The Must-Watch TV Shows to Watch This September

From Emmy night to a wave of returning British crime dramas, September is genuinely one of the busiest months on the TV calendar.

September is a massive month for television, and the Emmys are only part of why. The 2026 Emmy Awards air September 14, a Monday night for the first time this year, with The Pitt, Pluribus, and Widow’s Bay among the shows in serious contention. Outside the awards themselves, the month brings a wave of returning British crime dramas, a genuinely strange Willy Wonka-themed Netflix competition series, and a meta-comedy starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as fictionalized versions of themselves. Below is The Cinema Group’s Must-Watch TV Shows to Watch This September.

Here’s everything worth clearing your schedule for:

Chad Powers (Season 2)

Glen Powell returns as Russ Holliday, the disgraced college quarterback hiding behind a fake identity to chase a national championship. Assistant coach Ricky, played by Perry Mattfeld, now knows the truth and has to help keep the secret alive as the ruse becomes harder to maintain. Unlike Season 1’s weekly rollout, all six new episodes drop at once this time.

Release date: September 3 (Hulu)

The Gentlemen (Season 2)

Theo James returns as Eddie Horniman, the reluctant aristocrat running a massive marijuana empire, alongside Kaya Scodelario’s Susie Glass. Guy Ritchie has described the new season as a deliberate expansion, moving the story from the English countryside to the Italian lakes as Eddie and Susie face a new wave of volatile players threatening their operation.

Release date: September 3 (Netflix)

The Paper (Season 2)

The Office spinoff returns after the Toledo Truth-Teller won a journalism award at the end of Season 1, a development likely to go straight to the newsroom’s collective head. Domhnall Gleeson’s Ned Sampson is now in a secret relationship with Chelsea Frei’s Mare Pritti, which should give Sabrina Impacciatore’s Esmeralda Grand plenty to be furious about.

Release date: September 9 (Peacock)

Neagley

Reacher’s ally Frances Neagley gets her own spinoff, following her investigation into the death of a friend killed in a suspicious car accident. A Reacher cameo wouldn’t be a surprise.

Release date: September 16 (Prime Video)

Slow Horses (Season 6)

Apple TV’s spy thriller returns with Gaby Chiappe taking over as showrunner from creator Will Smith, who departed after Season 5. The show’s already renewed for a seventh season, and this one brings back Olivia Cooke’s Sid Baker, presumed dead since the show’s first season.

Release date: September 16 (Apple TV)

South Park (Season 29)

South Park is racing toward its 30th season, splitting recent seasons into shorter arcs while creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone renegotiated their deal with Paramount. Season 28 went after Donald Trump hard enough to reignite real buzz around the show. Season 29 looks positioned to push further.

Release date: September 16 (Paramount)

Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story

Ryan Murphy’s anthology franchise turns to Lizzie Borden, tried and acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe in 1892. Ella Beatty stars as Borden, with Charlie Hunnam and Rebecca Hall playing her parents.

Release date: September 17 (Netflix)

MobLand (Season 2)

Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren return for another round of London gangster warfare, one of the stronger ensemble casts on television right now.

Release date: September 18 (Paramount)

Brothers

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson play fictionalized versions of themselves in this meta-comedy, built around the long-running joke that the two might actually be related. The show leans directly into that theory, imagining a reality where it’s true.

Release date: September 23 (Apple TV)

September’s TV lineup is stacked: Slow Horses, The Gentlemen, MobLand, South Park, Neagley, Brothers, and Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, plus the Emmys on the 14th. Keep checking back with The Cinema Group for more updates as they drop.

Joanthan P. Moustakas

Jonathan P. Moustakas founded The Cinema Group in 2020 during the challenges of the pandemic, after losing the vital ability to find community in theaters and escape through the captivating magic of cinema. Feeling profoundly cut off from the vibrant film community he cherished, he sought to create a welcoming home for dedicated cinema fans while providing engaging, daily curated content that resonates with their passions. Years later, The Cinema Group has blossomed from a small collective of loyal fans into a thriving brand that reaches millions of audiences every month across a diverse array of platforms and mediums.

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