Steven Canals (Writer)

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.

Release Date2015-08-02

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count19

Pose-a-Thon for Pride

Bringing together the voices of "Pose" for stories, songs, and support of LGBTQ education, social change for sexual and gender minority people of color, and transgender equality through legal services and policy efforts.

Release Date2020-06-26

Charactersd Self

Vote Count1

The Sex Lives of College Girls

Follow four college roommates as they arrive at New England's prestigious Essex College. A bundle of contradictions and hormones, these girls are equal parts lovable and infuriating as they live out their new, free lives on campus.

Release Date2021-11-18

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count391

Doctor Odyssey

Max is the new on-board doctor for a luxury cruise ship where the small but mighty medical team navigate unique medical crises and each other, miles from shore.

Release Date2024-09-26

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count87

POSE

A dance musical that explores the juxtaposition of several segments of 1980s life and society in New York: the ball culture world, the rise of the luxury Trump-era universe and the downtown social and literary scene.

Release Date2018-06-03

DepartmentProduction

JobCo-Executive Producer

Episode Count18

Vote Count629

Love, Victor

Victor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation. When it all seems too much, he reaches out to Simon to help him navigate the ups and downs of high school.

Release Date2020-06-17

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count1664

Class of '09

Set in three distinct points in time, follow a class of FBI agents who grapple with immense changes as the U.S. criminal justice system is altered by artificial intelligence.

Release Date2023-05-10

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count118

American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez

Charts the rise and fall of NFL superstar Aaron Hernandez and explores the disparate strands of his identity, his family, his career, his suicide and their legacy in sports and American culture.

Release Date2024-09-17

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count18

Dead of Summer

Set in the late 1980s, school is out for the summer, and a sun-drenched season of firsts beckons the counselors at Camp Clearwater, a seemingly idyllic Midwestern summer camp, including first loves, first kisses – and first kills. Clearwater’s dark, ancient mythology awakens, and what was supposed to be a summer of fun soon turns into one of unforgettable scares and evil at every turn.

Release Date2016-06-28

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count110

STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon

STREET SMART: LESSONS FROM A TV ICON is a feature documentary about Sonia Manzano — known to millions as “Maria” from SESAME STREET. The film follows Sonia’s remarkable journey, from a young girl in the South Bronx finding refuge in television, to becoming the first Latina on American TV in a regular role, through 44 years on screen on SESAME STREET, and now as a creator of ALMA'S WAY. Featuring interviews with luminaries, original animation, and scripted scenes that blend humor and heart, this inspirational documentary invites viewers to learn once again from this beloved icon.

Release Date2025-06-21

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Afuera

When Jennifer, an undocumented transgender woman, is forced to resort to the sex trade to support herself, her boyfriend, Pedro, gives her an ultimatum with unintended consequences.

Release Date2016-06-17

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter