The 5 New and Under-the-Radar TV Shows You Can’t Miss In September
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I was in Michael’s the other day, and do you know what my favorite arts and craft store had on its shelves? Christmas decorations. Lots of them. I mean it’s one thing to see Halloween candy at CVS in July, but this was even more unsettling. I’m buying back-to-school supplies and have to come face-to-face with Santa?
We here at Paste TV Do. Not. Like. To. Rush. Things! So we are savoring the month of September and the beginning of fall (you can keep your pumpkin lattes until October, thank you very much).
September hasn’t been what it used to be for television for quite some time. The years when September signaled the start of the new TV season and the extra thick copy of TV Guide would arrive in your mailbox are long gone. But this September is even more off than usual. With the WGA and SAG-AFTRA still on strike awaiting a fair deal, we will be seeing an increased amount of non-scripted programming (for example, both The Amazing Race and Survivor are expanding to 90-minute episodes this fall).
We love September and the promise of all that TV has to offer. Paste will be covering the long-awaited third season of Apple TV+’s The Morning Show (September 13th), the final season of Netflix’s Sex Education (September 21st), and yes another Walking Dead spin-off when The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon hits AMC on September 10th.
But, as always, we don’t want you to miss a thing. Here are the five new shows you can’t miss this month.
1. One Shot: Overtime Elite
Stars: Amen Thompson, Ausar Thompson, Trey Parker, Somto Cyril, Jahki Howard, Bryce Griggs, Rob Dillingham, and Eli Ellis
Premiere Date: All six episodes premiere September 5th on Prime Video
This six-episode series follows the new basketball league Overtime Elites (OTE), which is for basketball players ages 16-20 based in Atlanta. Among the eight players One Shot focuses on this season are twins Amen and Ausar Thompson who, after playing for OTE, were drafted by the NBA as the fourth and fifth overall draft pick respectively. The league does things a little differently, offering its young players either a salary or a scholarship as well as the opportunity to finish out their high school years at OTE. Even if you aren’t that into sports (I’m someone who continues to refer to half-time as intermission and practice as rehearsal, so you know where my head is at), the series will draw you in with its mix of personal stories (from the coaches and the players) and athletic achievement.