Summer fun is winding down for our American friends and as the weather cools, people log more time inside on their couches. Cue sparkly new content to enjoy.
Hotly anticipated new action series, Marvel’s Luke Cage, comes to Netflix this month. Fans of series Jessica Jones will recognise the character of Cage played by Mike Colter. Colter returns in this spin-off as Cage, a man given superhuman strength and durability after an experiment is sabotaged. Accused of a crime he did not commit, Cage escapes prison and becomes a superhero for hire. Prepared to be saved from September 30.
For true crime drama, don’t miss documentary, Amanda Knox. In late 2007, the young American student on exchange in Perugia, Italy found her name splashed across newspapers worldwide. She and her boyfriend at the time, Raffaele Sollecito, became prime suspects in the murder investigation of their housemate, British exchange student, Meredith Kercher. The documentary follows their conviction and eventual acquittal, and in a coup for the filmmakers, Rod Blackhurst and Brian McGinn, both Knox and Sollecito along with the Italian prosecutor on the case agreed to be interviewed on camera.
Netflix Original Chef’s Table: France will appeal to foodies everywhere. Head into the lives and kitchens of six international chefs whose culinary talents are revered the world over. Featured chefs include Dan Barber, chef and co-owner of Blue Hill in Manhattan whose approach to cuisine focuses on food sustainability, and Massimo Botturo, an Italian restaurateur and chef patron of the three-Michelin-star restaurant, Osteria Francescana.
Film buffs can sink their teeth into the entire Jaws franchise – you may be surprised to know there are four films in all. And after floating in that nostalgic 1980s sea, why not head inland for some small town fun where dancing is illegal and Kevin Bacon is the man to save us all. Yes, Footloose is available for streaming and not a moment too soon. Worth it for the soundtrack alone. And Bacon. Who doesn’t love Bacon?
Those looking for kid-friendly content would be well advised to check out Zootopia. The Disney animation is voiced by a host of stars including Ginnifer Goodwin (Once Upon a Time) and Jason Bateman (Arrested Development) and absolutely slayed at the box office when it was released earlier this year. The sloth scene is particularly brilliant.
New seasons of a bunch of series favourites are also on offer including Shameless: Seasons 5 and 6 starring William H. Macy (Room) as the drunken head of a deeply dysfunctional family. Popular Netflix Original Narcos returns for Season 2 continuing the gritty chronicling of real life Colombian drug lord, Pablo Escobar. And hipsters everywhere will deny recognising themselves in the cult hit, Portlandia, which returns for Season 6.
And there’s lots more where that came from. Check out the full list below.
Available on Netflix September 1:
The Amityville Horror (2005)
Babel (2006)
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker (2013)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Bratz: The Movie (2007)
Burn, Burn, Burn (2015)
Cats & Dogs (2001)
Crashing: Season 1
Defiance (2008)
Easy Fortune Happy Life (2009)
Europe's Last Great Wilderness (2015)
The Fierce Wife (2010)
Footloose (1984)
Full Out (2015)
Game Winning Hit: Season 1
Heartland: Season 7
Hellevator: Season 1
Hoot (2006)
Hope Floats (1998)
I Am the Ambassador: Season 1 ¬ NETFLIX EXCLUSIVE
Indochina's Wild Heart (2015)
The IT Crowd: Series 5
Jaws (1975)
Jaws 2 (1978)
Jaws 3 (1983)
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Joyful Noise (2012)
Keepers of the Game (2016)
Last Holiday (2006)
Lucky Days: Season 1
Man on Wire (2008)
Milk Money (1994)
Practical Magic (1998)
Road Trip (2000)
Sam Kinison: Breaking the Rules (2000)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
Shameless (U.S.): Seasons 5 and 6
Stomp the Yard (2007)
Sweeney Todd (2007)
Top Gun (1986)
True Grit (1969)
U¬571 (2000)
The Wicker Man (2006)
Wild Madagascar (2015)
The Womanizer: Season 1
The Year of Happiness and Love: Season 1
Available September 2
Baby Daddy: Season 5
Chef's Table: France ¬ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Kazoops!: Season 1 ¬ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Kulipari: An Army of Frogs ¬ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Narcos: Season 2 ¬ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Young & Hungry: Season 4
Available September 6
Crash (2004)
The Finest Hours (2015)
Hard Target 2 (2016)
Honey 3 (2016)
R.L. Stine's Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House (2016)
Available September 7
The Blacklist: Season 3
Galavant: Seasons 1¬ and 2
Available September 10
Supergirl: Season 1
Available September 13
Extremis (2016) ¬ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Hawaii Five¬0: Season 6
London Has Fallen (2015)
Available September 14
Goldie & Bear: Season 1
Available September 15
Sample This (2012)
The Walking Dead: Season 6
Available September 16
Cedric The Entertainer: Live from the Ville ¬ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (2015)
The White Helmets (2016) ¬ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Available September 17
3 Days to Kill (2014)
Luther: Season 4
Penny Dreadful: Season 3
Available September 19
Call the Midwife: Series 5
Gotham: Season 2
Available September 20
Colliding Dreams (2016)
New Girl: Season 5
Zootopia (2016)
Available September 22
Bones: Season 11
Easy: Season 1 ¬ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Wallander: Series 4
Available September 23
Audrie & Daisy (2016) ¬ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Iliza Shlesinger: Confirmed Kills ¬ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Last Man Standing: Season 5
Longmire: Season 5 ¬ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
VeggieTales in the House: Season 4 ¬ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Available September 24
Portlandia: Season 6
River (2016)
Available September 25
Family Guy: Season 14
Margaret Cho: PsyCHO (2015)
Available September 28
The Fosters: Season 4 (Part A)
The Imitation Game (2014)
Available September 30
Amanda Knox (2016) ¬ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Marvel's Luke Cage: Season 1 ¬ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Scream: Season 2
Leaving September 1
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
A Walk to Remember (2002)
Anywhere but Here (1999)
Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (2014)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)
The Color Purple (1985)
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
Days of Thunder (1990)
Defending Your Life (1991)
Double Jeopardy (1999)
Everybody Loves Raymond: Seasons 1¬9
Exporting Raymond (2010)
Flight of the Intruder (1991)
Girl Rising (2013)
Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
Hardball (2001)
The Haunting (1999)
Nick Cannon: Mr. Showbiz (2011)
Our Man in Tehran (2013)
Primal Fear (1996)
Roboshark (2015)
Roman Holiday (1953)
S.W.A.T. (2003)
Sins of My Father (2009)
Spanglish (2004)
Traffic (2000)
The Weather Man (2005)
The Wood (1999)
Zoolander (2001)
Leaving 9/4/16
Melissa & Joey: Seasons 1¬4
Shanghai Knights (2003)
Leaving 9/5/16
Gabe the Cupid Dog (2012)
Leaving 9/6/16
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
My Babysitter's a Vampire: The Movie (2010)
Leaving 9/9/16
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Leaving 9/11/16
Fringe: Seasons 1¬5
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
Leaving 9/15/16
Bob Saget: That's What I'm Talkin' About (2013)
Leaving 9/16/16
Gridiron Gang (2006)
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Leaving 9/17/16
Gimme the Loot (2012)
Simon Killer (2012)
Leaving 9/20/16
Something, Anything (2014)
Leaving 9/23/16
The Lost Medallion (2013)
Leaving 9/24/16
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Leaving 9/25/16
Alias: Seasons 1¬5
Jobs (2013)
Leaving 9/28/16
Open Water (2004)
Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)
Leaving 9/30/16
666 Park Avenue: Season 1
Another Gay Movie (2006)
The Aviators (2008)
League of Super Evil: Season 1
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Wolf (2013)
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Angie Maddison is a contributor for Streambly. You can follow Angie on Twitter.
