TIFF's TV premieres bring Slow Horses, Carrie, and five more series to Toronto
The 51st Toronto International Film Festival screens six prestige television premieres September 10–20, with Gary Oldman headlining the Visionaries event.
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The Toronto International Film Festival has assembled six television premieres for its 51st edition, blurring the line between cinema and small-screen prestige. Here are five standouts worth the TIFF ticket if you can get one—plus streaming dates for those who can't.
Below screens September 10. Toronto screenwriter Jesse McKeown (The Umbrella Academy) brings a spooky sea monster series filmed in and around Newfoundland and Labrador. Josh Hartnett plays a small-town fisherman battling a creature from the deep that has been snatching locals and tourists. Mackenzie Davis (Terminator: Dark Fate) and Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things), who plays Hartnett's troubled son, round out the cast. The breakout star might just be Hartnett's blue knit sweater. Netflix debuts it October 8.
Slow Horses screens September 11. Described by critics as the best spy show since The Americans, it has won over audiences with biting humour, sprinter's pace, and inspired casting headlined by Gary Oldman as the distastefully rumpled spymaster Jackson Lamb. Adapted from Mick Herron's bestselling Slough House books, the sixth season—already hailed as its best—pits the shambolic crew of misfit MI5 operatives against familiar antagonists. Oldman is in town for the premiere and headlines the fest's Visionaries event. Apple TV launches it September 16.
YAGA screens September 17 and 18. Noah Reid (Schitt's Creek) plays a private investigator landing in a coastal town to investigate the disappearance of a fisheries heir (Hudson Williams). Showrunner Kat Sandler adapted the series from her 2019 play of the same name, filming in British Columbia and weaving in the legend of Baba Yaga, a mythic witch of Russian folk tales, to add a supernatural spin on the classic crime trope. Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix) looks like she's having the most fun chewing up the old-growth scenery. Crave launches it in October.
Carrie screens September 18, 19, and 20. Stephen King's 1970s horror hit gets a Gen Z makeover in an eight-part drama from writer-director Mike Flanagan (The Life of Chuck). The high schooler's prom-night massacre—called by one online fan "the most valid crashout in history"—lands squarely in the smartphone era. Manitoba actor Summer H. Howell assumes the title role made iconic by Sissy Spacek. Prime Video makes it available October 7.
The details
When does TIFF screen these TV premieres?
The Toronto International Film Festival screens six television premieres from September 10–20, 2026.
Who stars in Slow Horses?
Gary Oldman leads the cast as Jackson Lamb, the distastefully rumpled spymaster at the centre of the sixth season.
What's the premise of Below?
Below follows a small-town fisherman (Josh Hartnett) in Newfoundland and Labrador battling a sea creature that has been abducting locals and tourists.
When does Carrie premiere at TIFF?
Carrie screens at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 18, 19, and 20, 2026.
Who plays the lead in the new Carrie adaptation?
Manitoba actor Summer H. Howell assumes the title role in Mike Flanagan's eight-part drama adaptation of Stephen King's horror classic.
