Octavia Spencer, Seth MacFarlane, Josh Charles, Simon Helberg, Jason Ritter and More Set for Variety’s Highly Anticipated FYC TV Fest
Variety FYC TV Fest returns May 6 in Los Angeles, bringing together Emmy contenders and the creative forces behind some of this season’s most talked-about series for a day of lively, genre-spanning conversations.
This year’s lineup includes Octavia Spencer, Seth MacFarlane, Josh Charles, Colin Hanks, Constance Zimmer and Billy Magnussen, among others. The event will be attended by an audience of TV Academy and guild voters.
The day kicks off on a comedic note with a conversation around Fox’s “Best Medicine” featuring star Josh Charles, who also serves as an executive producer, alongside executive producer Ben Silverman and Liz Tuccillo, showrunner and executive producer. This panel will be moderated by Variety TV critic Alison Herman.
Next up, drama, with a panel featuring the creators of AMC’s “Audacity,” bringing together showrunner, writer and executive producer Jonathan Glatzer, executive producer Gina Mingacci and cast members Billy Magnussen and Simon Helberg. The session will be moderated by Michael Schneider, Variety executive editor, TV.
Go behind the scenes of Peacock’s breakout comedy series “Ted,” as Variety sits down with the show’s creator / writer / director / executive producer Seth MacFarlane, alongside actor Alanna Ubach for a candid conversation on shaping the show’s characters and irreverent tone. The session will be moderated by Michael Schneider.
Additional highlights include a conversation with filmmaker Andy Muschietti, director and executive producer, and Barbara Muschietti, executive producer of HBO’s “IT: Welcome to the Derry.” The pair will discuss expanding the “IT” film universe into a broader serialized drama for television, in a panel moderated by Jazz Tangcay, Variety’s senior artisans editor.
Our session with the supporting stars of CBS’ “Matlock” will feature conversations with actress Skye P. Marshall and actor Jason Ritter, as the duo unpacks the show’s character dynamics and what’s driving the series’ momentum. The “Matlock” panel will be moderated by Emily Longeretta, Variety’s director of features.
The panel “Doc Dreams Live: Beyond the Persona” will feature Colin Hanks, director and producer (Prime Video’s “John Candy: I Like Me”); Andrew Renzi, director (Netflix’s “aka Charlie Sheen”) and Isabel Castro, director (Netflix’s “Selena y Los Dinos”). The conversation will unpack public figures, navigating legacy and revealing the human story behind the headlines.
Later in the day, the creative minds behind FX’s limited series “Love Story” will pull back the curtain on one of the season’s most intricately crafted episodes. Director Gillian Robespierre, writer Juli Weiner, music supervisor Jen Malone, costume designer Rudy Mance and actress Constance Zimmer will break down the storytelling, design, and performance choices that brought the episode “Pulling off a Secret Wedding” to life, in a conversation moderated by Jazz Tangcay.
Executive producers Octavia Spencer (Orit Entertainment), Matt Robins (October Films) and Christina Douglas (Momentum Content) will guide through their creation of Investigation Discovery’s true-crime documentary series “Lost Women of Alaska,” moderated by Jazz Tangcay.
Request an invite at variety.com/tvweek.
This year’s lineup includes Octavia Spencer, Seth MacFarlane, Josh Charles, Colin Hanks, Constance Zimmer and Billy Magnussen, among others. The event will be attended by an audience of TV Academy and guild voters.
The day kicks off on a comedic note with a conversation around Fox’s “Best Medicine” featuring star Josh Charles, who also serves as an executive producer, alongside executive producer Ben Silverman and Liz Tuccillo, showrunner and executive producer. This panel will be moderated by Variety TV critic Alison Herman.
Next up, drama, with a panel featuring the creators of AMC’s “Audacity,” bringing together showrunner, writer and executive producer Jonathan Glatzer, executive producer Gina Mingacci and cast members Billy Magnussen and Simon Helberg. The session will be moderated by Michael Schneider, Variety executive editor, TV.
Go behind the scenes of Peacock’s breakout comedy series “Ted,” as Variety sits down with the show’s creator / writer / director / executive producer Seth MacFarlane, alongside actor Alanna Ubach for a candid conversation on shaping the show’s characters and irreverent tone. The session will be moderated by Michael Schneider.
Additional highlights include a conversation with filmmaker Andy Muschietti, director and executive producer, and Barbara Muschietti, executive producer of HBO’s “IT: Welcome to the Derry.” The pair will discuss expanding the “IT” film universe into a broader serialized drama for television, in a panel moderated by Jazz Tangcay, Variety’s senior artisans editor.
Our session with the supporting stars of CBS’ “Matlock” will feature conversations with actress Skye P. Marshall and actor Jason Ritter, as the duo unpacks the show’s character dynamics and what’s driving the series’ momentum. The “Matlock” panel will be moderated by Emily Longeretta, Variety’s director of features.
The panel “Doc Dreams Live: Beyond the Persona” will feature Colin Hanks, director and producer (Prime Video’s “John Candy: I Like Me”); Andrew Renzi, director (Netflix’s “aka Charlie Sheen”) and Isabel Castro, director (Netflix’s “Selena y Los Dinos”). The conversation will unpack public figures, navigating legacy and revealing the human story behind the headlines.
Later in the day, the creative minds behind FX’s limited series “Love Story” will pull back the curtain on one of the season’s most intricately crafted episodes. Director Gillian Robespierre, writer Juli Weiner, music supervisor Jen Malone, costume designer Rudy Mance and actress Constance Zimmer will break down the storytelling, design, and performance choices that brought the episode “Pulling off a Secret Wedding” to life, in a conversation moderated by Jazz Tangcay.
Executive producers Octavia Spencer (Orit Entertainment), Matt Robins (October Films) and Christina Douglas (Momentum Content) will guide through their creation of Investigation Discovery’s true-crime documentary series “Lost Women of Alaska,” moderated by Jazz Tangcay.
Request an invite at variety.com/tvweek.