September 2026 brings a varied lineup of Netflix releases, including Season 2 of The Gentlemen, Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, STEEL BALL RUN JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, and Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III – The Curse of the Serpent. From international series and movies to anime and reality TV, this guide rounds up the new releases and returning titles scheduled to stream throughout the month, organized by genre.
🔖 Save Bob’s Toy Box for easy monthly access 👇
On iPhone / iPad, choose 《 Share → Add to Home Screen 》.
Don't miss out on the latest monthly releases from Prime & Netflix! 📅✨
🔥 Netflix September 2026 Highlights | This Month’s BIG4
This month’s four highlights span completely different worlds and eras—from a criminal enterprise operating behind British high society and an unsolved case that shook 19th-century America to a grueling race across North America and supernatural forces swirling through the Ōoku. With a returning hit series, a long-awaited anime adaptation, and the finale of a theatrical trilogy, September brings together four standout Netflix releases.
Here are four Netflix titles especially worth watching in September 2026.
The Gentlemen Season 2 | Britain’s Criminal Underworld Goes Global
- Release Date: September 3, 2026
- Original Title: The Gentlemen: Season 2
- Country of Production: United Kingdom
- Genres: Drama / Crime, Action, Dark Comedy
【Synopsis】
Eddie (Theo James) unexpectedly inherits the estate of a British aristocrat—along with the massive criminal enterprise that operates beneath it. It’s been a year since he teamed up with Susie (Kaya Scodelario) and fully joined Bobby Glass’s criminal empire. In Season 2, that operation expands beyond the UK onto the international stage.
[Highlights] Guy Ritchie’s slick mix of crime, power plays, and dark humor returns for another season. Theo James and Kaya Scodelario reprise their roles as Eddie and Susie, with new players joining the game. The ambition and violence hidden beneath those elegant suits are no longer confined to Britain.
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story | An Axe-Murder Mystery and the Making of a "Monster"
- Release Date: September 17, 2026
- Original Title: Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story
- Country of Production: United States
- Genres: Drama / Crime, Historical, Psychological Horror
【Synopsis】
Late 19th-century Massachusetts. Lizzie Borden (Ella Beatty), who lived in a wealthy household, was suffocating under the strict and oppressive atmosphere of her home. Eventually, her father and stepmother were brutally murdered with an axe, and Lizzie was arrested on suspicion of murder. Although she was acquitted at trial, the case remained unsolved, and her name became etched in criminal history.
[Highlights] The fourth installment in the Monster anthology, following DAHMER, The Menendez Brothers, and Ed Gein. Ella Beatty stars as Lizzie alongside Vicky Krieps, Charlie Hunnam, Rebecca Hall, and Sarah Paulson. For the first time in the anthology, a woman takes center stage as the season explores how the image of a “monster” is created.
STEEL BALL RUN JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure | The 6,000-Kilometer Race Across North America Begins Again
"Steel Ball Run"
- Netflix Japan | Netflix (@NetflixJP) July 3, 2026
"JoJo's Bizarre Adventure"
Stages 2–3 (11 episodes total)
[Every Friday starting September 25]
Exclusive Early Release on Netflix Now Available!
The Trailer Is Out!
Johnny Joestar and
Gyro Zeppeli Takes on the Challenge
That desert is known as the "Devil's Palm" and
There was a land that struck fear into people’s hearts. … pic.twitter.com/PcHbk6prU3
- Release Date: Available every Friday starting September 25, 2026
- Original Title: スティール・ボール・ラン ジョジョの奇妙な冒険
- Country of Production: Japan
- Genres: Anime / Action, Adventure, Fantasy
【Synopsis】
The story is set in the United States at the end of the 19th century. Johnny Joestar, a former genius jockey, meets Gyro Zeppeli, who wields a mysterious steel ball, and joins the "Steel Ball Run," an unprecedented horse race across the North American continent. With the prize money and their respective goals at stake, a grueling transcontinental race unfolds.
[Highlights] An anime adaptation of Part 7 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki. The 2nd STAGE begins on September 25, with new episodes streaming exclusively on Netflix every Friday thereafter. Horse racing, steel balls, Stands, and the journey of Johnny and Gyro give the story a sweeping Western-style scale unlike anything seen in previous JoJo installments.
The Netflix anime "STEEL BALL RUN JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure" is based on Part 7 of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" by Hirohiko Araki.
Enjoy the start of the epic race featuring Johnny and Gyro, beginning with Volume 1 of the original manga.
View Volume 1 of the original "Steel Ball Run" (Kindle) on Amazon
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III – The Curse of the Serpent | The Ōoku Faces Its Final Mononoke
"Mononoke: The Movie, Chapter 3: The Snake God"
- Netflix Japan | Netflix (@NetflixJP) August 19, 2026
Exclusive worldwide streaming on Netflix starting September 29 🐍
It has finally appeared,
"The "Scariest" Mononoke
The True Identity of the “Snake God”────# Mononokai the Movie # Mononoke #mononoke pic.twitter.com/ZWQfbYEqw7
- Release Date: September 29, 2026
- Original Title: 劇場版モノノ怪 第三章 蛇神
- Country of Production: Japan
- Genres: Animated Film / Supernatural, Mystery, Fantasy
【Synopsis】
Following The Phantom in the Rain and Chapter II – The Ashes of Rage, the story reaches its third and final chapter as the Medicine Seller confronts the last mononoke to shake the Ōoku and the truth hidden behind it.
[Highlights] The concluding chapter of the “Mononoke: The Movie” trilogy, which has depicted supernatural phenomena and human passions through unique color palettes and visual styles. Centered on Sachiko, the Midaidokoro and highest-ranking woman in the Ōoku, the story deepens further as the Medicine Seller draws closer to the final “Form, Truth, and Reason.”
Before the movie trilogy, Mononoke began as a 2007 anime series following the mysterious Medicine Seller as he confronted supernatural beings born from human emotions.
For viewers who want to explore the roots of the films, the original TV series offers the perfect place to return to the Medicine Seller’s world.
View the "Mononoke" Blu-ray on Amazon
The rest of the lineup is organized by genre. From friends hiding secrets and life inside a military academy to ghosts, cosmetic surgery, dance, and even a chocolate factory, each section of Netflix’s September lineup opens the door to a completely different world.
📺 International Series | Secrets, Military School, Mystery, and the Afterlife
This September’s lineup of international TV dramas includes “Gentlemen” and “Monster” from the BIG4, as well as shows exploring the secrets of wealthy friends, a strict military academy, a locked-room murder on a remote island, and even a story that blurs the line between the living and the dead. From coming-of-age stories to crime, mystery, and horror, it’s a pretty intense lineup.
The Perfect Lie | One Fire Exposes the Secrets Behind a Perfect Life
📅 Release Date: September 10, 2026
Synopsis
A group of affluent friends seem to lead perfect lives. But after a fire at a luxury villa leaves one of them dead, secrets and lies begin to surface beneath their seemingly flawless relationships.
Highlights
A Dutch suspense thriller based on Saskia Noort’s bestselling novel The Dinner Club. This psychological drama reveals the true nature of various marriages and friendships through the cracks in their glamorous lives.
The Netflix series The Perfect Lie is based on Saskia Noort’s bestselling novel The Dinner Club.
You can follow the story of friendships that crumble and the secrets between a married couple—triggered by a fire and a death—in the original work as well.
View the original novel "The Dinner Club" (English edition) on Amazon
Minerva Academy | A Friend Who Disappeared at Military School: The Secret Hidden Behind Discipline
📅 Release Date: September 22, 2026
Synopsis
Minerva Military High School is governed by strict discipline. While the students grapple with training, competition, and their families’ expectations, one cadet begins to search for a friend who has gone missing.
Highlights
An Italian series that blends a coming-of-age school drama with a mystery involving a missing person. Set against the backdrop of a closed-off school, it leaves you wondering what lies hidden behind the facade of friendship and competition.
The Final Problem | A Remote Island, 13 Suspects, and a Former Sherlock Holmes Actor
📅 Release Date: September 25, 2026
Synopsis
In 1959, 13 people were stranded on a small island near Mallorca due to a violent storm. A British woman staying at their hotel was found dead; what initially appeared to be a suicide gradually began to reveal suspicious circumstances. The investigation was entrusted to a former actor who had once played Sherlock Holmes in a movie.
Highlights
A Spanish limited series based on Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s bestselling novel. Enjoy a classic locked-room mystery set on a storm-swept island, in a hotel where no one can leave, and where everyone is a suspect.
The Netflix series The Final Problem is based on the novel of the same name by Arturo Pérez-Reverte.
Set in a hotel cut off by a storm, the story follows a former “Sherlock Holmes” actor as he tackles a mystery—and you can enjoy it in its original form as well.
View the original novel "The Final Problem" (English edition) on Amazon
✨ More Must-Watch International TV Shows
My Sad Dead (English title / Argentine drama)
📅 Release Date: September 24, 2026
Original Title: Mis muertos tristes
A 60-year-old doctor has the ability to see the dead. Although she senses the deceased as “presences,” she has spent her life avoiding involvement in other people’s suffering through this gift. But when her niece, who can also communicate with the dead, appears, the fragile balance between the living and the dead begins to unravel. Based on stories by Mariana Enriquez and directed by Pablo Larraín, the four-episode horror miniseries was selected for competition at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.
📺Watch "My Sad Dead" on Netflix
The short story “My Sad Dead,” which served as the basis for the Netflix series “My Sad Dead,” is included in Mariana Enriquez’s short story collection *A Sunny Place for Shady People*.
The collection also includes other stories woven into the series, offering a deeper look at the unsettling world behind the screen adaptation.
View "A Sunny Place for Shady People" (English edition) on Amazon
Fauda Season 5 (Israeli Series)
📅 Release Date: September 8, 2026
The suspenseful action thriller that has chronicled the struggles of Israeli agent Doron and his team enters its fifth season. In a world where the line between friend and foe is blurred, personal emotions and mission objectives once again clash fiercely.
Crew Girl (Canadian TV Series)
📅 Release Date: September 10, 2026
Tegan, a teenager who moved to a small town following a family upheaval, joins the boys’ rowing team at a prestigious high school. This coming-of-age sports drama follows the intertwining stories of competition, friendship, and budding romance on the water.
A Different World (American Series)
📅 Release Date: September 24, 2026
Freshmen at the historic Hillman College search for their place in the world as they navigate classes, romance, friendship, and the expectations passed down from their families. The series brings the world of the beloved 1980s campus comedy A Different World to a new generation.
📺Watch "A Different World" on Netflix
Balaraw: Blood Island (English title / Philippine drama)
📅 Release Date: September 24, 2026
Original Title: Balaraw
One day, many years after her mother went missing, Sabina followed a mysterious clue to an island that didn’t appear on any map. There, she discovered a dark secret connected to her family and an ominous presence that had taken root on the island. This is a folk horror series set in the Philippines.
📺Watch "Balaraw: Blood Island" on Netflix
🎬 Japanese Series & Movies | Cosmetic Surgery, Desire, and a Love with Limited Time
Among September’s Japanese releases are Plastic Beauty, a series exploring the desires beneath the glamorous world of cosmetic surgery, and Strawberry Moon, a film about a teenage girl who falls in love after being told she has only six months to live. Although the themes are vastly different, the stories are driven by the profound human struggle of choosing what matters most within a limited time.
Plastic Beauty | Desire and Ambition Beneath Japan’s Cosmetic Surgery Industry
📅 Release Date: September 17, 2026
Synopsis
A brilliant surgeon who honed her skills in emergency medicine enters the world of cosmetic surgery after a life-changing incident. There, she meets a charismatic cosmetic surgeon and steps into an industry where the pursuit of beauty collides with money, desire, and pride.
Highlights
A Netflix series starring Mayu Matsuoka and Riisa Naka. While centered on the glamorous world of cosmetic medicine, this drama explores the reasons people wish to “become beautiful” and the dangers of a society that preys on that desire.
✨ More Japanese Titles to Watch
Strawberry Moon (Japanese Film)
📅 Release Date: September 4, 2026
Moe Sakurai, who had been frail since childhood, is told one winter when she is 15 that she has six months to live. Despite this, she decides to attend high school and suddenly confesses her feelings to Hinata Sato, a classmate. With time running out, she begins to nurture her first-ever romance. This is a live-action film adaptation of a novel by Nao Akutagawa.
🔗Check the Netflix Japan announcement for "Strawberry Moon"
The film Strawberry Moon is based on the novel of the same name by Nao Akutagawa.
In the original work, you can follow the romance between Moe and Hinata—which began within a limited timeframe—in much greater detail.
View the original novel "Strawberry Moon" (Japanese Edition) on Amazon Japan
🍿 International Films | College Dance, Friendship, and a True-Crime Thriller
Two very different films lead the international movie lineup: a coming-of-age comedy about a college dance team chasing a national title, and a psychological thriller inspired by the real-life story of the Unabomber. Tyler Perry’s long-running marriage franchise also returns with a new wedding story.
Best of the Best | Friendship and Rivalry on a Bollywood Fusion Dance Team
📅 Release Date: September 18, 2026
Synopsis
Two best friends who have known each other since childhood join the competitive Bollywood fusion dance team at UCLA. Drawing strength from their friendship, they take on rigorous training and competition, growing both as a team and as young adults.
Highlights
Starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of Never Have I Ever, this coming-of-age comedy blends vibrant dance, college life, competition, and friendship.
UNABOMBER | From Harvard Prodigy to Infamous Fugitive
📅 Release Date: September 25, 2026
Synopsis
Ted Kaczynski entered Harvard University at a young age. This brilliant young man, through his experiences at college and his alienation from society, eventually transformed into the “Unabomber”—the perpetrator of the bombings that terrorized America for many years.
Highlights
A psychological thriller inspired by a real-life incident, depicting the process by which a young man drifts toward extremist ideology and the FBI’s investigation. Also worth noting is the star-studded cast, including Jacob Tremblay, Russell Crowe, and Shailene Woodley.
✨ More International Films to Watch
Why Did I Get Married Again? (American Film)
📅 Release Date: September 9, 2026
A group of friends who have overcome various marital issues over the years reunite for the wedding of Marcus and Angela’s daughter. As they gather to celebrate, new romances and old problems resurface, sparking yet another round of chaos surrounding marriage and friendship. A romantic comedy from Tyler Perry.
📺Watch "Why Did I Get Married Again?" on Netflix
🏆 Reality TV | Physical Limits, Wild Challenges, and Wonka’s Golden Ticket
September’s reality lineup brings together three very different kinds of competition. Physical 100: Italy tests strength and endurance, Wonka’s The Golden Ticket turns the chocolate factory into a playground of unpredictable challenges, and Badly in Love heads into its final stretch. The contestants may be competing for very different things—physical supremacy, a golden opportunity, or romance—but none of the paths to the finish line are simple.
Physical 100: Italy | 100 Competitors Put Their Strength and Endurance to the Test
📅 Release Date: September 11, 2026
Synopsis
One hundred competitors from a wide range of sports and disciplines take on grueling challenges that test strength, endurance, balance, and strategy. Only one will outlast the rest and claim the title of the ultimate physical competitor.
Highlights
The popular South Korean survival reality show “Physical 100” is coming to Italy. One hundred contestants—each with different physiques and athletic backgrounds—will take on challenges that can’t be overcome by strength alone.
Wonka’s The Golden Ticket | An Unpredictable Competition Inside Wonka’s Chocolate Factory
📅 Release Date: September 23, 2026
Synopsis
Participants step into a world that’s just like Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. As they overcome outlandish games, trials, and temptations, they strive for the golden opportunity that awaits them at the end.
Highlights
Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" universe is being adapted into a competition show. Just the premise of a factory where you never know what will come out of it suggests this will be quite different from a typical reality show.
The world of Wonka’s The Golden Ticket traces back to Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Enjoy the story of the children who, having won their golden tickets, are invited to Wonka’s mysterious factory.
View "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (Kindle Edition) on Amazon
✨ More Reality TV to Watch
Badly in Love (Japanese dating reality show)
📅 Release Dates: Episodes 14–16 on September 1, 2026; Episodes 17–20 on September 8, 2026
Badly in Love continues into September as its rebellious cast members throw themselves headfirst into romance, conflict, and second chances. With the season entering its final stretch, the remaining episodes will reveal which relationships can survive all the way to the end.
📺Watch "Badly in Love" on Netflix
🎨 Anime & Animation | Racing, the Ōoku, and the Straw Hat Crew in LEGO
The anime lineup features the BIG4 titles *Steel Ball Run* and *Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III – The Curse of the Serpent*, as well as a special anime that brings the world of *ONE PIECE* to life with LEGO. Popular Japanese series are coming to Netflix from a completely different angle.
LEGO® ONE PIECE | Relive the Straw Hat Crew's Adventures in the LEGO World
📅 Release Date: September 29, 2026
Synopsis
Luffy and the Straw Hat Crew are off on a new adventure—this time as LEGO characters. Based on the story from the Netflix live-action series, this show reimagines the familiar world and characters in a style unique to LEGO.
Highlights
A special production that reimagines the stories from Seasons 1 and 2 of Netflix’s live-action “ONE PIECE” as a LEGO animation. It offers a chance to enjoy the Straw Hat Crew in a slightly more laid-back style—different from the live-action series, the original manga, and the anime.
The LEGO pirate ship Going Merry, based on the world of Netflix's live-action "ONE PIECE."
It also comes with minifigures of Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji, so you can enjoy the Straw Hat Pirates' adventures with LEGO.
View the LEGO "Going Merry Pirate Ship 75639" on Amazon
🏈 Live Sports | The NFL Will Continue to Stream on Netflix for the 2026 Season
Netflix will once again live-stream the NFL regular season in 2026. A total of five games are scheduled for this season, and the first of those will be a historic matchup held in Australia.
NFL | Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers
📅 Live: September 11, 2026 (JST)
Netflix’s 2026 NFL live streams will kick off in Melbourne, Australia. The Los Angeles Rams will face off against the San Francisco 49ers in the first-ever regular-season NFL game held in Australia. In addition to dramas and movies, live sports will be added to the lineup this month.
🏈Check out NFL streaming information on the official Netflix Japan Sports X account
📅 Netflix September 2026 Release Schedule
Here are the major new releases and returning titles coming to Netflix in September 2026, listed by release date.
The lineup spans international series and movies, Japanese titles, reality TV, anime, and live sports. Use the links below to jump directly to each title.
- 📅 September 1：Badly in Love Episodes 14–16 (Japanese Dating Reality Show)
- 📅 September 3：The Gentlemen Season 2(British Drama / Crime)
- 📅 September 4：Strawberry Moon(Japanese Film / Romance)
- 📅 September 8：Fauda Season 5(Israeli Drama / Action)
- 📅 September 8：Badly in Love Episodes 17–20 (Japanese Dating Reality Show)
- 📅 September 9：Why Did I Get Married Again?(American Movie / Romantic Comedy)
- 📅 September 10：The Perfect Lie(Dutch Drama / Suspense)
- 📅 September 10：Crew Girl(Canadian Drama / Coming-of-Age)
- 📅 September 11：Physical 100: Italy(Italian Reality Competition Series)
- 📅 September 11：NFL Rams vs. 49ers(Sports Live / Japan Time)
- 📅 September 17：Plastic Beauty(Japanese Series / Drama, Thriller)
- 📅 September 17：Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story(American TV Series / Crime)
- 📅 September 18：Best of the Best(American Film / Coming-of-Age Comedy)
- 📅 September 22：Minerva Academy(Italian Series / Coming-of-Age Mystery)
- 📅 September 23：Wonka’s The Golden Ticket(American Reality Competition Series)
- 📅 September 24：A Different World(American TV Series / Coming-of-Age)
- 📅 September 24：Balaraw: Blood Island(Philippine Drama / Horror)
- 📅 September 24：My Sad Dead(Argentine Drama/Horror)
- 📅 September 25：The Final Problem(Spanish Drama / Mystery)
- 📅 September 25：UNABOMBER(American Film / Thriller)
- 📅 September 25：STEEL BALL RUN JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure(Japanese Anime / New Episodes Every Friday)
- 📅 September 29：LEGO ONE PIECE(Special Anime)
- 📅 September 29：Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III – The Curse of the Serpent(Japanese Animated Film / Worldwide Netflix Exclusive)
*Streaming information is current as of August 2026. Titles, release dates, and regions may be subject to change. Please check the official Netflix pages for each title or official announcements for the latest information.
Summary | September 2026 Looks Beneath the Surface of Glamorous Worlds
Netflix’s September 2026 lineup leans heavily into secrets, crime, and mystery—from the criminal empire of The Gentlemen Season 2 and the infamous unsolved case at the center of Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story to the isolated-island mystery of The Final Problem.
Meanwhile, Minerva Academy, Crew Girl, and A Different World turn the spotlight toward younger characters finding their place in the world, while Physical 100: Italy and Wonka’s The Golden Ticket push contestants to their limits in completely different ways. Add ghosts, folk horror, cosmetic surgery, and Bollywood fusion dance to the mix, and September becomes an especially varied month for Netflix.
The end of the month also brings several notable anime releases, including STEEL BALL RUN JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, LEGO ONE PIECE, and Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III – The Curse of the Serpent. Be sure to add any titles that catch your eye to your watchlist early so you can find the perfect one to enjoy on a fall evening.
You May Also Like
- Netflix August 2026 Release Schedule | My Life with the Walter Boys Season 3, S&X, and More
- Prime Video August 2026 Release Schedule | Reacher Season 4, Sterling Point, and More
- A Roundup of Movies to Watch in Fall 2026 | List of Notable Films Hitting Theaters from September to November (Look Back, Godzilla -0.0, and More)
"The Gentlemen Season 2," "Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story," "The Perfect Lie," "Minerva Academy," "The Final Problem," "Plastic Beauty," "Best of the Best," "UNABOMBER," "Physical 100: Italy," "Wonka’s The Golden Ticket," "LEGO ONE PIECE" © Netflix, Inc.
On iPhone / iPad, choose 《 Share → Add to Home Screen 》.
Then you can open Bob’s Toy Box in one tap—just like an app 📦💙
Prime Video / Netflix New Releases Made Easier to Check!
*The information on this page is current as of August 2026. Please check the respective official websites for the latest streaming information. Bob's Toy Box is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program. This article may contain affiliate links.
