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

Joel Michalak (he/him) is a Canadian/American, queer writer and filmmaker who spent his childhood in the Rust Belt, Bible Belt, and Florida (where belts are optional). He studied acting and video production in high school, and then film production in college. After moving to Los Angeles to work on set on films and TV, he continued his education at UCB theatre, studying sketch writing and improv, took TV writing courses with Brent Forrester (The Office/The Simpsons), and has been mentored through the CineStory fellowship.

Joel has written, directed, and produced dozens of short films, a web series, and an award-winning TV pilot. He's also landed five scripts on Coverfly's top 20 lists and racked up a long list of finalist placements in writing competitions, including in 2025, being a finalist in The Page Awards for a TV comedy pilot, and the horror genre winner of the Shore Scripts feature contest. He's most comfortable writing high-concept, socially poignant, genre-bending stories about underdogs and outsiders with elements of comedy, adventure, horror, and science fiction.

Awards

Joel Michalak

Austin Film Festival

Best Shorts Competition

Columbia Gorge International Film Festival

PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

Shore Scripts Screenwriting Competition

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