Monday, 30 August 2021

What to watch on Netflix, Disney+, Neon NZ, DocPlay, Amazon Prime Video and TVNZ OnDemand in September

What to watch on Netflix, Disney+, Neon NZ, DocPlay, Amazon Prime Video and TVNZ OnDemand in September


Another month rolls around, and there's no sign of any letting up in any of the streaming options available to dive into.

Here's what to watch on Netflix, Disney+, Neon NZ, DocPlay, Amazon Prime Video and TVNZ OnDemand in September.

Dug Days (Disney+, September 1)
Dug Days (Disney+, September 1)

Pixar Animation Studios’ “Dug Days” is a series of shorts that follows the humorous misadventures of Dug, the lovable dog from Disney and Pixar’s “Up.” 

What We Do In The Shadows (Neon, September 3)
What We Do In The Shadows (Neon, September 3)

The US vampires are back and better than ever before.
What We Do in the Shadows follows four vampires who've "lived” together for hundreds of years. In season three, the vampires are elevated to a new level of power and will encounter the vampire from which all vampires have descended, a tempting Siren, gargoyles, werewolf kickball, Atlantic City casinos, wellness cults, ex-girlfriends, gyms and supernatural curiosities galore. 

Jono and Ben: Good Sports (TVNZ OnDemand, September 9)
Jono and Ben: Good Sports (TVNZ OnDemand, September 9)

Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce return to our screens in Jono & Ben: Good Sports.
The series follows the infamous comedic duo as they meet local characters who take part in unique sports, contests and competitions around Aotearoa. From wrestling to chilli eating, roller derby to speed cubing, New Zealand is overflowing with unknown sporting heroes, and Jono and Ben are eager to see just what it takes to be the best of the rest.
Stay tuned to catch all the action when Jono and Ben head to our smallest towns and biggest cities to meet the passionate Kiwis excelling in the unexpected.

The Voyeurs (Amazon Prime Video, September 10)
The Voyeurs (Amazon Prime Video, September 10)

Breathing new life into the forgotten genre of erotic thriller The Voyeurs stars Sydney Sweeney (White Lotus) who moves into a new apartment with her boyfriend with great views of more than just Downtown Montreal. What starts as innocent curiosity, a glimpse at the glamorous couple who live across the street, turns into an all-out dangerous obsession asking the question, "Is it okay to watch?" 

Kate (Netflix, September 10)

Kate (Netflix, September 10)

Continuing Netflix's a movie a week philosophy, this latest stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Miku Martineau, Woody Harrelson, Michiel Huisman, and Tadanobu Asano.

Slipped a fatal poison on her final job, a ruthless assassin (Winstead) working in Tokyo has less than 24 hours to find out who ordered the hit and exact revenge.


American Rust (Neon, September 13)

American Rust (Neon, September 13)

American Rust is a compelling family drama that explores the tattered American dream through the eyes of complicated and compromised chief of police Del Harris in a Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania. When the woman he truly loves sees her son accused of murder, Harris is forced to decide what he's willing to do to protect him. Starring Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney.


Scenes from a Marriage (Neon, September 14)

Scenes from a Marriage (Neon, September 14)

Adapted from Ingmar Bergman's 1973 Swedish classic, developed, written, and directed by Hagai Levi, and starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, Scenes From a Marriage re-examines the show's iconic depiction of love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage, and divorce through the lens of a contemporary American couple.


Reservation Dogs (Star, September 15)
Reservation Dogs (Star, September 15)


From Co-Creators and Executive Producers Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, Reservation Dogs is a half-hour comedy that follows the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who steal, rob and save in order to get to the exotic, mysterious and faraway land of California.

Nailed It (Netflix, September 15)
Nailed It (Netflix, September 15)

Home bakers with a terrible track record take a crack at re-creating edible masterpieces for a cash prize. It's part reality contest, part hot mess. Starring once again Nicole Byer and Jacques Torres, this series is a welcome return thanks to its cheeky hosts and its tongue in cheek approach to any of us trying to bake at home, but scared of failure.

Isle of Dogs (Star, September 17)
Isle of Dogs (Star, September 17)


When all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to vast Trash Island, 12-year-old Atari Kobayashi embarks on an epic journey in search of his bodyguard dog, Spots.
Wes Anderson's stop motion once again shines in a film that's furry and fun, as well as blessed with the usual idiosyncratic quirks.

Everybody's Talking About Jamie (Amazon Prime Video, September 17)
Everybody's Talking About Jamie (Amazon Prime Video, September 17)

Keeping with the musical theme and inspired by true events, Everybody's Talking About Jamie follows Jamie, a teenager from Sheffield, who dreams of life on stage. 
While his classmates plan their livelihoods after they leave school, Jamie contemplates revealing his secret career ambition to become a fierce and proud drag queen. In rousing and colourful musical numbers, Jamie and his community inspire one another to overcome prejudice, be more accepting, and to step out of the darkness into the spotlight. 

Star Wars: Visions (Disney+, September 22)
Star Wars: Visions (Disney+, September 22)


Star Wars Visions is an anthology of animated shorts celebrating Star Wars through the lens of the world’s best anime creators and storytellers.

The Starling (Netflix, September 24)

The Starling (Netflix, September 24)

A woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that's taken over her garden — and a husband who's struggling to find a way forward.

Starring Melissa McCarthy and Chris O'Dowd.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Very latest post

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim: Movie Review

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim: Movie Review Vocal cast: Gaia Wise, Brian Cox, Luke Pasqualino, Miranda Otto Director: Kenji...