September brings a wave of returning favorites and new premieres across British television, with Tom Hardy's crime thriller MobLand returning for its second season on Paramount Plus and Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen launching its sophomore run on Netflix. The month also marks significant changes for long-running staples like Strictly Come Dancing and The Great British Bake Off, alongside the debut of a new Apple TV comedy starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.
MobLand Season 2 Premieres September 18
MobLand, which premiered in 2025, returns for its second season on Friday September 18 on Paramount Plus. The new episodes follow Harry Da Souza, played by Tom Hardy, the family's 'fixer', as he walks a 'dangerous tightrope when tensions between relations intensify', according to the official synopsis. The synopsis teases: 'Prepare for uncivil war, the Harrigans are bloody back.'
The season arrives after speculation in May about Hardy's future on the series, with reports claiming his place hung in the balance. Shortly afterwards, it was confirmed that he had not been fired and would return for the upcoming third season. Season 2 marks the first time audiences reunite with the Harrigan crime family since the behind-the-scenes drama.
The Gentlemen Season 2 Now Streaming on Netflix
The Gentlemen season 2 is available to stream on Netflix, following the show's premiere in 2024. The series stars Theo James as Eddie Horniman, the newly-instated Duke who discovers that Susie Glass, played by Kaya Scodelario, has been running a weed farm on his property with his late father's knowledge. By season 2, Eddie has transformed from a reluctant collaborator into a merciless drug boss whose ambitions could cost him his morality completely.
Metro's Senior TV Reporter Rebecca Cook gave the season a four-star review, noting that the blood thriller became a phenomenon when it launched in 2024. The new season consists of eight episodes, with stars including Kaya Scodelario, Giancarlo Esposito, Joely Richardson, Hugh Bonneville and Vinnie Jones.
SNL UK Returns with Jeff Goldblum, Strictly Gets New Hosts
Saturday Night Live UK returns on Saturday September 12 at 10pm on Sky and NOW, nearly four months after its first season launched. The new season kicks off with Jeff Goldblum as the first host. Standout cast members from season one include Jack Shep, Emma Sidi, Annabel Marlow and George Fouracres, whose skits have been viewed millions of times on social media, including The Traitors sketch and the Pub Song.
Strictly Come Dancing returns on Saturday September 19 with a pre-recorded launch show on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, ahead of the first live show the following weekend. This year marks the 22nd year of the BBC competition and introduces three new hosts: dancer Johannes Radebe, presenter Emma Willis and comedian Josh Widdicombe. Several fan-favourite pros have announced their departures. The 2026 cast includes Lacey Turner, Will Best and Dani Dyer, who returns after injury.
Bake Off Welcomes Nigella Lawson, Brothers Premieres on Apple TV
The Great British Bake Off returns this month on Channel 4 with Nigella Lawson joining as a judge, replacing Dame Prue Leith, who announced her departure in January after almost a decade on the show. Lawson will sit alongside Paul Hollywood, with hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding returning. Metro is attending an advance screening next week to review Lawson's debut.
Long Lost Family, hosted by Davina McCall, began its new series on Thursday September 3 on ITV and ITVX, airing Thursdays at 9pm. The first episode features 77-year-old Avril, who hasn't seen her first-born daughter Michelle since she was eight weeks old after becoming pregnant at 15. Michelle's name was changed to Eleanor, and the two are reconnected in the episode.
Brothers premieres on Wednesday September 12 on Apple TV, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as fictionalised versions of themselves who discover they might be biological half-brothers. The premise stems from real-life speculation about their possible relation, as McConaughey's mother knew Harrelson's father years ago.
