NOW critics unpack the September 2020 Crave schedule and take out the most interesting titles debuting on the streaming platform this month.
What we can’t wait to watch
We Are Who We Are
What’s it like being an Gen Z American teen in Europe? Initially selected to screen in the Directors’ Fortnight program at Cannes, Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino’s eight-part miniseries is a coming-of-age drama follows two teens (Jordan Kristine Seamon and Jack Dylan Grazer) who live on a U.S. military base in Italy. The director is known for picturesque locations and cult casting and, judging from the trailer, he’s set to deliver on both scores: Chloë Sevigny and Alice Braga play a lesbian army couple and rapper/singer/songwriter Kid Cudi plays an army dad. September 14
Raised By Wolves
In this new HBO Max series, a catastrophic war has reduced Earth to a husk. Two androids (Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim) are charged with rearing human children on another world, far from the conflict. But things aren’t exactly peaceful here, either. Creator Aaron Guzikowski wrote Denis Villeneuve’s super-intense Prisoners and that recent remake of Papillon, so we’re curious to see how his grimy, ground-level vision translates to the sci-fi genre. And Ridley Scott – who knows a little something about artificial life forms – directed the first two episodes, so it’ll be eerie, beautiful and expensive. September 3
The Third Day
HBO’s limited series – the first two episodes of which will have a midnight drive-in premiere at TIFF in advance of its small-screen bow – is an experimental drama from Felix Barrett (whose theatre company Punchdrunk created the immersive experience Sleep No More) and Dennis Kelly (Utopia) about a small British island that offers redemption to broken people – if the inhabitants find them worthy. Jude Law and Naomie Harris are the latest arrivals; Emily Watson, Katherine Waterston and Paddy Considine co-star as islanders with their own very specific agenda. Just keep your eyes peeled for any large wicker men. September 14
Unpregnant
In this film from Valley Girl remake director Rachel Lee Goldenberg, Haley Lu Richardson (who was so great in Support The Girls and Columbus) plays a pregnant teen who heads out on a road trip with her ex-bestie (Euphoria’s Barbie Ferreira) to get an abortion. It sounds like the comedy version of Never Rarely Sometimes Always – one of the year’s most acclaimed dramas – but it’s actually based on a YA novel of the same name. Road trip comedies are a dime a dozen, but we’ll be anticipating the chemistry between Unpregnant’s rising leads. September 10
Coastal Elites
The pandemic is of course changing how we make art. This Paul Rudnick-scripted HBO film is one of the first physically-distanced films to appear. Bette Midler, Sarah Paulson, Kaitlyn Dever, Issa Rae and Canada’s own Dan Levy play characters who are breaking down as they try to deal with politics, culture and a deadly health crisis. Ya know, like all of us. Jay Roach (Bombshell) directs what is sure to be essential viewing – election year or not. September 12
The Comey Rule
Showtime’s adaptation of James Comey’s book A Higher Loyalty stars Jeff Daniels as the former FBI director and Brendan Gleeson as Donald J. Trump, the president who demanded his loyalty – and fired him when he refused to provide it. Will their standoff be depicted as the battle for America’s soul (as Comey saw it), or just the latest television project where actors bury themselves in latex and bad wigs to caricature public figures? Writer/director Billy Ray turned questions of ethics and national security into riveting drama in Shattered Glass and Breach, so we’re hoping for good things here. September 27
Solid bets
A Hidden Life
Having followed his masterful The Tree Of Life with nearly a decade of self-indulgent experiments, Terrence Malick found something more to say with this majestic consideration of faith and compassion. It’s set during WWII but very much tied to the here and now, telling the true story of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian farmer who refused to fight in Hitler’s army and suffered terribly for his stance, Malick explores what it is to be a principled man in a world that cannot abide them. It’s a powerful allegory for the present moment, and a shattering spiritual experience thanks to both Malick’s compassionate eye and August Diehl’s remarkable, measured performance. It’s three hours long. You won’t feel it. September 18
Sailor Moon (seasons 1-5)
The world is a dumpster fire, so no wonder demand for animé – where good triumphs and evil is vanquished – is so high. The internet basically broke when Avatar: The Last Airbender hit another streaming platform earlier this summer. And now comes the return of the campy series about an empowered schoolgirl, her impossibly leggy friends, various conniving monsters and the always-out-of-reach romantic interest Tuxedo Mask. September 18
Full list of new titles available on Crave in September 2020 by date. The + symbol indicates a TV show or movie that is only available on Crave+ . The * symbol indicates a TV show or movie that is only available with the Starz add-on.
TV SHOWS
September 1
Axios (season 1, episode 12)+
The Big Bang Theory (season 9)
September 3
Canada’s Drag Race (season 1, Episode 10)
Raised By Wolves (season 1, episodes 1-3)+
Star Trek: Lower Decks (season 1, episode 5)
September 4
F*ck, That’s Delicious (season 4)
Fox Badger Family
Room 104 (season 4, episode 7)+
Lovecraft Country (season 1, episode 4)+
Paw Patrol: Pup Tales (season 2)
The Vow (season 1, episode 3)+
Wynonna Earp (season 4)
September 5
Love Island (season 2, episodes 5-9)
September 6
The Circus (season 5, episode 12)
Love Fraud (season 1, episode 2)
Power Book II: Ghost (season 1, episode 1)*
P-Valley (season 1, episode 8)*
We Hunt Together (season 1, episode 5)
September 7
Mary’s Kitchen Crush (season 1c)
September 10
Raised By Wolves (season 1, episodes 4-5)+
Star Trek: Lower Decks (season 1, episode 6)
September 11
Arrow (season 8)
Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (season 7)
Room 104 (season 4, episode 8)+
Real Time With Bill Maher (season 18, episode 26)+
September 12
Coastal Elites+
Love Island (season 2, episodes 10-14)
September 13
The Circus (season 5, episode 13)
Desus & Mero (season 2, episode 46)
Lovecraft Country (season 1, episode 5)+
Love Fraud (season 1, episode 3)
Our Cartoon President (season 3, episode 10)
Power Book II: Ghost (season 1, episode 2)*
The Vow (season 1, episode 4)+
We Hunt Together (season 1, episode 6)
September 14
The Third Day (season 1, episode 1)+
We Are Who We Are (season 1, episode 1)+
September 15
Axios (season 1, episode 13)+
September 17
Desus & Mero (season 2, episode 47)
Raised By Wolves (season 1, episodes 6-7)+
Star Trek: Lower Decks (season 1, episode 7)
September 18
DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow (season 5)
Room 104 (season 4, episode 9)+
Real Time With Bill Maher (season 18, episode 27)+
Sailor Moon (seasons 1-5)
September 19
Love Island (season 2, episodes 10-14)
September 20
The Circus (season 5, episode 14)
Desus & Mero (season 2, episode 48)
Lovecraft Country (season 1, episode 6)+
Love Fraud (season 1, episode 4)
Our Cartoon President (season 3, episode 11)
Power Book II: Ghost (season 1, episode 3)*
The Vow (season 1, episode 5)+
September 21
The Third Day (season 1, episode 2)+
We Are Who We Are (season 1, episode 2)+
September 23
Agents Of Chaos (season 1, episodes 1-2)+
Desus & Mero (season 2, episode 49)
September 24
Raised By Wolves (season 1, episodes 8-9)+
Star Trek: Lower Decks (season 1, episode 8)
September 25
Catfish (seasons 1-3)
The Challenge (seasons 32-34)
The Challenge Champs Vs Stars
Double Shot At Love With Dj Pauly D & Vinny (seasons 1-2)
Jim Jefferies (season 2, episodes 21-30)
Revenge Prank With Dj Pauly D & Vinny (September 25)
Room 104 (season 4, episode 10)+
Real Time With Bill Maher (season 18, episode 28)+
Snooki & J Woww (seasons 3-4)
Teen Mom OG (seasons 1-3)
September 26
Love Island (season 2, episodes 20-24)
September 27
The Circus (season 5, episode 14)
The Comey Rule (season 1, episodes 1-2)
Desus & Mero (season 2, episode 50)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (season 7, episode 24)+
Lovecraft Country (season 1, episode 7)+
Our Cartoon President (season 3, episode 12)
Power Book II: Ghost (season 1, episode 4)*
The Vow (season 1, episode 6)+
September 28
The Comey Rule (season 1, episodes 3-4)
The Third Day (season 1, episode 3)+
We Are Who We Are (season 1, episode 3)+
September 29
Axios (season 1, episode 14)+
MOVIES
September 4
Bridget Jones Diary*
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes*
The Heat*
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes*
Silver Linings Playbook*
Standing Up, Falling Down+
The Watchman*
The Way Back+
September 10
Tammy’s Always Dying+
Unpregnant+
White Lie+
September 11
Blood Quantum+
The Butler*
Diary Of A Mad Black Woman*
Good Will Hunting*
Madea Goes To Jail*
Madea’s Big Happy Family*
Operation Enduring Freedom*
Snow White And The Huntsman*
September 12
Just Mercy+
Madea’s Family Reunion*
September 14
Divide & Conquer+
September 15
The Rest Of Us+
September 16
Castle In The Ground+
September 17
And The Birds Rained Down+
September 18
Arab Blues+
Battleship*
A Hidden Life+
I Can Do Bad All By Myself*
Military Wives+
Perks Of Being A Wallflower*
Spies In Disguise+
There’s Something About Mary*
Veronica Mars (movie)*
September 25
300: Rise Of An Empire*
The Day After Tomorrow*
Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
The Invisible Man+
Robert The Bruce+
Twister*
LAST CHANCE
Movies and TV shows leaving Crave in September 2020.
September 1
Crossfire
September 4
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (2018)
September 5
60 Minutes Sports (season 4, episode 9)
Everybody Knows
September 6
The Bold And The Beautiful: Classic Episodes (season 1, episode 26-30)
September 7
The Hate U Give
A Star Is Born
September 13
The Bold And The Beautiful: Classic Episodes (season 1, episode 31-35)
How It’s Made (season 26)
September 19
Ladybug
September 20
The Bold And The Beautiful: Classic Episodes (season 1, episode 36-40)
Little Italy
September 21
Masterchef (season 10)
The Old Man And The Gun
September 24
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
September 27
The Bold And The Beautiful: Classic Episodes (season 1, episode 41-45)
Wrath Of The Titans
September 29
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Prince: Sign O’ The Times
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows
September 30
3:10 To Yuma
After Earth
Akeelah And The Bee
American Psycho
Apocalypse Now Redux
At First Light
At Middleton
Bad Lieutenant
Battle Royale
Beyond The Sea
The Big Kahuna
The Blair Witch Project
Bohemian Rhapsody
Buffalo ’66
The Call
Cecil B. Demented
Chuck & Buck
City Island
Confidence
Connie And Carla
Cop Car
The Cooler
Cosmopolis
The Counselor
Crank 2: High Voltage
Crank
Crash
The Culture High
Death At A Funeral
Death Race (2008)
Different Loyalty
Dirty Dancing
District 9
Dogville
The Dresser
Elliot The Littlest Reindeer
Elysium
Erin Brockovich
Eulogy
Eve’s Bayou
Fierce People
The Final Cut
First Man
Frailty
Friends With Benefits
From Paris With Love
The Game
Ghost Rider
Girl With The Pearl Earring
Happy Endings
Henchmen
High Tension
House Of D
Johnny English Strikes Again
Julie & Julia
Kill The Irishman
Killing Hasselhoff
Kingdom (seasons 1-3)
Lantana
Leap Year
The Legend Of Barney Thomson
Let Me In
Lovely & Amazing
The Lucky Ones
Mary Shelley
The Midnight Meat Train
Monster’s Ball
Nemesis Game
The Ninth Gate
Peppa Pig (season 1)
Permanent Midnight
Punisher: War Zone
Rambo
The Red Violin
The Rite
Robin Hood
Rock The Kasbah
Saw
Saw 2
Saw 3
Saw 3D
Saw 4
Saw 5
Saw 6
Scotty And The Secret History Of Hollywood
Shattered Glass
Sleeping With The Enemy
The Smurfs
The Smurfs 2
Stage Beauty
Stir Of Echoes
Suicide Kings
Swimming With Sharks
This Is The End
Trade
Traitor
Transporter 3
Trees Lounge
Waiting
War
The Way Of The Gun
Werewolf
Widows
Win Win
The Winning Season
Wonderland
