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May 16, 2023 - Alumni, Magazine
THE SMALL SCREEN BECOMES LARGER THAN LIFE WITH AMDA GRADUATES DELIVERING SHOWSTOPPING PERFORMANCES ACROSS STREAMING PLATFORMS. WHEREVER YOU'RE TUNING IN FROM, ESCAPE INTO THESE BINGE-WORTHY SHOWS STARRING SOME OF AMDA'S MOST PROLIFIC GRADUATES.
STILL FROM THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT
THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT
“The Queen’s Gambit” (Netflix) follows Beth Harmon’s rise to meteoric fame as a chess star, while she privately struggles with addiction.
AMDA Graduate: Russell Dennis Lewis as Mike
HOLLYWOOD
Ryan Murphy’s “Hollywood” (Netflix) takes a stylized plunge into Old Hollywood, imagining what Tinseltown might have been if early studios had embraced the diverse truths of aspiring stars.
AMDA Graduate: Jeremy Pope as Archie Coleman
STILL FROM SCHITT'S CREEK
SCHITT’S CREEK
Fan favorite “Schitt’s Creek” (Netflix) set the record for most Emmy wins in a single season for a comedy series, as members of the opulent Rose family find themselves stripped of their fortune and struggling to find a new normal in the strange little town they once bought as a joke.
AMDA Graduate: Rizwan Manji as Ray Butani
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
The female inmates of Litchfield in the breakout hit “Orange Is the New Black” (Netflix) will have you grinning one moment and sobbing the next.
AMDA Graduates: Asia Kate Dillon as Brandy Epps and Madeline Brewer as Tricia Miller
POSE
FX’s groundbreaking series “Pose” (Hulu) shines the spotlight on a powerful LGBTQIA+ cast starting their own house in New York City’s 1980s ballroom scene.
AMDA Graduates: J. Cameron Barnett as Castle and Jeremy Pope as Christopher
STILL FROM THE HANDMAID'S TALE
THE HANDMAID’S TALE
The critically acclaimed, Emmy Award–winning series “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu) plunges viewers into the dystopian world of Gilead and the turbulent journeys of women forced into sexual servitude while plotting to escape.
AMDA Graduate: Madeline Brewer as Janine Lindo
BILLIONS
Hit drama series “Billions” (Hulu) centers around the movers-and-shakers and power struggles within New York’s high finance scene.
AMDA Graduates: Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor Mason and Sarah Stiles as Bonnie Barella
AND JUST LIKE THAT…
Catch up with legendary friends Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte from “Sex and the City” as they navigate life and love in their 50s in the spin-off series “And Just Like That…” (HBO Max).
AMDA Graduate: Christopher Jackson as Herbert Wexley
STILL FROM HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE SERIES
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE SERIES
With multiple seasons and several feature specials, it’s always showtime for the Wildcats in “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” (Disney+).
AMDA Graduates: Frankie A. Rodriguez as Carlos, Vasthy Mompoint as Krystal, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Marvin
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
“The Gilmore Girls” creator Amy Sherman-Palladino’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime) follows Midge Maisel from housewife to fame as a stand-up comedian in 1950s-era New York.
AMDA Graduates: Bailey De Young as Imogene Cleary and Darius de Haas as Sammy and the singing voice of Shy Baldwin
STILL FROM MODERN FAMILY
MODERN FAMILY
“Modern Family” (Peacock) managed to break barriers while being hilarious in this contemporary classic mockumentary that explored the day-to-day lives of three distinct family setups within the Pritchett family.
AMDA Graduate: Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett
STILL FROM THE WOMAN IN THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE GIRL IN THE WINDOW
THE WOMAN IN THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE GIRL IN THE WINDOW
“The Woman in the House across the Street from the Girl in the Window” (Netflix) follows a woman who seeks to find the truth after she witnesses a murder. At least, she believes she’s witnessed a murder.
AMDA Graduate: Cameron Britton as Buell