In the age of hybrid workforces, many more of us are relying on streaming platforms in search of distraction, escape or just plain entertainment. With a new month comes new possibilities, talent, collaborations and shiny new releases for us to get lost in. From the new season of Sex Education on Netflix to John Wick spinoff series The Continental on Amazon Prime Video, here’s what's releasing this month across platforms.
When: September 1
Now that Bean (Abbi Jacobson) has grown from reluctant princess to defiant rebel, she must finally confront Queen Dagmar, her evil mother, in the final season of this animated fantasy.
When: September 1
When their mother leaves for a business trip, two bickering brothers conspire to secretly attend their school's hottest party before she returns. Directed by Vatsal Neelakantan, the film stars Babil Khan, Juhi Chawla and Amrith Jayan.
When: September 15
Pablo Larrain’s satire portrays Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250-year-old vampire seeking to die.
When: September 21
Sujoy Ghosh’s adaptation of Keigo Higashino’s novel The Devotion of Suspect X stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma.
When: September 21
Following the closure of Moordale Secondary, Otis (Asa Butterfield) and Eric (Ncuti Gatwa) must adjust to Cavendish Sixth Form College. Meanwhile, Maeve (Emma Mackey) has moved to the US to study at the prestigious Wallace University.
When: September 27
Wes Anderson’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s short story stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Rupert Friend and Richard Ayoade.
When: September 1
The lives of five young villagers change when a strange and powerful woman arrives, claiming one of them is the child of an ancient prophecy.
When: September 14
A young man must decide to either follow his father’s law-enforcement career path or succumb to the allure of the criminal underworld. Kay Kay Menon, Avinash Tiwary, Kritika Kamra, Nivedita Bhattacharya, and Amyra Dastur star in this 10-episode gangster crime series set in post-Independence Mumbai.
When: September 22
This John Wick spinoff follows workers of the Continental Hotel as they try to handle the hitmen and murderers who check in.
When: September 22
A gay amateur wrestler (Gael Garcia Bernal) from Texas rises to international stardom, upending the traditional norms of masculinity in the world of the sport.
When: September 29
This spinoff of The Boys follows young adult superheroes at the Godolkin University School of Crimefighting.
When: September 1
Based on the Shirish Thorat's book, A Ticket to Syria, the series follows an attempt to extract a young girl held captive in war-torn Syria. It stars Anupam Kher and Mohit Rana.
When: September 6
Five new animated shorts, set before Groot (Vin Diesel) grew up into the sentient alien tree we all know and recognise, chronicle his adventures as a child.
When: September 15
Avinash Tiwary, Rohan Vinod Mehra, Nivetha Pethuraj, Taher Shabbir and Hiten Tejwani star in this Bejoy Nambiar-directed thriller series.
When: September 19
Venu Thottempudi, Avanthika, Aditi Gautam, Venkatesh Kakamanu, Ravi Varma and Bhadram star in this series set in a spooky mansion.
When: September 8
Based on Victor LaValle’s bestselling book of the same name, this eight-episode series about parenthood stars LaKeith Stanfield, Clark Backo, Adina Porter, Samuel T. Herring, Alexis Louder and Jared Abrahamson.
When: September 13
Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Steve Carell, Billy Crudup and Mark Duplass return for season 3 of the Emmy Award-winning drama series examining the culture of a fictional network broadcast morning news program.
When: September 20
The four-part documentary event series spotlights the modelling careers of Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington from the Eighties to today.
When: September 22
The romcom series follows two insomniacs unable to admit their feelings for each other.
When: September 29
A single mother rescues a beat-up guitar from a dumpster in the hopes of giving her teenage son, a petty thief, a new outlet for his emotions. The John Carney film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eve Hewson and Jack Reynor.
When: September 1
A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair in this Paul Verhoeven drama.
When: September 8
A childless couple in rural Iceland decide to raise the strange creature they found in their sheep barn as their own, but sinister forces threaten to destroy their newfound family.
When: September 1
A Londoner stuck working two dead-end jobs discovers the complications of accidentally sleeping with a film star. The comedy stars Rose Matafeo, Nikesh Patel, Emma Sidi and Al Roberts.
When: September 8
An idyllic family vacation turns into a living nightmare when the group encounters a gigantic megalodon shark. The thriller stars Josh Lucas, Omar Chaparro, Bolivar Sanchez, and Carlos Solórzano.
When: September 29
Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman, Alexis Zollicoffer, and Cameron Lee Price star in this thriller about a man forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint.
When: September 7
Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays a transwoman fighting to join a gang of criminals. The film also stars Ila Arun, Anurag Kashyap and Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub.
When: September 2
The latest season of the relationship drama follows the lead couple working out their conflicts. It stars Parth Samthan, Niti Taylor, Kishwer Merchant, Ayaz Khan, Mehul Nissar, Ritu Vasishta, Krissann Barretto, Abudhar Al Hassan and Aayush Shokeen.
When: September 1
The second installment of the Scam franchise, which began with Scam 1992, is inspired by Sanjay Singh's book Telgi Scam: Reporter's ki Diary, chronicling the India stamp paper counterfeiting scam committed by Abdul Karim Telgi.
When: September 11
Sid Mewara, a venture capitalist, and Shanky Jayakumar, a consultant with the World Bank, set out on a journey across the breathtaking terrains of Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh in this adventure docuseries.
When: September 8
A middle-aged geek obsessed with the history of Kolkata pairs up with a young girl to look for a treasure hidden in the city’s underground tunnels. The series stars Ritwick Chakraborty, Rajnandini Paul, Kaushik Sen and Kaushik Chatterjee.