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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