Sept. 4: “The Paper” is less like 1994’s great newspaper comedy than TV’s “The Office” because it’s an indirect spinoff by “Office” creators Greg Daniels and Ricky Gervais. Here, documentary filmmakers find a struggling Midwestern newspaper whose publisher hopes to revive with volunteer journalists. Peacock.
Sept. 5: Filmed live on Broadway with the original cast, “Hamilton” stars Lin-Manuel Miranda in the innovative musical biography of one of the U.S. Founders. Theaters.
Sept. 5: “The Baltimorons” is a romantic comedy about a newly sober man cracking a tooth on Christmas Eve, and finding an emergency dentist to provide care, then unexpected companionship exploring Baltimore. It stars Liz Larsen and Michael Strassner (who co-wrote the screenplay). Theaters.
Sept. 5: The 84-minute “Light of the World” is a respectful animated chronicle of Jesus of Nazareth from his ministry through the Resurrection. It’s based on the Apostle John (usually credited with writing the Gospel of John, which several times awkwardly refers to himself as “the disciple whom Jesus loved”). It’s pretty thorough, colorful and reverent — without overtly seeking converts. Theaters.
Sept. 7: “The MTV Video Music Awards” live from New York’s UBS Arena. CBS.
Sept. 8: Da Bears host the Vikings in Week 1 of “Monday Night Football.” ABC and ESPN.
Sept. 10: “Sacred Planet with Gulnaz Khan” is a new series with the former National Geographic editor examining how spirituality and science can help cope with climate change. PBS.
Sept. 10: Robin Wright stars in “The Girlfriend” as a mother whose stable life seems shaken when her son’s new, maybe manipulative, girlfriend enters the picture. Prime Video.
Sept. 12: Based on an early Stephen King novel, “The Long Walk” is a thriller about teenage boys in an authoritarian nation, competing in a contest where they must walk a certain pace or get shot. Mark Hamill is a terrific villain. Theaters.
Sept. 14: Comedian Nate Bargatze will host the 77th Emmy Awards CBS.
Sept. 19: The mystery “American Sweatshop” isn’t about a factory, but a force: social media. Daisy Moriarty (actor Lili Reinhart) is juggling a messy personal life, and then she becomes trapped within the dark depths of the internet. Video On Demand release plus limited theaters.
Sept. 21: The date’s perfect for “A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live.” CBS.
Sept. 23: Based on real-life citizen journalist Lee Roy Chapman, “The Lowdown” is an eight-part series starring Ethan Hawke as a self-described “truth-storian” who obsesses about injustice in Tulsa’s past and present. Keith David and Tim Blake Nelson co-star. FX.
Sept. 26: Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson (“Punch-Drunk Love,” “There Will Be Blood”) has Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro and Regina Hall in “One Battle After Another,” about a handful of former revolutionaries who reunite to rescue the daughter of a comrade. Theaters.
Sept. 26: “Long Shadows” is about a boy traumatized by his parents’ murder, and surviving an orphanage by planning revenge, with Blaine Maye, Dermot Mulroney and Jacqueline Bisset. Theaters.