Here’s Everything New On Netflix This Week, Including ‘The Politician’

Netflix closes out the month of September with a couple of Ryan Murphy shows, and not much more original content (giving you some time to catch up on things).

Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Platt star in the political dark comedy about a kid who will do anything to win his school’s election in The Politician, while Sarah Paulson and Jessica Lange return for another season of American Horror Story. This one takes on the apocalypse and the son of Satan so, you know, it’s a wild ride. Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) Netflix this week of September 27.

The Politician (Netflix series streaming 9/27)

Ryan Murphy’s first project for Netflix is this dark comedy series starring Pitch Perfect’s Ben Platt, Zoey Deutch, Jessica Lange, and Gwyneth Paltrow. The show follows Platt’s uber-ambitious Payton Hobart, a prep-school rich kid with dreams of becoming president of the United States one day. But first, he’s got to win his school’s ultra-competitive class election, and his campaign includes recruiting a cancer-stricken running mate, blackmail, betrayal, and all the drama you’d expect from a Murphy production. It’s like if Glee met Election, so expect messy storylines and over-the-top acting, but also, a completely bingeable experience.

American Horror Story: Apocalypse (series streaming 9/24)

Murphy faves like Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Emma Roberts, Kathy Bates, and Jessica Lange return for this latest installment in the FX anthology horror series. The show signaled a crossover in the Murphy Universe, between the first season of Murder House and the third season’s Coven. After an apocalyptic event, a lucky few are sent to survive in an underground bunker called Outpost 3, ruled by an unforgiving woman named Venable (Paulson) who’s charged with ensuring the continuance of the human race while placating her boss, who just happens to be Satan. Witches eventually show up, ready to knock the heir to hell on his a**, and really, saying any more would only confuse us all. Just watch.

Here’s a full list of what’s been added in the last week:

Avail. 9/21/19

Sarah’s Key

Avail. 9/23/19

Team Kaylie

Avail. 9/24/19

American Horror Story: Apocalypse

Jeff Dunham: Beside Himself

Avail. 9/25/19

Abstract: The Art of Design: Season 2

Birders

Glitch: Season 3

Avail. 9/26/19

Explained: Season 2

The Grandmaster

Avail. 9/27/19

Bard of Blood

El marginal: Season 3

In the Shadow of the Moon

Locked Up: Season 4

The Politician

Vis a vis: Season 4

And here’s what’s leaving next week, so it’s your last chance:

Leaving 10/1/19

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Bring It On: In It to Win It

Cabaret (1972)

Casper

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

Cloverfield

Impractical Jokers, Season 1

In Bruges

Midsomer Murders, Series 1–19

Obsessed

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Leaving 10/5/19

Despicable Me 3