New to View: March 7 – 13
March 7, 2021 
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A weekly guide to what’s new of note on air and online
Sunday
➢ National Treasures TVNZ 1, 8.30
Kiwi variation on Antiques Roadshow, but with the emphasis on the stories behind people’s cherished or historic possessions rather than their monetary value.
➢ Banished TVNZ Ondemand
“Jimmy McGovern’s new [penal colony] drama, set in a scorching untamed New South Wales, is struggling to break off the shackles … Despite its gritty setting Banished is occasionally so fluffy and soapy that it comes across as the Neighbours origin story, or a weird Home & Away reboot.” — Independent.
Monday
➢ Six Angry Women TVNZ 1, 8.30
Director Megan Jones uses the bizarre 1984 abduction and tying to a tree of Auckland academic and playwright Mervyn Thompson to “spin a feminist story about … The #MeToo movement is not women’s first rodeo in terms of dealing with harassment and violence. It was happening at that time. It’s a period that hasn’t had a lot of light like the #MeToo movement. Their mothers and grandmothers were equally battling the same battles.”
Tuesday
➢ Oprah With Meghan and Harry Three, 7.30
The chat show queen has promised her interview with the not-so-royal couple will be “shocking” with “nothing off limits”. By the time Three airs it, a day after CBS, most of the juiciest stuff already will have made headlines. Coincidentally, it pips TVNZ 1’s 8.30 Wednesday premiere of The Royals Revealed, which opens with the Charlies-Diana-Camilla love triangle.
➢ Man in Room 301 Rialto, 8.30
Part one of six. “This dark Finnish thriller centres on a devastating family tragedy: in 2009, while the Kurtti family are holidaying in their summer cabin, their two-year-old son Tommi is killed by a gunshot. 12 years later, the family return to the scene of the crime for their summer break and grandfather Risto Kurtti (Antti Virmavirta) receives a mysterious, threatening letter that reawakens suspicions surrounding Tommi’s death. Meanwhile, local boy Elias Leppo begins to take an interest in the family, unnerving dad Mikko (Andrei Alén).” — The Guardian.
Wednesday
➢ Snowfall SoHo, 9.30
Season four premiere of the dense drama series about the rise of crack in ’80s LA. “The first four episodes pull on a lot of different plot threads, interweaving them in ways reminiscent of the best crime fiction, like the work of James Ellroy or Walter Mosley, the latter a producer and writer on the show.” — The AV Club.
Friday
➢ The One Netflix
“The latest series to arrive at the top of Netflix’s home-screen comes with the same high-concept idea as Amazon’s recent Soulmates: that in the near-future a simple DNA test can instantly link you up with your perfect partner … It comes from Howard Overman, the British screenwriter whose most acclaimed success was Misfits. That was a cult hit on E4, and The One might find its match with the same audience.” — The Times.
➢ Marvel Studios Assembled Disney+
New series of documentary specials that promises a comprehensive behind-the-scenes exploration of MCU movies and series, starting with WandaVision. Watch for further instalments about The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Loki and the Black Widow movie.
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