{"id":70710,"date":"2020-03-24T15:41:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T19:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?p=70710"},"modified":"2022-08-16T17:23:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T21:23:14","slug":"binge-worthy-tv-shows-and-movies-featuring-cfa-alums","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/articles\/2020\/binge-worthy-tv-shows-and-movies-featuring-cfa-alums\/","title":{"rendered":"Binge-worthy TV shows and movies featuring CFA alums"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar news-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">March 24, 2020<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_70721\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70721\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/08\/CFA-Streaming-1-1024x341.jpg\" alt=\"BU alumni Michael Chikils, Geena Davis, Baron Vaughn\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" class=\"wp-image-70721 size-large\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CFA alumni Michael Chiklis (&#8217;85) in <em>Gotham<\/em> on Fox with Ben McKenzie; Geena Davis in season 3 of Netflix&#8217;s<em> GLOW<\/em> (Photo by Ali Goldstein\/Netflix) and Baron Vaughn with Sam Waterston in Netflix&#8217;s <em>Grace &amp; Frankie<\/em> (Photo by Melissa Moseley\/Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the world hunkers down for social distancing season, we gathered a collection of shows and films you can stream right from your couch. The best part? All of these feature the work of CFA alums! These cinematic classics, groundbreaking series, and feel-good films all showcase the work of BU actors, producers, and designers. Here are (just some of) the series and movies we recommend that you can dive into today.<\/p>\n<p>Happy streaming!<\/p>\n<h3>Shows starring CFA and BU alums<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<em>Atypical&nbsp;<\/em>(Netflix) \u2013 Ra\u00fal Castillo (CFA\u201999)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>A Series of Unfortunate Events<\/em>&nbsp;(Netflix) \u2013 Alfre Woodard (CFA\u201974, Hon.\u201904)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Bones<\/em>&nbsp;(Hulu, Amazon)&nbsp;<em>\u2013&nbsp;<\/em>Emily Deschanel (CFA\u201998)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Charmed<\/em>&nbsp;(The CW, YouTube) \u2013 Ellen Tamaki (CFA\u201914)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Commander in Chief<\/em>&nbsp;(Amazon) \u2013 Geena Davis (CFA\u201979, Hon.\u201999)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>GLOW&nbsp;<\/em>(Netflix) \u2013 Geena Davis (CFA\u201979, Hon.\u201999), Marc Maron (CAS\u201986)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Gotham<\/em>&nbsp;(Netflix, Hulu, Amazon) \u2013 Michael Chiklis (CFA\u201985)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Grace &amp; Frankie<\/em>&nbsp;(Netflix) \u2013 Baron Vaughn (CFA\u201903)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em>&nbsp;(ABC, Netflix, Hulu) \u2013 Kim Raver (CFA\u201991)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>High Fidelity&nbsp;<\/em>(Hulu)&nbsp;\u2013 Edmund Donovan (CFA&#8217;12)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Lincoln Rhyme<\/em>&nbsp;(NBC) \u2013 Russell Hornsby (CFA\u201996)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Looking<\/em> (HBO) &#8211; Ra\u00fal Castillo (CFA\u201999)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Lost <\/em>(Hulu) \u2013 Yunjin Kim (CFA\u201993)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Orange is the New Black&nbsp;<\/em>(Netflix) \u2013 Uzo Aduba (CFA\u201905)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Queer as Folk&nbsp;<\/em>(Hulu, Amazon)&nbsp;\u2013 Peter Paige (CFA\u201991)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Seinfeld<\/em>&nbsp;(Hulu, Amazon, YouTube) \u2013 Jason Alexander (CFA\u201981, Hon.\u201995)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Six Feet Under&nbsp;<\/em>(Hulu, Amazon, HBO NOW) \u2013 Lauren Ambrose (BUTI\u201994,\u201995)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Shades of Blue<\/em>&nbsp;(NBC, Hulu, YouTube) \u2013 Hampton Fluker (CFA\u201913)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>The Shield<\/em>&nbsp;(Hulu)&nbsp;\u2013 Michael Chiklis&nbsp;(CFA\u201985)<\/li>\n<li><span><em>Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt<\/em> (Netflix)&nbsp;\u2013 Sara Chase (CFA&#8217;05)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Vida <\/em>(Hulu, YouTube) \u2013 Ra\u00fal Castillo (CFA\u201999)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Vegas <\/em>(iTunes)&nbsp;\u2013 Michael Chiklis&nbsp;(CFA\u201985)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Will &amp; Grace<\/em>&nbsp;(NBC, Hulu) \u2013&nbsp;Harry Connick Jr. (BUTI\u201983)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Shows created, produced, and designed by CFA and BU alums<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<em>Arrested Development<\/em> (Netflix) \u2013 Abraham Higginbotham (CFA\u201992), Writer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Dead to Me&nbsp;<\/em>(Netflix) \u2013 Liz Feldman (CGS\u201998, COM\u201900), Creator, Writer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Ellen\u2019s Game of Games<\/em> (Hulu, NBC, YouTube) \u2013 Brooke Karzen (CFA\u201984),&nbsp;Executive Vice President, Warner Horizon Unscripted Television<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Family Guy<\/em> (Hulu, FOX, YouTube) \u2013 Abraham Higginbotham (CFA\u201992), Writer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Good Trouble<\/em>&nbsp;(Hulu, Free Form) \u2013 Peter Paige (CFA\u201991), Executive Producer, Writer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy&nbsp;<\/em>\u2013 Krista Vernoff (CFA\u201993), Executive Producer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Just Roll With It<\/em> (Disney Now, YouTube) &#8211; Joyce Kim Lee (CFA&#8217;93), Costume Designer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Little Big Shots with Melissa McCarthy<\/em> (NBC, YouTube) \u2013 Brooke Karzen (CFA\u201984), Executive Vice President, Warner Horizon Unscripted Television<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Modern Family<\/em>&nbsp;(ABC, Hulu, Amazon) \u2013 Abraham Higginbotham (CFA\u201992), Executive Producer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Shameless <\/em>(Netflix, Showtime)&nbsp;\u2013 Krista Vernoff (CFA\u201993), Executive producer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Ugly Betty<\/em> (Hulu, ABC) \u2013 Abraham Higginbotham (CFA\u201992), Writer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise<\/em>&nbsp;(ABC, Hulu, Netflix)&nbsp;\u2013 Brooke Karzen (CFA\u201984), Senior Production Executive<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>The Fosters<\/em>&nbsp;(Hulu, Free Form) \u2013 Peter Paige (CFA\u201991), Executive Producer, Writer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>The Mandalorian<\/em>&nbsp;(Disney+) \u2013 John Bartnicki (BUTI\u201902, CFA\u201907), Co-producer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>The Voice<\/em> (NBC, YouTube) \u2013 Brooke Karzen (CFA\u201984),&nbsp;Executive Vice President, Warner Horizon Unscripted Television<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Vida&nbsp;<\/em>(Hulu, YouTube) \u2013 Tanya Saracho (CFA\u201998), Producer, Writer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Will &amp; Grace <\/em>(Hulu, NBC) \u2013 Abraham Higginbotham (CFA\u201992), Writer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Movies starring CFA alums<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<em>A League of Their Own<\/em>&nbsp;(Amazon) \u2013 Geena Davis (CFA\u201979, Hon.\u201999)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>After the Wedding<\/em>&nbsp;(Amazon) \u2013 Julianne Moore (CFA\u201983)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Avengers: Endgame<\/em> (Disney+) \u2013 Marisa Tomei (CFA\u201986, Hon.&#8217;02)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Brittany Runs a Marathon<\/em>&nbsp;(Amazon) \u2013 Michaela Watkins (CFA\u201994)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Captain America: Civil War <\/em>(Disney+) <em>\u2013 <\/em>Marisa Tomei (CFA\u201986, Hon.&#8217;02)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Chinatown<\/em> (Hulu)&nbsp;\u2013 Faye Dunaway (CFA\u201962)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Crazy, Stupid, Love<\/em>&nbsp;(Hulu) \u2013&nbsp;Julianne Moore (CFA\u201983), Marisa Tomei (CFA&#8217;86, Hon.\u201902)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer<\/em> (Amazon) \u2013 Michael Chiklis (CFA\u201985)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Happy Death Day, Happy Death Day 2U<\/em> (Amazon, Hulu) \u2013 Jessica Rothe (CFA\u201909)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>He\u2019s Just Not That Into You<\/em>&nbsp;(Netflix) \u2013 Ginnifer Goodwin (CFA\u201901)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>La La Land<\/em> (Amazon) \u2013 Jessica Rothe (CFA\u201909)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>My Cousin Vinny&nbsp;<\/em>(Hulu) \u2013 Marisa Tomei (CFA\u201986, Hon.\u201902)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Say Uncle<\/em> \u2013 Peter Paige (CFA\u201991)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>See<\/em>&nbsp;(Apple TV) \u2013 Alfre Woodard (CFA\u201974, Hon.\u201904)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Spider-Man: Homecoming <\/em>and<em> Spider-Man: Far from Home<\/em> (Hulu) \u2013 Marisa Tomei (CFA\u201986, Hon.\u201902)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Steel Magnolias<\/em> (Amazon, Crackle) <em>\u2013&nbsp;<\/em>Olympia Dukakis&nbsp;(SAR\u201953, CFA\u201957, Hon.\u201900)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Stuart Little, Stuart Little 2, Stuart Little 3<\/em> (Amazon, Crackle) \u2013 Geena Davis (CFA\u201979, Hon.\u201999)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>The Big Short<\/em> (Amazon) \u2013 Marisa Tomei (CFA\u201986, Hon.\u201902)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>The Fantastic Four<\/em>&nbsp;(Amazon) \u2013 Michael Chiklis (CFA\u201985)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>The Hate U Give<\/em>&nbsp;(Amazon, Hulu) \u2013 Russell Hornsby (CFA\u201996)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>The Lincoln Lawyer<\/em> (Hulu) \u2013 Marisa Tomei (CFA\u201986, Hon.\u201902)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>The Lion King<\/em>&nbsp;(Amazon, Disney+) \u2013 Alfre Woodard (CFA\u201974, Hon.\u201904)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>The Lost World:<\/em><em> Jurassic Park<\/em> (Hulu)&nbsp;\u2013 Julianne Moore (CFA\u201983)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Thelma &amp; Louise<\/em>&nbsp;(Amazon) \u2013 Geena Davis (CFA\u201979, Hon.\u201999)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>What Women Want<\/em> (Amazon) \u2013 Marisa Tomei (CFA\u201986, Hon.\u201902)<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>We the Animals<\/em> (Netflix) \u2013 Ra\u00fal Castillo (CFA\u201999)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Movies created, produced, and designed by CFA alums<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<em>Frozen<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Frozen II<\/em>&nbsp;(Disney+) \u2013 Peter Del Vecho (CFA\u201980), Producer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Ghost&nbsp;<\/em>(YouTube, Amazon)&nbsp;\u2013 Jane Musky (CFA\u201976), Set Designer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Hustlers <\/em>(Amazon) \u2013 Jane Musky&nbsp;(CFA\u201976), Production Designer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Leaving Barstow<\/em> (Amazon) \u2013 Peter Paige (CFA\u201991), Director<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Say Uncle<\/em> \u2013 Joyce Kim Lee (CFA&#8217;93), Costume Designer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>The Lion King&nbsp;<\/em>(Disney+)&nbsp;\u2013 John Bartnicki (BUTI\u201902, CFA\u201907), Co-producer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>The Jungle Book<\/em>&nbsp;(Hulu, Amazon, YouTube) \u2013 John Bartnicki (BUTI\u201902, CFA\u201907), Co-producer<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Toy Story 3<\/em>&nbsp;(Hulu) \u2013 Christian Roman (CFA\u201991), Story Artist<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Say Uncle<\/em> (Amazon) \u2013 Peter Paige (CFA\u201991), Director<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>When Harry Met Sally<\/em>&nbsp;(Hulu) \u2013 Jane Musky (CFA\u201976), Set Designer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Binge-watching something featuring a Terrier that we missed here? 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