PaleyFest LA is a long-running and iconic television festival presented by The Paley Center for Media, which features exclusive behind-the-scenes conversations with leading stars from the most acclaimed and buzzworthy TV shows, screenings of special preview and premiere content, never-before-seen TV footage, and an interactive Q&A with festival attendees. This is the first time in three years that the festival will take place in person, and the event is set to make a grand return to the stage at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, running April 2nd through April 10th, 2022.
The 39-year history of PaleyFest is rooted in celebrating creative excellence in television, with past featured guests including Lucille Ball, Barbra Streisand, George Lucas, Ava DuVernay, Norman Lear, and the casts and creative teams behind The Sopranos, The West Wing, Mad Men, Mary Tyler Moore, Parks and Recreation, Will & Grace, The Walking Dead, and many more. This year’s lineup covers a variety of genres and networks, and selections and guests are as follows (guests may be subject to change):
NBC and Twentieth Television’s This Is Us (Saturday, April 2, 7:00 PM PT):
Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, Jon Huertas, Dan Fogelman, plus additional guests to be announced.
The CW and Warner Bros. Television’s Superman & Lois (Sunday, April 3, 2:00 PM PT):
Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth ‘Bitsie’ Tulloch, Jordan Elsass, Alex Garfin, Todd Helbing, plus additional guests to be announced.
ABC and ABC Signature’s black-ish (Sunday, April 3, 7:00 PM PT):
Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, Marsai Martin, Jenifer Lewis, Kenya Barris, and Courtney Lilly
CBS’s & Lionsgate Television’s Ghosts and CBS’sThe Neighborhood (Wednesday, April 6, 7:30 PM PT):
From Ghosts: Rose McIver, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Brandon Scott Jones, Richie Moriarty, Danielle Pinnock, Asher Grodman, Román Zaragoza, Sheila Carrasco, Rebecca Wisocky, Devan Chandler Long, and Joseph Port
From The Neighborhood: Cedric the Entertainer, Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs, Tichina Arnold, Sheaun McKinney, and Meg DeLoatch
HBOMax and Universal Television’s Hacks (Thursday, April 7, 7:30 PM PT):
Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Meg Stalter, Mark Indelicato, Paul W. Downs, and Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky
Netflix and Sony Pictures Television’s Cobra Kai (Friday, April 8, 7:30 PM PT):
Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Mary Mouser, Tanner Buchanan, Jacob Bertrand, Peyton List, Gianni Decenzo, Thomas Ian Griffith, Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, plus additional guests to be announced.
The CW and Warner Bros. Television’s Riverdale (Saturday, April 9, 2:00 PM PT):
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, K.J. Apa, Cole Sprouse, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Madelaine Petsch, plus additional guests to be announced.
AMC and Sony Pictures Television’s Better Call Saul (Saturday, April 9, 7:00 PM PT):
Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Jonathan Banks, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando, Giancarlo Esposito, Tony Dalton, Vince Gilligan, and Peter Gould
CBS and CBS Studio’s A Salute to the NCIS Universe celebrating NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, and NCIS: Hawai’i (Sunday, April 10, 2:00 PM PT):
From NCIS: Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Brian Dietzen, Diona Reasonover, Katrina Law, Rocky Carroll, Gary Cole, and Steven D. Binder
From NCIS: Los Angeles: Chris O’Donnell, LL COOL J, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Medalion Rahimi, Caleb Castille, Gerald McRaney, and R. Scott Gemmill
From NCIS: Hawai’i: Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson, Kian Talan, Matt Bosack, Jan Nash, and Christopher Silber
Netflix’s Emily in Paris (Sunday, April 10 at 7:00PM PT):
Lily Collins, Ashley Park, Lucien Laviscount, Lucas Bravo, Camille Razat, Darren Star, Andrew Fleming, plus additional guests to be announced.
Maureen J. Reidy, President and CEO of the Paley Center for Media, says of the festival, “We are thrilled to announce the full lineup for the 39th Annual PaleyFest LA, the can’t-miss spring festival celebrating creative excellence in television. PaleyFest returns in person to the Dolby Theatre for the first time in three years, offering Paley Members and devoted TV fans a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the stars and creative talent behind some of television’s biggest hits. We thank our friends at Citi, The William S. Paley Foundation, and our studio and network partners, for their continued support in making PaleyFest possible”.
Tickets are still available – and selling out fast! – via the PaleyFest LA official website. Tickets are sold individually per event, but Premium Combo Passes (featuring three events) and VIP Showrunner All Events Passes (with premium seating to all ten events) are also available options. PaleyFest LA 2022 is sponsored by Citi, and founding benefactor The William S. Paley Foundation. For all the details, visit: https://www.paleycenter.org/events/paleyfest-2022/.
PaleyFest supports the Paley Center’s many education initiatives, including classes, workshops, and programming focused on today’s most pressing social issues and serving students and educators globally. It also supports the continued preservation of the Paley Archive, featuring more than 160,000 historically and culturally significant television and radio programs. Details on signing up for a Paley Membership, and donating to support the Paley Center For Media’s mission to preserve, explore, and educate through media, can be found via: https://www.paleycenter.org/join-us/.