Here are 20 TV shows and movies to stream this September

If September feels like anything, it’s the Sunday of the year: the dread of a new year beginning to creep in, with back to school and back to the office and back to real life hitting as your summer flings and flirtations are left in the rearview. *Sigh*

Fortunately, TV will always get you through, with this month promising great spectacle (Cinderella, Canada's Drag Race Extravaganza), sorrow (Scenes From A Marriage, American Rust) and sentiment (Blood Brothers, Kid 90, plus the original Star Trek series celebrates 55 years since it's premiere so that's a good rewatch) to keep you distracted.

Reservation Dogs

Nothing bodes better than having Taika Waititi on your team as a creator. In fact, Reservation Dogs is one of your absolute must-sees this month. The half-hour comedy follows the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers who grow up on a reservation in rural Oklahoma and steal and save in order to get to the mysterious and faraway land of California.

As the first American television show created, written, and directed by Indigenous artists, Reservation Dogs has substance, too, and makes for a hilarious buddy comedy.

Watch on Wednesday, September 1 on Disney+.

Candyman

While this may not be a new film, Crave's just prepping you for the release of Nia DaCosta's adaptation (in theatres now), which is written by horror master Jordan Peele and stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. To really sink into the new installment, you'd best give the classic 1992 version a watch, which stars Tony Todd and became a cult classic in the '90s.

The story, by the way, is chilling but also incredibly prescient: it follows a student completing a thesis on urban legends, which leads her to the story of the Candyman ("we dare you to say his name five times"), the ghost of an artist and the son of a slave who was murdered in the late 19th century for his relationship with the daughter of a wealthy white man.

Watch on Wednesday, September 1 on Crave.

Promising Young Woman

One of the most flawless films of the last year and an Oscar-winner for best screenplay for multi-hyphenate writer and director Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman is a true feat.

As prescient as Candyman, it tells the story of a young woman seeking vengeance against a series of very bad men who appear to be "nice boys." You know the drill. Well, sort of. You'll never guess how it ends, and the only thing you're guaranteed to feel is anger. Carey Mulligan is the best she's ever been (despite always being top-notch), and her duet with Bo Burnham of Paris Hilton's "Stars Are Blind" deserved an Oscar all its own.

Watch on Friday, September 3 on Crave.

Worth

This month's biggest film release for Netflix stars Michael Keaton as a lawyer who faces an emotional reckoning as he attempts to fairly compensate families who suffered incalculable losses as a result of the September 11 attacks in 2001. Based on Kenneth Feinberg's book What Is Life Worth?, the film also stars Stanley Tucci, Amy Ryan, Tate Donovan, Shunori Ramanathan and Laura Benanti.

Watch on Friday, September 3 on Netflix.

Cinderella

If the idea of Camila Cabello prancing around playing a Disney-ish princess sounds appealing to you, you're in luck. This live-action remake has her playing the winsome lead – and with a far more feminist flare.

Written and directed by Kay Cannon (who gifted us 2018's Blockers), the truly fabulous Billy Porter plays fairy godmother, while Broadway queen Idina Menzel is the wicked stepmother, and Minnie Driver and Pierce Brosnan are the royal parents, rounding out the actually quite charming cast.

Watch on Friday, September 3 on Amazon.

Kid 90

Remember Soleil Moon Frye? The child actor who played Punky Brewster in the '80s (and again in the 2021 reboot)? Or, if you're a younger millennial, Roxie in Sabrina the Teenage Witch? Well, with Kid 90, she's put together a compelling documentary that takes a look at what it was like to be a young star in the '90s, all through hundreds of hours of footage captured by Frye herself throughout the years. Cameos include David Arquette, Leonardo DiCaprio, Stephen Dorff, Balthazar Getty, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, and Brian Austin Green. If you're fresh off Val Kilmer's doc, this is the perfect chaser.

Watch on Friday, September 3 on Amazon.

The Virtuoso

It's impossible for Anthony Hopkins to not be entirely captivating and, actually, a virtuoso himself. Expect much of the same in his latest film – fresh off winning his Best Actor Oscar for The Father – but a lot more fun than we're used to from the actor. He stars as the mysterious boss of an assassin (Anson Mount), who he sends out on a particularly dangerous mission with little concern.

Watch on Saturday, September 4 on Crave.

Canada's Drag Race Extravaganza

Hosted by Priyanka herself, Canada’s first drag superstar and winner of the first season of Canada's Drag Race (stream now on Crave), this 90-minute special looks back at the series’ herstory-making first season. All 12 queens from the show's first go reunite to discuss their most memorable experiences, while Priyanka sits down with Season 2 judges Amanda Brugel, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski and Traci Melchor as they offer a few new details of the upcoming second season.

Watch on Monday, September 6 on Crave.

Blood Brothers

Produced by black-ish‘s Kenya Barris and Jason Perez, this documentary tells the “extraordinary story behind the friendship and the ultimate falling out of two of the most iconic figures of the 20th century,” a.k.a. Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali.

Including interviews from family and friends and never-before-seen footage, the doc traces their powerful bond and eventually tragic falling out.

Watch on Friday, September 9 on Netflix. 

Kate

If you're not already a Mary Elizabeth Winstead fan, this is the moment. After kicking ass in Birds of Prey, here she returns to do much of the same as an assassin who, after learning that she has only 24 hours left to live after being poisoned, goes on a manhunt through Tokyo to find out who ordered the hit on her life and to get revenge. Delicious.

Watch on Friday, September 10 on Netflix. 

Come From Away

The award-winning Broadway musical – which was born in Canada – is finally hitting the screen for all to see. It features the story of the 7,000 people stranded in Gander, Newfoundland after all flights into the U.S. were grounded on September 11, 2001. An emotional story unfolds as the passengers are embraced in the small town.

This live performance was filmed at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City, where the Broadway production is staged, for an audience that included 9/11 survivors and front-line workers.

Watch on Friday, September 10 on Apple TV+.

Scenes From A Marriage

Listen: ever believing that remaking an Ingmar Bergman classic is a good idea is always a bad idea. But here we are! And fortunately, Oscar Isaac is the starring attraction. He and Jessica Chastain star yet again as a couple in this Scenes From A Marriage adaptation.

The five-episode limited series sees their characters through it all: love, hate, marriage, divorce, etc. The hope is that viewers will feel as if they've dropped in on a real-life couple and their woes, and see just how difficult a relationship can be – even if the love is still alive. If the idea of this classic being remade is making you cringe, don't worry, Bergman's original hits Crave on September 10.

Watch on Sunday, September 12 on Crave.

American Rust

Who doesn't love an excruciatingly dramatic and tragic family drama? This one stars Jeff Daniels as the chief of police, who has to decide if he wants to be faithful to his job or to the woman he loves (the great Maura Tierney) when her son is accused of murder in their small town. Spicy!

Watch on Sunday, September 12 on Crave.

The Morning Show, Season 2

This star-studded and honestly lukewarm drama is finally heading into its second season and, this time, it's bringing Hasan Minhaj, Holland Taylor, Julianna Margulies and Greta Lee along with it, which is sure to pay off. These pretty people are joining the already very pretty cast of Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Steve Carell and Billy Crudup, as they all inject an incredibly heavy dose of drama to the world of news broadcasting.

It's, um, very messy and straight from the headlines and a dream for those who love an ensemble A-list cast.

Watch on Friday, September 17 on Apple TV+.

Sex Education, Season 3

There are few television series as good, funny and thought-provoking as this one on the air right now, and it has Gillian Anderson playing a sex therapist to boot. The kooky cast – including Asa Butterfield's Otis and Ncuti Gatwa's Eric – returns for its third season as they explore love, lust and their bodies. The inclusive, sex-positive series is waiting for you.

Watch on Friday, September 17 on Netflix. 

Ankahi Kahaniya

This gorgeous Indian anthology follows three powerful stories of love – the unconventional kind – and is directed by three incredible filmmakers, including Abhishek Chaubey, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and Saket Chaudhary. It also stars Kunal Kapoor, Abhishek Banerjee, Zoya Hussain, Nikhil Dwivedi, Palomi, Rinku Rajguru and Delzad Hiwale. This is your Netflix and chill must.

Watch on Friday, September 17 on Netflix. 

The Mad Women’s Ball

Written, directed by and starring the always enthralling Mélanie Laurent, The Mad Women's Ball follows a woman who is unfairly institutionalized at a Paris asylum, and plots her escape with the help of one of its nurses. The film hits Amazon just days after its TIFF premiere, so consider it a safe bet. Well, most likely.

Watch on Friday, September 17 on Amazon.

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

A coming of age musical-comedy-drama is always the cure. This one is based on the stage musical of the same name (and a true story), and stars Sarah Lancashire, Lauren Patel, Shobna Gulati, Ralph Ineson, Adeel Akhtar, Samuel Bottomley, Sharon Horgan and Richard E. Grant, with newcomer Max Harwood in the title role.

As Jamie, the lead character doesn't fit in with his peers, and dreams of becoming a drag queen. With the support of his family and friends, he pushes through the prejudice to make those dreams come true.

Watch on Friday, September 17 on Amazon.

The Starling

Believe it or not, Melissa McCarthy is never better than when she's starring in a drama (if you haven't watched Can You Ever Forgive Me?, get on it). In comes The Starling, which sees her play Lilly, who is suffering a loss while battling with a territorial bird over her garden. That relationship helps her channel her grief and rediscover love.

It might sound corny, but it co-stars Chris O'Dowd, Kevin Kline, Timothy Olyphant, Daveed Diggs and Ravi Kapoor, so really you've got no choice but to tune in.

Watch on Friday, September 24 on Netflix. 

Hidden Gem: Strong Medicine

Grey's Anatomy who? Strong Medicine is the cure! This six-season drama series followed all the ups and downs at a women's health clinic in Philadelphia (where the patients and medical staff are entirely women). While there's plenty of medical dilemmas per episode to go around, the crux is the tough dynamic between the clinic's directors: one a passionate advocate for patients and the other a more discipline-oriented doctor.

Ahead of its time, the series was co-created by none other than Whoopi Goldberg. Come for the badass female doctors, stay for the early 2000s cameos like a young Taraji P. Henson, Keke Palmer and Dakota Fanning. 

Streaming now on CTV Throwback. 

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