What’s Showing On Sky And NOW In September: Saturday Night Live UK Returns With The Wargame And The Paper While Taking A Trip To 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple!

September on Sky and NOW features the return of Saturday Night Live UK and The Paper. Meanwhile, The Wargame and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple premiere.

We may be bidding farewell to the ludicrously hot weather for another year. However, the temperature on Sky isn’t dipping any time soon. After shattering all expectations with its debut earlier this year, the gang is back for more comedy chaos. Saturday Night Live UK returns for its second season.

Elsewhere, some of politics’ most recognizable faces take on a simulated attack on UK soil in The Wargame. In addition, Ohio’s most intrepid reporters take on the biggest stories they can find in the second season of The Paper.

Meanwhile, on Sky Cinema, the post-apocalyptic saga continues in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and we’ve got two Sky Original films making their UK premieres. There’s something in the water… and it’s Hungry. And Liam Neeson and Zachary Levi are on a mission of redemption in the action-packed thriller The Fix.​​​​​​

Saturday Night Live UK

Live from London, it’s Saturday Night! The British incarnation of NBC’s legendary late-night showcase returns for its second series, with a new guest host taking the helm each week, putting their own distinctive stamp on the SNL formula alongside a chart-topping musical guest.

Written, rehearsed, and performed in the week of each show, every episode is staged in front of a live studio audience. It delivers an opening monologue, topical sketches, live music, and a UK twist on SNL’s iconic news satire, Weekend Update. Furthermore, it brings the gloriously unpredictable energy that made Series 1 Sky’s most talked about show of the year.

The Wargame

The Wargame is a landmark four-part series where constructed documentary meets propulsive drama. It is based on the award-winning Sky News podcast of the same name. Set six months in the future, the series takes viewers beyond the news cycle and behind closed doors into a sealed COBR- style crisis room. Here, real-world senior politicians, military leaders, and intelligence chiefs are challenged to confront a high-stakes scenario. In this scenario, there is a Russian attack on UK soil.

This gripping simulation has been developed in conjunction with leading academics, military and defense experts, including Sky News’ Security and Defense Editor Deborah Haynes, to replicate the pressure of political decision-making at the highest level. Moreover, an impressive cross-party cast of highly experienced public figures must navigate this crisis. They include Michael Gove, Nicola Sturgeon, Penny Mordaunt, Sayeeda Warsi, Harriet Harman, Jim Murphy, Ayesha Hazarika, General Sir Richard Barrons, Kim Darroch, Christopher Steele, Lord George Robertson, and Anthony Scaramucci. Opposing them, a team of Russia experts is led by Keir Giles.

The Paper – Season 2

The intrepid team at the Toledo Truth Teller returns for a second season of the mockumentary sitcom based in the same world as the US adaptation of The Office. In season two, after sweeping the Ohio Journalism Awards, Ned searches for a journalistic crusade. He comes for a local private club, jeopardizing the paper. Additionally, he and Mare try to figure out their attraction. Esmeralda struggles to find her place, and the staff gradually mature as reporters.

The Walking Dead: Dead City – Season 3

Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan return as the fan-favorite characters Negan and Maggie in the third season of The Walking Dead: Dead City.

Maggie and Negan finally put aside their differences to build the first thriving community in Manhattan since the apocalypse. However, when chaos in the city begins to arise, they are forced to question: have they learned from their old wounds, or will their dark past spell doom for the entire city?

Lorne

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville, who brought us 20 Feet from Stardom and Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, comes Lorne. This is an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes glimpse at the man who built the inimitable empire of comedy. He shaped television and culture for generations. The documentary features exclusive footage, archival treasures, and candid interviews with the show’s most iconic cast members and writers. These include Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, John Mulaney, Andy Samberg, Conan O’Brien, Chris Rock, and many more.

COMING TO SKY CINEMA

Hungry

After getting lost in the dense Louisiana swamplands, a group of stranded holidaymakers must fight for survival. They must face a highly aggressive, rampaging hippo on the loose.

The Fix

After their mission in Afghanistan goes tragically wrong, a group of war-torn CIA operators mentored by “Larry” (Liam Neeson) and led by “Tucker” (Zachary Levi), enter the heart of Tehran. They hope to earn redemption by pulling off a daring rescue.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Expanding upon the world created by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland in 28 Years Later – but turning that world on its head – Nia DaCosta directs 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. In a continuation of the epic story, Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) makes a discovery that could change the world as they know it. At the same time, Spike’s (Alfie Williams) encounter with Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell) becomes a nightmare he can’t escape. In the world of The Bone Temple, the infected are no longer the only threat to survival. Now, the inhumanity of the survivors can be stranger and more terrifying.

Nirvanna: The Band The Show The Movie

Based on the 2007-09 web series Nirvanna The Band The Show, Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol star as fictionalized versions of themselves as they revive their musical duo Nirvanna the Band. They had previously attempted to book themselves at the Rivoli music venue in Toronto. Despite not having written or recorded a single song, they tried.

Seventeen years later, having still not successfully secured a gig, the pair are accidentally sent back in time to 2008. Now, they must find a way to get back to the present. However, they may as well tinker about a bit with the continuum while they’re there.

Hamlet (2026)

Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy is reimagined in a bold, modern adaptation set within London’s elite South Asian community. When Hamlet (Riz Ahmed) returns for his father’s funeral, he is stunned to discover his uncle Claudius is marrying his newly widowed mother. Visited by his father’s ghost, Hamlet learns his brutal murder was at the hands of Claudius. This revelation leads him to spiral into a quest for vengeance that exposes the rot at the heart of the family’s empire. It also threatens his own sanity.

The Moment

As her arena tour debut looms, a pop star (Charli XCX) finds herself caught inside the afterglow of a breakout summer. However, she is under the mounting pressure of what it costs to stay on top. Pop mockumentary also starring Alexander Skarsgård and Patricia Arquette.

The History of Sound

The History of Sound follows two young men – Lionel (Paul Mescal) and David (Josh O’Connor) – in the shadows of WWI, who are determined to record the lives, voices, and music of their American countrymen. As they begin to log the events, the two fall in love.

BEST OF SKY ON DEMAND

Stand Up Specials on Sky

With SNL UK making a welcome return to our screens in September, now’s a good time to give your laughing gear a service with some of the brilliant stand-up specials exclusive to Sky. You can find sets from mirth-makers including Josh Widdicomb, Rob Beckett, Chris Ramsey, Katherine Ryan, Al Murray, Harry Hill, Ellie Taylor, Jack Dee, and even the Weekend Update’s very own Ania Magliano. That’s an awful lot of funny, so you might want to pace yourself.

If You’re Enjoying Ann Droid…

If you’re enjoying the charming BBC comedy Ann Droid, you should check out another sitcom from co-creator Sarah Kendall. Frayed originally aired on Sky One in 2019 and features Kendall as Sammy, a wealthy housewife in the 1980s who returns to Australia after her husband’s sudden passing. Diane Morgan, Kendall’s Ann Droid co-creator, plays a friendly secretary in the series, which also includes appearances from Robert Webb, Kerri Godliman, and Gemma Whelan. You can purchase Series One on Apple TV+ or Prime Video, while Series Two is available to watch on demand through Sky.

COMING SOON

Sweetpea – Series 2

Mutiny

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

The Good Daughter

Yaga

Crystal Lake

Boyzone: One for the Road

Gemma Collins (w/t)

The Trip to the Northern Lights

Baywatch

The Death of Sherlock Holmes

WAR

Prisoner – Series 2

Force & Majeure

‌Portrait Artist of the Year 2026

The Day of the Jackal – Series 2

Plan your monthly viewing on Sky and NOW.

 

 

 

 

 

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