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Get a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s perfect pairs.

"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

A director who is equally adept at working in television as well as features, Southern California native Ron Underwood has been making films since 5th grade and was winning Eastman Kodak filmmaking awards by the time he was in his teens. After graduating from University of Southern California, he completed a fellowship at the American Film Institute and then began his professional career in educational films. He directed more than 100 educational films before turning his attention to children's television. Underwood's ABC Weekend Special, The Mouse and the Motorcycle (1986), earned both a Peabody Award and an Emmy nomination.

The director made his feature film debut in 1990 with the science fiction comedy Tremors. The film, which starred Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward, became a sleeper hit, spawning six sequels and a USA TV series. This success was followed with the blockbuster comedy City Slickers (1991), starring Billy Crystal and Jack Palance. One of the year's top grossing films, the film earned Palance an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Underwood also directed the bittersweet fantasy-comedy Heart and Souls (1993), which starred Robert Downey, Jr. and Charles Grodin. He then directed Michael Keaton and Geena Davis in the romantic comedy Speechless (1994).

In 1998, Underwood directed a remake of the classic 1949 adventure film Mighty Joe Young, starring Charlize Theron and Bill Paxton, alongside a bigger-than-life gorilla, which earned the film an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects. He then directed The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002), starring Eddie Murphy. The next feature film Underwood directed was the romantic comedy In the Mix, starring Usher Raymond and Chazz Palminteri (2005).

Underwood directed the Showtime feature Stealing Sinatra (2003), starring David Arquette and William H. Macy, who received an Emmy nomination. Underwood re-teamed with Jack Palance on the Hallmark Hall of Fame production Back When We Were Grownups (2004), based on the popular Anne Tyler book and starring Blythe Danner, who received both Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations for her performance. Underwood directed several other TV movies.

In addition to directing long form films, Underwood has directed critically-acclaimed television series, including "Scandal", "Once Upon A Time", "Grey's Anatomy", "The Good Fight" and many others.

Directed one Oscar winning performance: <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0001588/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Jack Palance</a> in <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0101587/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">City Slickers (1991)</a>.

Peabody Award, 1986, for ABC Weekend Specials, &quot;The Mouse and the Motorcycle&quot;.

&quot;Mighty Joe Young&quot; was nominated for an Academy Award in 1999 for Best Visual Effects.

Directed Emmy nominated performance by William H. Macy for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie, &quot;Stealing Sinatra&quot;.

Geena Davis was nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical in the Golden Globes for her performance in &quot;Speechless&quot;.

Nominated for Directors Guild of America Award for Best Director of Children&#39;s Television for &quot;The Year Without a Santa Claus&quot;.

Nominated for an Emmy for Best Director &quot;Runaway Ralph&quot; ABC Weekend Special.

City Slickers was nominated for Best Motion Picture in Comedy or Musical for the Golden Globes and Billy Crystal was nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical for the Golden Globes and Jack Palance won Best Supporting Actor for the Golden Globes.

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