Stream NFL Season Kickoff, ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ Final Season, More This Week
The NFL season officially arrives on Thursday, but there’s plenty of other titles coming to streaming services for non-football fans to enjoy.
Labor Day weekend can signify so many things. For some, it’s nothing more than a good excuse to take a Monday off. For others, it’s the unofficial start of fall, meaning it’s either time to celebrate the approach of Spooky Season or mourn the loss of summer.
For NFL fans, it means that the 2024 regular season is finally almost here. If you are such a fan, I’ll have complete details for how to stream the start of the season on Thursday below, and if not, I’ll have a list of new titles debuting every other day to help get you through a short work week!
Monday, Sept. 2
‘Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef’ | Netflix
What better way to celebrate the official end of summer than with a hot dog eating contest? Famed gurgitator Joey Chestnut was banned from the annual Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, after officially lending his endorsement to a competing product.
Netflix was quick to pounce on that opportunity, setting up a showdown between Chestnut and his main rival Takeru Kobayashi in a rematch of their 2009 bout. It promises to be an epic battle between two champion eaters, with no small amount of pride on the line.
Tuesday, Sept. 3
‘The Bachelorette’ Season 21 Finale | ABC, stream with a five-day free trial of DIRECTV STREAM
The 21st season of “The Bachelorette” has followed the romantic journey of Jenn Tran, a sweet and compassionate woman who has dedicated her life to helping others and is currently studying to become a physician assistant.
Now, Jenn must choose between the final two bachelors left standing for the season. Will she pick Devin Strader, the freight company owner with two roses to his name, or will it be Marcus Shoberg, the Army veteran who was awarded three roses of his own? Find out who will win, and who will appear on the next season of “The Bachelor” in the season finale!
Wednesday, Sept. 4
‘Slow Horses’ Season 4 Premiere | Apple TV+
This quick-witted spy drama follows a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world’s smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
When an explosion rocks central London, the agents are once again called into action. But this season will see the rise of a villain the likes of which they’ve never seen, and before they’re able to solve the case they may see one of their own fall. Can our heroes do what they do best and protect England for another day?
Thursday Sept. 5
‘Thursday Night Football’ Season Premiere | NBC, stream with a subscription to Peacock
The kickoff of the 2024 NFL season is something fans have been waiting for ever since the Kansas City Chiefs once again hoisted the Lombardi trophy in February. The Chiefs will face Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens in a rematch of the 2023-24 AFC Championship game.
The Chiefs are hoping that 2024 first-round wide receiver Xavier Worthy can help open up a vertical part of their offense that hasn’t been there since Tyreek Hill left the team. The Ravens are grappling with the loss of defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, who held the Chiefs to 17 points in the AFC title game.
Friday, Sept. 6
‘Power Book II: Ghost’ Season 4, Part 2 Premiere | STARZ
This sequel series follows Tariq St. Patrick navigating his new life, in which his desire to shed his father’s legacy comes up against the mounting pressure to save his family. He wants to straighten out, but his entanglements with the dangerous Tejada family make leaving the game much more difficult than he ever thought possible.
With the fate of his future in the game and his family at the forefront, Tariq must reconcile his past in order to rise to the top of the food chain and become who he needs to be to protect those he loves most. Season 4 is the last batch of episodes for “Power Book II,” but the franchise will continue in future chapters.
Saturday, Sept. 7
Big Ten Saturday Night: Colorado Buffaloes vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers | NBC, stream with a subscription to Peacock
The 2024 college football season is not to be ignored, and this is one of the best rivalries of Week 2. Nebraska stayed in the Big Ten over the offseason, but Colorado swapped conferences from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 after it became clear that the Pac-12 was not going to hold together past 2023.
No matter the conference alignment, however, Colorado vs. Nebraska has always been one of college football’s most intense rivalries. It takes on a new flavor with all the controversies surrounding high-profile Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders, who has spent his offseason sparring with media and promising big things from his program in year two.
Sunday, Sept. 8
‘The Wonderland Massacre & The Secret History of Hollywood’ | MGM+ App
Best-selling crime novelist, Michael Connelly (Bosch, The Lincoln Lawyer), takes us on a wild journey into the twisted story of the massacre at Wonderland Avenue on July 1, 1981 - one of Hollywood’s most famous murder cases that has fascinated people for more than 40 years.
This case symbolized an era in Los Angeles - involving sex, drugs, rock n’ roll… and murder. It is the real-life story that inspired “Boogie Nights.” In noir-style, verité interviews, Connelly seeks key details about this gruesome quadruple murder with the original detectives, prosecutors, and undercover cops he’d come to know as a young crime-beat reporter for The Los Angeles Times.