Stream It Before It’s Gone: All Seasons of Alan Ritchson’s 8.3-Rated Sitcom Are Leaving Netflix

Heads up, nostalgia lovers and Alan Ritchson fans: if you’ve been putting off your rewatch of Blue Mountain State on Netflix, your clock is officially ticking. The streamer is about to boot every episode of the glorious college football chaos-fest, plus its feature-length follow-up, right off the service.

When to Say Goodbye

Here’s the nitty-gritty for planners: all three seasons of Blue Mountain State disappear from Netflix on Saturday, May 2, 2026. The spin-off movie, Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland, bails out a day earlier, on Friday, May 1, 2026. So, yeah, you’ve got until the end of April 2026 to live (or relive) the ridiculous hijinks of the Mountain Goats.

So What’s This Show Again?

Blue Mountain State is not your average jock comedy. The show follows the hard-partying (and, frankly, hard-to-root-for) football squad at the made-up Blue Mountain State University. The plot centers on backup QB Alex Moran, his best friend and perpetual mascot Sammy, and Thad, the team captain who could generously be described as “unhinged.” Most of the plot involves sports, pranks, heavy drinking, and… let’s just say, college culture dialed up to 11.

Who’s Who in the Locker Room

• Alan Ritchson as the chaos king himself, Thad Castle
• Darin Brooks as Alex Moran (the closest thing to a straight man here, which admittedly isn’t saying much)
• Chris Romano pulling double duty as co-creator and onscreen disaster Sammy
• Ed Marinaro as Coach Marty
• Kwasi Songui as Coach Jon
• Omari Newton as Larry

How Did This Show Even Happen?

Created by Eric Falconer and Chris Romano, BMS first hit the airwaves in 2010 on Spike (which, for anyone keeping TV history score, eventually became Paramount Network). It ran three seasons, wrapping up with an episode titled 'The Corn Field: Part 2' at the tail end of 2011.

Initial reviews? Pretty brutal. Critics gave the first season a dismal 13% Rotten Tomatoes score. The audience, on the other hand, seemed to get the joke — they scored it a whopping 89%. (Interpret that dust-up however you want. Honestly, this show was never going to be a critics’ darling.) Shockingly, all that audience love couldn’t save the series, and the network pulled the plug after season three.

From TV Graveyard to Crowdfunded Revival

Most cult shows quietly fade away — BMS didn’t. After cancellation, the creators decided they wanted to go out with a bang: a movie. Enter Kickstarter. They set the bar high, aiming for $1.5 million. By the end, nearly 24,000 fans had chipped in to raise just over $1.9 million. That’s actually impressive by “internet weirdos with nostalgia” standards.

The result? Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland, a full-length film released in February 2016. Ritchson, Falconer, and Romano all pitched in on the script. Reaction? Well, Rotten Tomatoes users gave it a 46% — which, if we’re honest, is only disappointing if you were expecting the second coming of Caddyshack.

Binge Now or Cry Later

Bottom line: you’ve got plenty of time before Netflix gives Blue Mountain State the boot, but I wouldn’t drag your feet. If watching Ritchson haze his teammates and do things that’d get anyone banned from campus IRL is your idea of comfort streaming, you’ll want to queue it up soon.

'Do you know how hard it is to find people who understand this show?'

Consider yourself warned — once it’s gone, it might not turn up on streaming again for a long time (if ever). And yes, ‘cult favorite’ is code for ‘could vanish into licensing limbo at any moment.’