Streaming Guide
What's New on Peacock and Hulu in September 2026
By Jordan A. · · 4 min read
Netflix and Apple grab most of the September headlines, but Hulu and Peacock quietly have one of their strongest months of the year. Between them you get a major comedy return, a fresh Ryan Murphy season, an Office spinoff, a new reality juggernaut, and a movie vault worth raiding. Here is what is landing on both platforms and when, so you can plan around it.
Hulu: Chad Powers, Season 2
The headliner on Hulu arrives September 3, when Chad Powers drops its entire second season at once. Glen Powell returns as Russ Holliday, the disgraced quarterback hiding under prosthetics and a fake name to stay on a college football team, and this year his cover is starting to crack while the team chases a playoff berth. The switch to an all-at-once release makes it a perfect weekend binge, and it kicks off Hulu's month with its biggest swing. It already ranks among our picks for the best Hulu shows of 2026.
Hulu: American Horror Story returns
Ryan Murphy's flagship horror anthology is back, with American Horror Story Season 13 premiering September 24. Longtime pillars Jessica Lange and Sarah Paulson return alongside an expanded cast, which is exactly the kind of reunion that gets the fanbase talking. After more than a decade, the show remains one of the most reliable Halloween-season watches going, and a late-September launch drops it right on cue for spooky season. If horror is your fall mood, circle this date.
Hulu: the comedy staples keep rolling
Hulu's comedy bench stays deep this month. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia returns for its eighteenth season, extending its run as one of the longest-lived live-action sitcoms on television, and Futurama keeps its fourteenth season going with a finale on September 28. Add in the new FX drama The Drop: A Snowfall Saga on September 8, and there is a steady stream of fresh episodes all month. For more where that came from, our best comedy shows guide is full of picks that pair well with these.
Peacock: The Paper, Season 2
Peacock's biggest arrival is The Paper, the Office spinoff that returns for its second season on September 9. Domhnall Gleeson leads it as the editor-in-chief of a struggling Ohio newspaper, with a documentary crew capturing the daily disasters, and Oscar Nunez back in his original Office role. Like season one, the whole season drops at once, making it an easy binge for anyone still mourning Dunder Mifflin. It is the closest thing to new Office on TV, and it is the reason to open Peacock this month.
Peacock: The Traitors gets a new twist
Reality fans get a big one on September 18, when The Traitors: New Blood premieres. This edition puts 22 everyday Americans in the castle to backstab their way toward a prize pool of up to 250,000 dollars, dropping the celebrity gimmick for a cast of regular people. The Traitors has become one of the most talked-about reality formats around, built on paranoia, betrayal, and brilliant editing, and a fresh cast of unknowns could make the mind games even sharper.
Peacock: a stacked movie vault
On September 1, Peacock loads up with roughly a hundred movies, and the lineup is a genuine treasure chest. Jordan Peele's Get Out arrives, along with The Breakfast Club, the original Halloween, the Twilight saga, and several Purge films. That is a horror-and-nostalgia buffet perfect for the season, and Get Out in particular rewards a rewatch. If it leaves you wanting more in that vein, our list of movies like Get Out points to the smartest social thrillers to watch next.
How to make the most of both
If you only have time for the essentials, start with Chad Powers on Hulu and The Paper on Peacock, the two comedies that anchor the month. Save American Horror Story and the Peacock movie vault for when spooky season kicks in later in September, and set a reminder for The Traitors if you like a reality show you can actually theorize about. Between the two platforms, there is enough here to carry you through the whole month without touching Netflix. For the wider view of everything premiering this season, our fall 2026 TV preview maps out the full slate.
September is proof that Hulu and Peacock are more than the places you forget you subscribe to. This month, they are where a lot of the best stuff lives.
Getting your money's worth
Here is the practical case for paying attention to a month like this. Most people carry more streaming subscriptions than they actively use, and services like Hulu and Peacock are usually the ones sitting idle while Netflix gets all the traffic. A stacked September is exactly when that math flips. Between Chad Powers, American Horror Story, The Paper, and a movie vault stuffed with classics, there is more genuinely worth watching on these two platforms this month than most people will get through. That makes it a good time to actually use what you are paying for, or to rotate smartly. If you have been meaning to cancel one of them, September is the month to squeeze the value out first. And if you dropped one earlier in the year, the lineup here is a fair reason to reconsider, at least for a month.
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Topics covered: peacock september 2026, hulu new shows, the paper, chad powers, streaming guide
About the author
Jordan A., Founder, BingeNext
Jordan A. is the founder of BingeNext and writes every guide on this site. He built the recommendation engine after one too many nights lost to the streaming menu, and he still tests every pick the hard way: by watching it.