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

Douglas Shearer came to MGM to visit his sister, Norma Shearer, and was hired as an assistant in the camera department. When MGM decided to make sound pictures, Douglas was appointed head of the sound department. In 1928, Douglas took the silent 'White Shadows in the South Seas' to a New Jersey recording studio where he added sound effects and music. As was common in the early days, the music and sound effects were recorded, but not the dialogue. In 1929, Douglas came up with the idea of playing the sound track for a musical number so that it would be filmed in sync with the music. The film was The Broadway Melody (1929) which won the Best Picture Oscar for 1929. It was an 'All-Talking! All-SingingAll-Dancing!' movie. Douglas won his first oscar for sound recording with The Big House (1930). Douglas became one of the most innovative men in the sound field and MGM became well known for the quality of the sound in their pictures. He would develop or improve recording systems and reduce any unwanted noise. Overall, Douglas would win 12 oscars for Best Sound Recording. In 1959, he would receive an Oscar for helping co-develop MGM's Camera 65 wide screen system. His career as Recording Director would end in 1955 when he was promoted to director of technical research at MGM. He would hold this office until his retirement in 1968.

He and his sister <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0790454/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Norma Shearer</a> were the first Oscar-winning brother and
sister. He won his first award in the same year his sister won her Best Actress Oscar in 1930.

Brother-in-law of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0001328/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Howard Hawks</a>.

Brother of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0790454/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Norma Shearer</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0790418/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Athole Shearer</a>

Brother-in-law of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0856921/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Irving Thalberg</a>.

Worked on two different versions of two films - &quot;Kind Lady&quot; (1935
version, and its 1951 remake) and &quot;Rose-Marie&quot; (1936 version, and its
1954 widescreen color remake).

Has received seven honorary Oscars, more than any other person.

Son of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0790431/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Edith Shearer</a>

Won back-to-back Best Sound Recording awards at the Academy Awards for <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0026768/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Naughty Marietta (1935)</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0028216/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">San Francisco (1936)</a>, becoming the first person to win consecutive awards in any category at the Oscars.

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