Best new movies and TV series on Stan: September 2023

Each month, lots of new films and TV shows are added to Stan‘s library. Critic Claire White surveys the month’s selections and picks for titles most worth watching. For the full list of everything arriving on the platform, scroll down.

Top Picks: TV

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (September 11)

The latest addition to the Walking Dead Universe follows Daryl Dixon after he gets washed ashore to France. As he tries to piece together the mystery of how he ended up here, he creates new connections, including with a child he needs to lead to safety, which will make it harder for him to eventually leave and return home. Although this makes the umpteenth spin-off series from The Walking Dead, this one stars Clémence Poésy, which is reason enough as any to tune in.

Jane the Virgin: Seasons 1—5 (September 21)

When consummate romantic Jane Villanueva gets accidentally inseminated at the gynaecologist’s office, making her pregnant despite never having had sex (a modern-day immaculate conception!), it sets off a truly outrageous series of events. At once a deeply felt romantic comedy and an outlandish telenovela, Jane the Virgin’s story of love, family, and authenticity in the highly polished and manufactured world of Miami hotels and soaps, is the perfect binge to get swept up in.

**CAU*GHT (September 28)**

In this new Stan Original series, four Australian soldiers are sent to a war-torn country, only to be captured by freedom fighters. When their hostage video goes viral, they become a little addicted to the fame. With a slew of national and international stars, the trailers are giving Tropic Thunder, the asterisks are giving M*A*S*H… it’s hard to tell if the show is offensive or just “irreverent.” Time will tell!

Top Picks: Movies + Specials

The Farewell (September 6)

Lulu Wang’s The Farewell is a touching and beautiful film about a Chinese family who decide to keep their grandmother (Nai Nai’s) terminal illness a secret from her, and organise a wedding so the family can gather all together one last time without her knowing the real reason why. Starring Awkwafina as Billie, the film explores the connections between grief and family, but also the difficulties in reconciling Eastern and Western life, especially for Chinese-American Billie. Tender, funny and heartbreaking, this is definitely not one to miss.

Revealed – Danielle Laidley: Two Tribes (September 19)

A recent report on anti-trans hate shared by the Trans Justice Project reported that 1 in 2 trans people have experience hate, and 1 in 10 trans people have experienced violence in the last year. In this new documentary, former AFL player and coach Danielle Laidley invites us into her life as she opens up about gender dysphoria, her personal journey of acceptance and finding her place within the LGBTQIA+ community, rebuilding relationships with her family, approaching the AFL as a trans woman, and speaking up about living as her true self.

Widows (September 21)

This Steve McQueen neo-noir heist thriller is a hoot and a half. Featuring a stunningly stacked cast including Viola Davis, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Rodriguez and Australia’s Elizabeth Debicki as four widows of criminals who come together to execute the heist their husbands were planning. Shout out to a particularly memorable scene with Daniel Kaluuya who brings such an intense, unsettling atmosphere to a basketball court, the tension had me holding my breath in the cinema!

All titles arriving on Stan in September

September 1

Power Book IV: Force: Season 2 Premiere
Emily
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Wiggly Fruit Salad: Season 1
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Southside With You
Gemini Man

September 2

Brightburn
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

September 3

Legend
Truth About Cosmetic Treatments: Season 1
Cujo

September 4

I Hate You: Season 1
My Salinger Year
Eden

September 5

Drag Race Germany: Season 1 Premiere
High Crimes
Breaking Up in Rome
The Midwife

September 6

Sex Actually with Alice Levine: Season 1
The Farewell
Toon Bops: Season 2 & 3

September 7

Manhunt (2019): Season 1
Max & Ruby: Season 8

September 8

Crank
Rocketman
Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive S1
Beyblade Burst: Quad Strike S1

September 9

Joe Dirt
R.M.N.
Woodpeckers

September 10

Marley & Me
Superman: Man Of Tomorrow

September 11

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: Season 1 Premiere
Ride with Norman Reedus: Season 6 Premiere
One Ranger
The Butterfly Effect 3
Brother and Sister

September 12

Guess Who
Tori and Lokita
Darker Than Midnight

September 13

Get the Gringo
Gabriel and the Mountain

September 14

Shooter: Seasons 1-4
Dorg Van Dango: Season 1
Nostalgia

September 15

The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 5
Paddington
Paddington 2
A Quiet Place

September 16

Eat, Pray, Love
Wonder Park
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite!
Handle With Care

September 17

Alvin And The Chipmunks
Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Extinction: The Facts
Rosie The Giant

September 18

Joanna Lumley’s Britain: Season 1

September 19

Revealed – Danielle Laidley: Two Tribes
St. Vincent
Stories of Love (That Cannot Belong to This World)
Folies Bergere

September 20

Fever Pitch: The Battle for the Premier League: Season 2
Van der Valk: Season 2
Warm Bodies
Bajillionaires: Season 1

September 21

Jane the Virgin: Seasons 1-5
Widows
Bakugan: Battle Planet: Season 1

September 22

Jamie Johnson: Season 3
Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League Vs. Bizarro League
Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash
Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Gotham City Breakout

September 23

Ipcress File: Season 1
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
Pet Sematary (1989)
Pet Sematary (2019)
Cobweb
September 24
Made of Honor
The Great Spirit
The Most Magnificent Thing