Femmeflix: All the best content to watch for International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day arrives each March with fresh reminders of how stories told by and about women continue to shape television and film. Netflix marks the occasion through its dedicated International Women’s Month hub, which surfaces a wide range of titles centered on female experience. The platform’s genre collection labeled 81582562 gathers these selections under one browse category, keeping the focus on diverse narratives rather than a single month-long spotlight.

Girls Incarcerated (March 2)

There are countless docuseries highlighting America’s “broken” prison system, but Girls Incarcerated offers a new angle, focusing on the harsh reality of being a girl in a juvenile delinquent institution. Girls Incarcerated is an emotional rollercoaster of a binge watch, but one that will open your eyes to a system gone wrong. The featured Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility has since shut down. Cast updates include news that Hannah Aberegg passed in May 2026.

Ladies First (March 8)

Get ready to feel hella inspired, because this short documentary tells the story of Deepika Kumari – a girl born on the roadside to abject poverty in rural India who went on to become the #1 archer in the world. You get to see Deepika’s epic journey from rural India to Rio de Janeiro, in which she fights to the top as the first Indian woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal.

Collateral (March 9)

Coming to Netflix the day after International Women’s Day is this British limited series starring Carey Mulligan (All the Money in the World) as a detective investigating a seemingly random murder. However, what she uncovers is a tangled conspiracy involving drug dealers, smugglers, and spies. Definite edge-of-your-seat binge watch material. The project stands as a completed one-off with no additional seasons.

Love (March 9)

Another one to hit our screens the day after is this dramedy series from creators Judd Apatow (The Big Sick) and Lesley Arfin (Girls). Starring Gillian Jacobs (Community) and Paul Rust (I Love You, Beth Cooper) as a couple of thirtysomethings attempting to navigate their way through love, addiction, and all the things that suck about growing up, season three looks set to wrap up their relationship. Netflix announced season three as the final season, and the series concluded in March 2018.

Jessica Jones (March 8)

Our favorite reluctant superhero is back for a second season, kicking, screaming, and drinking her way through the private eye cases that she never asked for. Following on from her bust-up with Kilgrave (David Tennant), Jessica – played by the glorious Krysten Ritter – is back to uncover a series of unanswered questions about her past. Krysten Ritter later reprised the role in the 2025-2026 Daredevil: Born Again context.

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (March 9)

Following in the footsteps of former President Barack Obama and George Clooney (The Descendants), Malala Yousafzai – activist and the youngest ever Nobel Prize laureate – will join David Letterman as the latest interviewee on his six-episode Netflix talk show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. The series continued with additional seasons through at least 2025.

Roxanne Roxanne (March 23)

Roxanne Roxanne – the Lolita “Roxanne Shanté” Gooden biopic that premiered at Sundance last year – is hitting Netflix on March 23. Set in Queens during the 80s, Michael J. Larnell charts the rise of the real-life teenage rap prodigy, offering the inspiring story of a hip-hop legend in the making. The title remains available as archival programming.

First Match (March 30)

Written and directed by Olivia Newman, First Match is an emotional and empowering story of a teenage girl from Brooklyn who decides the only way to get back to her estranged dad is through wrestling boys. As you can imagine, by doing so Monique (Elvire Emanuelle) causes quite the stir – but is it more trouble than she’s prepared to handle? The feature stands as a completed project with no follow-up seasons.

Alexa & Katie (March 23)

Created by Heather Wordham, with comedy veteran Matthew Carlson serving as showrunner, Alexa & Katie (Paris Berelc and Isabel May) tells the story of two lifelong best friends Alexa and Katie, who are eagerly anticipating the start of their freshman year of high school. However, a massive spanner is thrown into the works when Alexa finds out she’s got cancer, proving there are some things even more complicated and heart-wrenching than trying to navigate through kidulthood. The series ended after four parts in 2020, and 2026 social media calls have asked for a reboot or reunion.

Santa Clarita Diet (March 23)

Season two of Netflix’s most gory and funny sitcoms is back, bringing us more flesh-eating antics from undead wife Sheila (Drew Barrymore) and nervous husband Joel (Timothy Olyphant). Mark your binge diaries for March 23, because it looks like we’re getting a delicious helping of incredible content, folks. Ready for seconds? The final season aired in 2019, bringing the series to a close after three seasons.

Ongoing Impact of Featured Titles

Many of the projects first highlighted around International Women’s Day in 2018 have since reached clear conclusions. Love ended after season three in 2018. Santa Clarita Diet concluded after season three in 2019. Alexa & Katie ended in 2020, and recent online discussion in 2026 has revisited the possibility of a reboot. These endings give the original curation a sense of closure while the stories themselves continue to circulate through Netflix’s archives.

Jessica Jones Legacy and MCU Return

The second season of Jessica Jones introduced new layers to the character’s history and trauma. Krysten Ritter’s later return to the role in the Daredevil: Born Again context around 2025-2026 extends that legacy into the larger Marvel universe. The development shows how a single Netflix series can feed into broader franchise storytelling years after its initial run.

Letterman Series Evolution

The Malala Yousafzai episode marked one high-profile installment in My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. The series ultimately ran for six seasons extending into 2025. That longevity turned the interview format into a recurring platform for notable women across politics, activism, and the arts.

Girls Incarcerated: Facility Closure and Cast Updates

The Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility featured in Girls Incarcerated has since shut down. The closure adds a concrete postscript to the series’ examination of juvenile justice. Cast member Hannah Aberegg passed in May 2026, another development that places the original documentary in a longer timeline of real-world consequences.

Netflix's Current Women's Month Programming

Netflix now organizes International Women’s Month content through a permanent genre hub rather than a one-time month-long takeover. The collection labeled 81582562 continues to highlight diverse stories led by women. The approach keeps older titles like the ones listed here accessible alongside newer releases, giving viewers an ongoing entry point instead of a calendar-bound event.

The titles gathered for that earlier March slate still reward attention. They range from intimate coming-of-age stories to high-stakes thrillers, each anchored by a central female perspective. Watching them now offers both a snapshot of 2018 programming choices and a reminder that those choices helped build the platform’s later emphasis on women-led narratives. The mix of completed series, limited runs, and enduring stand-alones shows how Netflix’s catalog evolves while the focus on female storytelling remains steady.