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The hit comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks is coming to MuchMore! Starting Sunday July 29th catch back to back episodes at 7ET/4PT & 8ET/5PT of the classic series. To celebrate the re-airing of one of history’s best teen shows, we’re taking a look at where the creator and cast of Freaks and Geeks are now.

While Freaks and Geeks only lasted one season on the air, the TV show about a group of average high school students navigating their teen years in the 1980s instantly became a ground breaking classic. The show also put producer Judd Apatow on the map and with Apatow’s guidance, became the starting point for one of the most successful TV casts in history. Its stars have gone on to be in some of the highest rated TV shows and films and today we take a look at where the stars of Freaks and Geeks are now.

Seth Rogen

Starring as Ken Miller in Freaks and Geeks, Canadian Seth Rogen went on to work extensively with Judd Apatow in films like Superbad, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People and Pineapple Express, in which Rogen starred alongside his Freaks and Geeks cast mate James Franco. In 2011, Rogen wrote a remake of the classic comic film The Green Hornet. Rogen and his longtime writing partner Evan Goldberg penned episodes of Da Ali G show with Sasha Baren Cohen and went on to write Superbad, The Green Hornet and Pineapple Express, all of which Apatow produced.

Jason Segel

After playing Nick Andopolis on Freaks and Geeks for all 12 episodes, Jason Segel went on to enjoy a hugely successful film and TV career. In addition to appearing on all seven seasons of How I Met Your Mother, Segel has starred in films like Despicable Me, Gulliver’s Travels, Bad Teacher, I Love You, Man, Jeff, Who Lives At Home, and the Apatow-produced movies Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Knocked Up and The Five-Year Engagement. Along with his writing partner Nick Stoller, Segel has written and starred in the films The Five Year Engagement, The Muppets and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Busy Phillips

While Busy Phillips began her television career as Kim Kelly on Freaks and Geeks, she is best known for playing Audrey Liddell on the final seasons of Dawson’s Creek. Phillips has continued her successful career in TV, appearing as Dr. Hope Bobeck on ER and most recently as Courtney Cox’s friend on Cougar Town.

James Franco

James Franco parlayed his successful role as Daniel Desario on Freaks And Geeks into a huge film career. As one of the most recognizable Freaks and Geeks alumni, Franco has starred in films like Spider-Man, Pineapple Express, Milk, Date Night, Eat Pray Love, Your Highness, Rise of Planet of the Apes, and 127 Hours, a role which earned Franco a Best Actor nomination at the 2011 Academy Awards and Golden Globes.

Linda Cardellini

After playing Lindsay Weir on Freaks and Geeks, Linda Cardellini went on to star in films like Brokeback Mountain, Legally Blonde and Scooby Doo. Cardellini is most recognized for her role on six seasons of ER playing Nurse Samantha Taggart.

John Francis Daley

After playing Sam Weir on Freaks and Geeks, John Francis Daley continued his successful TV career on shows like Boston Public and The Geena Davis Show. Recently, Daley has found success as a series regular on Bones, playing Dr. Lance Sweets for all five seasons of the show.

Samm Levine

Samm Levine’s role as Neal Schweiber on Freaks and Geeks has been instrumental in helping him land future acting gigs, including the role of Pfc. Hirschberg in Inglorious Basterds (director Quentin Tarantino was a fan of Freaks and Geeks). Levine has also continued to work in TV on such shows as Life As We Know It, Undeclared, and NCIS.

Martin Starr

Martin Starr enjoyed working with Judd Apatow while playing Bill Haverchuck on Freaks and Geeks so much that his career has included many Apatow projects, including Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Knocked Up and Superbad. Starr has appeared in numerous films and TV shows since filming Freaks and Geeks, including Adventureland, A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, Roswell and New Girl.

Judd Apatow

After forming Apatow Productions and creating the series Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared, producer Judd Apatow has gone on to work on some of the most successful comedies of all time. Working with many cast members of Freaks and Geeks, Apatow has produced Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Pineapple Express, Funny People, Get Him To The Greek, Bridesmaids, The Five-Year Engagement, and many more films. Apatow has recently returned to his television roots to produce the critically acclaimed HBO series, Girls.