7 new movies and TV shows on Netflix, Max, Prime Video and more this weekend (September 1)

One Piece and The Wheel of Time lead this week’s picks

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Summer is officially over, but streaming services wait for no one. In fact, to help alleviate your autumn blues, the likes of Netflix,MaxandPrime Videohave seen fit to offer up plenty of new movies and TV shows to enjoy this weekend.

Headlining the new arrivals isOne Pieceon Netflix, which marks the latest in a long line of small screen adaptations based on Eiichiro Oda’s wildly popular manga series. Prime Video subscribers have a new fantasy adventure to enjoy this September, too, in the form ofThe Wheel of Timeseason 2.

Below, we detail these and five more new movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix,Max, Prime Video and more this weekend.

One Piece (Netflix)

Attention, anime fans:One Piece– which is often referred to as a member of ‘the Big Three’ animes – is now streaming on Netflix in live-action form.

This English-language adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s seminal manga series follows a group of young pirates – led by Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) – as they embark on a quest for the ultimate treasure in a fantastical world of endless oceans and exotic islands.

Critics have describedOne Pieceas “the fun, quirky adaptation that [series] fans and newbies alike deserve,” which suggests that it could soon earn a place on our list of thebest Netflix shows. Still not convinced? Allow us to break downwhy Netflix’sOne Pieceis the show you have to try this week.

Now available to stream on Netflix.

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The Wheel of Time season 2 (Prime Video)

One of thebest Prime Video shows,The Wheel of Time, returns for its highly anticipated second season this weekend.

New episodes of the acclaimed fantasy drama pull from the second and third novels in Robert Jordan’sThe Wheel of Timeseries – that’sThe Great HuntandThe Dragon Reborn– with humble farm boy Rand al’Thor (Josha Stradowski) now fully aware of his destiny as a world-saving messiah. But although Rand thought he destroyed the Dark One at the end of season 1, new threats emerge to endanger Jordan’s fantastical world.

In ourThe Wheel of Timeseason 2 review, we said the new season feels “more self-assured than its forebear” but remains ultimately “troubled by egregious plot pacing and other stumbling blocks.” That said, returning series fans will likely find plenty of magical mayhem to enjoy.

Now available to stream on Prime Video.

Power Book IV: Force season 2 (Starz, Prime Video)

If you’re a little confused about just how many seasons ofPowerthere have been since the series’ 2014 debut, you’re not alone – but we can at least tell you thatPower Book IV: Forceseason 2 is now streaming on Starz in the US and Prime Video in the UK.

This follow-up season to the spin-off of Courtney A. Kem’s popular crime drama (do we have that right?) keeps the focus on Tommy Egan, whose mission to avenge the death of Liliana puts him in yet more hot water with Chicago’s drug lords and the FBI.

The first episode ofPower Book IV: Forceseason 2 is available to stream now, with the remaining nine installments due to arrive weekly every Friday through October 20, 2023.

Now available to stream on Starz in the US and Prime Video in the UK.

Disenchantment season 5 (Netflix)

Netflix’s popular animated fantasy series,Disenchantment, bows out with its fifth and final season this weekend.

New episodes of the Matt Groening-created sitcom will continue (and, presumably, tie up) the stories of Bean, Elfo, Luci and the rest of the Dreamland gang, with the stakes “as high as ever,” according to Netflix’s official synopsis.

Now available to stream on Netflix.

Archer season 14 (Hulu)

Another adult animated series that’s bowing out with a bang this weekend isArcher, whose fourteenth (fourteenth!) season is now streaming on Hulu.

This final outing for the beloved FX comedy show finds Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin) and his equally dysfunctional International Secret Intelligence Service colleagues on a mission to make money while also saving the world (because why can’t spies do both?).

Critics have describedArcherseason 14 as “the best the show has been in years,” so existing series fans should make a point of catching this one streaming on Hulu this weekend (UK viewers will likely have to wait until 2024 for the same pleasure).

Now available to stream on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus in the UK.

The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies (BBC iPlayer)

A rare UK-exclusive pick, here:The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Liesis now streaming on BBC iPlayer.

Produced in partnership with the BBC by the company behindThis is Going to HurtandChernobyl, this “dark, funny, and unpredictable thriller” tells the story of two very different women and the conman they have in common. Rebekah Staton, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Derek Jacobi andSex Education’s Alistair Petrie all star.

Now available to stream on BBC iPlayer in the UK.

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (Max)

Beloved animated seriesAdventure Timegets the spin-off treatment this weekend withAdventure Time: Fionna and Cake, which is now streaming on Max.

This 10-episode series follows the alternate-universe versions of Finn the Human and Jake the Dog – otherwise known as Fionna the Human and Cake the Cat – as they travel through the multiverse. Tom Kenny, Madeleine Martin, Roz Ryan, Donald Glover and Andrew Rannells count among the series’ stackd voice cast.

The first two episodes ofAdventure Time: Fionna and Cakeare now available to stream on Max, with the remaining eight installments set to arrive weekly every Thursday through October 26, 2023. No UK release information has been shared for the series just yet.

Now available to stream on Max.

Didn’t see anything you like? Take a look at our guides tonew Netflix movies,new Disney Plus movies,new Prime Video moviesandnew HBO Max movies.

Axel is TechRadar’s UK-based Phones Editor, reporting on everything from the latest Apple developments to newest AI breakthroughs as part of the site’s Mobile Computing vertical. Having previously written for publications including Esquire and FourFourTwo, Axel is well-versed in the applications of technology beyond the desktop, and his coverage extends from general reporting and analysis to in-depth interviews and opinion. 

Axel studied for a degree in English Literature at the University of Warwick before joining TechRadar in 2020, where he then earned an NCTJ qualification as part of the company’s inaugural digital training scheme.

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