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VIRTUAL TV FEST A NIGHT IN THE

The entertainment industry’s premier
content creators and stars gather for a
3-day event featuring keynotes and
panels discussing all aspects of the
best of television including content
development, writing, casting,
marketing and distribution.
WRITERS' ROOM
As part of TV Fest, “A Night In The
Writers' Room” will feature this year’s
Emmy®-contending writers in drama,
comedy and limited series / movie
categories.

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DAY 1  MORNING PROGRAM
9:30 AM PT 10:45 AM PT
NEW GIRL 11:15 AM PT
CONVERSATION
REUNION WITH BETHENNY THE WOMEN OF
For its 10th
Anniversary, Variety will
FRANKEL NBCUNIVERSAL
host a virtual reunion Entrepreneur and host A conversation about
with the cast and creator Bethenny Frankel NBCUniversal's new
of New Girl. Hear stories discusses her new leadership vision for
about their work on this show, The Big Shot With content storytelling
groundbreaking and Bethenny, and the role of across its varied
beloved series. reality television in platforms.
creating your brand.
ZOOEY DESCHANEL FRANCES BERWICK
MAX GREENFIELD BETHENNY FRANKEL PEARLENA IGBOKWE
JAKE JOHNSON SUSAN ROVNER
ELIZABETH
MERIWETHER
LAMORNE MORRIS
HANNAH SIMONE Moderated by Cynthia
Moderated by Michael Moderated by Kate Littleton
Schneider Aurthur

11:45 AM PT
TV FEST LEGACY
AWARD WITH
BONNIE HAMMER
Presentation of Variety
TV Fest Legacy Award
and Conversation with
Bonnie Hammer, Vice
Chairman, NBCUniversal.

BONNIE HAMMER

Moderated by Cynthia
Littleton

DAY 1 EVENING PROGRAM

5 PM - 6 PM PT
 COMEDY
Moderated by Michael Schneider, Senior Editor , Variety

PAUL W. DOWNS REGINA HICKS ANNA KONKLE COURTNEY LILLY

CO-CREATOR, CO- CO-CREATOR, CO-CREATOR, ACTOR, & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER &
SHOWRUNNER, SHOWRUNNER, WRITER & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SHOWRUNNER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER PEN-15 - Hulu BLACK-ISH & MIXED-ISH -
ACTOR & WRITER THE UPSHAWS - Netflix ABC
HACKS - HBO Max

CHUCK LORRE SIERRA TELLER

ORNELAS
CREATOR, EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR CO-CREATOR, EXECUTIVE
THE KOMINSKY METHOD - PRODUCER &
WBTV SHOWRUNNER
RUTHERFORD FALLS -
Universal TV

ALENA SMITH DARREN STAR

CREATOR, SHOWRUNNER, CREATOR & EXECUTIVE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & PRODUCER
WRITER YOUNGER - MTV
DICKINSON - Apple TV+ Entertainment Studios

DAY 2  MORNING PROGRAM

 10:00 AM PT
TV ORIGIN
STORY: FROM
9:30 AM PT BOOK TO
KEYNOTE SCREEN
CONVERSATION The top authors behind
some of television's
A Keynote Conversation biggest hits discuss
with Netflix's Head of adapting their books for
Global Television, Bela the screen and their
Bajaria. Hear how Netflix creative writing process.
programming is
developed, produced and NATALIE
acquired worldwide. 
BASZILE, QUEEN
SUGAR
BELA BAJARIA JENNY HAN, TO ALL
THE BOYS I’VE LOVED
BEFORE
KRISTIN
HANNAH, FIREFLY
LANE 
JULIA
Moderated by Elaine QUINN, BRIDGERTON
Low LINDY WEST, SHRILL:
NOTES FROM A LOUD
WOMAN
Moderated by Jenelle
Riley

DAY 2 EVENING PROGRAM

5 PM - 6 PM PT
 DRAMA
Moderated by Elaine Low, Senior TV Business Writer, Variety

NEIL CROSS MISHA GREEN KATORI HALL JUSTIN HILL

CREATOR, WRITER, CREATOR, EXECUTIVE CREATOR, SHOWRUNNER EXECUTIVE PRODUCER &
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & PRODUCER, DIRECTOR & & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SHOWRUNNER
SHOWRUNNER WRITER P-VALLEY - Starz THE CHI - Showtime
THE MOSQUITO COAST LOVECRAFT COUNTRY -
- Apple TV+ HBO

BRUCE MILLER WALTER MOSLEY

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER &
CREATOR WRITER
HANDMAID'S TALE - Hulu SNOWFALL - FX

REBECCA MALCOLM SPELLMAN

SONNENSHINE HEAD WRITER &
WRITER & EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
PRODUCER CREATED FOR TELEVISION
THE BOYS - Amazon BY
Studios THE FALCON AND THE
WINTER SOLDIER -
Disney+

DAY 3  MORNING PROGRAM

 10:00 AM PT
9:30 AM PT  SUPPORTING
KEYNOTE ACTOR
CONVERSATION ROUNDTABLE
WITH QUEEN Leading supporting
actors from this year's
LATIFAH & critically acclaimed
DEBRA MARTIN dramas and comedies
converge to share their
CHASE storytelling experiences.
Queen Latifah and Debra
Martin Chase talk about NICOLA COUGHLAN,
collaborating on their BRIDGERTON
new CBS TV series "The ROSIE PEREZ, THE
Equalizer," a fresh take FLIGHT ATTENDANT
on the popular franchise. ANTHONY RAMOS, IN
TREATMENT
QUEEN LATIFAH HANNAH
DEBRA MARTIN CHASE WADDINGHAM, TED
LASSO
MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS,
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY
COURTNEY B. VANCE,
GENIUS: ARETHA
 
 
Moderated by Elaine  
Low Moderated by Jenelle
Riley

DAY 3 EVENING PROGRAM

5 PM - 6 PM PT
 LIMITED SERIES
Moderated by Cynthia Littleton, Co-Editor in Chief, Variety

HANNAH FIDELL BRAD INGELSBY SUZAN-LORI PARKS

CREATOR, EXECUTIVE CREATOR, EXECUTIVE SHOWRUNNER &
PRODUCER, WRITER & PRODUCER & WRITER EXECUTIVE PRODUCER 
DIRECTOR MARE OF EASTTOWN - HBO GENIUS: ARETHA - National
A TEACHER - FX Geographic

JAC SCHAEFFER DAVID WEIL

HEAD WRITER & CREATOR, WRITER,
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DIRECTOR & EXECUTIVE
CREATED FOR TELEVISION PRODUCER
BY SOLOS - Amazon Studios
WANDAVISION - Disney+

SPEAKERS

 FRANCES ZOOEY
BELA NATALIE NICOLA
BERWICK DESCHANE
BAJARIA BASZILE COUGHLAN
HEAD OF GLOBAL
CHAIRMAN L
AUTHOR ENTERTAINMENT ACTOR
TELEVISION QUEEN SUGAR BRIDGERTON ACTOR
NETWORKS
NETFLIX NEW GIRL
NBCUNIVERSAL
BETHENNY MAX JENNY
BONNIE KRISTEN
FRANKEL GREENFIEL HAN
HAMMER HANNAH
PHILANTHROPIST, D AUTHOR
ENTREPRENUER, VICE CHAIRMAN AUTHOR
ACTOR TO ALL THE BOYS
AUTHOR & NBCUNIVERSAL FIREFLY LANE
I'VE LOVED
PRODUCER NEW GIRL
BEFORE
THE BIG SHOT
WITH BETHENNY

 DEBRA
 HAO PEARLENA JAKE QUEEN
MARTIN CH
WU IGBOKWE JOHNSON LATIFAH
ACTOR &
ASE
DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN ACTOR
PRODUCER UNIVERSAL EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE
NEW GIRL PRODUCER PRODUCER
76 DAYS STUDIO GROUP
THE EQUALIZER THE EQUALIZER

SUSAN
LAMORNE ROSIE JULIA ANTHONY ROVNER
MORRIS PEREZ QUINN RAMOS CHAIRMAN
ACTOR ACTOR ENTERTAINMENT
AUTHOR ACTOR
THE FLIGHT CONTENT
NEW GIRL BRIDGERTON IN TREATMENT
ATTENDANT NBCUNIVERSAL
TELEVISION &
STREAMING
HANNAH COURTNEY HANNAH LINDY MICHAEL K.
SIMONE B. WADDINGH WEST WILLIAMS
ACTOR
VANCE AM AUTHOR ACTOR
ACTOR ACTOR SHRILL: NOTES LOVECRAFT
NEW GIRL FROM A LOUD COUNTRY
GENIUS: ARETHA TED LASSO
WOMAN

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