Sky 4K movies and TV shows – all the new Ultra HD telly coming in September 2019
WE'VE rounded up all of the latest 4K TV shows and movies coming to Sky Q for September 2019 – giving you plenty to watch as summer comes to a close.
After all, if you're paying a hefty monthly fee for the service, you might as well get your money's worth.
What is Sky Q?
Sky Q is Sky's best set-top box service, getting you all the latest features.
The only way to watch 4K content on Sky is to sign up to Sky Q and get the bundled set-top box.
If you're new to Sky, you'll have to sign up to an 18-month contract for £22 a month to enjoy the service.
Of course, you'll also need to buy an Ultra HD telly to watch 4K content in its native quality – check out our best 4K TVs article for advice.
- Get Sky Q from £22 per month at Sky Store –
Sky 4K movies and TV shows for September 2019 – here's what's coming up
Sky Cinema
- Jerry Maguire – Sept 1st
- Holmes & Watson – Sept 6th
- The Predator (2018) – Sept 13th
- Welcome To Marwen – Sept 15th
- Bohemian Rhapsody – Sept 20th
- Pacific Rim – Sept 23rd
- Hotel Mumbai – Sept 27th
- A Dog’s Way Home – Sept 28th
- Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation – Sept 30th
- Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol – Sept 30th
- Terminator Genisys – Sept 30th
Sky Store
- Tolkien – Sept 9th
- Breakthrough – Sept 23rd
- Rocketman – Sept 30th
Sky Entertainment
- The Reluctant Landlord S2 (Sky One) – Sep 4th
- The Loudest Voice (Sky Atlantic) – Sep 5th
- Temple (Sky One) – Sep 13th
- City On A Hill (Sky Atlantic) – Sep 24th
- Frayed (Sky One) – Sep 26th
Sky Box Sets
- Seal Team S2 – Sep 20th
Sky Sports
- The Ashes 2019
- Premier League
- EFL Cup
- Italian GP – Sept 6th-8th
- Singapore GP – Sept 20th-22nd
- Russian GP – Sept 27th-29th
What is 4K, Ultra HD and UHD?
Here's an easy guide to what 4K means...
- 4K, Ultra HD and UHD are all different names for the same type of TV screen. 4K refers to the number of pixels on your TV screen – or the "image resolution"
- The pixels are the tiny dots of colour that make up the image you see on your telly. A pixellated image is one where the pixels are really obvious, because there aren't many. But images with lots of pixels – like a 4K movie – generally look sharper and clearer
- A true 4K screen has 4096 x 2160 pixels. That means on your TV screen there are 3840 pixels across, and 2160 pixels vertically. That's roughly 8.3 million pixels on the display in total
- 4K gets it's name because it's got four times the number of pixels as a standard Full HD TV
- Full HD (or 1080p) screens have 1920 pixels across, and 1080 pixels going upwards – for around two million pixels in total. So 4K just means your TV has many more pixels on the screen compared to a more common Full HD display
- Ultra HD, or UHD, is basically the same as 4K. If you buy a UHD telly in a shop, you'll be able to watch 4K content on it with no bother
- But there is a small difference. Almost every TV you ever buy has an aspect ratio of 16:9. That means for every 16 pixels horizontally, there are 9 vertically
- True 4K footage doesn't quite fit in with that ratio, so you won't often find TVs with 4096 x 2160 pixels. Instead, to fit with the 16:9 ratio, most 4K TVs will have 3840 x 2160 pixels instead
- If it doesn't make sense, grab a calculator and divide 2160 by 9. Then multiply it by 16, and you'll get 3840. That's the aspect ratio working its magic. So when you see an Ultra HD TV, it just means it's a 4K image with slightly fewer vertical pixels
- If you try watching a 4K video on a non-4K TV, the video will still play – but it won't be in 4K quality. To watch a 4K video in 4K quality, you'll need to fork out for a 4K TV. Similarly, if you're watching standard or HD footage on a 4K TV, it won't magically become 4K quality
- Some TVs promise "4K upscaling", which converts your standard or HD footage to near-4K quality. This works by using software to guess what colours would fill the extra empty pixels missing in HD footage, and then filling them in. This creates a 4K-like effect, but it's not true 4K
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