Every month, all the major streaming services add a host of newly acquired (or just plain new) shows, movies, and documentaries into their ever-rotating libraries. So what’s a dedicated reader to watch? Well, whatever you want, of course, but the name of this website is Literary Hub, so we sort of have an angle. To that end, here’s a selection of the best (and most enjoyably bad) literary film and TV coming to streaming services this month. Have fun.

NEW:

Last Seen
Apple TV, September 9

Literary bona fides: based on Ryan David Jahn’s The Dispatcher (2011)

Patrick Brammall stars in this Australian thriller, in which a police dispatcher receives a call from a young woman who sounds like his daughter—who has been missing for 11 years—and must (of course) find out the truth.

Slow Horses (Season 6)
Apple TV, September 16

Literary bona fides: based on Mick Herron’s Joe Country and Slough House

If you aren’t already watching Slow Horses, you should be.

The Love Hypothesis
Prime Video, September 23

Literary bona fides: based on Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis (2021)

Tom Bateman and Lili Reinhart star in this adaptation of Hazelwood’s bestselling romance novel (which originated as Star Wars fan fiction, for whatever it’s worth). To be fair, it looks pretty cute.

Wonka’s The Golden Ticket
Netflix, September 23

Literary bona fides: based, sort of, on Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964)

Apparently, in 2026, Netflix is so desperate to wring every last drop of blood from its Roald Dahl IP cache that it is turning his most beloved novel into—you didn’t even guess it—a reality show hosted by the AI-generated voice of Gene Wilder. Well folks, we really are cooked. (Don’t actually watch this.)

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THROWBACK:

Psycho (1960)
Peacock, September 1

Literary bona fides: based on Psycho by Robert Bloch (1959)

We all know it’s chocolate syrup. But it doesn’t help.

Jaws (1975)
Netflix, September 1

Literary bona fides: based on Jaws by Peter Benchley (1974)

It may be the best summer movie ever made, but you’ll still appreciate it in September.

Carrie (1976)
Prime Video, September 1

Literary bona fides: based on Carrie by Stephen King (1974)

May as well keep the classic thrills coming—it’ll be October before you know it.

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Prime Video, September 1

Literary bona fides: based on The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (1988)

A #1 seed for a reason.

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Peacock, September 1

Literary bona fides: based on The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (1592)

I maintain that 10 Things is the best of its micro-genre.

Cruel Intentions (1999)
Netflix, September 1

Literary bona fides: Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

But Cruel Intentions is also iconic.

The Green Knight (2021)
Hulu, September 8

Literary bona fides: based on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by the Gawain Poet (14th century)

A recent favorite that changes the original text quite a lot, but also does it justice.

Poor Things (2023)
Hulu, September 7

Literary bona fides: based on Poor Things by Alasdair Gray (1992)

Not just a costume-lover’s dream, but also Lanthimos’s best film (according to our critic, anyway).