Netflix has become an unbelievable source of entertainment for millions of Canadians. For the relatively cheap monthly subscription, users have access to countless films and television shows from various years, various genres and various cinematic tastes.
The only real problem with Netflix is deciding what to watch.
Luckily we’re here to let you know what new programs will be debuting this month and which ones are worth checking out.
Let’s take a look at what’s new on Netflix September 2018!
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Directed by Seth MacFarlane
Starring Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival. (IMDB)
A Wrinkle in Time
Directed by Ava DuVernay
Starring Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him. (IMDB)
American Vandal: Season 2 – Netflix Original
Created by Dan Perrault, Tony Yacenda
The true-crime satire returns with an investigation into an anonymous prankster known as “The Turd Burglar”.
Annihilation
Directed by Alex Garland
Starring Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Tessa Thompson
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don’t apply. (IMDB)
Black Panther
Directed by Ryan Coogler
Starring Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B. Jordan
T’Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country’s past. (IMDB)
BoJack Horseman: Season 5 – Netflix Original
Created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Starring Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie
BoJack Horseman was the star of the hit TV show “Horsin’ Around” in the ’90s, now he’s washed up, living in Hollywood, complaining about everything, and wearing colorful sweaters. (IMDB)
Bridesmaids
Directed by Paul Feig
Starring Kirsten Wiig, Rose Byrne, Melissa MacCarthy
Competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride’s best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef. (IMDB)
Death at a Funeral
Directed by Frank Oz
Starring Matthew Macfadyen, Peter Dinklage, Ewen Bremner
Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family. (IMDB)
Drag Me to Hell
Directed by Sam Raimi
Starring Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Ruth Livier
A loan officer who evicts an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point. (IMDB)
Fear
Directed by James Foley
Starring Reese Witherspoon, Mark Wahlberg, William Petersen
When Nicole met David; handsome, charming, affectionate, he was everything. It seemed perfect, but soon she sees that David has a darker side. And his adoration turns to obsession, their dream into a nightmare, and her love into fear. (IMDB)
Hancock
Directed by Peter Berg
Starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman
Hancock is a superhero whose ill considered behavior regularly causes damage in the millions. He changes when the person he saves helps him improve his public image. (IMDB)
Hold the Dark – Netflix Film
Directed by Jeremy Saulnier
Starring Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgård, Riley Keough
After the deaths of three children suspected to be by wolves, writer Russell Core is hired by the parents of a missing six-year-old boy to track down and locate their son in the Alaskan wilderness. (IMDB)
Iron Man 2
Direct by Jon Favreau
Starring Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke
With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father’s legacy. (IMDB)
Jane
Directed by Brett Morgan
Kramer vs. Kramer
Directed by Robert Benton
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander
Ted Kramer’s wife leaves her husband, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple’s son, deepening the wounds left by the separation. (IMDB)
Labyrinth
Directed by Jim Henson
Starring David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud
A 16-year-old girl is given 13 hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King. (IMDB)
Land of the Lost
Directed by Brad Silberling
Starring Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel
On his latest expedition, Dr. Rick Marshall is sucked into a space-time vortex alongside his research assistant and a redneck survivalist. In this alternate universe, the trio make friends with a primate named Chaka, their only ally in a world full of dinosaurs and other fantastic creatures. (IMDB)
Legend
Directed by Brian Helgeland
Starring Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Taron Egerton
Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s. (IMDB)
Lethal Weapon: Season 2
Created by Matthew Miller
Starring Chace Crawford, Damon Wayans, Keesha Sharp
A slightly unhinged cop is partnered with a veteran detective trying to maintain a low stress level in his life. (IMDB)
Maniac: Limited Series – Netflix Original
Created by Cary Joji Fukunaga
Starring Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Justin Theroux
Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial that will, they’re assured, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, solve all of their problems, permanently. Things do not go as planned. (IMDB)
National Lampoon’s Animal House
Directed by John Landis
Starring John Belushi, Karen Allen, Tom Hulce
At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him. (IMDB)
Neighbors
Directed by Nicholas Stoller
Starring Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron
After they are forced to live next to a fraternity house, a couple with a newborn baby do whatever they can to take them down. (IMDB)
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Directed by Nicholas Stoller
Starring Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron
When their new next-door neighbors turn out to be a sorority even more debaucherous than the fraternity previously living there, Mac and Kelly team with their former enemy, Teddy, to bring the girls down. (IMDB)
Norm Macdonald has a Show – Netflix Original
Created by Norm MacDonald
Comedian Norm MacDonald and his sidekick Adam Egret sit down and chat with celebrity guests.
Paul
Directed by Greg Mottola
Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen
Two English comic book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51. (IMDB)
The Adjustment Bureau
Directed by George Nolfi
Starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie
The affair between a politician and a contemporary dancer is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart. (IMDB)
The Good Place: Season 2
Created by Michael Schur
Starring Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, William Jackson Harper
The Hollars
Directed by John Krasinski
Starring John Krasinski, Anna Kendrick, Margot Martindale
The Walking Dead: Season 8
Created by Frank Darabont
Starring Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride
Rick Grimes and the other survivors go to war with the Saviors, led by the sadistic Negan.
The Witch
Directed by Robert Eggers
Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie
A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession. (IMDB)
Sherlock Gnomes
Directed by John Stevenson
Starring Johnny Depp, James McAvoy, Emily Blunt
Garden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renowned detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments. (IMDB)