What to Stream: 'Zootopia 2,' Oscars, Kim Gordon, 'One Piece' and 'Scarpetta'
[March 09, 2026]
Taylor Sheridan’s neo-Western family drama series “The Madison”
debuting on Paramount+ and the animated smash “Zootopia 2” landing on
Disney+ are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to
a device near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as
selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: The Academy
Awards streaming on Hulu, Nicole Kidman bringing crime writer Patricia
Cornwell’s famed forensic pathologist character Kay Scarpetta to life in
a new series and Kim Gordon's third solo album, “Play Me.”
New movies to stream from March 9-15
— After collecting $1.85 billion in box office, the Disney animated
smash hit “Zootopia 2” comes to Disney+ on Wednesday. The film, a sequel
to 2016’s “Zootopia,” follows the continuing adventures of rabbit police
officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and her partner fox Nick Wilde
(Jason Bateman). In their new case, the arrival of a mysterious viper
(Key Huy Quan) leads to new revelations about the animal metropolis. In
my review, I called it “a more timid and tame movie that leans largely
on the (still winning) duo of Hopps and Wilde.”
— For the first time, the Oscars will be streamed. In addition to the
live broadcast on ABC beginning at 7 p.m. EDT Sunday, March 15, the 97th
Academy Awards will be streamed on Hulu. The show will be available to
all subscribers, and not require a cable subscription. (The Oscars are
moving to YouTube, but not until 2029.) That also means this week is
your last chance to catch up on the nominees, most of which are
streaming. That includes: “Sinners,” “One Battle After Another,”
“Weapons” and “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” on HBO Max; “Frankenstein,”
“Train Dreams,” “KPop Demon Hunters” and “Blue Moon” on Netflix; “Bugonia,”
“Hamnet” and “Song Sung Blue” on Peacock; “F1” on Apple TV+; and “The
Secret Agent” and “It Was Just an Accident” on Hulu.
— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
New music to stream on March 13
— On Friday, Kim Gordon — a revolutionary force in the alternative rock
band Sonic Youth, the ’80s New York no wave scene and the space between
art and noise — will release her third solo album, “Play Me,” as The
Associated Press exclusively announced back in January. It follows the
Grammy nominated “The Collective,” her beat-heavy 2024 album that
surprised and delighted audiences with its oddball trap blasts. “Play
Me” shares in that spirit. It’s full of propulsive production and
confrontational songs that possess a keen ability to process and reflect
the world. Start with the castigation of convenience culture and passive
listening on its title track. Stay for “Subcon,” an examination of the
world’s growing billionaire class and their fascination with space
colonialization in a period of economic insecurity.
— To call them veterans almost feels like too slight a word. Giants of
the American heavy metal Lamb of God will release their tenth studio
album, “Into Oblivion” on Friday. The title is a reflection of how
frontman Randy Blythe sees the current state of the affairs — an
appropriate launchpad for 10-tracks of ferocity.
— AP Music Writer Maria Sherman
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This combination of images show promotional art for the series
“Sesame Street,” left, “Scarpetta,” center, and “One Piece.”
(Netflix/Prime Video/Netflix via AP)
 New series to stream from March
9-15
— “Sesame Street” drops four new episodes Monday on Netflix. The
legacy preschool show found a new home on the streamer ahead of its
current 56th season.
— Netflix’s live-action adventure series “One Piece” returns for its
second season on Tuesday. It’s based on a massively popular Japanese
manga series by Eiichiro Oda. The show follows a young man named
Monkey D. Luffy whose dream in life is to be a pirate. In Season
One, Luffy recruited his fellow pirates called the Straw Hats. In
Season Two, Luffy and his crew set out to find treasure in a
dangerous stretch of water called the Grand Line. There are eight
episodes in “One Piece: Into the Grand Line.”
— Nicole Kidman brings crime writer Patricia Cornwell’s famed
forensic pathologist character Kay Scarpetta to life in a new series
out Wednesday. The story unfolds over two timelines: Scarpetta as a
younger woman played by Rosy McEwen and in present day, played by
Kidman. Jamie Lee Curtis, Bobby Cannavale, Simon Baker, Ariana
DeBose, Jake Cannavale and Hunter Parrish also star.
— Taylor Sheridan’s neo-Western family drama “The Madison” debuts on
Paramount+ on Saturday, March 14. At its center is the Clyburn
family of New York, led by matriarch Stacy Clyburn ( Michelle
Pfeiffer ) who moves her family to Montana after a tragedy. Kurt
Russell, Patrick J. Adams, Matthew Fox and Beau Garrett also have
roles. A second season has already filmed.
— Alicia Rancilio
New video games to play from March 9-15
— When you want to hunt monsters, there’s Monster Hunter. When you
want to team up with monsters, there’s Monster Hunter Stories 3:
Twisted Reflection, the new chapter in Capcom’s spinoff series. Once
you join forces with a beast, you can fly around on it and fight
other creatures — though you might want to think twice before
tackling the “Calamitous Elder Dragons.” The story itself revolves
around two warring kingdoms on the verge of apocalypse, and the
gameplay is the kind of turn-based combat you’d expect in a classic
role-playing adventure. Take flight Friday, March 13, on PlayStation
5, Xbox X/S, Switch 2 or PC.
— Lou Kesten
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