The New and Returning Netflix Series For September Actually Have Us Excited For Summer to End

The weather is growing colder, and the days are getting shorter, but we do have some good news: Ryan Murphy's long-awaited series, The Politician, is finally premiering. Of course, that's not the only exciting series hitting Netflix this September. You can also expect to see a new David Tennant-led crime drama, a harrowing true-story drama starring Kaitlyn Dever and Toni Collette, and a chilling thriller series that basically looks like Fyre Fest gone wrong (like, even more wrong than it already went). As well as new series, we'll be seeing the return of some of old favorites, like Elite and Disenchantment, and we never thought we'd be so excited for September to start.


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Elite, Season 2
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Elite, Season 2

This Netflix drama returns to continue the story of three working-class teens who are displaced by an earthquake and enrolled in the most exclusive school in Spain, where the clash between the classes erupts into a battle that eventually turns fatal. In the wake of Mariana's death, season two will follow Samuel's fight to get justice for Nano.

When it's available: Sept. 6

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Jack Whitehall: Travels With My Father, Season 3
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Jack Whitehall: Travels With My Father, Season 3

In its third season, comic Jack Whitehall (who now lives and works in LA) tries to convince his old-fashioned father to move to the US by giving him a tour of the American West.

When it's available: Sept. 6

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The Spy, Season 1
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The Spy, Season 1

It's hard to imagine Sacha Baron Cohen playing a serious role, but you'll get your chance to see it firsthand soon enough. He stars in this miniseries as Israel's real-life top Mossad spy Eli Cohen, following his years undercover inside Syria in the 1960s.

When it's available: Sept. 6

04
Terrace House: Tokyo, Season 7
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Terrace House: Tokyo, Season 7

Japan's Real World-esque reality TV phenomenon will return for a seventh installment, following six housemates living under one roof in Tokyo as they go to work, make dinner together, and generally act far more well-behaved than any Real World cast members ever have. Catch up on the first six seasons, streaming now.

When it's available: Sept. 10

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The I-Land, Season 1
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The I-Land, Season 1

What happens with 10 strangers wake up on a deserted island with no memory of how they got there or even who they are? They have to work together to survive — which is difficult when the island has no intention of letting you leave.

When it's available: Sept. 12

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The Ranch, Season 7
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The Ranch, Season 7

In the seventh installment of this comedy show, Colt (Ashton Kutcher) tries to make amends with Abby (Elisha Cuthbert) while former soldier Luke (Dax Shepard) seeks his family's forgiveness, and Beau (Sam Elliott) deals with the struggles of getting older.

When it's available: Sept. 13

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Unbelievable, Season 1
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Unbelievable, Season 1

Inspired by real-life events, this drama miniseries revolves around a teenager (played by Kaitlyn Dever) charged with lying about her sexual assault and the two female detectives (played by Toni Collette and Merritt Wever) who must investigate to find out the truth. Danielle Macdonald is also set to appear, though we don't know any details about her role yet.

When it's available: Sept. 13

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Criminal, Season 1
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Criminal, Season 1

Though comprised of 12 stories set in four different countries (France, Spain, Germany, and the UK), all the drama of this ambitious police interrogation series takes place within a police interview suite, and we have a feeling that things going to get pretty intense in there.

When it's available: Sept. 20

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Disenchantment, Season 2
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Disenchantment, Season 2

This adult animated comedy from The Simpsons and Futurama creator Matt Groening is coming back for a second installment, continuing the story of alcoholic princess Bean as she tries to restore her father's kingdom with the help of her elf sidekick and personal demon.

When it's available: Sept. 20

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Fastest Car, Season 2
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Fastest Car, Season 2

If you miss the days of MTV's Pimp My Ride, then you'll love this car-makeover series, which is returning for a second season. However, rather than adding spinners and TV screens, this series adds massive modifications to ordinary cars, allowing them to challenge expensive supercars in races.

When it's available: Sept. 20

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The Hockey Girls, Season 1
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The Hockey Girls, Season 1

In this series from Spain, seven young roller hockey players and their new coach attempt band together to save the female Club Pati Minerva team, while also trying to make time for schoolwork and crushes on the side.

When it's available: Sept. 20

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The Inmate, Season 1
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The Inmate, Season 1

This series follows a former US Marine as he infiltrates one of Mexico's toughest prisons, hoping to gather information about a US judge's teenage daughter from the gang suspected to be involved in her kidnapping.

When it's available: Sept. 25

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Glitch, Season 3
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Glitch, Season 3

In the long-awaited third installment of this Australian paranormal drama, new people continue to rise from their graves in perfect health, intensifying the mystery of Yoorana and potentially presenting new threats to the people that live there.

When it's available: Sept. 25

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Bard of Blood, Season 1
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Bard of Blood, Season 1

Based on the 2015 espionage novel of the same name by Bilal Siddiqui, this Indian spy thriller revolves around an excommunicated RAW agent who must face his demons and return to Balochistan after he is recruited to rescue four captured RAW agents on a covert mission.

When it's available: Sept. 27

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El Marginal, Season 3
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El Marginal, Season 3

The third season of this Argentine drama will continue the story of Luna, the daughter of the powerful judge who was kidnapped by a gang in the first season, with ex-cop Juan Pablo "Diosito" Borges infiltrating a tough prison in order to get answers about the kidnapping.

When it's available: Sept. 27

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The Politician, Season 1
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The Politician, Season 1

Following the story of a wealthy high school student from Santa Barbara who dreams of becoming a politician, Ryan Murphy's forthcoming dark comedy series is basically 1999's Election with Reese Witherspoon but even more insane, if that's possible. And yes, the cast is incredibly stacked.

When it's available: Sept. 27

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Skylines, Season 1
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Skylines, Season 1

In this new German-language drama series, a young hip-hop producer based in Frankfurt is thrilled to get the chance to sign with record label Skyline Records — but it is only after he does so that he finds out that the record label is involved with organized crime (and that label owner's gangster brother has just returned from exile).

When it's available: Sept. 27

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Locked Up, Season 4
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Locked Up, Season 4

In the fourth and final season of this Spanish serial drama, you can expect to see Zulema reunited with a long-lost relative, Sole to be given life-changing news, and Cruz del Norte to receive a new director (as well as a new jailer-turned-inmate).

When it's available: Sept. 27