September has always been a month for TV, from fall premieres in the network era to Emmy Awards and more.
The 77th Annual Primetime Emmys will take place right in the middle of the month, with titles like “The White Lotus,” “Hacks,” “Severance,” and “The Studio” facing off for TV’s biggest awards. But there’s plenty to watch before and after that: starting with Amazon’s latest drama about youthful abandon and quickly followed by Peacock’s highly-anticipated “The Office” spinoff “The Paper” (not in originally-planned two-to-three episode blocks, but now as a full season binge on September 4). HBO and Issa Rae produce a retrospective on the history of Black television (of particular note ahead of another year’s minimally diverse Emmy pool).
Big names take TV this month, including Jason Bateman, Jude Law, Mark Ruffalo, Jessica Chastain, and Glen Powell. “Rick and Morty” writer Matt roller will debut a new animated series on Netflix, while “Reservation Dogs” scribe Sterlin Harjo teams up with Ethan Hawke for FX’s “The Lowdown.” Mae Martin and Toni Colette face off in Martin’s “Wayward,” an eerie thriller that’s about as far as you can get from the comedian’s previous Netflix projects. Olivia Cooke will shed her “House of the Dragon” green for Prime Video’s “The Girlfriend” — though she still plays a woman whose relationship and motivations are under constant scrutiny, this time by her boyfriend’s protective mother (Robin Wright).
If you’re already looking ahead, don’t miss IndieWire’s Fall TV Preview, which has 25 new and returning shows we can’t wait to watch, and check back for new shows premiering every month.
Here are 12 new shows to check out in September 2025.
“The Runarounds” (September 1, Prime Video)
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The spirit of “Daisy Jones” returns to Prime Video in this series about a group of high school grads who start a band after graduation and wonder if they can go the distance. At a time when life’s possibilities spread out endlessly before them, they spend a summer immersed in love, adventure, and (of course) music — before reality threatens to come in and wake them up from big dreams.
Starring William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy Yun, Zendé Murdock, Jesse Golliher, Lilah Pate, Maximo Salas, Kelley Pereira, Marley Aliah, Mark Wystrach, Brooklyn Decker, Hayes MacArthur, and Shea Pritchard. Executive produced by Jonas Pate, David Wilcox, Joon Yun, Josh Pate, Shannon Burke, Lisa Mae Fincannon, Scott Lambert, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Matt Thunell.
“The Paper” (September 4, Peacock)
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The documentary crew behind “The Office” is back and relocating to Toledo, Ohio, where they will follow the day-to-day of newspaper employees at the “Toledo Truth Teller.” There’s new editor-in-chief Ned (Domhnall Gleeson), online curator Esmeralda (Sabrina Impacciatore), chief reporter Mare (Chelsea Frei), and a familiar face from Dunder Mifflin in accounting head Oscar (Oscar Nunez) — as well as their wider family working at the toilet paper company that happens to own “TTT.” While the “Office” connections stop with Oscar, “The Paper” still promises a modern-day workplace comedy about a company struggling against the tide just as those paper salesmen did back in 2005 — complete with outrageous characters, quick reaction shots, and a little workplace romance.
Co-created by showrunners Michael Koman and Greg Daniels, who directed the pilot. The cast includes Ramona Young, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Tim Key, and Eric Rahill. Also executive produced by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Howard Klein, Ben Silverman, and Banijay Americas.
“Task” (September 7, HBO)
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“Mare of Easttown” creator Brad Ingelsby returns with this series about an FBI agent (Mark Ruffalo) leading a task force again st a group of thieves in the Philadelphia suburbs. Things get complicated as the crimes grow more violent and the ringleader, unbeknownst to law enforcement, is a family man (Tom Pelphrey). The cast includes Emilia Jones, Jamie McShane, Sam Keeley, Thuso Mbedu, Fabien Frankel, Alison Oliver, Raúl Castillo, Silvia Dionicio, Phoebe Fox, and Martha Plimpton. Directors Jeremiah Zagar and Salli Richardson-Whitfield also executive producer, as well as Ruffalo, Mark Roybal and Paul Lee, David Crockett, and Ron Schmidt. Co-executive producers Nicole Jordan-Webber and Jeremy Yaches.
“Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television” (September 9 and 10, HBO)
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Director Giselle Bailey’s documentary film (a two-parter, so we’ll count it as TV this time) takes viewers through the history of Black representation in television both in front of and behind the camera. From the times of societal segregation to Hollywood’s DEI lip service to the current uncertain climate, Bailey underscores the fact that the past is essential to unlocking the present and any potential for a better future.
Featuring interviews with Issa Rae, Shonda Rhimes, Tyler Perry, Lena Waithe, Oprah Winfrey, Tracee Ellis Ross, Ava DuVernay, Norman Lear, Swizz Beatz, Debbie Allen, Kenya Barris, Cord Jefferson, Malcolm Jamal Warner, Mara Brock Akil, Byron Allen, Deondray Gossfield, Quincy Gossfield, Terence Nance, Syreeta Singleton, Tamera Mowry-Housley, and more. Produced by Bailey and Phil Bertelsen; executive produced by Issa Rae, Montrel McKay, John Maggio, Rachel Dretzin, John Ealer, Jonathan Berry, and Dave Becky.
“The Girlfriend” (September 10, Prime Video)
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When wealthy and successful Laura (Robin Wright) meets her son’s new girlfriend, it’s every woman’s nightmare — and maybe worse. Cherry (Olivia Cooke) seems to have Daniel (Laurie Davidson) wrapped around her finger, but Laura’s mama bear instincts scream that she’s hiding something. Meanwhile, Cherry sees an unhealthily overprotective mother who will stop at nothing to make sure that no one comes between her and her son.
Tensions rise between the two women over the course of eight episodes adapting Michelle Frances’ novel of the same name, adapted by Naomi Sheldon and Gabbie Asher with executive producers Jonathan Cavendish and Caroline Norris. Wright, Francis, Will Tennant, Phil Robertson, John Zois, Dave Clarke, and Gabbie Asher also executive produce, with a cast that includes Waleed Zuaiter, Tayna Moodie, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Karen Henthorn, Anna Chancellor, Leo Suter, and Francesca Corney.
“Black Rabbit” (September 18, Netflix)
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From creators Zach Baylin and Kate Susman, this limited series stars Jude Law and Jason Bateman as estranged brothers thrown together by circumstance and catastrophe in the world of New York City night life. Jake (Law) is a charismatic club mogul, while Vince (Bateman) is his polar opposite in every way and seeking refuge from his own mistakes. Netflix describes the series as “a propulsive thrill ride and character examination about the way an unbreakable bond between two brothers can shatter their world and everything in its orbit.”
Also starring Cleopatra Coleman, Amaka Okafor, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Troy Kotsur, Abbey Lee, Chris Coy, Dagmara Dominczyk, Odessa Young and Robin De Jesus, with Amir Malaklou, Don Harvey, Forrest Weber, Francis Benhamou, Gus Birney, John Ales, and Steve Witting. Executive produced by Baylin and Susman; Bateman, Michael Costigan, and Roxie Rodriguez; Law and Ben Jackson; Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Andrew Hinderaker, Zac Frognowski, Justin Levy, David Bernon, and Erica Kay. Bateman, Laura Linney, Ben Semanoff, and Justin Kurzel direct.
“Haunted Hotel” (September 19, Netflix)
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Eliza Coupe leads the voice cast of this series from “Rick and Morty” scribe Matt Roller, in which a single mother takes over her late brother’s hotel while trying to deal with its many, many ghost inhabitants. Will Forte voices the dead brother and armchair business partner, with Skyler Gisondo, Natalie Palamides, and Jimmi Simpson rounding out the main cast. Roller executive produces alongside Chris McKenna, Dan Harmon, and Steve Levy, with Eric Hayes as supervising director.
“The Lowdown” (September 23, Hulu)
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Ethan Hawke stars in the latest series from “Reservation Dogs” creator Sterlin Harjo, about truth-obsessed citizen journalist Lee Raybon and the trouble his quest for knowledge often yields. After covering a powerful local family, Lee is under extra scrutiny when its patriarch (Tim Blake Nelson) ends up dead — not to mention a recurring target for anyone he reports on, even if it’s pure fact. The eight-episode series also stars Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kaniehtiio Horn, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kyle MacLachlan, Keith David, and more. Hawke, Garrett Basch, and Ryan Hawke executive produce with Harjo, who wrote and directed the pilot.
“Wayward” (September 25, Netflix)
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Mae Martin is back at Netflix with a huge departure from their usual body of work. “Wayward” takes place in the quaint and eerie Vermont town of Tall Pines, where new resident Alex (Martin) finds that his wife’s old hometown has more than a few secrets buried inside it. At the top of that list is Evelyn Wade (Toni Colette), the enigmatic proprieter of a local school for troubled teens who has a sinister connection to Alex’s own life.
Also starring Sarah Gadon, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, and Brandon Jay McLaren, with Tattiawna Jones, Isolde Ardies, and Joshua Close. Patrick J. Adams, Patrick Gallagher, Gage Munroe, Byron Mann, and Mark McKinney guest star. Ryan Scott serves as co-showrunner and executive producer with Martin. Jennifer Kawaja, Bruno Dubé, Ben Farrell, Hannah Mackay, and Euros Lyn executive produce.
“House of Guinness” (September 25, Netflix)
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From creator Steven Knight and set in the broiling backdrop of 19th-century Dublin, the Guinness family rules this series — for now. After the death of patriarch, his three sons and one daughter (sound familiar?) must wrestle with the family name, business, and rising tensions in their home.
Anthony Boyle, Louis Partridge, Emily Fairn, and Fionn O’Shea play the adult siblings, with a cast that includes James Norton, Dervla Kirwan, Jack Gleeson, Niamh McCormack, Danielle Galligan, Ann Skelly, Seamus O’Hara, Michael McElhatton, David Wilmot, Michael Colgan, Jessica Reynolds, Hilda Fay, and Elizabeth Daulau. Tom Shankland and Mounia Akl direct the eight-episode series, executive produced by Knight, Karen Wilson, Elinor Day, Steven Knight, Martin Haines, Shankland, and Ivana Lowell.
“The Savant” (September 26, Apple)
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Jessica Chastain stars in and executive produced this thriller about domestic terrorism and those tasked with stopping it in its tracks. Based on the 2019 “Cosmopolitan” article “Is It Possible to Stop a Mass Shooting Before It Happens?,” the series from Melissa James Gibson centers on Jodi (Chastain), a federal agent who infiltrates online hate groups to track and prevent the worst from happening. The cast includes Nnamdi Asomugha, Cole Doman, Jordana Spiro, Trinity Lee Shirley, Toussaint Francois Battiste, and guest star Pablo Schreiber. Chastain executive produces with Gibson, Kelly Carmichael, Alan Poul, and Matthew Heineman, who directs. David Levine and Garrett Kemble executive produce, and Andrea Stanley (who wrote the original article) serves as consultant.
“Chad Powers” (September 30, Hulu)
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Glen Powell stars as allegedly washed up quarterback Russ Holliday, who goes undercover to resurrect his college career in this series based on an ESPN sketch starring Eli Manning. Powell and Michael Waldron co-created and executive produce the series, which also stars Perry Mattfeld, Quentin Plair, Wynn Everett, Frankie A. Rodriguez, and Steve Zahn. Eli and Peyton Manning, Jamie Horowitz, Ben Brown, Burke Magnus, Brian Lockhart, and Kati Fernandez also executive produce.