With all of the things going on this spring in pop culture, wouldn’t it be great to have a movie, TV, and book calendar to help you keep track of it all? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
From huge movie premieres like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 to the return of some of our favorite shows (*cough*iZombie*cough*) to releases of some pretty awesome novels, our spring 2017 pop culture calendar encapsulating March, April, and May’s book, TV, and movie release dates is pretty jam-packed. Honestly, you may not have time for much else aside from exploring and enjoying this season’s newest fandom offerings.
Below you’ll find our spring 2017 pop culture calendar. Focusing on the months of March, April, May, our calendar is broken down into movie releases, TV premieres, book releases, and other special events. Trying to remember release dates and dates of fun fandom events can be difficult, but bookmarking and referencing our pop culture calendar is easy.
So sit back, relax, and let us do the work for you. Browse through our pop culture calendar and see how many things there are to get excited about in fandom over the next few months.
*Don’t worry! We’ll keep updating this as new and exciting dates are announced!*
March 2017 movie, TV, book release dates
Movies
–The Dressmaker (3/3) – Only on Amazon Prime!
–Before I Fall (3/3)
–Table 19 (3/3) – Anna Kendrick is at it again!
–The Shack (3/3)
–Logan (3/3) – One of our most anticipated movies of the year!
–Kong: Skull Island (3/10)
–The Other Half (3/10) – Miss Orphan Black‘s Tatiana Maslany? Catch her in this flick!
–Beauty and the Beast (3/17)
–T2 Trainspotting (3/17)
–The Belko Experiment (3/17) – This is James Gunn’s passion project!
–Power Rangers (3/24)
–Life (3/24)
–CHIPS (3/24) – The trailer looked iffy, but it’s Dax Shepard + Michael Peña!
–The Zookeeper’s Wife (3/31)
–Ghost in the Shell (3/31)
–The Boss Baby (3/31)
TV premieres
–Catfish: The TV Show season premiere (3/1)
–Chicago Justice season premiere (3/1)
–Feud: Bette and Joan series premiere (3/5)
–Keeping Up with the Kardashians season premiere (3/5)
–Shades of Blue season premiere (3/5)
–Time After Time series premiere (3/5) – Jack the Ripper in modern times? Intriguing.
–The Americans season premiere (3/7)
–Trial and Error series premiere (3/7)
–Survivor season premiere (3/8)
–The Catch season premiere (3/9)
–Love Netflix season premiere (3/10)
–Tangled Before Ever After premiere (3/10)
–Samurai Jack revival premiere (3/11)
–American Crime season premiere (3/12)
–Young and Hungry season premiere (3/13)
–Marvel’s Iron Fist Netflix series premiere (3/17) – One step closer to The Defenders!
–The Originals season premiere (3/17)
–Empire spring premiere (3/22)
–Shots Fired series premiere (3/22)
–Grace & Frankie Netflix season premiere (3/24)
–Tangled: The Series series premiere (3/24)
–Harlots Hulu series premiere (3/29)
–Thirteen Reasons Why Netflix series premiere (3/31)
Book releases
–Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon (3/7)
–Traitor to the Throne (Rebel of the Sands #2) by Alwyn Hamilton (3/7) – So pumped!
–The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco (3/7)
–The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (3/7)
–Hunted by Megan Spooner (3/14)
–Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Hogwarts Library Book) by J.K. Rowling (3/14) – Newly updated!
–The End of Oz (Dorothy Must Die #4) by Danielle Paige (3/14)
–Dragonwatch: A Fablehaven Adventure by Brandon Mull (3/14)
–Girl in Disguise by Greer Macallister (3/21)
–Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves (3/28)
–A Crown of Wishes (The Star-Touched Queen #2) by Roshani Chokshi (3/28)
–Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (3/28) – One of the most anticipated books of 2017!
Special events
-iHeartRadio Music Awards (3/5)
-Amy Schumer stand-Up special (3/7) – Only on Netflix
–The Vampire Diaries series finale (3/10)
April 2017 movie, TV, book release dates
Movies
–Smurfs: The Lost Village (4/7)
–Going in Style (4/7)
–Wonder (4/7) – Based on the bestselling novel!
–Colossal (4/7)
–The Fate of the Furious (4/14)
–Gifted (4/14) – A drama starring Chris Evans? Yes please!
–Spark: A Space Tail (4/14)
–The Lost City of Z (4/21)
–Born in China (4/21) – These pandas are adorable!
–Unforgettable (4/21)
–The War With Grandpa (4/21)
–The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (4/22) – This book adaptation is only on HBO
–How to Be a Latin Lover (4/28)
–The Circle (4/28) – Maybe this Emma Watson/Tom Hanks movie could be decent?
TV premieres
–iZombie season premiere (4/4) – FINALLY!
–Prison Break limited series premiere (4/4)
–Archer season premiere (4/5)
–Angie Tribeca season premiere (4/10)
–Mystery Science Theater 3000 Netflix series premiere (4/14)
–Class series premiere (4/15) – The Doctor Who spin-off everyone’s been talking about!
–Doctor Who season premiere (4/15) – The last season with Peter Capaldi!
–The Leftovers final season premiere (4/16)
–Veep season premiere (4/16)
–Famous in Love series premiere (4/18)
–Pretty Little Liars final episodes premiere (4/18)
–Fargo season premiere (4/19)
–The Amazing Race season premiere (4/21)
–Bill Nye Saves the World Netflix series premiere (4/21)
–Girlboss Netflix series premiere (4/21)
–Silicon Valley season premiere (4/23)
–Great News series premiere (4/25)
–The Handmaid’s Tale Hulu series premiere (4/27) – This is going to be so good
–Dear White People Netflix series premiere (4/28)
–American Gods series premiere (4/30)
Book releases
–Toward a Secret Sky by Heather Maclean (4/4)
–Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray (4/4)
–Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett (4/4) – A teen spin on You’ve Got Mail!
–Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer (4/4)
–The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli (4/11)
–Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis (4/11)
–Alex and Eliza: A Love Story by Melissa de la Cruz – A must-read for any Hamilton fan!
–Spindle Fire by Lexa Hillyer (4/11)
Special events
-52nd Academy of Country Music Awards (4/2)
–Louis C.K.: 2017 Netflix comedy special (4/4)
-2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (4/29)
May 2017 movie, TV, book release dates
Movies
–Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (5/5) – YESSSSSS!
–My Cousin Rachel (5/5)
–Snatched (5/12)
–The Wall (5/12)
–Lowriders (5/12)
–Alien: Covenant (5/19)
–Annabelle 2 (5/19)
–Baywatch (5/19)
–The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (5/19)
–Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (5/19)
–Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (5/26) – More Will Turner? Yes please.
TV premieres
–Sense8 Netflix season premiere (5/5) – We can’t wait for this!
–Anne Netflix series premiere (5/12)
–I Love Dick Amazon series premiere (5/12)
–Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Netflix season premiere (5/19)
–Twin Peaks revival premiere (5/21)
–House of Cards Netflix season premiere (5/30)
Book releases
–Avenged (Ruined #2) by Amy Tintera (5/2)
–Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before #3) by Jenny Han (5/2)
–Into the Water by Paula Hawkins (5/2) – Written by the author of The Girl on the Train
–The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo #2) by Rick Riordan (5/2)
–A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3) by Sarah J. Maas (5/2)
–Cold Summer by Gwen Cole (5/2)
–Release by Patrick Ness (5/4)
–Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh (5/16)
–Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices #2) by Cassandra Clare (5/23)
–One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus (5/30) – It’s like The Breakfast Club but with murder!
Special events
-Tracy Morgan’s Netflix stand-up special Staying Alive (5/16)
-2017 Billboard Music Awards (5/21)
–Dirty Dancing musical adaptation (5/24)
–The Red Nose Day Special (5/25) – AKA “The Day We Get a Love Actually sequel”
-Sarah Silverman stand-up special on Netflix (5/30)
Which of these spring 2017 pop culture calendar happenings are you looking forward to most?
Want to catch up on things you missed out on this winter? Take a look at our winter 2017 pop culture calendar!