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"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

Jan Sverak spent his studies at FAMU Documentary Department and graduated in 1988. Sverak's talent first attracted attention through his short films Space Odyssey II. and Oil Gobblers above all - documentary fiction dealing with "newly discovered species" received the American Academy's Student Oscar (1988).

Director's first feature film Elementary School (1991), a heart-warming period film set in post-war Czechoslovakia, engaged American Academy's attention again and brought a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. It was Kolya (1997) to confirm international success of Sverak's films. Story of a five year old Russian boy humanizing a philandering middle-aged Czech cellist won both Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Also other Jan's films reached wide audience: road movie Ride (1994), action fantasy Accumulator 1 (1994) or Dark Blue World (2001) - drama about the injustice done to Czechoslovak pilots who fought for RAF and were made to suffer by the communist regime back home. Papa (2004)is a documentary dedicated to Jan's father Zdenek Sverak, screenplay writer and actor popular with Czech audience. Above all Zdenek Sverak is an author of few Jan's films screenplays and casted main characters in Kolya, Elementary School and Empties (2007).

Year 2007 was a busy year for Sverak - apart from comedy Empties he produced Alice Nelliss's movie Little Girle Blue. Kooky (2010), featuring both live action and puppetry, is an enjoyable adventure for both kids and adults. Sverak's latest film, fairy tale Three Brothers (2014) presents classic marvels of Central Europe within musical background and reached record-breaking audience in 2014 Czech box office.

Son of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0006664/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Zdeněk Svěrák</a>

He refused offers to direct <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0119217/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Good Will Hunting (1997)</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0124315/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">The Cider House Rules (1999)</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0188453/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Birthday Girl (2001)</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0230838/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Sweet November (2001)</a>.

His name is pronounced &quot;Yahn Svyeh-raack&quot;.

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