Here Are All the Movies & TV Shows Coming to Amazon Prime This Week, Including ‘The Girlfriend’

New week, new watchlist. Prime Video is stocking the shelves with an animated cult hit, a glossy psychological thriller, a high-concept action-comedy, fresh episodes of a prestige Spanish-language drama, an Australian rom-com spin-off series, a French spy parody, and a critically admired period piece. Below are the essentials—what each project is about, who’s in it, and who’s behind the camera—plus the exact day each title lands so you can plan your queue.

Everything here arrives between Wednesday and Sunday, so you can stack midweek premieres next to a packed Friday and cap it off with a Sunday-night wind-down. Expect animation from the Hellaverse, a mother–girlfriend showdown led by Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke, Jack Quaid punching far above his pain threshold, gripping Mexico City earthquake stories, a return to the Top End with Miranda Tapsell, Mister V’s big spy spoof, and golf royalty brought to life.

‘Helluva Boss’ (2020– )

The adult animated series follows the Immediate Murder Professionals—Blitzo, Moxxie, Millie, and Loona—who run a demon-led assassination startup in Hell and use a grimoire to cross into the human world for contracts. Created and directed by Vivienne “VivziePop” Medrano and produced by SpindleHorse, the show features voice performances by Brandon Rogers (Blitzo), Richard Steven Horvitz (Moxxie), Vivian Nixon (Millie), Erica Lindbeck (Loona), Bryce Pinkham (Stolas), and Alex Brightman. Episodes customarily run in the 11–30 minute range, and the series shares a universe with ‘Hazbin Hotel’. It premieres on Prime Video on Wednesday, September 10.

Writing credits include Medrano and Brandon Rogers, with music contributions across seasons from Jefferson Friedman, Matt Novack, Christopher French, Brian Sadler, Sam Haft, and Gooseworx (pilot). The show’s production is anchored by SpindleHorse, with Medrano serving as creator and executive producer, and editorial and design teams carrying over from the web-run origins to the streaming release. The arrival on Wednesday, September 10 brings the hit web series to a wider streaming audience.

‘The Girlfriend’ (2025)

This six-episode psychological thriller debuts Wednesday, September 10 and adapts Michelle Frances’s novel about a wealthy mother, Laura Sanderson, and the increasingly dangerous tug-of-war that erupts when her adult son brings home a new partner, Cherry Laine. Robin Wright directs and stars as Laura, with Olivia Cooke as Cherry, and a supporting ensemble that includes Laurie Davidson, Waleed Zuaiter, Anna Chancellor, Francesca Corney, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Karen Henthorn, Leo Suter, and Tanya Moodie. The series tells its story from both women’s perspectives, heightening the shifts in trust, motives, and class tensions.

Developed for Prime Video by Imaginarium Productions and Amazon MGM Studios, the series lists executive producers including Robin Wright, Michelle Frances, and Gabbie Asher, with Caroline Norris producing. Writing on the adaptation includes work by Gabbie Asher and Naomi Sheldon. Principal photography took place in the U.K. and Spain, and the dual-POV structure shapes each episode’s reveals as the Wednesday, September 10 premiere sets the board for the season’s escalating mind games.

‘Novocaine’ (2025)

Arriving Friday, September 12, this action-comedy centers on bank employee Nathan Caine, who has congenital insensitivity to pain and takes on violent criminals to rescue a kidnapped colleague he cares about. Jack Quaid stars as Nathan, joined by Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, and Jacob Batalon. The film is directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen from a screenplay by Lars Jacobson, blending heist-thriller elements with hard-charging set pieces that play off the hero’s condition.

The production is backed by companies including Safehouse Pictures and Circle of Confusion, with Berk and Olsen reuniting after prior genre efforts. Key department heads include cinematographer Jacques Jouffret and editor Christian Wagner, with score work credited in trade materials to composers active on contemporary action titles. The feature hits Prime Video on Friday, September 12 as part of the service’s September slate.

‘Every Minute Counts’ (2024– )

New episodes roll out Friday, September 12 for this Spanish-language drama about the September 19, 1985 Mexico City earthquake and the rescue efforts that followed. Created and directed by Jorge Michel Grau, the series dramatizes how everyday citizens, first responders, and officials faced impossible choices across the city’s hardest-hit zones. The ensemble includes Osvaldo Benavides, Maya Zapata, Jesús Zavala, Antonio de la Vega, Damayanti Quintanar, and others, portraying medical personnel, journalists, families, and volunteers whose stories intersect as the hours tick by.

Season 1 premiered in November 2024, and the continuation expands the timeline to cover the immediate aftermath and aftershocks, with additional directing contributions noted on later episodes. Production employed large-scale sets and virtual-production workflows to recreate collapsed structures and interior rescues with high fidelity. The Friday, September 12 drop keeps the second-season arc moving through pivotal hours of the crisis.

‘Top End Bub’ (2025– )

Premiering Friday, September 12, this eight-part Australian series is the sequel to ‘Top End Wedding’. Lauren (Miranda Tapsell) and Ned (Gwilym Lee) are navigating city life when they unexpectedly become guardians to their 8-year-old niece, prompting a return to the Northern Territory and the Tiwi Islands. Created, written, and executive produced by Miranda Tapsell and Joshua Tyler, the show is produced by Goalpost Pictures with Rosemary Blight as executive producer, and is directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren and Shari Sebbens.

The returning cast features Ursula Yovich, Huw Higginson, Shari Sebbens, Elaine Crombie, Rob Collins, and Tracy Mann, while Brooke Satchwell, Guy Simon, Clarence Ryan, and newcomer Gladys-May Kelly (as Taya) join the ensemble. International distribution is handled by ZDF Studios, with production support from Screen Australia, Screen Territory, and the South Australian Film Corporation. Filming took place in Adelaide, Darwin, and across the Top End, and the series lands on Prime Video on Friday, September 12.

‘McWalter’ (2025)

The French action-comedy lands Friday, September 12 and expands the long-running Mister V character into a feature-length spy parody. Directed by Simon Astier, the film stars Yvick “Mister V” Letexier as McWalter, with Géraldine Nakache, William Lebghil, Vincent Dedienne, and François Berléand among the principal cast. The plot follows a once-legendary agent forced on the run to clear his name after being framed for a string of attacks—setting up a blend of high-octane chases and broad, self-aware humor.

Screenwriting is credited to Simon Astier alongside collaborators including Freddy Gladieux, Mister V, and Vincent Tirel, and production is by Les Films entre 2 et 4. The project draws on the viral McWalter sketches that established the character’s absurdist spy universe, with the feature upping the scale while nodding to genre touchstones. The film premieres on Prime Video on Friday, September 12.

‘Tommy’s Honour’ (2017)

This historical drama arrives Sunday, September 14 and chronicles the lives of pioneering Scottish golfers Old Tom Morris and his son Young Tom Morris. Directed by Jason Connery from a screenplay by Pamela Marin and Kevin Cook, the film stars Peter Mullan and Jack Lowden, with Ophelia Lovibond and Sam Neill in key supporting roles. The story adapts Kevin Cook’s nonfiction book ‘Tommy’s Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf’s Founding Father and Son’.

Produced by companies including Gutta Percha Productions and Timeless Films, the feature recreates 19th-century St Andrews and early tournament play as it traces father–son triumphs and conflicts. The film earned recognition on the festival circuit and received awards attention in Scotland. It joins Prime Video’s catalog on Sunday, September 14.

What are you adding to the queue—drop your picks and early reactions in the comments!