9 TV shows coming in September that are actually worth watching – from a TV Editor


Comedy, drama, true-crime, and spy thrillers guaranteed to keep you watching - but which one will make the top of your must-watch list?


TV shows coming out in September 2026© Matthew Towers/Netflix
Emmy Griffiths
Emmy GriffithsTV & Film Editor
49 minutes ago

I thought that as a TV Editor, I watched a lot of TV. Then I went on maternity leave and watched a lot of TV. Now I'm back to work with a stricter view than ever on what is and isn't good telly – and so I can assure you that the following September picks are most definitely worth your time. From true-crime horror penned by your favorite screenwriter to a farewell season of a beloved sitcom – here are the shows to watch…

Maya Jama in The Gentlemen season 2 © Matthew Towers/Netflix

The Gentlemen – Netflix (September 3)

Even without the furore of Meghan Markle potentially joining season two, The Gentlemen's return is definitely worth a conversation at the office water cooler. Starring The White Lotus star Theo James as a Duke turned drug baron, watch this Guy Ritchie favourite sit smugly atop Netflix's trending TV shows for weeks to come.

Ella Beatty as Lizzie Borden in episode 401 of Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story© COURTESY OF NETFLIX

Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story – Netflix (September 5)

In his quest to adapt every serial killer's life story, Glee creator Ryan Murphy is back with his murderous anthology series, this time focusing on a famous female killer from the 1800s who was acquitted of the axe murders of her father and stepmother. 

Although the Monster series is occasionally too much for me (I watched the first episode of the Jeffrey Dahmer one before I remembered I had free will and didn't need to know more), you can't deny that Ryan makes seriously good TV - and the Lizzie Borden instalment will be just as popular as its predecessors, I'm sure.

Patrick Brammall in Last Seen© Apple TV

Last Seen – Apple TV+ (September 9)

Colin from Accounts star Patrick Brammall is returning to his dramatic roots with a police drama about a dispatcher who hears a distress call from a teenage girl who he is convinced is actually his daughter Maggie, who disappeared 11 years earlier. Sometimes Apple TV shows can go under the radar so make sure you don't miss out on this one.

Colin From Accounts stars Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall © Paramount+/Joel Pratley

Colin from Accounts – Paramount+ (September 10)

Speaking of Patrick Brammall, the Australian star is booked and busy as he returns to his brilliant comedy show for a third and final outing. Starring alongside his real-life partner Harriet Dyer, who also co-wrote the show, the pair play a couple who date after accidentally injuring and then adopting a dog – the titular Colin – and it has been on top of every comedy list ever since. I adored the first two seasons and totally respect their decision to keep audiences wanting more by delivering a top-tier season three – and I will be lapping up every single episode this September.

three actors standing in office library holding clapperboard© Lara Cornell / BritBox

Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence – BritBox (September 15)

There's nothing I love more than a good Agatha Christie tale, and I'm very much here for this modern retelling, especially as the trailer looks like everyone appearing in it is having a great time. If you enjoy a cosy crime and aren't too precious about your Agatha Christie adaptations, I think you'll enjoy this BritBox offering.

Aisling Byrne (DEARBHAILE McKINNEY), Annie Conlon (KATHERINE DEVLIN) in Blue Lights© BBC/Two Cities Television

Blue Lights – BBC One (September 16)

Blue Lights feels like Line of Duty's cousin. The police procedural makes you stress and shout at the TV while watching it, has a host of characters you're rooting for and are never sure are going to survive – and keeps you wanting more the second the series is finished. I'm expecting nothing less from the new season!

Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden in Slow Horses© Apple TV

Slow Horses – Apple TV+ (September 16)

I don't think I'm being over the top here when I say that Slow Horses is one of the best things on TV, and even writing that it is back in September has given me a buzz as we return to Slough House and the likes of River Cartwright, Catherine Standish, and their ever-disgusting boss, Jackson Lamb (beautifully played by Gary Oldman). This season is even more thrilling, as an old face from season one returns (I won't give the game away, but the trailer already did)!

Helen Mirren as Maeve Harrigan, Emmett J Scanlan as Paul, Pierce Brosnan as Conrad Harrigan and Jack Archer as Fergus © Luke Varley/Paramount+

Mobland – Paramount+ (September 18)

Despite the headlines earlier this year that Tom Hardy had left the show over fallouts with Helen Mirren, it appears that the pair - and Pierce Brosnan - are stronger than ever as they return to the hit crime family drama. The show can only get better with the addition of the talented Emma star Johnny Flynn and Minx's Ophelia Lovibond.

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson

Brothers – Apple TV+ (September 23)

This show feels like Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are finally giving the people what they want by starring as fictionalised versions of themselves who discover that they might actually be biological half-brothers thanks to Matthew's mother (played by Holland Taylor) letting slip a decades-old family secret. Sign me up!

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