Streamers seem to be replicating that spring energy in South Africa, waking up with a variety of entertainment options. For example, this month on Netflix you’ll find everything from animated LEGO specials to adults-only crime series, star-packed movies and documentary deep dives into famous (and infamous) figures.
Pfangirl Top Picks
The Gentlemen: Season 2 – Netflix Series releases 03 September 2026
Guy Richie movie The Gentlemen probably shouldn’t have translated into a spin-off series as well as it did, but the crime comedy actioner arrived on Netflix to critical and commercial success in 2024, making a sophomore season a given. In S2, it’s been one year since Eddie (Theo James) and Susie (Kaya Scodelario) joined forces to work together in Bobby’s (Ray Winstone) criminal empire overseas. As they drive to expand their enterprise, the decisions Bobby is making seem to be increasingly unsound. Now Eddie and Susie must decide whether to take action or risk losing it all, but unfettered ambition never ends well…
LEGO ONE PIECE – Netflix K&F Special releases 29 September 2026
Get ready to set sail! In this two-part animated LEGO special, Usopp, the Straw Hat’s most reliably unreliable narrator, regales Chopper with the crew’s escapades across the East Blue and into the Grand Line, prior to him joining them in Drum Island. Usopp only tells the tallest of tales, and this action packed special is no different!
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story – Netflix series releases 17 September 2026
Following much-talked-about looks at killers Jeffrey Dahmer, Ed Gein, and the Menendez brothers, the Monster anthology series returns with the “true” story of Lizzie Borden (Ella Beatty), who was tried and acquitted of the 1892 axe murders of her father (Charlie Hunnam) and stepmother (Rebecca Hall) in Fall River, Massachusetts. The brutal crime shocked a nation, and produced all manner of theories about what really happened. Also with Billie Lourd, and Sarah Paulson playing infamous female serial killer Aileen Wuornos.
UNABOMBER – Netflix film releases 25 September 2026
Inspired by true events, UNABOMBER follows Ted Kaczynski’s (Jacob Tremblay) transformation from 16-year-old Harvard prodigy into the infamous Unabomber. Subjected to controversial psychological experiments by Professor Henry Murray (Russell Crowe), Kaczynski’s troubled past resurfaces decades later when his manhunt, led by FBI agent Joanne Miller (Shailene Woodley), brings to light the chilling consequences of ambition and isolation.
More September Netflix Releases
Netflix Sports Series
Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly – 01 September 2026
From Australian academic to global meme, breakdancer “Raygun” recounts her offbeat path to the Olympic stage — and the infamy that followed.
Untold Mr. T: I Pity The Fool – 08 September 2026
Mr. T took the world by storm as an ’80s icon. This documentary reveals the full story behind the mohawk, chains and catchphrase from the man himself.
Netflix Comedy Specials
Jared Freid: The Family Plan – 01 September 2026
From vacationing with his parents to a Karen video that hits close to home, Jared Freid keeps his issues in the family in this rapid-fire special.
Stavros Halkias: Uncle Stav – 08 September 2026
In this unruly set, Stavros Halkias imagines becoming a “dirtbag” uncle, roasts the health care system and warns of the risks of living your best life.
Jo Koy: Blue in the Face – 15 September 2026
Jo Koy relives a wild dental disaster, recounts getting fired from McDonald’s and celebrates his veteran stepdad in this hilariously heartfelt set.
Netflix Documentaries
Turning Point: Generation 9/11 – 02 September 2026
With firsthand accounts of the attacks and their aftermath, this thought-provoking documentary explores how 9/11 shaped a generation, 25 years later.
Teenage Wasteland – 04 September 2026
In 1991, an eccentric teacher and his students exposed a toxic waste conspiracy through a DIY documentary. Decades later, they look back on its impact.
Fito Páez: The World Within a Song – 03 September 2026
A documentary film that observes, listens and interacts with Fito Páez from a place of deep intimacy. The camera bears witness, almost invisible, to his every step, accompanying him for over a year through recordings, rehearsals, tours and performances across major cities in Latin America, Europe and the United States. It is also a journey through the life of one of the greatest Spanish-language artists: his loves and heartbreaks, children and friendships, excesses, tragedies, failures and triumphs.
The Widower: ‘Til Death Do Us Part – 30 September 2026
In this documentary, a journalist and a detective pursue a predator whose charm masked a trail of failed marriages and suspicious deaths over 30 years.
Netflix Film
Why Did I Get Married Again? – 09 September 2026
In Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married Again?”, the couples reunite in celebration as Marcus and Angela’s daughter prepares to tie the knot. After being apart for quite some time, they learn quickly that as much as things change, they stay the same. Realizing their children have grown up to be so much like them, they must reflect on the examples they’ve set and ask themselves that age-old question, why did they get married… again?
Call My Agent! The Movie – 10 September 2026
Five years after ASK Agency closed, debut director Andréa loses her lead actor just days before filming and reunites her old team — for better or worse.
Go Team! – 11 September 2026
When their team-building event gets downgraded to a tiny village, a cheese company’s staff think it can’t get worse — then they learn about the layoffs.
Best of the Best – 18 September 2026
Two childhood besties join UCLA’s competitive Bollywood-fusion dance team, only to find the road to the US championships is fiercer than they imagined.
Mononoke The Movie: Chapter Ⅲ – The Curse of the Serpent – 29 September 2026
When tragedy strikes within the walls of the Ōoku, twisted human passions and festering grudges spawn the Medicine Seller’s most fearsome opponent yet.
Netflix Kids & Family
Gabby’s Dollhouse: Season 14 – 14 September 2026
Meow, meow… bow-wow! Gabby and the Gabby Cats are back — and this time, they’re joined by Gabby’s dog-loving sister, Doozie, and all of her puppy pals!
Netflix Live Event
NFL Melbourne Game – 11 September 2026
The NFL lands in Melbourne, Australia for its first-ever regular season game down under as the 49ers and Rams clash in a divisional showdown.
Netflix Series
Lovesick – 02 September 2026
During the Mexican Revolution, Emilia Sauri pursues her dream of becoming a doctor, defying convention in search of love, purpose and independence.
Earle Meets World – 04 September 2026
Gen-Z’s ultimate It Girl, Alix Earle, is making the next big jump in her career. Can she balance her burgeoning business empire with being that unfiltered, twenty-something, hot mess that America fell in love with? Now she’s taking her candid chaos from your FYP to TV… and nothing is off limits.
DANG! – 08 September 2026
After their sister Ruthie blows up her perfect life, Andrew and Eunice show her the fun in being flawed as she helps them adult in this animated sitcom.
Fauda: Season 5 – 08 September 2026
Doron faces inner demons and new enemies when an old friend’s unsanctioned revenge mission in Marseille draws him into a perilous deep-cover operation.
The Perfect Lie – 10 September 2026
When one of their own is killed in a house fire, four picture-perfect couples are forced to question everything they thought they knew about each other.
Crew Girl – 10 September 2026
After a family scandal, teen rower Teagan Tao moves to a small town and joins an elite prep school’s all-boys crew, sparking rivalry and attraction.
Stolen Heartbeats – 11 September 2026
After an attack leaves Anabel comatose, she and Rafael, a nurse who hears the dead, must fight to keep her alive before her enemies can find her.
Physical 100: Italy – 11 September 2026
One hundred Italian athletes face brutal physical challenges, each battling to outlast the rest and claim the glory of becoming the one true champion.
The Doll – 16 September 2026
A self-made merchant is torn apart by his desire for a strong-willed aristocrat in this modern retelling of the classic Polish novel by Bolesław Prus.
Plastic Beauty – 17 September 2026
When a gifted ER surgeon is thrust into cosmetic medicine, her clash with a celebrity doctor exposes the greed and desire beneath the glamour.
Stranger Things: Tales From ’85: Season 2 – 17 September 2026
With Valentine’s Day on the way, the gang must uncover the truth behind ghostly apparitions and a swarm of strange creatures causing chaos around town.
Not a Stranger – 17 September 2026
Caught between motherhood and her art career, Funda is relieved to get some help. But shrouded in secrets, her new nanny might not be all she seems.
The Fixers – 17 September 2026
A down-on-his-luck former gangster teams up with a slick politician’s son to deal with the dirty secrets of important clients from both sides of the law.
Minerva Academy – 22 September 2026
At Minerva Military High School, teens navigate discipline, rivalry and family pressure as a young cadet searches for answers about his missing friend.
Wonka’s The Golden Ticket – 23 September 2026
In this one-of-a-kind reality competition, lucky players step inside Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory to face unpredictable games, tests and temptations.
Habeas Corpus – 23 September 2026
A renowned law professor leads a team of students to prove a convicted man’s innocence, uncovering shocking truths that test the justice they stand for.
A Different World – 24 September 2026
When Deborah, Dwayne Wayne, and Whitley Gilbert’s free-spirited, well-intentioned, yet rebellious youngest child, enters her freshman year at Hillman College, she finds the shadow of her parents difficult to escape as she sets out to build her own legacy, while having the time of her life, alongside a whole new generation of Hillman’s best and brightest.
My Sad Dead – 24 September 2026
Ema, a recently retired doctor who can see the dead, tries to process her mother’s death and her own unresolved matters. The arrival of her niece Julie and the murder of three teenagers in Piedrabuena, a suburban neighborhood marked by violence, trigger a strange phenomenon that breaks the fragile balance between the living and the dead. What had been Ema’s burden until then begins to spread throughout the neighborhood: the dead start to make themselves present, and no one will be able to escape the sound of their own ghosts.
Delusion – 24 September 2026
A woman’s life spirals when her father’s dementia makes him a prime suspect in a murder — and the villagers believe he’s possessed by a malevolent ghost. (edited)
STEEL BALL RUN JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: 2nd-3rd STAGE – 25 September 2026
Johnny and Gyro press forward into the 2nd STAGE — a 750-mile desert crossing. Ominous incidents and clashing motives reveal this race is far more than a competition.
The Final Problem – 25 September 2026
A fading actor must use his famous characters’ detective skills to solve a suspicious death at an isolated hotel where everyone becomes a suspect.
The Arena – 30 September 2026
Ciryl Gane, Cédric Doumbè and Benoît Saint Denis put 38 amateur fighters through brutal tests and cage bouts for a shot at €100,000 and a pro MMA contract.
Netflix Special
Hot Ones: Extra Heat: Episode 2 – 15 September 2026
Hot Ones: Extra Heat brings the critically-acclaimed Hot Ones interview format out of the studio and into the world’s biggest cultural moments. Hosted by Sean Evans, this 30-minute special brings the signature 10-wing challenge and deeply researched conversations to the WWE. This special episode will debut directly after a LIVE episode of WWE Raw.