Our Picks for September, Including 'Billions', 'Goliath' and 'Worth'
'Q-Force' season 1
The animated series "Q-Force" is both a social satire and a parody of over-the-top action-adventure films. It follows the adventures of a team of secret agents who are often undermined by their government operatives, as many of these superspy are openly gay. Sean Hayes produced the show and also voices the main character, Agent Steve Maryweather (dubbed "Agent Mary" by his suspicious bosses). Wanda Sykes, Matt Rogers and Patti Harrison voice some of the protagonist's allies, who have to fight the nation's enemies and the prejudices of their comrades.
'Worth'
Kenneth Feinberg was an attorney appointed by the US government to help manage its 9/11 compensation fund, which aims to quickly pay out terrorist attacks survivors and victims' families – while protecting US businesses from potentially devastating lawsuits. Had to save In the provocative drama "Worth", Michael Keaton plays Feinberg as a well-intentioned pragmatist who sets about the project after several of his potential payers take offense at the idea of placing dollar values on human lives. Changes the way of thinking. Sarah Colangelo directed and Max Borenstein wrote the film, which features a unique take on the real cost of 9/11.
'Blood Brothers: Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali'
Boxer Muhammad Ali and activist Malcolm X were close friends for a few years in the early 1960s, leaning on each other for advice and support at a time when they both defied the establishment determined to silence them. Were were Clarke's documentary "Blood Brothers"—based on a book by Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith—uses new interviews and old footage to reveal how these two men begged each other, along He also examined the circumstances that eventually separated them.September 10
'Kate'
In this gritty thriller, Mary Elizabeth Winstead plays the title character: a skilled killer who is infused with a deadly poison, leaving her for 24 hours to find out who is trying to kill her. As she races through Tokyo, Kate seeks the guidance of her longtime handler, Varick (Woody Harrelson), while trying to protect a teenager, Annie (Miku Martino), who is her ex. related to one of the goals. This tale of violence and redemption casts an extremely rare spotlight on Winstead, a fine actress and a compelling action heroine. 
'Chicago Party Auntie' Season 1
Actor and comedian Chris Witschke is perhaps best known as part of the cast of the Netflix series "Love", but over the years Witschke has also run a Twitter account called "Chicago Party Auntie", writing in a fictional voice. Used to be. City long-timer who has spent some wild nights with almost every famous Chicagoan. That Twitter feed has now been adapted into an animated series, with Lauren Ashe voicing Diane Dunbrowski, the legendary libertarian who knows how to find a good time to dive into every neighborhood from Wrigleyville to Armor Square.
'Monster Inside: 24 Faces of Billy Milligan'
In the late 1970s, an Ohio man named Billy Milligan was accused of being a serial rapist. A team of psychiatrists determined that after Milligan suffered from multiple personality disorder, he was eventually committed to a mental hospital rather than a prison term, and thus had no conscious awareness of his guilt. The four-part docu-series "Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan" looks back on a trial and verdict that still raises many questions about mental health and justice today.
'midnight Mass'
Writer-director Mike Flanagan — the creator of Netflix's "The Haunting of Hill House" — combines supernatural horror with small-town melodrama in this mini-series about a fishing community that watches. Its fortunes begin to change with the arrival of a mysterious one. The new Catholic priest, Father Paul (Hamish Linklater). The increasingly strange and potentially dangerous events in this small island cause locals to confront their past mistakes and regrets. Riley Flynn (Zach Guilford) is particularly shaken, a former thief hoping to repair her broken life without the aid of any shady miracle.
Also Coming: "Life After the Party" (September 2), "Money Heist" Season 5, Part 1 (September 3), "Kid Cosmic" Season 2 (September 7), "Into the Night" Season 2 (September 8), "JJ+E" (September 8), "Lucifer" Season 6 (September 10), "Metal Shop Masters" (September 10), "Pokémon Master Journey: The Series" Part 1 (September). 10), "Pre" (September 10), "Nailed it!" Season 6 (September 15), "Schumacher" (September 15), "Too Hot to Handle: Latino" (September 15), "Sex Education" Season 3 (September 17), "Confessions of an Invisible Girl" (September 22) , "Dear White People" Season 4 (September 22), "My Little Pony: A New Generation" (September 24), "Ada Twist, Scientist" (September 28), "Sounds Like Love" (September 29)," Love 101" Season 2 (September 30).
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'Animaniacs' season 1
Aimed primarily at '90s kids who grew up watching the original "Animaniacs", this revival was the first one most fans fell in love with: zany irreverence, a blizzard of pop-culture references, and an animation style. Which is broadly cartoony and un-clever. The new series features the same main characters: the kooky siblings Yako, Wako and Dot, and world-leading rats Pinky and Brain. The show featured a lot of the same amusing schtick, balancing the third wall-breaking, "Looney Tunes"-style slapstick adventures with some cleverly raucous lyrics.
'The Dissident'
Brian Fogel's documentary "The Dissident" is an illuminating piece of investigative journalism, digging into both the scandalous murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the rise of tech-savvy authoritarian regimes around the world. The film is about how Khashoggi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - who has been accused of ordering the reporter's murder - each use the media to shape the international community's opinion about the future of the Arab world. used. Fogel asked his audience to consider what would happen to society if the powerful decided which voices were heard and which crimes were committed without punishment.
'Billions' Season 5, Part 2
This popular drama about the rivalry of the mega-rich was in the middle of another spectacular season last year when COVID-19 shut down production. The creative team was finally able to regroup to shoot the last five episodes, continuing a story that saw venture capitalist Bobby Axelrod (Damien Lewis) try to buy respect by setting up his own bank while ruthless American lawyer Chuck Rhodes. (Paul Giamatti) is taking every quasi-legal way to humiliate Bobby. "Billion" fans have been waiting for over a year to see how the season ends; They should savor every lush plot twist to come.
'minari'
Eun Yuh-jung won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in writer-director Lee Isaac Chung's semi-autobiographical drama "Minari", which stars Jacob (Steven Yeun) and his wife Monica (Yeri Han) as a Korean immigrant. It's about those who move on. To set up a produce farm in rural Arkansas. Yoon plays Monica's mother, who joins the family and urges them to preserve their cultural traditions as they pursue their American dream. Chung surrounds his leadership with vivid details, humor, concern.
