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What to Watch in September 2020: ‘Ratched,’ ‘Mulan,’ ‘Enola Holmes,’ ‘Fargo’ and More!
Summer has gone so fast, but the good thing is that there’s a lot to look forward in the realm of television as September arrives.
Even with COVID-19 putting a damper on productions of our favorite shows, streaming services have secured quite a roundup of offerings that will make you forget all about this little thing we call pandemic.
Ratched – Netflix (September 18)
Ryan Murphy is here to mess with our minds. Queen of horror Sarah Paulson stars as Nurse Ratched in the prequel to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. If the trailer is any indication, this is going to be a wild ride.
Archer – FXX (Season 11 premiere on September 16)
The animated sitcom comedy about a ysfunctional intelligence agency, led by Sterling Archer returns for its 11th season!
Away – Netflix (September 4)
Hilary Swank stars as Emma Green, a wife, mother, and astronaut, who embarks on the first mission to Mars as commander of an international crew as she leaves her family 20 million miles behind.
Sister, Sister – Netflix (September 1)
All 6 seasons of the 90s sitcom about Tia and Tamera, two twins separated at birth and randomly reunited while shopping at the same clothing store, joins the Netflix cue ready for nostalgic consumption.
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Filthy Rich – Fox (Series Premiere September 21)
When Eugene Monreaux, the patriarch of a wealthy Southern family famed for creating a Christian television network, allegedly dies in a plane crash, he leaves his wife, Margaret, to take charge of the family business and his three illegitimate children, who are written into his will. Will Margaret user her business savvy and Southern charm to control her newly legitimized heirs? Starring Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City) and Gerald McRaney (This Is Us).
The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards: Special – ABC (September 20)
The annual Emmy’s honor the best in prime time television. Nominees are chosen by the Academy. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show will be hosted virtually by Jimmy Kimmel!
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Utopia – Amazon Prime (September 25)
The dystopian eight-part comic book conspiracy series written and produced by Gillian Flynn is inspired by a British series of the same name and focuses on a group of comic fans who meet online and bond over the seemingly fictional comic called “Utopia.”
Bless the Harts – FOX (Season 2 premiere on September 27)
The animated sitcom focuses on the Harts, a Southern family struggling to make ends meet as they hope to one day achieve the American Dream.
Bob’s Burgers – FOX (Season 11 premiere on September 27)
The animated comedy about Bob and his quirky family returns for its 11th season!
Family Guy – FOX (Season 19 premiere on September 7)
Peter Griffin is back in action as the animated sitcom about him and his family returns for a 19th season.
Fargo – FX (Season 4 premiere on September 27)
Originally set to premiere in April, the series was delayed due to production postponements amid COVID-19. It will premiere with back-to-back episodes before airing the remaining nine episodes weekly. The season is set in 1950’s Kansas City, Missouri where two criminal syndicates — Italian and African American — have called an uneasy truce.
The Simpsons – Fox (Season 32 Premiere on September 27)
The Simpson family is back to their antics with the 32nd season!
Manhunt: Deadly Games – CBS (September 21)
The true crime anthology series chronicles one of the most complex manhunts in U.S. history after the deadly terrorist attack on the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Movies
Love, Guaranteed – Netflix (September 3)
The rom-com queen from “She’s All That” fame, Rachel Leigh Cook, takes her talents from Lifetime to Netflix starring alongside Damon Wayans Jr. “Sparks fly when a crusading but cash-strapped attorney takes on a charming client looking to sue a dating site that guarantees its users will find love,” the official synopsis reads.
Enola Holmes – Netflix (September 23)
You know Sherlock Holmes, but do you know his youngest sister Enola Holmes? If not, it’s time you get to know the brilliant sleuth in the British adventure-mystery film based on a novel. Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown stars as the titular character who rebels against her brothers in a quest to find her missing mother.
The Devil All the Time – Netflix (September 16)
Netflix is bringing the star power with its psychological thriller starring Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson. Holland plays Arvin Russell, a young man forced to fight sinister characters that threaten him and his loved ones in the timeframe spanning between World War II and the Vietnam War. Pattinson plays an unholy preacher, while Sebastian Stan joins as a crooked sheriff.
Mulan – Disney+ (September 4)
After the film’s release date was delayed several times due to the pandemic and movie theater closures, Disney opted to release the live-action remake to its streaming service, Disney+. The high profile film, a remake of the 1998 classic, is available as premiere access, so it will set you back the one-time rental fee of $29.99 on top of your monthly subscription!
I’m Thinking of Ending Things – Netflix (September 4)
The psychological horror film takes you and your mind on a wild trip. Hailing from Oscar-winning director Charlie Kaufman, the film focuses on a young woman who travels to meet her new boyfriend’s parents on a secluded farm and realizes things aren’t as they should be.
Money Heist
‘Berlin’ Is the ‘Money Heist’ Spinoff We Never Knew We Needed

Berlin is the Money Heist spinoff we never knew we needed… but we’re so glad it’s almost here.
Since Berlin (Pedro González Alonso) was hands-down the most captivating (and problematic) character in the Spanish heist drama, fans always wanted to get to know more of him, especially after he sacrificed himself in the season 1 finale for his team, largely due to his terminal illness, redeeming himself in the process.
Quickly rising the ranks as a fan-favorite, the writers kept Berlin’s spirit alive in the following seasons via flashbacks, noting that he always had a hand in the planning of the heists, even if he wasn’t around to see them through. And it became more and more clear that there was an unsatiable thirst from audiences to explore additional parts of the character’s origin story; thus, a prequel to Money Heist focusing solely on Berlin’s prior escapades only made sense.
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As seen in the later season of Money Heist, or La Casa de Papel, Berlin garnered even more intrigue when his son, Rafael (Patrick Criado) joined the heist. The former Electronics Engineer from MIT is Berlin’s prodigal son, whose only request was not to end up a thief like his father, also drew attention after entering a relationship with his father’s wife, Tatiana. It’s a lot to unpack, clearly, but it’s also proof that there was nothing boring or mediocre about Berlin’s life in the slightest, at any point.
So, again, it warrants a spinoff that digs even deeper into this complex, charismatic, and morally questionable character we’ve all come to love.
When he joined the Professor’s group in the series, he was already one of the most seasoned robbers of the bunch, having a plethora of experience mapping out and executing heists of ranging scales.
With Berlin: Money Heist, we’re not only going to get to see one of those previous heists in action, but we’re also going to get a sense of the man he was before attempting the biggest heist in history, which made him the beloved criminal we’ve come to know.
Capitalizing on the love already established for the series—one of Netflix’s most popular shows of all time—the prequel finds Berlin, in all his glory as Andrés de Fonollosa, the mastermind behind a heist targeting the biggest auction house in Paris to steal €44 million.
The series trails the planning of a new heist as he recruits his crew: “Michelle Jenner (Isabel) plays Keila, an eminence in electronic engineering; Tristán Ulloa (Fariña) goes into the skin of Damián, a philanthropic professor and Berlin’s confidant; Begoña Vargas (Welcome to Eden) plays Cameron, a kamikaze who always lives on the edge; Julio Peña Fernández (Through My Window) brings to life Roi, Berlin’s faithful squire; and Joel Sánchez plays Bruce, the relentless man of action in the gang.”
While it’s mostly an all-new cast, we’ll see a few familiar faces with Alicia Sierra (Najwa Nimri) and Raquel Murillo (Itziar Ituno) appearing at some point, though it’s unclear what their connection is to the storyline. Is it possible that their paths have always crossed and Berlin was always on their radar way prior to the action at the Royal Mint?
We may not be getting the version of Berlin from the original series, but don’t fret, as the teaser trailer evidenced, he’s still as ruthless, dapper, and flirtatious as ever, meaning that they really did this character–and prequel—justice. The fact that it hails from the original showrunner, Alex Pina, is also a sign that it won’t let the fandom down.
“It’s a trip through the golden age of the character, when he robbed around Europe crazy in love,” Pina previously told TUDUM, adding, “That’s the most surprising, the comedy. You’re going to make people laugh a lot.”
Berlin in his prime, in love, and flexing his comedic bone? As the beloved criminal says in the trailer, “it’s all the things worth living for.”
The full synopsis for the series reads:
“There are only two things that are sure to turn a bad day into a great one: love, and a payday worth millions. They’re what keep Berlin going through his golden years, a time when he still has no inkling of his illness and hasn’t gotten trapped like a rat in the Spanish Mint. This is where he starts preparing one of his most extraordinary heists: making jewels worth 44 million disappear like some sort of magic trick. To do it, he’ll enlist the help of one of the three gangs he’s ever stolen with.”
Watch the Berlin trailer below:
Berlin arrives a few days prior to New Year’s Eve on Dec. 29, 2023, which means you’ll have plenty of time to binge watch while counting down to 2024.
To prepare, you can stream Money Heist on Netflix and read our coverage here.
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Who Is Mel’s Father in ‘Virgin River’?

Virgin River Season 5 concluded with a tiny time jump four months into the future, bringing the timeline into the Christmas holiday season.
Disclaimer — this post includes spoilers from the episode — proceed with caution.
On Virgin River Season 5 Episode 10, as Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) and Jack (Martin Henderson) decorated their cabin in anticipation of Joey’s arrival with the kids for their first-ever Virgin River Christmas, Mel received quite a shocking piece of information.
Her sister informed her that she found a stack of love letters between Mel’s mother and a mystery man in Virgin River that she believed could be Mel’s real father.
And this obviously lends itself to the question—who is the secret admirer?
There aren’t that many elderly men in Virgin River aside from Doc (Tim Matheson), and it would be next-level if he had another secret child in addition to Ryan, Denny’s late father. Though wouldn’t it be funny if Mel thought she just escaped to this random small town only to learn that it wasn’t random at all and she’d been working with her dad this whole time?
Aside from Doc, there’s really only Nick (Keith MacKechnie), Bert (Trevor Lerner), and Charlie (Patrick Keating), that we are familiar with, anyway.
Naturally, there are probably plenty of residents that audiences have never met (and they have to keep us on our toes and think of new directions for the storyline), and it’s possible her dad isn’t even alive anymore.
It would be extremely fitting if it was Lilly’s late husband, Buck, making Mel sisters with Ava, and Tara. Considering her strong bond with that family, her sisterly relationship with Ava, her love baby Chloe, and how drawn she is to that farm, this would be such a sweet twist. Mel always had a soft spot for Lilly as well, so this would be a unique way to keep her memory alive.
Mel’s father will be the major storyline addressed in the two bonus holiday episodes dropping in November, as the trailer revealed Mel starting the search for her biological dad before informing Jack shortly after that they found him, with Preacher noting that he’s “still in Virgin River.”
The way he says it makes it seem like he’s still alive, which limits the possibilities even more. Who do you think it is?
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Either way, Mel actually has roots in this small town that’s always felt like home.
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‘Riverdale’ Season 7 Hits Netflix—Stream It Now

Riverdale’s seventh and final season is now available to stream on Netflix in the U.S.!
Merely a week after the long-running CW series aired its final episode ever, the streaming giant has added the series in its entirety.
All the episodes are available for fans all over the world to binge-watch on September 1, and going into a long weekend, that gives you plenty of time to catch up on all the shenanigans happening in the Town with Pep.
Many fans weren’t interested in the weekly release model as it wasn’t ideal having to wait for new episodes to drop every week, but having them available all at once on Netflix allows you to catch up with ease.
And if you’ve never seen Riverdale and are curious about all the nutty twists and turns that eventually get all of our characters to—spoiler—the 1950s, well, all seven seasons are on the streamer for your viewing pleasure.
You can rewatch those previous seasons and relive the series in all its glory (including anything you may have missed/forgotten about), or you can just tune in for the final season—it’s up to you!
As mentioned before, the final season hit the reset button of sorts as Archie (KJ Apa), Betty (Lili Reinhart), Jughead (Cole Sprouse), and Veronica (Camilla Mendes), along with many of their loved ones and friends, went back in time to 1955 and found themselves reliving their high school days all over again.
Of course, as you rewatch any and all episodes, you can read all our reviews of the series that we’ve covered since its inception in 2017!
Enjoy your Labor Day travels to Riverdale—just remember that before it was redubbed the “Town With Pep” it was known as “Murder Town of the World.” You’ve been warned.
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