What's on DocPlay in September

Here's everything that's streaming on DocPlay in September 2026.

This September, scale to extreme heights with audience favourite The Dawn Wall, and Girl Climber, which follows champion climber Emily Harrington as she attempts to cement her legacy with one final climb. From Aotearoa New Zealand, the two-part series Stolen Lands offers a new retelling of the story of Te Whakatohea Chief Mokomoko. Plus, coming direct to audiences from top film festivals across the world, Sanatorium and Holding Liat release exclusively on DocPlay for Australia and New Zealand. 

3 September

Singing Wings (Exclusive)

A poetic and deeply human documentary set in a picturesque Kurdish village in Iran, where migrating storks arrive each winter.

14 September

Stolen Lands (Series)

Stolen Lands is the story of one of Aotearoa's most compelling and misunderstood historical figures. Across two seasons, the series covers the accusations, injustice and conspiracy in Opotiki in 1865, which led to the unjust execution of Te Whakatohea Chief Mokomoko. 

24 September

Girl Climber (Exclusive)

Five-time US National Champion Emily Harrington has summited Everest and scaled 8,000m peaks, but her legacy hinges on one goal: free-climbing El Capitan’s ‘Golden Gate’ route in under 24 hours. 

24 September

The Dawn Wall (Exclusive)

The Dawn Wall is as epic as it gets: a true edge-of-your-seat experience that puts you right on the cliff face with Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson as they attempt rock-climbing history.

28 September

Sanatorium (Exclusive)

Despite a war close by, mud treatments and electro-therapies continue at Kuyalnik Sanatorium near Odesa in southern Ukraine, where a small group searches for love, healing, and happiness. 

28 September

Holding Liat (Exclusive)

A profoundly intimate account of one family's experience following the Oct 7 Hamas attacks. Winner of the Documentary Award at Berlin International Film Festival.