September marks the time of year when the weather begins to cool down and the sun starts setting earlier. No more internal strife about “making the most of summer”—now we can binge watch without shame. Whether it’s an action-packed spy thriller (for that, we have a few), a sequel to your favorite sitcom, or an awards celebration of the year’s best television that piques your fancy, CULTURED has got you covered. Below, you’ll find the best new shows on streaming services this month.
For the Guy Ritchie devotee…
The Gentlemen, Season 2
Where: Netflix
When: All episodes drop on Sept. 3.
Why It’s Worth a Watch: After almost a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, the wait is over for the second season of Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen. Heartthrob Theo James is dangerously dashing as Eddie, an aristocrat who unexpectedly inherits his family’s massive marijuana empire in this spin-off of Richie’s 2019 film of the same name. With the perfect mix of action, crime, and Ritchie’s signature British humor, The Gentlemen‘s second season sees Eddie attempting to expand his empire and lobby for legalized marijuana. For the binge-watchers out there, worry not: The show has already been renewed for a third season.
For the person with a passion for keeping print alive…
The Paper, season 2
Where: Peacock
When: All episodes drop on Sept. 9.
Why It’s Worth a Watch: When the mockumentary team that captured the daily goings-on of The Office’s Dunder Mifflin Paper Company turns its lens to a tiny Midwestern newspaper, it’s a sign that the workplace sitcom is officially back. After trying and succeeding to revive the storied-but-flailing publication The Toledo Truth Teller, editor-in-chief Ned Sampson (Domhnall Gleeson) pushes his eccentric (and slightly incapable) group of journalists to great lengths to get the next prize-winning story, even if it means tornado chasing Twister-style in a compact car.
For the awards junkie…
The Emmys
Where: Peacock
When: The live broadcast starts at 8 p.m. EST on Sept. 14.
Why It’s Worth a Watch: The biggest night in television is finally upon us. HBO is leading this year with over 120 nominations across its roster, including hospital drama The Pitt, which raked in 25 nominations, and Hacks, dominating the comedy categories with 24 nods. Good luck to the many CULTURED cover stars that are up for a trophy or two this year, including 2026 CULT100 inductee Carey Mulligan for her posh-yet-unhinged role in Beef, Hamptons issue cover star Sarah Pidgeon as New York’s ultimate it-girl Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and Heated Rivalry hunk Connor Storrie for his stint hosting Saturday Night Live.
For the person who prefers a more down-to-earth spy than James Bond…
Slow Horses, season 6
Where: Apple TV+
When: New episodes drop every Wednesday from Sept. 16 – Oct. 21
Why It’s Worth a Watch: Gary Oldman stars in the sixth season of the spy dramedy about a team of disgraced MI5 agents. Oldman is Jackson Lamb, the team’s quick-witted yet annoying boss who finds himself tasked with saving England—and his team—from malevolent forces threatening to destabilize the country. The star-studded cast, including Jack Lowden (a rumored Bond potential) and Kristin Scott Thomas, adds back Olivia Cooke in a surprise return after her character supposedly met an untimely end in the early seasons of the show. Based on Mick Herron’s “Slough House” series, the show is already renewed for its seventh season.
For the person who’s a little too good at Mafia…
The Traitors: New Blood
Where: Peacock
When: New episodes drop every Thursday at 8 p.m. ET, starting Sept. 17.
Why It’s Worth a Watch: For the latest of the global reality sensation, Alan Cumming brings 22 hopefuls to a castle deep into the Scottish highlands to compete for the game’s quarter-million dollar prize. But instead of veteran TV personalities like Lisa Rinna and Rob Rausch, this season features everyday Americans who think they have what it takes to outsmart their opponents (and become a reality TV star).
For the almost-true crime junkie…
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story
Where: Netflix
When: All episodes drop on Sept. 17.
Why It’s Worth a Watch: The Ryan Murphy-verse continues to expand with the creator’s fifth show this year: the fourth installment of his mega-hit Monster series. This season, Murphy is taking viewers back, long before Dahmer and the Menendez brothers committed their crimes, to 1892, where they meet a young, wealthy, and disillusioned Lizzie Borden before her alleged ax-murder of her father and stepmother. The show stars Ella Beatty (yes, of those Beattys) in the titular role, Vicky Krieps, and a host of Murphy regulars, such as Charlie Hunnam, Sarah Paulson, and Rebecca Hall. And that’s not even mentioning the 13th season of American Horror Story, also coming this month.
And Just Like That… for the divorcee…
Youth
Where: HBO Max
When: New episodes drop every Sunday from Sept. 20 – Nov. 1.
Why It’s Worth a Watch: Sharon Horgan—the acclaimed Irish actor, comedian, and creator of shows like Catastrophe and Divorce—writes, produces, and stars in her new HBO comedy, Youth. The series follows Horgan as Alex, a fifty-something divorcee searching for “fun, lightly degrading sex” amid fighting with her ex-husband (whose name in her phone is “Dick for Brains”), sending her man-child son off to college, and caring for her elderly parents.
For the True Detective fan looking for a reunion…
Brothers
Where: Apple TV+
When: New episodes drop every Wednesday from Sept. 23 – Nov. 4.
Why It’s Worth a Watch: Longtime rumors have circulated around True Detective co-stars Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey’s potential shared paternity. In Brothers, the two actors feed into the Hollywood gossip as they play comedically exaggerated versions of themselves who find out that they are, in fact, half-brothers. Then they relocate to McConaughey’s ranch to unite their two families. The 10-episode series is big, bold, and aggressively Texan.
For the ’90s sitcom enthusiast…
A Different World
Where: Netflix
When: All episodes drop on Sept. 24.
Why It’s Worth a Watch: Netflix’s newest sitcom is actually more of an oldie. The reboot of the iconic 1990s campus comedy features a new generation at Hillman College, including the daughter of the original series’ protagonists, Dwayne Wayne (played by Kadeem Hardison) and Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy). Hardison and Guy return to the series to send their carefree yet rebellious daughter, Deborah (Maleah Joi Moon), to their alma mater. Debbie Allen, the original series’ director, returns as well.
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