Netflix programming highlights week commencing 31 August 2026 – Netflix has confirmed its programming highlights for the week commencing 31 August, led by The Gentlemen: Season 2, UNTOLD Raygun: Breaking Badly, Lovesick, Earle Meets World and a slate of weekly WWE programming.
It is a varied first week of September for Netflix Australia, mixing returning scripted drama, documentary, comedy specials, classic catalogue films and live sports-entertainment. The week also continues Netflix’s push to make weekly event viewing part of the streaming habit through RAW, NXT and SmackDown.
Tuesday September 1
Hot Ones: Extra Heat: Season 1: Batch 4 stars Sean Evans and continues the interview format built around celebrity guests answering spicy questions while eating increasingly spicy wings.
Jared Freid: The Family Plan sees comedian Jared Freid keeping his issues in the family, from holidays with his parents to a Karen video that hits close to home.
UNTOLD Raygun: Breaking Badly follows Australian academic and breakdancer Raygun as she recounts her offbeat path to the Olympic stage and the global attention that followed.
Wednesday September 2
Lovesick stars Renata Vaca, Juan Pablo Fuentes, Iván Amozurrutia, Cassandra Ciangherotti, Diana Bovio, Miguel Rodarte, Juan Pablo Medina, Humberto Zurita, Sofía Carrera and Alejandro Puente. Set during the Mexican Revolution, the series follows Emilia Sauri as she defies convention while pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor.
Turning Point: Generation 9/11 uses firsthand accounts of the attacks and their aftermath to examine how 9/11 shaped a generation, 25 years later.
Thursday September 3
The Gentlemen: Season 2 stars Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson, Vinnie Jones, Ray Winstone and Giancarlo Esposito. Eddie has big plans to expand his thriving empire, while Susie starts looking for a new way to diversify the business.
Fito Páez: The World Within A Song follows Fito Páez across recording, rehearsals, tours and performances, while also looking back at the relationships, losses and triumphs that shaped his life and career.
Friday September 4
Earle Meets World follows Alix Earle as she takes her candid chaos from social media to television while balancing a growing business empire and life in the spotlight.
Fargo arrives Friday September 4, with Frances McDormand, William H. Macy and Steve Buscemi starring in the Coen brothers’ crime classic.
Saturday September 5
The Sixth Sense joins the catalogue on Saturday September 5, starring Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette and Olivia Williams.
Weekly WWE
WWE: RAW streams live Tuesdays at 11.00am AEST, WWE: NXT streams live Wednesdays at 11.00am AEST, and WWE: SmackDown streams live Saturdays at 11.00am AEST.
Streaming details: These titles are available on Netflix Australia.
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