The year is coming to an end, but not the pandemic. To find out what to do at home, I bring Netflix’s release schedule for September 2020. Several licensed films enter the catalog as Mean Girls, The Post or Lady Bird, in addition to the originals, such as the Away and Ratched series and the films Enola Holmes and the Devil of Every Day.
Here’s the list of Netflix releases for September. Note that these titles and the originals are Netflix highlights for the month, to help you know what’s new to watch and what to add to your list. Films and series are included every day in the catalog.
Series (and Netflix Originals)
1st September 2020 : Keeping Up with the Kardashians: Season 3 and 4 – The Kardashian sisters try to keep track of each situation as the cameras follow their lives, showing unsuccessful encounters, fights and touching moments. Season 4 is already full of excitement when Khloe and basketball star Lamar Odom enjoy a brief engagement and soon decide to get married.
1st September 2020 : Top Chef: Seasons 3 and 4 – In the third season of the reality show, fifteen culinary experts face off in the Miami heat to compete for a $ 100,000 prize and the title of Top Chef. In season four, sixteen contestants head to Chicago to face new challenges, like serving dinner for film critic Richard Roeper and cooking for a pre-game Bears party.
9 September 2020 : Away – Astronaut Emma Green (Hilary Swank) leads the first human expedition to Mars. But, to embark on the dangerous journey, she will need to leave her husband and teenage daughter behind.
9 September 2020 : The Penultimate Word – After the death of her husband, a woman rediscovers her passion for life when she starts giving professional speeches at funerals professionally.
11 September 2020 : The Duchess – Katherine Ryan plays a mother who lives a dilemma: is it worth getting pregnant with her greatest enemy, the father of the daughter she raises alone?
14 September 2020 : No Maturity For This – In this animation series for adults, a couple in their 30s trying to stay light after leaving the party life to take care of their children.
15 September 2020 : On the Taco Route – Tacos are surrounded by little-known stories. Immerse yourself in the delicious second season of this series.
16 September 2020 : Baby: Season 3 – Unlikely friends, Chiara and Ludovica struggle to find love and a place in the world while studying in a chic neighborhood in Rome.
16 September 2020 : Criminal – United Reuno: Season 2 – Within the four walls of an interrogation room, London investigators race against the clock to get the confession of three serious criminal suspects.
16 September 2020 : MeatEater: Season 9 – Steve’s new adventures to hunt for his own food include trips to different states and delicious dishes.
16 September 2020 : In the Owl Mountains : Season 2 – While Trela faces personal trauma, Ada takes over his duties at the police station and a mysterious man arrives in the city.
16 September 2020 : Come Sing! United States – In this fun karaoke competition, six participants compete for up to $ 60,000. The higher the pitch, the bigger the prize, but there can only be one big winner.
18 September 2020 : Champions of Barbecue – In this barbecue competition that will make your mouth water, twelve amateur cooks need to show their talents on the fire of the southern United States.
18 September 2020 : Ratched – This dramatic series by Ryan Murphy, whose story takes place before the film Stranger in the Nest (1975), tells the fascinating origin of Nurse Ratched (Sarah Paulson).
22 September 2020 : Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father – A young comedian experiences new misadventures with his conservative father in yet another season of this comedy in which the two travel together around the world.
25 September 2020 : Half Country Half Hip Hop – In this real-life comedy, a country artist leaves a small town to try life in Hollywood while raising three children with his wife, who is a professional dancer.
25 September 2020 : Sneakerheads – This series revolves around a group of collectors and retailers with a passion for sneakers who are capable of anything for a new pair of sneakers.
Netflix Original Movies :
1 September 2020 : Decision – A soccer match on the outskirts of Rome reveals the story of a poor community that faces ethical and moral dilemmas.
2 September 2020 : Freaks – One of Us – A young family member discovers she has superpowers, asleep from years of medication, and forms a small team to make the world a better place.
3 September 2020 : Guaranteed Love – Attorney Susan Whitaker (Rachael Leigh Cook) agrees to help a handsome client (Damon Wayans Jr.) process a relationship website that offers guaranteed love.
9 September 2020 : I am thinking of ending it all – A woman apprehensive about her new boyfriend travels with him to meet future in-laws on a distant farm, but nothing is what it seems in this story.
9 September 2020 : Lindinhas – Amy is only 11 years old and is fascinated by a dance group. In order to fit in, she begins to explore her own femininity and challenges family traditions.
9 September 2020 : A lot of love to give – In this Argentine film, Fernando (Adrián Suar) is a man so dedicated to his family that he has up to two, but an accident makes both meet and the problems begin.
11 September 2020 : Looking for a father – What does a little adrenaline fan do when their mother forbids her to go on a bicicross race? Hire an actor with nothing to lose to pretend to be your father.
16 September 2020 : The Devil of Every Day – Desperate to save his dying wife, a man turns to prayers and extreme measures. Gothic drama by director Antonio Campos, with Tom Holland and Bill Skarsgård.
16 September 2020 : Remedy Bitter – After an accident that left him in a wheelchair, Ángel decides to take revenge on everyone who betrayed him in this Spanish film, including the woman who abandoned him when he needed it most.
23 September 2020 : Enola Holmes – When Sherlock Holmes’ teenage sister discovers that her mother has disappeared, she decides to look for her and ends up revealing a major conspiracy that could change the course of history. With Millie Bobby Brown, Helena Bonham Carter, Henry Cavill and Sam Claflin.
Licensed films
1 September 2020 : Beyond Death – Medical students try to find out what life is like after death, but don’t even imagine the side effects of an experiment that stops the heart. With Ellen Page, Diego Luna and Nina Dobrev.
9 September 2020 : Free Django – Accompanied by a bounty hunter, the free slave Django travels across the United States to save his wife from a cruel farmer. A film by Quentin Tarantino with Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz (Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actor for this production) and Leonardo DiCaprio.
1 September 2020 : Rock School – A struggling musician (Jack Black) takes a job as a substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly teaches rock’n’roll to students.
1 September 2020 : Mean Girls – Cady (Lindsay Lohan) joins the most popular class at school, but things get complicated when the class leader’s ex wants to date her.
1 September 2020 : The owners of the street – A young man from Los Angeles strives to please his father and maintain integrity in a community dominated by drugs, violence and racism. With Cuba Gooding Jr.
4 September 2020 : Somewhere in the past – A playwright obsessed with a photo of an actress from the early 20th century goes back in time to find her and the two start a love relationship.
9 September 2020 : The Post – The Secret War – Publishing a scoop on the Vietnam War compromises the President of the United States and forces the Washington Post to make a decision. A Steven Spielberg movie featuring Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and Sarah Paulson.
10 September 2020 : The Impossible – Based on real events, this drama portrays the terrible experiences of a family during the chaos generated by the tsunami that hit southwest Asia in 2004. With Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor.
22 September 2020 : Lady Bird – Time to Fly – Amid loving challenges, family and internal conflicts, a teenager (Saoirse Ronan) dreams of going to college far from home. Directed by Greta Gerwig.
22 September 2020 : Phantom Plot – A waitress becomes a model, muse and lover of a stylist. The relationship gets more and more intense, and also stranger. With Daniel Day-Lewis.
30 September 2020 : The Spectacular Spider-Man – In this new version of the arachnid superhero franchise, young Peter Parker learns to deal with his superpowers while facing his archenemy Lizard.
30 September 2020 : Every Day – An adaptation of the eponymous bestseller, the film portrays the romance between a teenager and a spirit that inhabits a different body every day.
Horror movies
1 September 2020 : The Curse of Chucky – The mocking doll possessed by a psychopathic murderer returns to terrorize a young wheelchair user and her troubled family.
1 September 2020 : Case 39 – A naive social worker (Renée Zellweger) brings a ten-year-old child home, rescuing her from abusive parents, but discovers that it is not quite what it seems.
4 September 2020 : Demon – Detective Bowden has to save five people trapped in an elevator and act fast, because the devil is among them.
9 September 2020 : The Nanny: Queen of Death – Two years after the terrible night shown in The Nanny, Cole lives another nightmare called high school. To further complicate matters, the demons of the past want revenge.
9 September 2020 : Annabelle 2: The Creation of Evil – Years after her daughter’s death, a doll craftsman and his wife welcome orphaned children into their home. But one of his bizarre creations also lives there.
24 September 2020 : Truth or Dare – A group of fellow students play a deadly version of Truth or Dare.
Documentaries and specials (and Netflix Originals)
2 September 2020 : Bad Boys and Billionaires: India – This documentary series shows the trail of greed, fraud and corruption that has raised – and overthrown – some of India’s most powerful tycoons.
3 September 2020 : Afonso Padilha: Poor Soul – In this hilarious special, comedian Afonso Padilha revisits his humble beginnings and tells stories of his childhood.
8 September 2020 : The Networks Dilemma – Technology experts and professionals in the field make a warning: some of their creations cause addictions and threaten democracies around the world.
9 September 2020 : Professor Polvo – An unusual friendship develops between a filmmaker and an octopus that lives in the South African seaweed forest. Discover the mysteries of this world.
9 September 2020 : Tension Line – Follow the law enforcement officers who are willing to end drug trafficking in the Spanish resort of La Línea.
15 September 2020 : Bypassing Death – In 2015, a Buddhist and PhD in Physics lost his 2-year-old daughter to cancer. Still in mourning, he and his wife made the difficult decision to keep the girl’s brain preserved, hoping that one day she will be reborn in a new body thanks to cryopreservation. Einz is the youngest person in the world to go through this process.
15 September 2020 : Justin Bieber: Never Say Never – The star Justin Bieber presents us with personal images of his entire career, culminating in his triumphant 2010 tour.
16 September 2020 : Challenger: Final Flight – The Challenger space shuttle worked perfectly until it exploded at 73 seconds of its 10th mission, on January 28, 1986, in a tragedy that caused seven deaths, including that of a teacher civil.
21 September 2020 : Pope Francis: A Man of His Word – Filmmaker Wim Wenders travels the world alongside Pope Francis and records the pontiff’s humanistic views in an extremely polarized era.
21 September 2020 : A Song for Latasha – Latasha Harlins was only 15 when she was killed, 13 days after Rodney King’s brutal beating. Even though convicted, the murderer was not arrested, which was one of the reasons for the 1992 uprisings in Los Angeles.
30 September 2020 : Scenes from a Homicide: A Neighboring Family – The shocking story of the man who killed his wife and two daughters in August 2018 is told by images from the security camera that led to his arrest.
Gastronomic specials
2 September 2020 : Chef’s Table: Barbecue – This Emmy-nominated culinary series shifts its focus to the art of barbecue, with the help of top chefs from the United States, Australia and Mexico.
24 September 2020 : The Chef Show – Jon Favreau and Roy Choi talk and prepare delicious meals with famous chefs and celebrities.
Kids & Family (and Netflix Originals)
1 September 2020 : Emoji: The Movie – In Textopolis, each emoji can express a single emotion. Except for Gene, who wants to be a normal emoji like the others.
1 September 2020 : The Chefinho – Take That Baby! – In this interactive special, discover your profession at Baby Corp by making choices and completing missions in a very fun vocational test.
1 September 2020 : The Polar Express – In this Christmas tale, a boy regains faith in the Christmas spirit when he travels by train to the North Pole on December 24th.
1 September 2020 : Thomas and his friends – Thomas meets with new and old friends while working in Sodor and also explores places like India, Brazil and Australia.
8 September 2020 : StarBeam: Season 2 – The little heroine StarBeam has the difficult mission of facing villains like Captain Fishbeard and Marla Malvada to save Lava Lava Island.
9 September 2020 : A Lego Adventure – Emmet was mistaken for the LEGO MasterBuilder and ended up on a mission to combat Mr. Deal’s wicked plans.
9 September 2020 : Frankenstein and the Little Pests – In a theme park with movie-based attractions, Alvin, Simon and Theodore enter the “Frankenstein’s Castle” toy and encounter the famous monster.
9 September 2020 : George the Curious – The Man in the Yellow Hat travels to Africa to find a valuable artifact and ends up returning with George, a curious chimpanzee who gets in trouble all over the city.
9 September 2020 : Spirit – Riding Free: Equestrian Academy – The PLAs return to the Costa dos Palominos Riding Academy, where a new team brings mysteries, friendships and a chance to save the school.
10 September 2020 : Julie and the Phantoms – Teenager Julie discovers her passion for music and life when she creates a band with a trio of ghosts.
11 September 2020 : United Pets! – A group of selfish pets is trapped in a luxury pet shop when robots take over the city, forcing humans to flee. Pets need to join the street to survive and perhaps save the world.
18 September 2020 : Jurassic World: Jurassic Camp – Six teenagers barely knew each other when they went camping in a remote corner of that island. Now, with dinosaurs on the loose, they will have to become friends to survive.
22 September 2020 : Chico Bon Bon – The Macaquinho Faz-Tudo – In another season, the monkey Chico Bon Bon returns to use his talent as a mechanic to solve problems with the Liga Faz-tudo.
22 September 2020 : Expresso da Aventura – A lively group of locomotives and their little friends have a mission to make fun deliveries in a world full of railroads.
September Anime
1 September 2020 : The Promised Neverland – Three children discover that the orphanage where they live is nothing like what they thought. Now, they have to lead the whole group on a risky escape plan.
9 September 2020 : Memories of Idhún – The magical world of Idhún was taken over by a wizard and its inhabitants took refuge on Earth, where two young men fight to protect them from an assassin.
17 September 2020 : Dragon’s Dogma – Now as Resurrected, Ethan sets out on a journey to annihilate the Dragon that destroyed his life. With each new battle, however, he becomes more distant from his humanity.
So, which of the Netflix releases in September will be on your list?