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What to Watch: AFI Alumni Projects | January 2026

Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory film school.

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH

-Aashrita Kamath (AFI Class of 2013), Supervising Art Director

-Haisu Wang (AFI Class of 2014), Set Designer

-Daniel Frank (AFI Class of 2015), Set Designer

-Anne Costa (AFI Class of 2010), Assistant Art Director

Where to Watch: In Theaters Now

THE PLAGUE

-Charlie Polinger (AFI Class of 2017), Director

-Lucy McKendrick (AFI Class of 2016), Producer

-Matthew Pancer (AFI Class of 2017), Producer

-Steven Breckon (AFI Class of 2017), Cinematographer

Where to Watch: In Theaters Now

HAMNET

-Affonso Gonçalves (AFI Class of 1993), Editor

Where to Watch: In Theaters Now

THE ROOKIE, Season 8

-Mark Gordon (AFI Class of 1989), Executive Producer

Where to Watch: January 6 on ABC 

THE PITT, Season 2 

–Uta Briesewitz (AFI Class of 1994), Director

-Johanna Coelho (AFI Class of 2013), Cinematography

Where to Watch: January 8 on HBO Max

I WAS A STRANGER

-Jonathan Sela (AFI Class of 2000), Cinematography

Where to Watch: January 9 in Theaters

STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY, Season 1

-Bartholomew Burcham (AFI Class of 2006), Editor

Where to Watch: January 15 on Paramount+

NIGHT PATROL

-Ryan Prows (AFI Class of 2011), Director, Screenwriter

-Tim Cairo (AFI Class of 2011), Screenwriter

-Jacob Gibson (AFI Class of 2011), Screenwriter

-Shaye Ogbonna (AFI Class of 2011), Screenwriter

-Narineh Hacopian (AFI Class of 2011), Producer

-Benjamin Kitchens (AFI Class of 2011), Cinematographer

Where to Watch: January 16 in Theaters 

FREE BERT

-Brandon Cox (AFI Class of 2004), Cinematography

Where to Watch: January 22 on Netflix

BRIDGERTON, Season 4 

-Alicia Robbins (AFI Class of 2003), Cinematographer

Where to Watch: January 29 on Netflix

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