The 11 Best Things Coming to Hulu in September

Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow are back in ‘The Old Man,’ plus great movies, fascinating documentaries and the first Golden Bachelorette!

Tracey Minkin,

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Published February 02, 2024

/ Updated August 30, 2024

Joan Vassos holds a red rose in the series premiere episode of the ABC series The Golden Bachelorette

Joan Vassos stars in "The Golden Bachelorette."

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Get ready for some cozy fall streaming at Hulu. And it’s grownup friendly, from Jeff Bridges, 74, and John Lithgow, 78, in The Old Man to the arrival of The Golden Bachelorette. From classic movies to thrilling documentaries, fresh comedies like How to Die Alone to the return of favorite TV series like Dancing With the Stars and Grey’s Anatomy, Hulu is the place to be. Here are the 11 best things to watch.

Coming Sept. 1

Dead Poets Society (1989, PG)

Revisit the magic of Robin Williams as an unorthodox boarding school teacher with a penchant for poetry and free thinking in Peter Weir’s big-hearted coming-of-age film. Bonus: Enjoy spying the young stars-to-come among his students, including Robert Sean Leonard, 55, and Ethan Hawke, 53.

Mean Girls (2004, PG-13)

The juggernaut that is Mean Girls morphed from this teen comedy of the early aughts to a Broadway musical and back to a film version of the Broadway musical. That’s because the original plot by writer-star Tina Fey, 54, captured the social mores of high school with perfect pitch. So give the original a love watch this month as it tags 20 years in the zeitgeist, and marvel at the comedic bull’s-eyes from Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert and Amanda Seyfried as the titular clique. Because that’s so fetch.

Coming Sept. 13

How to Die Alone

Waiting with bated breath for Natasha Rothwell to return to The White Lotus as Belinda, the beleaguered spa employee from Season 1? While you wait, enjoy the actress in another beleaguered role, this one as Melissa, a JFK airport employee who’s never been in love, can’t manage even to dream and is afraid of flying. That is, until an accidental brush with death sets her on a new path. The talented Rothwell not only stars but also is the creator and executive producer of the Hulu Original series.

In Vogue: The ’90s

September is the month when Vogue, the titanic fashion magazine, publishes its fattest issue of the year (there’s even a terrific documentary about it). So it’s fitting that Hulu chose this month to launch its six-part docuseries about the decade when supermodels became celebrities and music moguls became style icons. Relive it all through the lens of Vogue editors Anna Wintour, 74, Edward Enninful, 52, Tonne Goodman and Hamish Bowles, 61, along with high-wattage celebrities including Sarah Jessica Parker, 59, Kim Kardashian, Victoria Beckham, 50, and Mary J. Blige, 53.

The Old Man, Season 2

Critics and viewers alike loved the first season of this spy-versus-spy outing for grownups starring Jeff Bridges as Dan Chase, an ex-CIA operative playing a deadly game of cat and mouse with fellow former operative-turned-FBI man Harold Harper (John Lithgow). The chemistry between the stars was fantastic, the writing crisp, the action thrilling — enough to snag AARP Movies for Grownups Awards for Bridges as best actor and the show as best TV series. This season finds the men teaming up to rescue Chase’s daughter from an Afghan tribal leader — the cliffhanger ending Season 1.

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Coming Sept. 15

The Favourite (2018, R)

Director Yorgos Lanthimos, 50, hit it big with this three-handed period black comedy starring Olivia Colman, 50, as an early-18th-century monarch heading a dissolute court, with Rachel Weisz, 54, and Emma Stone competing for her literal affections. With his characteristic fisheye lens, Lanthimos captured sapphic desire and political satire in a saturated confection that’s a much better film than later imitators like Saltburn. The Favourite was nominated for nine Academy Awards; Colman took home the statue for best actress.

Coming Sept. 17

Demi Lovato singing alongside with children in the Hulu documentary Child Star

Demi Lovato (third from left)

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Child Star

It takes one to know one: in this case former Disney kid Demi Lovato, who gets behind the camera as a first-time director to explore the lives (and struggles) of her fellow child stars, including Drew Barrymore, Kenan Thompson, Christina Ricci and Raven-Symoné in this Hulu Original documentary. “I hope viewers will gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and pressures faced by young people in the industry so we can achieve our goal of creating a safer and more supportive environment for future generations of young talents in entertainment, social media and beyond,” Lovato told The Hollywood Reporter.

American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez

Ryan Murphy has built an American Story empire on FX, from American Horror Story beginning in 2011 and American Crime Story in 2016. Now he’s throwing sports into the dramatic anthology mix with this 10-episode series about NFL star Aaron Hernandez (Josh Rivera, West Side Story), who rose to athletic fame, was found guilty of murder, and died by suicide in prison (after being acquitted of a separate double homicide) in 2017 at the age of just 27.

Coming Sept. 18

Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro standing together on the set of Dancing With the Stars

(Left to right) "Dancing With the Stars hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro

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Dancing With the Stars, Season 33

Catch the brand-new season of ABC’s juggernaut competition show as it unfolds on the big stage, featuring the world’s favorite Olympian, “Pommel Horse Guy” Stephen Nedoroscik, as the first confirmed contestant. We’re following rumors about another Olympian, rugby player Ilona Maher, joining the cast, along with retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce and Golden Bachelor alum Gerry Turner, 73. Stay tuned!

Coming Sept. 19

The Golden Bachelorette

Speaking of Golden Bachelors, this time it’s her turn, as the first-ever Golden Bachelorette. Joan Vassos, 61, who left The Golden Bachelor early for a family emergency, looks for love in the grownup demographic. Hit the ground running with all 24 contestants vying for those all-important roses when the series hits Hulu the day after it airs on ABC.

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Coming Sept. 27

Grey’s Anatomy, Season 21

Have you been keeping up with ABC’s long-lived medical drama? If so, you’ll know that Jo (Camilla Luddington) hasn’t yet told Link (Chris Carmack) that she’s pregnant, and Bailey (Chandra Wilson, 54) and Catherine (Debbie Allen, 74) are heading for a huge beef. Where’s the titular Meredith Gray (Ellen Pompeo, 54)? She’s resigned over an ethical issue regarding her Alzheimer’s research, but how long will that last? Fill in past seasons on Hulu and catch new episodes the day after they air on ABC.