3 great Apple TV shows to binge-watch this week (March 9

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Even though Apple TV marches to the beat of its own drummer in terms of how much new content it adds and when (*quickly looks at watch), if you think about it, you can still find premium TV show titles to watch or rewatch, as the service has some of the best shows in the world.

To that end, as March rolls on, I have these three marquee shows for your watchlist: David Attenborough’s smooth, British voice narrating a superb dinosaur docuseries, a sarcastic and sweet detective story set in Florida, and one of the best series the Cupertino streamer has ever created.

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Prehistoric planet

I could listen to Sir David Attenborough reading the telephone directory. The world-renowned Knight of the Realm, host, biologist and natural historian, describes this magnificent Apple TV documentary series best in its opening moments: it’s “Planet Earth, 66 Million Years Ago.” Of course, he’s referring to his other critically acclaimed nature documentary franchise, but in Prehistoric planetWith the help of the latest computer-generated animation technology, Attenborough can wow us with T-Rexes, Triceratops, enormous marine mosasaurs and more as they roamed the planet in the Cretaceous Period.

With three seasons to review, Prehistoric planet is a visual feast for the eyes. And just like Planet EarthAttenborough (and in season three Ice age focus, Tom Hiddleston), guides viewers through habitat-themed episodes such as coastlines, deserts, ice worlds, forests, islands, swamps, oceans, and more, treating all the dinosaurs of the era as he would animals today. The series examines how they hunted, migrated, mated and survived.

Prehistoric planet also features music by famous composer Hans Zimmer for added drama. It’s no surprise that the much-loved series holds a 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Bad monkey

Vince Vaughn has been honing his skills as a cool, suave and sarcastic slacker since the iconic 1996 film. Swingersand honestly, there is no one better than him. In Bad monkeythe Hollywood mainstay, presents for the first time this offbeat caper comedy set in Florida, with its signature wacky charm.

Based on the novel of the same name by Carl Hiaasen, Vaughn plays Andrew Yancy, a disgraced and benched Key West detective who is stuck performing health inspections at restaurants. But when a severed arm is pulled from the water and Andrew is asked to carry it, he can’t help himself and begins to investigate. Teaming up with medical examiner Rosa Campesino (Natalie Martinez), they unravel a twisted real estate scam in the Bahamas involving bad cops, a money-hungry widow (Meredith Hagner) and her sketchy boyfriend (Rob Delaey), a local fisherman, a mystical “witch lady” from Obeah called The Dragon Queen (Jodie Turner-Smith), and a whole bunch of curses.

Vaughn sets the pace for this hazy, turquoise-rich black comedy, but I also have to mention Michelle Monaghan, who is suitably evil as Andrew’s ex, fugitive on the run Bonnie Witt. Critics have been kind to Bad monkeywith the 10-episode series earning a 92% critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Pluribus

Maybe you canceled your Apple TV subscription and are just getting it back. Or maybe you’ve been cryogenically frozen for a century, just thawed, and you’re looking to watch the best Dagnabbit TV show ever. Whatever your excuse for not watching this superbly twisted Apple TV sci-fi series from Break the bad/You better call Saul creator Vince Gilligan, you need to adapt to it, and quickly.

Pluribus premiered last November and immediately became a hit. It’s already won several major awards and will likely be a favorite at this year’s Emmys in September. The premise is both beautifully unique and complex. After humanity intercepts a mysterious DNA recipe from deep space and, against better judgment, recreates it, everyone on Earth is “reprogrammed” into a strangely happy, intelligent, collective hive mind… except Carol Sturka. Incredibly played by You better call Saul’As Rhea Seehorn, Carol, once a famous novelist, is one of only 12 people in the world immune to the “virus” and makes it her mission to put things back the way they were.

Darkly funny and full of Seehorn’s brilliantly sarcastic and prickly humor, Pluribus is an existential exploration that asks, “Would you give up independent thought if all the world’s problems were solved and everyone was happy?”

Pluribus

Release date: November 6, 2025
Network: Apple TV
Directors: Adam Bernstein, Zetna Fuentes, Melissa Bernstein

Three very different paths to choose from, one simple plan for weeknights: indulge in David Attenborough’s nature epic, detour to sweaty Florida for a murder mystery, then finish with the best of the best, Pluribus.