Five Netflix series to keep an eye out for in September
The autumn binge season is starting early, and September already has more than enough on the way to whet your appetite. So, if your Netflix watchlist has been looking a bit sparse for a while, that dry spell is about to end rather fast, with movies and series releases peppered across the calendar from the opening days right through to the end of the month.
Netflix has something for every mood this September, from the animated comedy Dang! to the teen drama Crew Girl, while The Perfect Lie brings a darker psychological edge, and Minerva Academy adds another dose of teen drama. Then there’s Wonka’s The Golden Ticket, because apparently, the month needed a reality competition too.
Still, the five series we picked cut through the clutter when we went through the full list, because these are the ones that really look worth making a beeline for.
So, before September gets underway, here are the five Netflix series we reckon you should keep an eye out for.
Five Netflix series to keep an eye out for in September:
The Gentlemen Season 2 (September 3rd)
Right, so back into the criminal underworld we go. What, you thought Eddie Horniman was going to spend the year minding his own business? Not a chance. Season two of The Gentlemen will have him and Susie Glass running Bobby Glass’s operation, and now the whole thing is starting to stretch beyond Britain, with Italy getting dragged into the picture as well. Sounds brilliant and spicy. Because expanding an already dodgy criminal empire internationally has never caused anyone a spot of bother, has it?
Theo James and Kaya Scodelario are back as Eddie and Susie, Ray Winstone returns as Bobby, and Daniel Ings, Vinnie Jones and Giancarlo Esposito are all back in the mix too. Then you get to the newcomers, Hugh Bonneville, Maya Jama and Chris Eubank Jr among them, and you just know that with new additions, the series is up for some serious drama. The funny part is that season one was all about Eddie realising how deep he had fallen into this world. Now? He looks rather at home down there. That’s not worrying at all, is it?
Fauda Season 5 (September 8th)
Fauda is back, and no, this season doesn’t look like it’s strolling in with a nice little reset button. Season five of the series takes place two years after the October 7th attacks, with Doron and his team still carrying the psychological weight of what they have lived through. Then an old friend goes off on a revenge mission in Marseille, and Doron gets pulled into another deep-cover operation. And if that wasn’t enough, the team is chasing the threat of a major attack. Really? Again? These people desperately need a holiday.
Lior Raz is returning as Doron alongside Avi Issacharoff, while Mélanie Laurent joins the cast, and Yaakov Zada Daniel and Doron Ben-David return. The creators have said they chose not to recreate October 7th itself, instead allowing its aftermath to sit over the characters and influence what they do next. Fair enough, because that has actually given this season a lot of weight. Light entertainment this is not. Then again, has Fauda ever been that?
Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 Season 2 (September 17th)
Someone really needs to have a word with Hawkins because how much paranormal nonsense can one small town possibly attract? Turns out, quite a lot, as season two of Tales From ’85 puts Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas and Max back in the middle of it, with newcomer Nikki joining the gang, and this time, things are brewing around the town’s abandoned silver mines. Abandoned mines? Oh, that sounds perfectly safe, especially following the pattern.
Brooklyn Davey Norstedt voices Eleven, Luca Diaz is Mike, Benjamin Plessala is Will, Braxton Quinney plays Dustin, Elisha Williams voices Lucas and Jolie Hoang-Rappaport returns as Max, while Odessa A’zion joins as Nikki. The interesting part is that the mysteries across both seasons are connected rather than being a collection of separate adventures. So if you thought season one had finished putting pieces on the board, think again. But that’s exactly what we expect from Hawkins. Now, from monsters in mines to something nastier in a Massachusetts household…
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (September 17th)
Ahh, probably the most awaited release of September! The fourth instalment of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Monster anthology turns to Lizzie Borden, the Massachusetts woman who was tried and acquitted over the 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother. Yes, that Lizzie Borden. Ella Beatty is in the lead this time, with the story looking at what life was like inside the Borden home before the killings happened. September on Netflix looks not fun, man!
Oh, and after creeping people out in the third instalment of the Monster series, Charlie Hunnam is back… But he’ll play Andrew Borden this time. We have Vicky Krieps playing maid Bridget Sullivan, Rebecca Hall as Abby Borden and Billie Lourd taking on Lizzie’s sister Emma. And a delightful, or in this case, dreadful surprise is Sarah Paulson appearing as Aileen Wuornos. Yep. The series is creating a link between two notorious women who lived almost a century apart, which is certainly going to keep you up at night. It is also the first Monster season with a woman at the centre of the story.
A Different World Season 1 (September 24th)
Ah, lovely. Hillman College. About time somebody brought the blood pressure down. Whew! The new A Different World follows Deborah Wayne, the youngest daughter of Dwayne Wayne and Whitley Gilbert, as she starts her freshman year at the same college where her parents became legends. All fun and games until you remember she is walking into university with two famous parents and an entire campus capable of drawing comparisons. But no pressure; you do you, Deborah.
Tony winner Maleah Joi Moon plays Deborah, with Alijah Kai, Chibuikem Uche and Cornell Young IV joining the new generation, while Method Man appears as Coach Coles. And here’s something for the old-school fans: Kadeem Hardison and Jasmine Guy are coming back as Dwayne and Whitley. That’s more like it. And they have timed this rather nicely too. Season one premieres on September 24th, exactly 39 years after the original series debuted. Oh, go on then, nostalgia fans. Have your moment.