015 – Present) / March 1
Buddy Thunderstruck: Season 1 (2017) / March 10
Julie's Greenroom: Season 1 (2017) / March 17

Note: In the past, Netflix hasn't always received approvals/ rights on time, so the actual release dates mentioned above may vary.