The concluding part of season two of Wednesday; the story of Charlie Sheen’s redemption; a clash between the two greatest super middleweights in the world; an A-list crime drama starring Jude Law and Jason Bateman; a lavish period drama from the creator of Peaky Blinders; and the third season of one of the most talked-about Japanese sci-fi shows are among the highlights of the new film and TV projects hitting Netflix in September.
Starting the month off strong is part two of season two of Wednesday, that hits Netflix on Sept. 3. There’s no need to introduce this absolute monster hit for the streamer, as seemingly everyone is watching — the first half of Wednesday season two delivered 50 million views worldwide, the most views for an English-language show’s opening week on the streamer since season one of Wednesday. Part two kicks off with “Hide and Woe Seek,” the thirteenth episode in total of the series, and we pick up the action after our titular heroine was unceremoniously defenestrated by Tyler.
On Sept. 10, Netflix debuts a Charlie Sheen documentary that is sure to dominate the discourse online. The two-parter aka Charlie Sheen recounts the once-troubled tabloid regular’s life and career, from the professional highs of a respected film and TV career, to the lows of the “tiger blood” public meltdown era, and finally the path to sobriety and the semblance of normalcy. The talking heads involved include ex-wife Denise Richards, Heidi Fleiss, Jon Cryer, Sean Penn, Ramon Estevez, Brooke Mueller, and Chris Tucker. The doc comes from Andrew Renzi, who directed Netflix’s docuseries Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?
Live sports is very much a regular thing on Netflix now, and this month’s boxing main event is the hotly anticipated fight between Mexico’s Canelo “Cinnamon” Álvarez and American Terence “Bud” Crawford. Streaming live from the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sept. 13, the fight is dubbed “Once in a Lifetime” and sees the two greatest super middleweights fighting today for the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring undisputed super middleweight titles.
Netflix’s big crime drama for this month is the starry Black Rabbit, which stars Jason Bateman and Jude Law as the leads and debuts on Sept. 18. The show tells the story of a pair of estranged siblings who reconnect when the troubled brother (Bateman) brings the chaos that follows him and threatens the other brother’s successful nightspot. Written by Zach Baylin, the scribe behind Justin Kurzel’s excellent Law-starring feature The Order, and co-writer of the less excellent reboot of The Crow, the series also stars Cleopatra Coleman, Amaka Okafor, Sope Dirisu, Dagmara Domińczyk, Chris Coy, Abbey Lee, Odessa Young and Oscar-winner Troy Kotsur.
Sept. 25 sees the launch of House of Guinness, a lavish new British period drama from Netflix. Hailing from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, House of Guinness goes inside the drama and heartache of the Guinness brewing family. The action centers on the Irish and New York wings of the family around the 19th century and concerns itself with the fate of the four children of Sir Benjamin Guinness, the man who really expanded the family’s wealth and business empire. Expect wondrous sets and costumes, as well as classically trained actors reallying earning their money. The series stars Louis Partridge as Edward Guinness, Anthony Boyle as Arthur Guinness, Emily Fairn as Anne Guinness and Fionn O’Shea as Benjamin Guinness and the cast also includes talented thesps David Wilmot, James Norton, Jack Gleeson, Niamh McCormack, Seamus O’Hara, Dervla Kirwan, Michael McElhatton, Danielle Galligan, Hilda Fay and Cassian Bilton.
This month’s international gem on Netflix is the eagerly anticipated third season of Japanese sci-fi drama series Alice in Borderland, which also launches on Sept. 25. Based on Haro Aso’s manga series of the same name, the series tells the story of two young people trapped in an empty parallel version of Tokyo, where they have to survive by competing in increasingly dangerous games. That brief description is not really doing the show justice, but strong critical praise, and word-of-mouth has seen Alice in Borderland become a sleeper hit for Netflix. The series was co-written and directed by Shinsuke Sato and stars Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya as the leads. Well worth a watch if you’re interested in the survival genre or cleverly made dramas.
Movies added to Netflix in September include 10 Things I Hate About You, Idiocracy, Sweet Home Alabama, 8 Mile, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Billy Madison, The Boy Next Door, Boyz n the Hood, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Bridesmaids, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Chicken Run, Dennis the Menace, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Edge of Tomorrow, Escape Room, Good Advice, Hot Shots!, Hot Shots! Part Deux, Inglourious Basterds, Inside Man, Inside Man: Most Wanted, Knocked Up, LA LA Land, The Land Before Time, Liar Liar, Limitless, Long Shot, Paddington, Phantom Thread, Puss in Boots, The Rookie (1990), The Running Man, Shark Tale, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek Forever After, Shrek the Third, Stand by Me, We’re the Millers and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
Missed what came to Netflix last month? Check out the August additions here.
Read on for the complete list of titles hitting Netflix in September.
Sept. 1
8 Mile
A Thousand Tomorrows: Season 1
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Billy Madison
The Boy Next Door
Boyz n the Hood
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Bridesmaids
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Chicken Run
Dennis the Menace
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Edge of Tomorrow
Escape Room
Good Advice
The Four Seasons
Franklin & Bash: Seasons 1-4
Hot Shots!
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Inglourious Basterds
Inside Man
Inside Man: Most Wanted
Knocked Up
LA LA Land
The Land Before Time
Liar Liar
Limitless
Long Shot
Money Talks
Orphan Black: Seasons 1-5
Paddington
Phantom Thread
Puss in Boots
The Rookie (1990)
The Running Man
Shark Tale
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Shrek
Shrek 2
Shrek Forever After
Shrek the Third
Stand by Me
We’re the Millers
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Sept. 3
Wednesday: Season 2 Part 2
Sept. 4
Countdown: Canelo v Crawford
Pokémon Concierge: Season 1 Part 2 (JP)
Sept. 5
Inspector Zende (IN)
Love Con Revenge
Sept. 7
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity (JP)
Sept. 8
Dr. Seuss’s Red Fish, Blue Fish
Her Mother’s Killer: Season 2 (CO)
Sept. 9
Daddy’s Home
Daddy’s Home 2
Jordan Jensen: Take Me With You
Kiss or Die (JP)
Sept. 10
aka Charlie Sheen
The Dead Girls (MX)
Love Is Blind: Brazil: Season 5 (BR)
Love is Blind: France (FR)
Sept. 11
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Diary of a Ditched Girl (SE)
Kontrabida Academy (PH)
Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black: Season 2
Wolf King: Season 2 (GB)
Sept. 12
Beauty and the Bester (ZA)
Maledictions (AR)
Ratu Ratu Queens: The Series (ID)
The Wrong Paris
You and Everything Else (KR)
Sept. 13
Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford
Sept. 14
Ancient Aliens: Season 11
Moving On
Sept. 15
Call the Midwife: Series 14
Nashville: Seasons 1-6
S.W.A.T.: Season 8
Sept. 16
Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story
Sept. 17
1670: Season 2 (PL)
Matchroom: The Greatest Showmen (GB)
Next Gen Chef
Sept. 18
The BA***DS of Bollywood (IN)
Black Rabbit
Platonic: Blue Moon Hotel (TR)
Same Day with Someone (TH)
Sept. 19
Billionaires’ Bunker (ES)
Cobweb
Haunted Hotel
She Said Maybe (DE)
Sept. 22
Blippi’s Job Show: Season 2
Sept. 23
Cristela Alonzo: Upper Classy
Spartacus: Seasons 1-4
Sept. 24
The Guest (CO)
Sept. 25
Alice in Borderland: Season 3 (JP)
House of Guinness (GB)
Wayward (CA)
Sept. 26
Ángela: Limited Series (ES)
French Lover (FR)
Pokémon Horizons: Season 2—The Search for Laqua Part 4 (JP)
Ruth & Boaz
Sept. 28
10 Things I Hate About You
Idiocracy
Sweet Home Alabama
Sept. 30
Earthquake: Joke Telling Business
Interview with the Vampire: Season 2
Nightmares of Nature: Cabin in the Woods