14 Shows and Movies on Netflix You Need to Watch This September

As the leaves start to fall and the air gets crisper, Netflix is planning a deliciously cozy, nostalgic slate of content.

This September, the streamer is packing on plenty of throwback movies, from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial to the entire Shrek franchise, and leaning into comfy favorites like collection 13 of The Great British Baking Show.

This month will also see the final part of Wednesday Addams’ season 2 journey come to a close and unpeel the complicated, scandalous life of a former actor in a new documentary called aka Charlie Sheen.

When it’s time to cuddle up on the couch and say goodbye to the final rays of summer sunshine, these new and beloved series and movies will keep you warm.

Here are the 14 must-watch movies and TV shows on Netflix in September 2025.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Sept. 1)

This beloved Steven Spielberg movie is coming to Netflix to kick off the month. In the 1982 film, starring Henry Thomas and Drew Barrymore, a young boy befriends an unsightly alien and learns a lot about humanity along the way.

Although studios didn’t fully get the idea at first, which was based on an imaginary friend that Spielberg made up during his parents’ divorce, the movie became one of the highest-grossing of all time and remains iconic.

Watch E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on Netflix on Sept. 1

All Shrek Movies (Sept. 1)

Hey now! You’re a rockstar! All the Shrek movies are coming to Netflix on Sept. 1 to prepare fans for the franchise’s next installment, Shrek 5, coming in December 2026.

From the beloved ogre’s first tromp through the mud to Shrek’s reckoning with his new, domestic life in Shrek Forever After, fans new and old can revisit, or discover for the first time, the tale of a green monster who finds his happily ever after.

Watch all the Shrek movies on Netflix on Sept. 1

Wednesday season 2, part 2 (Sept. 3)

After that dramatic Wednesday season 2, part 1 cliffhanger, fans are eager to see what happens next to the most brooding member of the spooky Addams family.

With Jenna Ortega starring and supported by a cast including Emma Myers, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán and Isaac Ordonez, the Netflix original series has garnered rabid fan obsession and introduced a new generation to the dark, and funny, Wednesday.

The second part of season 2 will answer what happened to Wednesday in that final, intense scene and see her get to the bottom of the sophomore season’s big mystery.

Watch Wednesday season 2, part 2 on Netflix on Sept. 3

The Great British Baking Show (Sept. 5)

Welcome back to the tent! The Great British Baking Show is coming back to Netflix with collection 13, ready to delight, surprise and amuse in equal measure.

From physics-defying cake building to heartwarming bonding, the next season of the beloved baking show, with hosts Prue Leith, Paul Hollywood, Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond, promises to satisfy again. The 12 new competitors have a diversity of jobs from scientist to amateur drag king and range in age from 23 to 59.

Watch The Great British Baking Show collection 13 on Netflix on Sept. 5

Love Con Revenge (Sept. 5)

In 2022, The Tinder Swindler captivated audiences around the world and introduced many to the idea of romance fraud: scams based around intimate relationships.

Now, one of the original swindler’s victims, Cecilie Fjellhøy, is back on the streamer to help other people affected by romance fraud find their thieves and bring them to justice.

Love Con Revenge also stars private investigator Brianne Joseph, who makes up the intelligence arm of their new operation.

Watch Love Con Revenge on Netflix on Sept. 5

aka Charlie Sheen (Sept. 10)

In 2011, actor Charlie Sheen had a very public breakdown, which included details of his substance abuse coming to light and multiple interviews in which he made escalating and confusing claims, such as that he was a “warlock” with “Adonis DNA.” Sheen was also fired from his long-running show, Two and a Half Men and had a feud with its creator, Chuck Lorre.

For the most part, the former star then receded out of the spotlight, until now. In his new documentary, aka Charlie Sheen, the actor says he will share his side of the rollercoaster story. The two-part docuseries also includes interviews with Lorre, Sheen’s ex-wife Denise Richards and his daughter Lola Sheen, among others.

Watch aka Charlie Sheen on Netflix on Sept. 10

Beauty in Black season 2 (Sept. 11)

Nearly a year after Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black premiered on Netflix, the hit show is coming back for a second season.

The Taylor Polidore Williams and Crystle Stewart-led family drama revolves around two women with very different lives: one is a sex worker stuck in a dangerous situation, and the other is a businesswoman with a struggling marriage.

After returning for a season 1, part 2 in March 2025, the sophomore season plans to continue twisting the two women’s lives together in a mess of drama and steamy romance.

Watch Beauty in Black season 2 on Netflix on Sept. 11

The Wrong Paris (Sept. 12)

Although it isn’t quite the holiday season — when Netflix goes all out with saccharine love stories — it is always a good time for a cheesy romance movie. In mid-September, the streamer is doing just that with The Wrong Paris, a meta romance focusing on the contestants and lead of a fictional reality dating show.

Miranda Cosgrove stars as an ambitious, wanderlusty woman who just wants to travel to France when she finds herself in the middle of Paris, Texas instead, vying for the attention and love of a reality show’s lead, played by Pierson Fode. What happens next will probably include lots of miscommunication and a whole lot of steamy barn makeouts.

Watch The Wrong Paris on Netflix on Sept. 12

Next Gen Chef (Sept. 17)

Love Top Chef? Can’t get enough of old reruns of Chopped? Then, Next Gen Chef might just be the show for you. The new reality competition concept follows 21 rising chefs under 30 as they compete at the Culinary Institute of America to be named the best of them all.

Olivia Culpo hosts the show, which includes a set of intense tests for the young culinary experts to pass or fail, with the chance of winning half a million dollars.

Watch Next Gen Chef on Netflix on Sept. 17

Black Rabbit (Sept. 18)

In the latter half of the month, Netflix is starting to gear up for spooky season with a few dramatic, chilling offerings. The first of the bunch is Black Rabbit, starring Jude Law and Jason Bateman as brothers with a tricky relationship.

Namely, they feud over the family’s business, which just so happens to be restaurants with a side of the criminal underbelly of New York City. Lots of action, intense monologues and even some fun cooking shots ensue.

Watch Black Rabbit on Netflix on Sept. 18

House of Guinness (Sept. 25)

Guinness lovers, rejoice! This new series takes viewers back in time to the moment when the Guinness family finally cracked the code on their iconic beer recipe and kicked off a generations-long legacy brewing company.

Starring Anthony Boyle, Louis Partridge, Emily Fairn and Fionn O’Shea, the series is led by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, giving it that classic, grungey look.

Watch House of Guinness on Netflix on Sept. 25

Wayward (Sept. 25)

After Paris Hilton spoke out about her experience at an institution for “troubled teens,” the industry of camps and rehabilitation centers for minors with behavioral issues has come under a microscope.

Wayward takes the industry to task with a haunting limited series starring Toni Collette as a sinister school leader and Mae Martin as a local cop who starts to suspect something is terribly wrong. With powerhouse performances, Wayward promises to both scare and inform on the dangers of these programs.

Watch Wayward on Netflix on Sept. 25

Ruth & Boaz (Sept. 26)

By the end of the month, get ready to cozy up for a new romance with ancient roots. Perry teamed up with Christian filmmaker DeVon Franklin to bring the biblical love story of Ruth and Boaz to the small screen.

The modern retelling revisits the story of the couple, who meet when she is trying to gather enough grain to feed her family. Through his generosity and loyalty, the pair fall in love and start a family.

Centuries later, the romantic film takes the fable to Georgia, where Ruth, played by Serayah, meets Boaz, played by Tyler Lepley, while she takes care of an elderly woman.

Watch Ruth & Boaz on Netflix on Sept. 26

10 Things I Hate About You (Sept. 28)

Back-to-school is in full swing on the streamer with the addition of one of the most iconic ’90s rom-coms: 10 Things I Hate About You. Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger stun in this retelling of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, as Kat, the proverbial Shrew, and Patrick, her tamer.

The feminist flick is hilarious, charming and hits its happily ever after without any cheap explanations.

Watch 10 Things I Hate About You on Netflix on Sept. 28