Netflix‘s September 2026 highlights arrive heavy on documentaries, live sport, and a docudrama starring Russell Crowe, giving subscribers plenty to get through before the nights draw in properly.
Raygun, Mr. T and the return of Turning Point
The Untold sports documentary strand opens September with two very different subjects. First up is Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly (1 Sept.), focusing on Raygun, the Australian Olympic breakdancer who went viral globally during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, according to FACT Magazines. Whether you found her performance mesmerising or baffling, the documentary is almost certainly going to be appointment viewing.
The following week, on 8 Sept., Untold Mr. T: I Pity The Fool turns its lens on the pro wrestler and 80s icon. Both films sit comfortably within the Untold series’ track record of picking subjects with a story that goes well beyond the obvious.
Turning Point, the series that has previously covered the War on Terror, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War, returns on 2 Sept. with Turning Point: Generation 9/11. This instalment examines the impact of 9/11 on children who lost parents, journalists, and those who experienced the Afghanistan War. It is the kind of long-form documentary work that Netflix does when it is at its best.
Netflix September 2026 highlights: live NFL, Russell Crowe, and reality TV
The big live event of the month is an NFL matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams, played in Melbourne, Australia. Kick-off is at 8:35 p.m. ET on 10 Sept., and it is the kind of live sports offering Netflix has been pushing hard as part of its wider programming ambitions.
On the docudrama side, UNABOMBER (25 Sept.) stars Russell Crowe, Jacob Tremblay, and Shailene Woodley, inspired by the true story of Ted Kaczynski. Given the source material and that cast, it is one of the month’s most anticipated originals.
Hot Ones: Extra Heat drops its second episode on 14 Sept. at 10 p.m. ET. The show first premiered in July, and host Sean Evans will be bringing spicy wings to WWE Raw for this instalment. Reality TV gets a new entry in Earle Meets World (4 Sept.), an unscripted series following TikTok star Alix Earle. Also landing on 23 Sept. is Wonka’s The Golden Ticket, a competition series set inside a recreation of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, which sounds precisely as chaotic as it should.
Comedy specials round out the month’s originals. Jared Freid’s The Family Plan lands on 1 Sept., Stavros Halkias brings Uncle Stav on 8 Sept., and Jo Koy closes out the comedy run with Blue in the Face on 15 Sept.
Notable additions and departures
The library additions on 1 Sept. are considerable: Jaws, Jaws 2, Jaws 3, and Jaws: The Revenge all arrive together, along with Scarface, The Blues Brothers, Knocked Up, Alien, Aliens, and Sleepless in Seattle, among many others. It is a solid haul for a quiet Sunday.
Later in the month, The Gentlemen: Season 2 arrives on 3 Sept., Fauda: Season 5 on 8 Sept., and Stranger Things: Tales From ’85: Season 2 lands on 17 Sept. Dog Man arrives on 13 Sept. for younger viewers.
On the departures side, the entire Rocky franchise leaves on 1 Sept., along with the Creed trilogy and all five seasons of Orphan Black. Poor Things departs on 7 Sept., and Anatomy of a Fall leaves on 23 Sept. Worth catching those before they go.
Turning Point: Generation 9/11 (2 Sept.) and UNABOMBER (25 Sept.) are the two originals most worth marking in the calendar this month, with the NFL Melbourne game on 10 Sept. the live event to set a reminder for.
