Welcome to When To Stream’s monthly preview! We’re here to give you an overview of the top streaming titles (including PVOD, Digital, and SVOD) expected in September 2026, and also give a glimpse at the films we expect to launch this month, but have not yet been announced.
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Here’s what’s coming in September 2026:
Tuesday, September 1st, 2026
CONFINEMENT (VOD/Digital)
Cast: Nathalie Emmanuel, Claire Forlani, Ben Cura, Eloise Anderson, Charlie Hiscock, Adam Woodward
Synopsis: Newly widowed and heavily pregnant, Stella accepts an invitation to stay with her late husband’s estranged family at their remote countryside estate. But beneath their generosity lies something deeply unsettling, as Stella becomes increasingly disturbed by the family’s interest in her unborn child. As the walls close in and paranoia takes hold, Stella finds herself fighting to protect both herself and her baby from a terrifying fate.
I WANT YOUR SEX (VOD/Digital)
Cast: Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Mason Gooding, Chase Sui Wonders, Daveed Diggs, Charli xcx
Synopsis: When fresh-faced Elliot lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy, his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder.
JUST PLAY DEAD (VOD/Digital)
Cast: Samuel L.Jackson, Eva Green
Synopsis: A criminal mastermind (Samuel L. Jackson) plans to fake his death for insurance money while framing his wife’s lover. His wife (Eva Green) plots to kill him for real and take it all. Both race to outmaneuver each other in a deadly battle of wits.
ROMERIA (The Criterion Channel)
Cast: Llúcia Garcia, Mitch, Tristán Ulloa, Miryam Gallego, Sara Casasnovas, Alberto Gracia, Marina Troncoso, José Ángel Egido, Janet Novás, Celine Tyll
Synopsis: With her mother’s diary in hand, Marina’s search for official documents for university leads her to her biological family on the Atlantic coast. What starts as an administrative quest reveals long-buried family secrets.
THE WRONG GIRLS (VOD/Digital)
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Seth Rogen, Geena Davis, LaKeith Stanfield, Kumail Nanjiani, Zack Fox, and Tony Hale
Synopsis: Two codependent best friends living paycheck to paycheck and bong rip to bong rip get caught in a case of mistaken identity that throws their lives into chaos.
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026
THE RUNNER (Prime Video)
Cast: Gal Gadot, Damian Lewis, Kenton Lloyd Morgan
Synopsis: Threatened by an anonymous source who has kidnapped her son, MAIA, a lawyer, must travel on foot throughout London to kill a client she represents to save her son.
STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU (Disney+)
Cast: Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White, and Jonny Coyne
Synopsis: The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and his young apprentice Grogu.
Thursday, September 3rd, 2026
THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE (Netflix)
Cast: Baneen Ahmed Nayyef, Waheeda Thabet, and Sajad Mohamad Qasem
Synopsis: While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, the President requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her classmates. The young girl must now use her wits and imagination to gather ingredients and prepare the mandatory cake.
SCARY MOVIE (Paramount+)
Cast: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, and Regina Hall
Synopsis: Twenty-six years after outrunning a suspiciously familiar masked killer, the Core Four are back in the killer’s crosshairs and no horror movie IP is safe.
Friday, September 4th, 2026
DARK HOLLOW (VOD/Digital)
Cast: June Schreiner, David Garelik, J. Stephen Brantley, Brennon Weese, Ian Deighan, Jonathan Spivey, Sean Michael Wilkinson, Sharon Murray, Harvey Roberts, Brian O’Neill, Annie Cook, Radu Spinghel
Synopsis: When a nightmarish monster emerges from the depths of an Appalachian coal mine, a young mother must hunt down the creature to protect her home and save her family.
ERUPCJA – MUBI
Cast: Charli XCX, Lena Góra, Will Madden, Agata Trzebuchowska, and Jeremy O. Harris
Synopsis: A romantic vacation goes awry when a volcanic eruption strands Bethany (Charli xcx) and her soon-to-be fiancé, Rob (Will Madden) in Warsaw, Poland. Bethany takes the explosive event as a sign to ditch her baggage, reunite with childhood friend Nel (Lena Góra) and traipse across lofts, clubs and back alleys, all the while becoming entangled in an emotional web that challenges her sense of self.
FUZE – HBO Max
Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Sam Worthington, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Synopsis: Set in contemporary London, Fuze unfolds after an unexploded World War II bomb is unearthed at a busy construction site, forcing a massive citywide evacuation. Amid the escalating tension and chaos, a daring criminal operation is set in motion—one that uses the evacuation as cover for a meticulously planned heist. As authorities race against time to contain the crisis, alliances blur and moral boundaries are crossed, the film deftly propels audiences through a series of calculated twists delivering a wildly entertaining ride.
THE GIRL IN THE RIVER – $14.99 Sale / TBD Rental
Cast: Maggie Grace, Devon Sawa, Tiffany Haddish, Ralph Macchio
Synopsis: A seasoned criminologist and a forensic psychologist are drawn to a remote town to investigate a child’s murder and her twin’s disappearance, only for the case to spiral into obsession as they race against time to catch a killer before it’s too late.
MAYDAY – Apple TV
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh, Marcin Dorocinski, Maria Bakalova, David Morse
Synopsis: Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh team up in “Mayday,” a genre-bending, action-packed buddy comedy that flips the spy thriller on its head. When hotshot U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Troy “Assassin” Kelly (Reynolds) is sent on a top-secret mission into Russian territory at the height of the Cold War, the operation implodes, leaving him stranded behind enemy lines. Discovered by Nikolai Ustinov (Branagh), a gruff ex-KGB agent with a penchant for American culture, Troy thinks he’s toast — but could an unlikely alliance between the two lead to Troy’s rescue and a bond neither saw coming?
PARASOMNIA – Shudder
Cast: Jasmine Mathews, RJ Brown, Sally Stewart, Stephen Barrington, Danny Brown, Simon Longnight
Synopsis: PARASOMNIA follows Riley, a young woman tormented by night terrors and a past of unresolved tragedy. When her best friend is the latest to go missing, she begins to suspect the demonic figure lurking in her sleep has crossed over into the real world.
SIGNAL ONE (Hulu)
Cast: Isabelle Fuhrman, Josh Hutcherson with David Thewlis and Dennis Quaid
Synopsis: A computer scientist is invited by a tech billionaire to join his private facility on a Caribbean island to investigate extraterrestrial matter on Earth. When they make contact beyond our world, chaos erupts as we’re left to wonder: do they come in peace?
Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
ONE NIGHT ONLY (PVOD)
Cast: Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, Maya Hawke, Julia Fox, King Princess, Ziwe, Ben Marshall, with Molly Ringwald and Levar Burton
Synopsis: Two strangers scramble to find someone to sleep with on the one night of the year when premarital sex is legal.
SHEEP IN THE BOX (VOD/Digital)
Cast: Haruka Ayase, Daigo Yamamoto, Rimu Kuwaki
Synopsis: Set in the near future, Otone Komoto works as an architect. She is married to Kensuke Komoto, who runs a construction company. The married couple decide to welcome a humanoid robot into their home as their son.
Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
WHY DID I GET MARRIED AGAIN? (Netflix)
Cast: Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Jill Scott, Richard T. Jones, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Lamman Rucker, Sharon Leal, Armani Greer, Everett Osborne, Da’Vinchi, Laya Deleon Hayes, Jaden Michael, Charles L. Smith II, Derrick A. King, Sydney Winbush
Synopsis: In Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Again?, the couples reunite in celebration as Marcus (Michael Jai White) and Angela’s (Tasha Smith) daughter prepares to tie the knot herself. After being apart for quite some time, the two quickly learn that as much as things change, they stay the same. Realizing their children have grown up to be so much like them, they must reflect on the examples they’ve set and ask themselves that age-old question: Why did they get married … again?
Friday, September 11th, 2026
RICH FLU (Hulu)
Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rafe Spall, Lorraine Bracco
Synopsis: From the director of The Platform, as Laura’s (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) career peaks, a deadly virus targets the rich. As panic erupts and society turns on the 1%, she must fight to protect her family in a world where wealth becomes a death sentence.
MĀRAMA (Shudder)
Cast: Ariāna Osborne, Toby Stephens, Umi Myers and Errol Shand
Synopsis: 1859. When a young Māori woman is summoned from New Zealand to North Yorkshire, she uncovers her horrific colonial heritage and is compelled to confront and destroy the titled Englishman who devastated her family.
Saturday, September 12th, 2026
IN THE GREY (Starz)
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill, and Eiza González
Synopsis: In The Grey follows a covert team of elite operatives who live in the global shadows, as comfortable wielding power and influence as they are automatic weapons and high explosives. When a ruthless despot steals a billion-dollar fortune, the team is sent to steal it back on what would be for anyone else a suicide mission. What begins as an impossible heist gets much worse, spiraling into an all-out war of strategy, deception and survival.
Tuesday, September 15th, 2026
NIMRODS (VOD/Digital)
Cast: Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman, Ryan Foust, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Fred Armisen, Bobby Lee, Keen Ruffalo, Jolene Blalock, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Sean Gunn, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool, and Mckenna Grace
Synopsis: Three friends journey from Kansas City to Los Angeles, mistakenly believing that their band is opening for Green Day on New Year’s Eve.
THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING (PVOD)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Angelina LookingGlass, Kurt Russell, Jake Horowitz, Scott Shepherd, Rob Morgan, Tony Revolori, Owen Teague, Bruce Davis, Cole Sprouse
Synopsis: In rural Oklahoma, Kateri loses her mother and flees foster care. She reunites with past foster parent Amziah King, who mentors her, revealing hidden skills. Facing devastating situations, Kateri relies on newfound strength to seek justice.
Wednesday, September 18th, 2026
BEST OF THE BEST (Netflix)
Cast: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Priyanka Kedia, Ankur Rathee, Janina Gavankar, Chaneil Kular, Becky Alex, Shreya Navile, and Hasan Minhaj. Also starring Nihar Duvvuri, Nico Greetham, Amryn Khurana, Tanishq Joshi, Lilly Singh, Saara Chaudry, Sasha Bhasin
Synopsis: Two childhood best friends, Maya (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and Anjali (Priyanka Kedia), join their college’s competitive Bollywood dance team only to discover that the road to winning the national championship is far more raucous and cutthroat than they ever imagined.
GOODY GOODY (Shudder)
Cast: Samantha Robinson, Colleen Foy, Zoe Renee, Colby Hollman
Synopsis: A home birth turns terribly wrong when complications arise during a raging blizzard.
Sunday, September 20th, 2026
STOP! THAT! TRAIN! (Netflix)
Cast: Ginger Minj, Jujubee, Symone, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Marcia Marcia Marcia, RuPaul, Joel McHale, Chris Parnell, Natasha Leggero, & Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Synopsis: Two train stewardess BFFs switch from a dull railway to the luxurious Glamazonian Express. During a massive storm, they must work with snooty first-class crew and President Gagwell to prevent disaster in LA.
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026
ICE CREAM MAN (VOD/Digital)
Cast: Ari Millen, Benjamin Byron Davis, Eli Roth, Karen Cliche, Dylan Hawco, Sarah Abbott, Shiloh O’Reilly, Kiori Mirza Waldman, Charlie Zeltzer, and Charlie Storey
Synopsis: An idyllic summer town descends into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
LIFEHACK (Netflix)
Cast: Georgie Farmer, Yasmin Finney, Roman Hayeck-Green, James Scholz, Jessica Reynolds, Charlie Creed-Miles
Synopsis: Four teenage slackers attempt a multi-million-dollar Bitcoin heist from their bedrooms, only to spiral into the darkest corners of the internet-and a danger beyond their computer screens.
THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS (Prime Video)
Cast: Lili Reinhart, Tom Bateman, Rachel Marsh, Nicholas Duvernay, Jaboukie Young-White, Arty Froushan
Synopsis: Based on the New York Times best-selling novel by Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis follows Olive (Lili Reinhart), a brilliant Ph.D. candidate focused on her future in academia. But when she realizes her best friend Ahn (Rachel Marsh) has fallen for her crush Jeremy (Nicholas Duvernay), Olive impulsively kisses intimidating professor Adam Carlsen (Tom Bateman) to prove she’s moved on. What begins as a desperate act of friendship spirals into a fake relationship with rules, boundaries, and a mutually beneficial agreement. When their arrangement begins to blur the lines between performance and reality, Olive is forced to test her most daunting hypothesis yet: that love might actually be worth the risk.
TOY STORY 5 (Disney+)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Tony Hale, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Blake Clark, Annie Potts, Bonnie Hunt, Kristen Schaal, Keanu Reeves and Melissa Villaseñor, Greta Lee, Conan O’Brien, Craig Robinson, Shelby Rabara, Scarlett Spears, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Matty Matheson, Jeff Bergman, Anna Vocino, John Hopkins, and Ernie Hudson
Synopsis: When Bonnie receives a Lilypad tablet as a gift and becomes obsessed, Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs become exponentially harder when they have to go head to head with the all-new threat to playtime.
Friday, September 25th, 2026
BACKROOMS (HBO Max)
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell
Synopsis: A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom, leading to an endless network of interconnected rooms where time bends and the only thing scarier than getting lost is the sense that something is laying in wait.
BLOODY TENNIS (Shudder)
Cast: Sandra Guldberg Kampp, Elina Löwensohn, Tracy Gotoas, Helena Zengel, Zlatko Burić, Lily Taïeb, Juliana Vieira Guerra, Lucie Zhang, Vincent Romeo
Synopsis: Sophie enters the cutthroat world of an elite tennis academy in Southern Europe, where ambition, obsession and fierce competition mask something increasingly sinister beneath the surface.
UNABOMBER (Netflix)
Cast: Russell Crowe, Jacob Tremblay, Shailene Woodley, Annabelle Wallis, Alexander Ludwig, Steven Ogg, Marc Menchaca
Synopsis: Inspired by true events, UNABOMBER follows Ted Kaczynski’s (Jacob Tremblay) transformation from Harvard prodigy into the infamous Unabomber. Subjected to controversial psychological experiments by Professor Henry Murray (Russell Crowe), Kaczynski’s troubled past resurfaces decades later when his manhunt, led by FBI agent Joanne Miller (Shailene Woodley), brings to light the chilling consequences of ambition and isolation.
In case you missed them, here are links to various streaming services’ September 2026 announced schedules:
Here’s a snapshot of the current September 2026 schedule:
And finally, here are the titles not yet announced that we think might still begin streaming in September 2026:
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