September gave Netflix viewers a strong mix of thrillers, comedy, romance, family drama and inspiring true stories. From the mystery of Shaque: Trust No One to the neighbourhood warmth of Chumbak and the crime-filled world of The Gentlemen Season 2, these movies and shows offered plenty of variety.
15 Best Movies & Shows Released on Netflix in September
1. Shaque: Trust No One
A mother has spent nine years searching for the baby girl who vanished from a hospital shortly after birth. Her hopes rise when new photographs suggest that her daughter could still be alive, but following the clues also brings disturbing doubts about the people around her. The mystery becomes increasingly personal as trust begins to disappear.
2. G.D.N
R. Madhavan steps into the role of inventor G.D. Naidu in this biographical drama about protecting bold ideas in a changing India. As powerful authorities begin threatening his innovations, Naidu is forced to defend the work he believes could improve people’s lives. The story follows his determination to keep creating despite constant resistance.
3. Baby Do Die Do
Baby Karmakar lives with a dangerous secret: behind her quiet life in Mumbai, she works as a skilled contract killer for her mentor, P.M. Jain. Haunted by the death of her twin sister, she gets caught deeper in real-estate mafia conflicts while unexpectedly falling for her neighbour Siddhu. With DCP Anjum Khan closing in, Baby begins looking for a way out of the violent life controlling her.
4. Gandhari
Bani loses her eyesight while trying to save her daughter from a human-trafficking network during a train journey. Instead of giving up after the tragedy, she learns to survive without sight and prepares herself to enter the same criminal world that took her child. Her search becomes a fierce journey powered by a mother’s determination to bring her daughter home.
5. Chumbak
Five families living in a Mumbai row-house become so involved in one another’s lives that every celebration, disagreement and crisis quickly becomes a neighbourhood affair. Through ordinary moments, the residents share laughter, pain, food and emotional support. Their messy but affectionate bond gradually turns a group of neighbours into a family of their own.
6. The Gentlemen Season 2
Eddie Horniman and Susie Glass decide to take their criminal ambitions beyond the hidden cannabis empire they were managing in Britain. Their expansion into Europe brings them face to face with international criminals and powerful aristocratic families who are not willing to surrender control easily. Season 2 turns business growth into a far more dangerous fight for power.
7. Dhamaal 4
Guddu, Lallan, Adi and Manav are thrown into another ridiculous treasure hunt after learning about the hidden fortune of Shaitaan Singh. Their already messy mission gets worse when pirate Adhoora tears the treasure map apart, sending different groups chasing its scattered pieces. With families and rivals joining the race, the search eventually leads everyone towards a mysterious island.
8. Vishwanath & Sons
Sanjay Vishwanath has built a successful and carefully controlled life, but family responsibilities and an unexpected relationship begin changing the future he had planned. His connection with the much younger Maddy grows in surprising ways, though circumstances prevent their story from following an easy romantic path. When they cross paths again years later, both are forced to reconsider what they want from life.
9. Best of the Best
Childhood friends Maya and Anjali arrive at UCLA and join its competitive Bollywood-fusion dance team with dreams of reaching the national championship. They quickly learn that succeeding at this level involves much more pressure, rivalry and sacrifice than they expected. Hasan Minhaj plays the demanding coach pushing the team towards its biggest challenge.
10. Lust Stories 3
Four filmmakers tell separate stories about love, attraction, relationships and intimacy in contemporary India. Directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, Kiran Rao, Shakun Batra and Vishal Bhardwaj, the anthology looks at desire through very different characters and situations. Radhika Apte, Konkona Sen Sharma, Vijay Varma, Aditi Rao Hydari and Ali Fazal are among its ensemble cast.
11. Zakir Khan: Papa Yaar
Zakir Khan turns his attention towards his relationship with his father in one of his most personal stand-up stories. He looks back at seeing his father mainly as an authority figure during childhood before gradually understanding the lessons and values behind that relationship as an adult. His familiar storytelling style mixes humour with warmth and reflection.
12. Irumudi
Farmer Trinadh’s peaceful life with his school-going daughter Manikanta is shattered by a series of mysterious deaths involving girls from their village. Manikanta learns something important about the cases but dies before she can reveal the full truth, leaving her father determined to uncover what happened. His search for justice unfolds alongside his Ayyappa Deeksha, adding a spiritual layer to his grief and determination.
13. Modha Rathiri
Two strangers meet at an unusual wedding expecting nothing more than an ordinary celebration. Over the course of one night, unexpected surprises and repeated lies begin creating confusion around everyone involved. What starts as a chance meeting eventually spirals into chaos that changes their lives.
14. Unabomber
This crime drama moves between Ted Kaczynski’s younger years at Harvard and the later FBI investigation into the bomber who mailed explosives for years. His time as a teenager includes disturbing psychological experiments, while the later story follows the authorities trying to identify and stop him. Jacob Tremblay plays the younger Kaczynski, with Shailene Woodley appearing as the agent leading the investigation.
15. Outside
The Sidemen take a group of content creators away from normal comforts and place them in the wilderness for a reality competition. They are competing for a share of £1 million, but every comfort they choose to buy reduces the money available at the end. Survival challenges, temptation and strategy make even everyday choices part of the competition.
From emotional family stories and comedy to crime, action and mystery, these September Netflix releases offered something for almost every kind of viewer.