Scripted series · Spike
Blue Mountain State
Go long. Go deep. Go state!
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Darin Brooks
Alex Moran
39 eps
Gabrielle Dennis
Denise Roy
13 eps
Sam Jones
Craig Shilo
13 eps
Alan Ritchson
Thad Castle
39 eps
Page Kennedy
Radon Randell
13 eps
Chris Romano
Sammy Cacciatore
39 eps
Ed Marinaro
Coach Marty Daniels
39 eps
Denise Richards
Debra Simon
18 eps
Frankie Shaw
Mary Jo Cacciatore
15 eps
Kwasi Songui
Coach Jon Jon
35 eps
Omari Newton
Larry
28 eps
Rob Ramsay
Donnie
26 eps
James Cade
Harmon
26 eps
Meghan Heffern
Kate
11 eps
Michael J. Willett
Joe Daniels
1 eps
Lucas Till
Matt "Golden Arm" Parker
1 eps
Chester Tam
Chester
1 eps
Marina Eva
Alma
1 eps
Haley Shannon
Paris
1 eps
Sahar Biniaz
Natrina
1 eps
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
Travestite Prostitute
1 eps
Stephen Amell
Travis McKenna
2 eps
Matt Langton
Walters
2 eps
Marc-André Brisebois
Douchebag in Car
2 eps
Jean-François Lachapelle
Guy Hit By Phone
2 eps
Lindsay Owen Pierre
Bartender
3 eps
Moshana Halbert
Kara
3 eps
Jade Carpenter
Dinner Girl at Table
2 eps
Elisabetta Fantone
Darlene
2 eps
Christian Paul
Security Guard
2 eps
Chantal Quesnel
Pauline
5 eps
Bianca LeBlanc
Girl with Sammy
2 eps
Annie Murphy
Jill
2 eps
Patrick Costello
Al
4 eps
Paul Johnston
Gary
4 eps
Kelly Kruger
Julia King
2 eps
Shawn Baichoo
Stu
2 eps
Vanessa Matsui
Rachel
2 eps
Jessica McLenaghen
Cheerleader/Commercial
2 eps
Don Anderson
Intelligence Officer
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Blue Mountain State actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Blue Mountain State reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
Three incoming freshman in a big-time, Midwestern college football program have to juggle football, girls, class and nonstop hazing.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 39 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201013 episodes
7.5IMDbNothing is out of bounds in the first season of this SPIKE original comedy. At the center of the action are the Blue Mountain State Goats, the team with the nastiest sacks in all of college football. With a freshman lineup that includes a backup quarterback who’d rather party than play, a star running back who can’t score with the ladies, and a team mascot who redefines "personal foul," will they be able to juggle football, girls, class and nonstop hazing?
Best episode · S01E03 Pocket P***y
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201013 episodes
8.2IMDbThe nastiest sacks in college football are back in a new season of balls-out comedy. Whether they're guzzling beers, hazing cheerleaders, kidnapping mascots, or crippling opponents with low blows, The Blue Mountain State Goats come ready to play hard and party harder.
Best episode · S02E04 Pay For Play
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201113 episodes
9.2IMDbBlue Mountain State follows the on and off-field antics of college football powerhouse, Blue Mountain State. In season 3, Coach Daniels will have his authority challenged when the boosters force him to hire a hotshot offensive coordinator/head coach-in-waiting. While Alex will have to step up from being a fun-loving second-string to the starting QB.
Best episode · S03E01 The Captain
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
Pocket P***y
When the team's lackluster play leads to a team curfew leading up to the Mountain Goats' biggest game of the season, Thad's prized pocket p***y gets passed around from teammate to teammate leading to an outbreak of syphilis.
- Directed by Brian Robbins
- Written by Chris Romano, Eric Falconer
S01E13
Bowl Game
After an unexpected bowl game pick the team goes to Louisiana. Thad tries to keep his team safe while also sabatoging the other team. Shiloh has a problem of his own to deal with.
- Directed by Jeff Melman
- Written by Brian Burns
S01E10
Marathon Monday
During Marathon Monday, a BMS drinking tradition where the whole campus parties from 6 a.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday, Alex meets and hooks up with the girl of his dreams who turns out to be just like him and Sammy and Craig go on a drinking binge together.
- Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
- Written by Chip Hall
S01E06
Drug Olympics
After a streak of bad luck, the team holds a "Lock-In Party" at the Goat House to build team camaraderie at which Alex and Thad divide the rest of the players into two groups and compete in a drug-fueled Team Building Olympics.
- Directed by Clark Mathis
- Written by Chris Romano, Eric Falconer
S01E11
Ransom
The father of Alex's date becomes fixated on him while Sammy contends with his own daddy issues.
- Directed by Clark Mathis
- Written by Chip Hall
S01E05
There's Only One Second Best
Alex's lack of commitment to the team gets him demoted to special teams. Meanwhile, Craig suspects Denise is having an affair and Sammy leads a mob of angry cheerleaders looking for revenge on all the college guys who have wronged them.
- Directed by Jeff Melman
- Written by Drew Hancock, J.D. Ryznar
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Chris Romano
Showrunner
Eric Falconer
Creator
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Sharla Sumpter
Executive producer
Brian Robbins
Executive producer
Drew Hancock
Writer
Ryan Ridley
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Brian Burns
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Heather Flanders
Writer
- Photo unavailable
J.D. Ryznar
Writer
Kristofor Brown
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Chip Hall
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Chris RomanoExecutive Producer
- Madeleine HenriéProducer
- Sharla SumpterExecutive Producer
- Eric FalconerExecutive Producer
- Brian RobbinsExecutive Producer
- Chip HallProducer
Writing
- Chris RomanoWriter
- Drew HancockWriter
- Ryan RidleyWriter
- Eric FalconerWriter
- Brian BurnsWriter
- Heather FlandersWriter
Direction
- Ken WhittinghamDirector
- Fred SavageDirector
- Jay ChandrasekharDirector
- Clay WeinerDirector
- Clark MathisDirector
- John FortenberryDirector
Cinematography
- Bruce ChunDirector of Photography
- Mathew RudenbergDirector of Photography
- Eric CaylaDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
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