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What’s New On Netflix September 2018?

September 1, 2018

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

The life and work of the renowned primatology scientist, Jane Goodall, especially on her research about chimpanzees. (IMDB)

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

A woman struggles to define what it means to be good. (IMDB)

The Hollars

Directed by John Krasinski

Starring John Krasinski, Anna Kendrick, Margot Martindale

A man returns to his small hometown after learning that his mother has fallen ill and is about to undergo surgery. (IMDB)

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)

 

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