Prime Video September 2026: 7 Movies and Series Worth Watching

September is shaping up to be a busy month for Prime Video, with a lineup that jumps across Filipino drama, Korean romance, action thrillers, young adult stories, and highly anticipated adaptations.

For viewers who like a little bit of everything, the month's arrivals offer plenty of choices. Sharon Cuneta and Barbie Forteza lead a family drama built around secrets and rivalry, Maria Sten gets her own action-driven spotlight in Neagley, and Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman bring Ali Hazelwood's popular romance The Love Hypothesis to the screen.

Then there are darker choices, including a mother forced into a terrifying race to save her kidnapped son and an international thriller involving a mysterious bodyguard.

Here are the series and movies worth watching on Prime Video this September 2026.

Series to Watch on Prime Video in September

Honor Thy Mother

September 11

Sharon Cuneta and Barbie Forteza headline Honor Thy Mother, a 14-episode family drama-suspense series built around one of the most complicated relationships imaginable: a mother and daughter who reunite after years apart, only to become fierce rivals.

Cuneta plays a formidable CEO whose carefully controlled world is disrupted by an unexpected crisis, while Forteza portrays a determined young woman who discovers a life-changing truth: she is the CEO's long-lost daughter.

As old wounds, ambition, and buried secrets rise to the surface, the two are forced to confront the consequences of their shared past.

The series is particularly notable for being the first Prime Video Original collaboration between GMA Network and ABS-CBN Studios, bringing together talents from two of the Philippines' biggest entertainment companies.

Why watch it: Family drama, power struggles, secrets, and a mother-daughter rivalry give this one plenty of emotional stakes.

A Love Other Than Yours

September 12

Not every love story is about finding someone. Sometimes, it's about figuring out whether the person you've loved for years is still the person you want to spend your future with.

A Love Other Than Yours follows Namgung Ho and Lee Mi-do, a couple who have already spent 10 years together. Their once-intense romance has settled into a comfortable familiarity, and Ho believes marriage is simply the next step.

Mi-do, however, finds herself emotionally drawn to another man while dealing with a difficult period in her career as a film director.

As their relationship begins to break down, the couple faces a painful question: do they fight for the relationship they built, or choose a different kind of love?

Why watch it: A more mature romance that explores what happens when comfort and love don't necessarily mean the same thing anymore.

Neagley

September 16

Fans of action-driven stories have another reason to tune into Prime Video this month with Neagley.

Maria Sten stars as Frances Neagley, a private investigator in Chicago and former member of the Army's 110th Special Investigations Unit alongside Jack Reacher.

When someone close to Neagley dies under suspicious circumstances, she refuses to accept the official explanation. Drawing on the skills and experience she gained during her military career, she begins a dangerous investigation that puts her directly in the path of a much larger threat.

The character has already established herself as one of the more compelling figures connected to the Reacher universe, making this solo series a major draw for fans of the franchise.

Why watch it: A capable lead, an investigation driven by personal stakes, and another chance to explore the world surrounding Reacher.

Movies to Watch on Prime Video in September

The Runner

September 2

September's movie lineup gets off to a tense start with The Runner, a psychological thriller starring Gal Gadot.

Gadot plays Maia Marten, a high-powered London lawyer who appears to have her life under control. That changes during what should be an ordinary morning run when she receives a devastating phone call: her son has been kidnapped.

The instructions are brutally simple. Keep running. Follow every command. Tell no one.

Stop, and her son dies.

What follows is a high-stakes race through London's streets as Maia is forced to make impossible decisions while desperately trying to get her child back.

Why watch it: The simple premise immediately creates a ticking clock, while the running concept gives the thriller a distinct physical urgency.

Drawn Together (Marfil)

September 9

Romance meets danger in Drawn Together (Marfil), based on Marfil, the first book in Mercedes Ron's bestselling Enfrentados duology.

The story follows Marfil Cortés, the daughter of a powerful Spanish businessman, whose seemingly perfect life is turned upside down after she is kidnapped and mysteriously released.

Her father responds by hiring Sebastián Moore, an enigmatic bodyguard tasked with protecting her.

Forced to stay together, Marfil and Sebastián initially clash because of their very different personalities. But as the threats surrounding them escalate, their relationship starts to develop into something neither expected.

And returning to Spain won't make things easier. With danger closing in, they must figure out who they can actually trust.

Why watch it: Protective bodyguard, forced proximity, attraction, family secrets, and a dangerous world where appearances can be deceiving.

You+Me - Against the World

September 18

For viewers looking for a younger, more emotionally charged romance, You+Me - Against the World puts filmmaking, family expectations, and forbidden feelings at the center of its story.

Alma Lancaster (Vittoria Di Savoia) is 18 and comes from a wealthy family that believes she's studying law. In reality, her dream is to become a filmmaker.

At university, she meets Vadim Arcadi (Lucas Barski), a magnetic and rebellious 20-year-old with a troubled past.

Their lives collide when they are forced to work together on a student film. What begins with clashes gradually develops into attraction and love, but their growing relationship is threatened by someone determined to expose secrets that could destroy them both.

Why watch it: Young love, creative ambition, family pressure, and the kind of relationship that becomes more complicated the closer the characters get.

The Love Hypothesis

September 23

One of September's most anticipated romance releases, The Love Hypothesis brings Ali Hazelwood's New York Times bestselling novel to the screen.

Lili Reinhart stars as Olive, a brilliant Ph.D. candidate focused on her academic future. When her best friend Ahn falls for Olive's former crush Jeremy, Olive impulsively kisses intimidating professor Adam Carlsen, played by Tom Bateman, to prove she's moved on.

The kiss leads to an unexpected solution: a fake relationship.

With rules, boundaries, and a mutually beneficial arrangement in place, everything seems manageable at first. But as Olive and Adam spend more time together, their carefully controlled relationship begins to blur the line between pretending and actually falling in love.

Why watch it: Fake dating, academic tension, romance, and two characters who may discover that their carefully constructed arrangement is much harder to control than expected.

Which September Prime Video Release Should You Watch First?

The appeal of Prime Video's September 2026 lineup is that there isn't one dominant genre. Instead, the month gives viewers several very different reasons to press play.

Want Filipino drama? Honor Thy Mother brings Sharon Cuneta and Barbie Forteza together in a complicated family story.

Looking for romance? A Love Other Than Yours, Drawn Together, and The Love Hypothesis each approach relationships from very different angles, while You+Me - Against the World adds a youthful coming-of-age element.

Prefer action and suspense? Neagley offers a new chapter in the Reacher universe, while The Runner turns a mother's desperate search for her kidnapped son into a relentless psychological thriller.

Whether you're watching for romance, mystery, family drama, or action, September looks like one of Prime Video's more varied months for entertainment, with something for different kinds of binge-watchers.

Prime Video September 2026 Release Calendar

Date	Title	Type
September 2	The Runner	Movie
September 9	Drawn Together (Marfil)	Movie
September 11	Honor Thy Mother	Series
September 12	A Love Other Than Yours	Series
September 16	Neagley	Series
September 18	You+Me - Against the World	Movie
September 23	The Love Hypothesis	Movie