Streaming TV Shows and Movies to Look Forward to in September: The Love Hypothesis, Best of the Best, Slow Horses

If you ever feel like you’re the last to know about a new TV show or movie that’s streaming, our What to Stream articles are for you. We’ve gathered our picks of movies, TV series, and new seasons premiering on various streaming platforms in September that you’ll definitely want to watch.

This month, you can reunite with Neagley on her own show, step back onto the Hillman College campus with a new batch of freshmen on A Different World, or clock in for another season of The Paper.

Here are our picks for what to stream in September:

Chad Powers Season 2 (Hulu) – September 3

Now that Rickey knows the truth, will he help Russ keep up the ruse? Chad Powers Season 2 premieres with all episodes on September 3 on Hulu.

Season Description: Chad Powers is a superstar on the field, but his odd behavior off the field has everyone suspicious — especially Coach Hudson and Gerry. Ricky knows the truth, but if Russ and Danny want Chad to survive the regular season and lead the Catfish to the college football playoff, the only person who can help them is the last person who wants to: Ricky.

Mayday (Apple TV) – September 4

An unlikely friendship may just be the thing that saves a U.S. Navy pilot after he finds himself behind enemy lines. Mayday premieres on September 4 on Apple TV.

Film Description: Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh team up in Mayday, a genre-bending, action-packed buddy comedy that flips the spy thriller on its head. When hotshot U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Troy “Assassin” Kelly (Reynolds) is sent on a top-secret mission into Russian territory at the height of the Cold War, the operation implodes, leaving him stranded behind enemy lines. Discovered by Nikolai Ustinov (Branagh), a gruff ex-KGB agent with a penchant for American culture, Troy thinks he’s toast — but could an unlikely alliance between the two lead to Troy’s rescue and a bond neither saw coming?

The Paper Season 2 (Peacock) – September 9

Ned’s on a mission to find his next story, which ends up putting the paper in jeopardy. The Paper Season 2 premieres with all episodes on September 9 on Peacock.

Season Description: The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch in the Emmy Award-winning series The Office find a new subject when they discover a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it. In season two, after sweeping the Ohio Journalism Awards, Ned searches for a journalistic crusade, coming for a local private club and jeopardizing the paper, while he and Mare try to figure out their attraction, Esmeralda struggles to find her place, and the staff gradually mature as reporters.

Crew Girl (Netflix) – September 10

After a scandal takes Teagan away from her school and her crew, she joins the all-boys crew at her new school, which doesn’t go over well with everyone. Crew Girl premieres on September 10 on Netflix.

Series Description: After a humiliating family scandal derails her life, competitive rower Teagan is forced to start over at an elite prep school. When she discovers there’s no girls’ team, she becomes the coxswain of the dysfunctional all-boys crew to get back on the water. As she fights to win the team over, she goes head-to-head with the team’s arrogant captain, and finds unexpected chemistry with the team’s underrated and overlooked would-be MVP.

Neagley (Prime Video) – September 16

Prime Video is expanding the world of Reacher by giving us a new show following Frances Neagley. She will do whatever it takes to uncover the truth and get justice, even if it means putting herself in danger. Neagley premieres with all episodes on September 16 on Prime Video.

Series Description: Frances Neagley (Maria Sten) is a private investigator in Chicago and former military protege of Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson) in the Army’s 110th Special Investigations Unit. When she learns that a beloved friend from her past has been killed in a suspicious accident, she becomes hell-bent on justice. Using everything she’s learned from Jack Reacher and her time as a member of the 110 Special Investigators, Neagley puts herself on a dangerous path to uncover a menacing evil.

Slow Horses Season 6 (Apple TV) – September 16

When former slow horses start turning up dead, Lamb worries that something sinister is afoot. Slow Horses Season 6 premieres with one episode on September 16 on Apple TV with new episodes releasing weekly.

Series Description: This darkly funny espionage drama follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 due to their career-ending mistakes. Led by their brilliant but irascible leader, the notorious Jackson Lamb (Academy Award winner Sir Gary Oldman), they navigate the espionage world’s smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

Best of the Best (Netflix) – September 18

It’s time to enter the world of competitive Bollywood-fusion dance alongside best friends Maya and Anjali. Best of the Best premieres on September 18 on Netflix.

Film Description: Two childhood best friends, Maya and Anjali, join UCLA’s competitive Bollywood-fusion dance team, only to discover that the road to winning the U.S. Championship is far more raucous and cutthroat than they ever imagined.

Brothers (Apple TV) – September 23

What happens when you find out that one of your oldest friends might actually be your sibling? That’s what this Apple TV series starring Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey explores. Brothers premieres with two episodes on September 23 on Apple TV with new episodes releasing weekly.

Series Description: Brothers follows McConaughey and Harrelson, who play fictionalized versions of themselves, and whose lifelong friendship is thrown into chaos when they uncover a decades-old secret: they might actually be brothers. After Woody’s daughter’s wedding falls apart, he loads up the family and heads to Austin for an extended stay at Matthew’s ranch. But what begins as a healing getaway quickly spirals when Matthew’s mother, Ma Mac (played by Holland Taylor), accidentally lets slip a long-buried secret that the two friends might actually be brothers. As Woody turns the ranch upside down in pursuit of the truth, Matthew finds himself juggling an entirely different identity crisis: a potential run for Governor of Texas. The result is a heartfelt, chaotic and wildly funny story about friendship, family, fame and the messy line between myth and reality.

The Love Hypothesis (Prime Video) – September 23

In order to convince her best friend to make a move on her crush, Olive pretends to be in a relationship with Dr. Adam Carlsen. What can go wrong with a little fake dating at work? The Love Hypothesis premieres on September 23 on Prime Video.

Film Description: Based on the New York Times best-selling novel by Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis follows Olive (Lili Reinhart), a brilliant Ph.D. candidate focused on her future in academia. But when she realizes her best friend Ahn (Rachel Marsh) has fallen for her crush Jeremy (Nicholas Duvernay), Olive impulsively kisses intimidating professor Adam Carlsen (Tom Bateman) to prove she’s moved on. What begins as a desperate act of friendship spirals into a fake relationship with rules, boundaries, and a mutually beneficial agreement. When their arrangement begins to blur the lines between performance and reality, Olive is forced to test her most daunting hypothesis yet: that love might actually be worth the risk.

A Different World (Netflix) – September 24

The hit series is back with a sequel focusing on Whitley and Dwayne’s daughter, Deborah, as she starts Hillman College. A Different World premieres on September 24 on Netflix.

Series Descrption: A Different World returns to Hillman College with a new class stepping onto campus — and beloved faces coming home. At the center is Deborah Wayne (Maleah Joi Moon), Whitley and Dwayne’s lovingly sheltered youngest daughter, a free spirit with a flair for the spotlight and a big heart who’s still figuring out her own path at Hillman.

Along the way, she’s joined by a new generation that reflects the breadth of Black life on campus: Rashida Duvall (Alijah Kai), a first‑gen criminal justice major; Shaquille Johnson (Cornell Young IV), a five‑star athlete choosing legacy; Amir Rodale (Jordan Aaron Hall), a sharp psych major better at fixing everyone else’s problems than facing his own; Hazel Henry (Kennedi Reece), a church‑raised small‑town girl defining her own values; and Kojo Achebe (Chibuikem Uche), a Ghanaian‑Nigerian fashion entrepreneur finding the courage to follow his vision. Legacy favorites also return, including Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy), Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison), Freddie Brooks (Cree Summer), and Ron Johnson (Darryl M. Bell).

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