Netflix Original series Ratched will premiere this September. Photo courtesy of Netflix
While blockbusters are finally beginning to return to big screens in cinemas across the region, we still can’t take our eyes off our at-home screens. It seems as if every week there’s a new original show or movie released on Netflix and our watchlists are quickly getting flooded with must-watch hits. This September is no different, with a packed schedule of content set to debut from tomorrow onwards. From female empowerment flicks such as the highly-anticipated Enola Holmes and space series Away to thrilling star-studded dramas like Sarah Paulson’s Ratched and Tom Holland’s The Devil All The Time, get ready for a few—or more—all-nighters next month. Beloved classics including Pride and Prejudice and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days are also set to debut on the streaming giant for a nostalgic girl’s night in. While you wait for your popcorn to pop, read on for our top recommendations of what to binge next.
Original Series
Away
As she embarks on a treacherous mission to Mars commanding an international crew, Emma Green must leave her husband and teen daughter behind.
Launch date: 4 September 2020
Get Organized with The Home Edit
Organizers Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin of The Home Edit conquer clutter and transform lives. Reese Witherspoon and Molly Sims coproduce.
Launch date: 9 September 2020
The Gift: Season 2
Reckoning with a different world, Atiye races against time to realize her destiny as the mysterious syndicate behind Serdar threatens the future.
Launch date: 10 September 2020
Ratched
This dramatic prequel to “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” follows the character Nurse Ratched.
Launch date: 18 September 2020
Original Films
Love, Guaranteed
An overworked lawyer (Rachael Leigh Cook) agrees to help a charming client (Damon Wayans Jr.) sue a dating site that guarantees its users will find love.
Launch date: 3 September 2020
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.
Launch date: 4 September 2020
The Devil All The Time
Desperate to save his dying wife, a man turns to prayer—and more extreme measures. A gothic drama starring Tom Holland and Bill Skarsgård.
Launch date: 16 September 2020
Enola Holmes
When Enola Holmes—Sherlock’s teen sister—discovers her mother missing, she sets off to find her, becoming a super-sleuth in her own right as she outwits her famous brother and unravels a dangerous conspiracy around a mysterious young Lord.
Launch date: 23 September 2020
Comedy Specials
Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia
Michelle Buteau Comedy Special 2020. Photo courtesy of Netflix
Michelle Buteau, the scene-stealing queen of Netflix, delivers the night out we all need right now in her uproariously funny new special Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia. She delivers a dynamic hour of comedy that delves into parenthood, cultural difference, and the overlooked value of short men. Her refreshingly honest approach reminds us to appreciate government workers named Otis and, most importantly, that character counts.
Launch date: 29 September 2020
Licensed Content
Blue Elephant II
Five years after the events of the first part, Dr. Yehia marries Lobna and is assigned to a new case from the 8-West Women’s Ward. He finds that someone is trying to manipulate his life as well as his family’s. In an attempt to take control of all ongoing events and solve the mysteries he’s facing, Yehia turns to the “Blue Elephant” pills.
Launch date: 20 September 2020
Catch Me If You Can
An FBI agent makes it his mission to put cunning con man Frank Abagnale Jr. behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
Launch date: 1 September 2020
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
A player bets his co-workers he can make a woman fall in love with him in just 10 days. But he bets on the wrong girl — a writer with her own agenda.
Launch date: 1 September 2020
Pride & Prejudice
In Jane Austen’s tale of 19th-century England, Mrs. Bennet hopes to marry her daughters to prosperous gentlemen, including new arrival Mr. Darcy.
Launch date: 4 September 2020
The Theory of Everything
As his esteem grows in the world of physics, Stephen Hawking’s body is ravaged by ALS, forcing his increasing dependence on his devoted wife, Jane.
Launch date: 4 September 2020
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