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From ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ to a True Crime-Inspired Docuseries, Here’s What We’re Watching This Month
By Keith Phipps,
3 days ago
September’s film and television highlights begin with a tale of sports and crime, and the month ends with the devil. In between, well, there’s more sports and crime, the long-awaited return of a mischief-making demon (a.k.a., Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ), a show featuring a Batman villain, and a lot more. And that’s just what’s new.
There’s no shortage of must-see titles on streaming services too, from Netflix to Peacock to Max . Returning TV favorites include new seasons of Slow Horses , Emily in Paris , Tulsa King , and The Old Man on Hulu . Right now, however, that ringing bell means it’s time to kick things off with a boxing match.
What to Watch: September 2024 Movies and Shows
Here are just some of the titles we’re watching this month, from the Beetlejuice sequel to a highly aniticipated Netflix series.
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Hotel ( Peacock , Sept. 5)
On Oct. 26, 1970, the attention of the sporting world turned to Atlanta, where Muhammad Ali, after his controversial removal from the sport years earlier, was making a comeback. Also going on: a large-scale heist orchestrated by a criminal known as “Chicken Man,” (but not the Chicken Man from the Springsteen song). Adapting a popular true crime podcast of the same name, this star-packed miniseries revisits the crime with Kevin Hart as Chicken Man, Don Cheadle as the detective determined to crack the case, and everyone from Taraji P. Henson to Terrence Howard to Samuel L. Jackson filling out the cast. Craig Brewer ( Hustle and Flow ) directs. Stream on Peacock
Speaking of star-packed adaptations, this murder mystery inspired by the Elin Hilderbrand novel stars Nicole Kidman as a novelist whose family becomes wrapped up in a mystery that threatens to expose secrets from their past. Joining Kidman: Eve Hewson, Live Schreiber, Dakota Fanning, and Isabelle Adjani. Stream on Netflix
It’s been over 30 years since the demonic prankster Beetlejuice ( Michael Keaton ) first menaced the teenaged Lydia (Winona Ryder), but he seems unlikely to have mellowed for this sequel. Jenna Ortega co-stars as Lydia’s daughter, with Tim Burton returning as director. Get Tickets on Fandango
Green Room director Jeremy Saulnier returns with what looks like another gritty thriller set in the last place you’d want to be. In this case, that’s a small town with a corrupt sheriff (Don Johnson) whose grip on the region is challenged when he decides to rip off a former Marine (Aaron Pierre). Stream on Netflix
What if you could give your old self advice and help them avoid the mistakes you made? That’s the premise of this well-received new comedy, a sophomore feature from writer/ director Megan Park. Aubrey Plaza stars as the older version of a character played by Maisy Stella as a teen. Get Tickets on Fandango
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez (FX on Hulu , Sept. 17)
A kind of companion piece to Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story , this new series revisits the life of Aaron Hernandez , the former Patriots tight end convicted of a 2013 homicide. Josh Andrés Rivera ( West Side Story ) plays Hernandez in an eight-episode miniseries that kicks off with a pair of episodes directed by Carl Franklin. Stream on Hulu
WandaVision was the first Marvel series for Disney+. It’s also one of the weirdest and best, which makes this spinoff from creator Jac Schaeffer all the more promising. Kathryn Hahn reprises her role as a witch with bad intentions, though this time out she’s going to have to try to get by without her powers. Stream on Disney+
Not to be left out of the superhero spinoff game, DC’s The Batman gets a TV offshoot, too, with The Penguin . An unrecognizable Colin Farrell reprises his role as one of Batman’s archfoes as he attempts to fill a power vacuum left open by the envoys of the film. Stream on Max
George Clooney and Brad Pitt have paired for a lighthearted crime film before. In fact, they’ve done it three times: Ocean’s 11 and its two sequels. (Four if you count Burn After Reading , though their time together on screen is pretty brief.) So why not try again? The pair star in Wolfs as a pair of criminals forced to work together. Jon Watts ( Spider-Man Homecoming and its sequels) directs. Get Tickets on Fandango
The Substance (Theaters, Sept. 20)
Boundary-pushing French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat ( Revenge ) returns with an English-language debut starring Demi Moore as an aerobics instructor who decides to take a miracle drug. There are, as might be expected, some dire consequences. Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid co-star. Get Tickets on Fandango
Kristen Bell and Adam Brody co-star in a comedy series about an unlikely couple. She’s an agnostic with a podcast. He’s a rabbi. Can they make it work? The title doesn’t bode well, but there’s a saying about love conquering all. Stream on Netflix
Some directors have passion projects. And then there’s Francis Ford Coppola ‘s Megalopolis , a futuristic epic inspired by Roman history and set in the U.S. city of New Rome. Adam Driver stars as an architect striving to create a utopia alongside Giancarlo Esposito, Aubrey Plaza, Dustin Hoffman, and many, many more. Get Tickets on Fandango
A horror film getting an early start on the Halloween season, Never Let Go stars Halle Berry as a mother who lives in the woods with her two sons and goes to extreme lengths to protect them from an evil spirit waiting to prey on them. Get Tickets on Fandango
Adapting a beloved children’s book series by Peter Brown , the animated The Wild Robot features the voice of Lupita Nyong’o as the voice Roz, a robot who has to adapt and survive when she’s left behind on an island filled with wild animals and other threats. Get Tickets on Fandango
Ever wonder what happened in the New York apartment building before Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes took possession in Rosemary’s Baby ? You need wonder no more thanks to this prequel. In Apartment 7A , Julia Garner plays a dancer who rents a room from a seemingly kindly older couple played by Dianne Wiest and Kevin McNally. This might be a mistake. Stream on Paramount+
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