We’re in TV’s second (or third?) Golden Age, so it’s no surprise that so many Hollywood actors are looking to jump aboard some of the hottest new series instead of — or in addition to — their usual big-screen projects.

The trend has beengoing strong for years, with massive names like Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson turning heads in shows likeTrue Detective, and the great Jessica Lange becoming a fixture in FX anthology seriesAmerican Horror Story.Sure, most movie stars have dabbled in television at one time or another, but these days multiple Oscar-winners are seeing value in the TV world. Here’s a sampling of some of the biggest Hollywood A-listers flocking to the small screen.

Julia Roberts

Homecoming(Amazon)

She’s Hollywood’s resident sweetheart, and one of themost successful actresses in terms of revenue generationthanks to mega-hit films likePretty Woman, Erin Brokovich(for which she won an Academy Award), andEat Pray Love. But Roberts took a trip to TV land late last year to play a caseworker at the Homecoming Transitional Support Center in this psychological thriller created byMr. Robot’s Sam Esmail. With the riveting premise of a facility that seemingly helps soldiers reintegrate into civilian life, but isn’t what it appears to be, it’s no wonder the veteran actress saw value in taking a break from the big screen.

Mahershala Ali

True Detective(HBO)

Ali is one of the hottest names in Hollywood right now, having already won two Academy Awards, one forMoonlightin 2016 andthis year forGreen Book. The in-demand actor has also followed his series predecessors in infiltrating the small screen for the incredible third season of this anthology crime drama. Ali’s “mesmerizing performance,” as noted in theRottenTomatoes critical consensus, has catapulted the series back to success following a lackluster second season.

Nicole Kidman

Big Little Lies(HBO)

Kidman, who has been A-list since the ’80s, and also has an Academy Award, is joined by fellow Hollywood heavyweights Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Alexander Skarsgård, and Laura Dern in this drama about a group of emotionally troubled California women who get caught up in a murder investigation. The show has 16 Emmy Award nominations and eight wins, includingone for Kidman herself.The A-list game is being kicked up a notch for the upcoming second season, with three-time Oscar winnerMeryl Streep joining the cast.

Viola Davis

How to Get Away With Murder(ABC)

Having earned accolades for her performances in films likeDoubt, The Help, andFences, Davis was rewarded with multiple Academy Award nominations, along with a win forFences. But amid all this big-screen success, she has dutifully been playing lead character Annalise Keating in this highly successful Shonda Rhimes drama, which just wrapped its fifth season.

James Franco

The Deuce(HBO)

Franco did indeed get his start on television, most notably on the short-lived, cult classic comedy-dramaFreaks and Geeks. He also had a recurring role on daytime soap operaGeneral Hospitalfrom 2009 to 2012, though that seemed more like an art experiment. While his film career has been successful, with a string of hit movies like127 Hours(for which he received as Oscar nod),Milk, The Disaster Artist, and even thecontroversial filmThe Interview,he isn’t afraid to pursue opportunities on the small screen. In this 1970s-set period drama, he plays twins navigating the drug- and violence-fueled New York City pornography scene.

Helen Mirren

Catherine the Great(HBO miniseries)

Mirren has long been a fixture on the movie scene, with several Academy Award nominations, and a win for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II inThe Queenin 2007. She has appeared on television before, including a long-running stint on British seriesPrime Suspect, as well as in the television serialElizabeth I. But she’ll soon take her talents back to the small screen for this four-episode miniseries which she both stars in and executive produces. A release date has not yet been confirmed.

Sir Anthony Hopkins

Westworld(HBO)

“Hello, Clarice.” When you think of Hopkins, you think of his fantastic performances in iconic films likeThe Silence of the Lambs, Remains of the Day, andMeet Joe Black. But his role in this fantastical sci-fi/Western was a fun and intriguing change of pace. Loosely based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton, it tells the story of a fictional Wild West-themed amusement park populated by android “hosts” that fulfill the wildest fantasies of its high-paying guests. Hopkins’ character, Robert Ford, is the mysterious co-founder and director of the park.

Winona Ryder

Stranger Things(Netflix)

With a career that spans over three decades that was almost exclusively on the big screen in films likeBeetlejuice, Reality Bites,andBram Stoker’s Dracula, Ryder took a big leap when she signed on for this sci-fi/horror series. But it paid off in spades, with the series receiving rave reviews, and gearing up todebut its third season this summer. Ryder has received high praise for her performance as the perpetually grieving and fiercely devoted mother of two boys.

Brie Larson

Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA(Apple TV)

Fresh off herlead role in the filmCaptain Marvel(and let’s not forget that Academy Award forRoom), Larson isconfirmed to be starringin this as-yet-untitled drama about a young woman working as an undercover agent for the CIA. She isn’t new to TV, having previously appeared in sitcoms likeRaising DadandUnited States of Tara. Yet, despite her rise to A-list status, and her membership in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, she still has a taste for small screen projects.

Emma Stone

Maniac(Netflix)

Dubbed thehighest-paid actress in the worldin both 2013 and 2017 by Forbes Magazine, the 30-year-old Stone has already racked up an impressive movie résumé with starring roles in films likeThe Help, The Amazing Spider-Man, Birdman,andLa La Land(for which she won an Academy Award). Most recently, she starred inThe Favourite, for which she earned another Academy Award nomination. Yet, she still found time to try her hand at TV, starring alongside herSuperbadco-star Jonah Hill (another A-list film actor) in this psychological dark comedy about two strangers who connect during a pharmaceutical trial.

Sharp Objects(HBO)

Withsix Oscar nominations (though no wins), Adams is exploring the small screen alongside her Hollywood film career, which has included movies likeAmerican Hustle, Arrival,andDoubt. In 2018, the same year she was nominated for her role in the satirical filmVice, Adams also appeared as a troubled reporter who returns to her hometown to cover the murders of two young girls in this psychological thriller based on the Gillian Flynn novel.