September 2026 brings a massive wave of new entertainment to Netflix in South Africa, featuring everything from returning hit series and gripping documentaries to live sports and hilarious comedy specials.
Here’s What’s Coming to Netflix in September 2026
Netflix Comedy Specials
Jared Freid: The Family Plan (1 September): From vacationing with his parents to a Karen video that hits close to home, Jared Freid keeps his issues in the family in this rapid-fire special.
Stavros Halkias: Uncle Stav (8 September): In this unruly set, Stavros Halkias imagines becoming a “dirtbag” uncle, roasts the health care system and warns of the risks of living your best life.
Jo Koy: Blue in the Face (15 September): Jo Koy relives a wild dental disaster, recounts getting fired from McDonald’s and celebrates his veteran stepdad in this hilariously heartfelt set.
Netflix Documentaries
Turning Point: Generation 9/11 (2 September): With firsthand accounts of the attacks and their aftermath, this thought-provoking documentary explores how 9/11 shaped a generation, 25 years later.
Check out the trailer for the documentary below:
Fito Páez: The World Within a Song (3 September): A deeply intimate look at Fito Páez over a year of tours and recordings, exploring the highs and lows of one of the greatest Spanish-language artists.
Teenage Wasteland (4 September): In 1991, an eccentric teacher and his students exposed a toxic waste conspiracy through a DIY documentary. Decades later, they look back on its impact.
The Widower: ‘Til Death Do Us Part (30 September): A journalist and a detective pursue a predator whose charm masked a trail of failed marriages and suspicious deaths over 30 years.
Netflix Films
Why Did I Get Married Again? (9 September): The couples reunite for the destination wedding of Marcus and Angela’s daughter, bringing drama old and new.
Check out the trailer for the movie below:
Call My Agent! The Movie (10 September): Five years after ASK Agency closed, debut director Andréa loses her lead actor just days before filming and reunites her old team.
Go Team! (11 September): When their team-building event gets downgraded to a tiny village, a cheese company’s staff think it can’t get worse – then they learn about the layoffs.
Best of the Best (18 September): Two childhood besties join UCLA’s competitive Bollywood-fusion dance team, only to find the road to the US championships is fiercer than they imagined.
Unabomber (25 September): In this drama inspired by true events, Ted Kaczynski’s evolution from Harvard prodigy to the Unabomber unfolds as the FBI hunts him down.
Check out the trailer for the film below:
Mononoke The Movie: Chapter 3 – The Curse of the Serpent (29 September): When tragedy strikes within the walls of the Ōoku, twisted human passions spawn the Medicine Seller’s most fearsome opponent yet.
Netflix Kids & Family Series
Gabby’s Dollhouse: Season 14 (14 September): Gabby and the Gabby Cats are back, joined by Gabby’s dog-loving sister, Doozie, and all of her puppy pals!
Lego One Piece (29 September): In this two-part special, Usopp spins a tall tale about the Straw Hats’ journey across the East Blue into the Grand Line.
Netflix Live Events & Specials
NFL Melbourne Game (11 September): The NFL lands in Melbourne, Australia for its first-ever regular season game down under as the 49ers and Rams clash in a divisional showdown.
Hot Ones: Extra Heat: Episode 2 (15 September): Hosted by Sean Evans, this 30-minute special brings the signature 10-wing challenge to the WWE, debuting directly after a live episode of WWE Raw.
Netflix Series
Lovesick (2 September): During the Mexican Revolution, Emilia Sauri pursues her dream of becoming a doctor, defying convention in search of love, purpose and independence.
The Gentlemen: Season 2 (3 September): Eddie has big plans to expand his thriving empire – with or without Bobby’s blessing. Susie starts sniffing out a new way to diversify the business.
This is definitely on my to-watch list for Netflix in September 2026! Check out the trailer below:
Earle Meets World (4 September): Gen-Z’s ultimate It Girl, Alix Earle, takes her candid chaos from your FYP to TV as she balances her burgeoning business empire with being an unfiltered hot mess.
Dang! (8 September): After their sister Ruthie blows up her perfect life, Andrew and Eunice show her the fun in being flawed as she helps them adult in this animated sitcom.
Fauda: Season 5 (8 September): Doron faces inner demons and new enemies when an old friend’s unsanctioned revenge mission in Marseille draws him into a perilous deep-cover operation.
The Perfect Lie (10 September): When one of their own is killed in a house fire, four picture-perfect couples are forced to question everything they thought they knew about each other.
Check out the trailer for the series below:
Crew Girl (10 September): After a family scandal, teen rower Teagan Tao moves to a small town and joins an elite prep school’s all-boys crew, sparking rivalry and attraction.
Stolen Heartbeats (11 September): After an attack leaves Anabel comatose, she and Rafael, a nurse who hears the dead, must fight to keep her alive before her enemies can find her.
Physical 100: Italy (11 September): One hundred Italian athletes face brutal physical challenges, each battling to outlast the rest and claim the glory of becoming the one true champion.
The Doll (16 September): A self-made merchant is torn apart by his desire for a strong-willed aristocrat in this modern retelling of the classic Polish novel by Bolesław Prus.
Plastic Beauty (17 September): When a gifted ER surgeon is thrust into cosmetic medicine, her clash with a celebrity doctor exposes the greed and desire beneath the glamour.
Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 Season 2 (17 September): With Valentine’s Day on the way, the gang must uncover the truth behind ghostly apparitions and a swarm of strange creatures causing chaos around town.
Not a Stranger (17 September): Caught between motherhood and her art career, Funda is relieved to get some help. But shrouded in secrets, her new nanny might not be all she seems.
Check out the trailer below:
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (17 September): Trapped in a cruel Victorian-era household, Lizzie Borden kills her parents in a gory ax murder that shocks the nation.
Check out the trailer below:
The Fixers (17 September): A down-on-his-luck former gangster teams up with a slick politician’s son to deal with the dirty secrets of important clients from both sides of the law.
Minerva Academy (22 September): At Minerva Military High School, teens navigate discipline, rivalry and family pressure as a young cadet searches for answers about his missing friend.
Wonka’s The Golden Ticket (23 September): In this one-of-a-kind reality competition, lucky players step inside Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory to face unpredictable games, tests and temptations.
Habeas Corpus (23 September): A renowned law professor leads a team of students to prove a convicted man’s innocence, uncovering shocking truths that test the justice they stand for.
Check out the trailer below:
A Different World (24 September): When the youngest child of Deborah, Dwayne, and Whitley enters Hillman College, she sets out to build her own legacy alongside a whole new generation.
My Sad Dead (24 September): Ema, a recently retired doctor who can see the dead, tries to process her mother’s death. When teenagers are murdered in a suburban neighborhood, the dead begin to make themselves present.
Delusion (24 September): A woman’s life spirals when her father’s dementia makes him a prime suspect in a murder – and the villagers believe he’s possessed by a malevolent ghost.
Steel Ball Run JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: 2nd-3rd Stage (25 September): Johnny and Gyro press forward into the 2nd stage – a 750-mile desert crossing.
The Final Problem (25 September): A fading actor must use his famous characters’ detective skills to solve a suspicious death at an isolated hotel where everyone becomes a suspect.
Check out the trailer below:
The Arena (30 September): Ciryl Gane, Cédric Doumbè and Benoît Saint Denis put 38 amateur fighters through brutal tests and cage bouts for a shot at €100,000 and a pro MMA contract.
Netflix Sports Series
Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly (1 September): From Australian academic to global meme, breakdancer “Raygun” recounts her offbeat path to the Olympic stage – and the infamy that followed.
Untold Mr. T: I Pity The Fool (8 September): Mr. T took the world by storm as an ’80s icon. This documentary reveals the full story behind the mohawk, chains and catchphrase from the man himself.
Well, there you have it, everything that’s coming to Netflix in South Africa in September 2026. If you don’t have an account yet, sign up HERE.
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