The Biggest Movies and TV Coming in September

"The Gentlemen" and "Slow Horses" return this fall, while the "Reacher" spin-off series "Neagley" makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

2026 Fall TV and Streaming Watch Guide

&quot;The Gentlemen&quot; and &quot;Slow Horses&quot; return this fall, while the &quot;Reacher&quot; spin-off series &quot;Neagley&quot; makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

Get a closer look at these actors from their many TV and streaming series roles.

Streaming Stars, Then and Now

Who was the first screen Tarzan? The standard answer is Elmo Lincoln star of the first Tarzan movie (1918). But the first third of that movie shows Tarzan as a boy, frolicking in the nude with real chimps (unlike the grown-up Lincoln who cavorted clothed with athletes wearing monkey suits). The earliest movie Tarzan was actually Gordon Griffith, a child star who began his career four years earlier in five Charles Chaplin one-reelers. After the initial Tarzan role he played the son of Tarzan (anticipating John Sheffield's "boy" roles), Tom Sawyer, and a few more child parts. As an adult he joined Monogram as an assistant director and was affiliated with both Robert Sherwood Productions and Gregory Ratoff Productions as a director and associate producer. In 1941 he became production manager of Columbia Pictures. He also served as associate producer on RKO's "Never Wave at a Wac" and UA's "Monsoon". He was survived by his sister.

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

His appearance in <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0009682/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Tarzan of the Apes (1918)</a> made him the first Tarzan of the movies.

Played Tarzan as a child in <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0009682/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Tarzan of the Apes (1918)</a> and Tarzan&#39;s son in <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0011717/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">The Son of Tarzan (1920)</a>.

Son of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0341554/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Katherine Griffith</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0341512/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Harry Griffith</a>. Brother of actor Graham
Griffith.

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