PANELISTS:

Helen Mirren

Actor

Brandon Sklenar

Actor

Aminah Nieves

Actor

MODERATOR: Lynette Rice

"I had a feeling when I first read it on the page that it was my guy. The words just make sense coming out of your mouth." Read Story Here

PANELIST:

Nick Antosca

Creator/Showrunner/
Writer/EP

Jan Broberg

Producer

Colin Hanks

Actor

Lio Tipton

Actor

MODERATOR: Matt Grobar

"I am telling my story to protect other children from monsters that look like somebody’s father, somebody’s best friend, somebody’s priest, somebody’s school teacher or sports coach." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Joan Rater

Creator/Writer/EP

Bel Powley

Actor

MODERATOR: Pete Hammond

"It’s a story about a very ordinary person who stepped up [and] became extraordinary when history happened to her. She stepped into history.” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Damian Lewis

EP/Actor

Alexander Cary

Creator/Showrunner/
Writer/EP

MODERATOR: Peter White

“One of the brilliant things about spy stuff is that so much of it is secret, so much of it is left to the imagination. That opens the door for people like me to come in… and fill in the blanks.” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Actor

Quinta Brunson

Creator/Writer/EP/
Actor

Lisa Ann Walter

Actor

Janelle James

Actor

MODERATOR: Antonia Blyth

"A lot of people are like, ‘Wow, you did this thing to show how under-appreciated teachers are, to change the world.’ Not really. I just wanted to make a comedy.” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Marlee Matlin

Director

Howard Gordon

Showrunner/EP

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Actor

Michael Chiklis

Director/Actor

MODERATOR: Antonia Blyth

"The world has gotten so polarized and weaponized, and the show really was designed to sort of explore the messy middle that we’re all kind of struggling to find — the nuances that no one seems to be interested in anymore.” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Kelvin Yu

Creator/Writer/EP

Melvin Mar

EP

Destin Daniel Cretton

Director/EP

MODERATOR: Dominic Patten

“As Daniel just said so eloquently, being 15 sucks in every culture at all times.” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Joel McHale

EP/Actor

Vella Lovell

Actor

MODERATOR: Peter White

"There are a couple of cliffhangers. But I think we discover a German submarine and we take command of it, but all the controls are in German so we don’t even know how to drive it ... so it’s exciting." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Steven Yeun

EP/Actor

Ali Wong

EP/Actor

Lee Sung Jin

Creator/Showrunner/Writer
EP

MODERATOR: Pete Hammond

“It’s funny because when all my friends heard about the project, and who I was cast with, they were all very concerned that I was going to fall in love with Steven — none of his friends were concerned.” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Bob Odenkirk

Producer/Actor

Rhea Seehorn

Actor

Peter Gould

Co-Creator/
Showrunner/EP

MODERATOR: Dominic Patten

“I think that Walter White would’ve still been Walter White without Saul, he just wouldn’t have lived as long, obviously. He would’ve had a shorter run." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Dennis Lehane

Showrunner/Writer/EP

Taron Egerton

EP/Actor

Sepideh Moafi

Actor

Paul Walter Hauser

Actor

Greg Kinnear

Actor

MODERATOR: Antonia Blyth

"I think in terms of the real Jimmy, I think it was harrowing and incredibility difficult. I don’t know if it was quite as much as a metamorphosis for him. That is Dennis [Lehane's] creation." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Niecy Nash-Betts

Actor

Evan Peters

EP/Actor

Paris Barclay

Director

MODERATOR: Peter White

“I mean, it’s about Jeffrey Dahmer in title only, but it’s really about the systemic racism that allows this sort of thing to happen for so long without us fighting back.” Read Story Here

PANELIST:

Riley Keough

Actor

Camila Marrone

Actor

Scott Neustadter

Showrunner/EP

Sam Claflin

Actor

MODERATOR: Katie Campione

“What’s cool is that the show does have an ending that hopefully is satisfying. We answered all the questions that we raised, but I do think on the way out the door we asked a few new questions. ..." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Zahn McClarnon

EP/Actor

MODERATOR: Dominic Patten

"It’s fantastic we are finally getting our own voice, Native peoples. I hope that Dark Winds opens up that door a little bit more." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Dorothy Fortenberry

Writer/EP

Scott Z. Burns

Writer/Director/EP

Michael Ellenberg

EP

MODERATOR: Anthony D'Alessandro

"It’s a question of at what point do we change our behavior so that we can stop the very worst of [climate change], and that’s what sort of motivated me to write the show." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Utkarsh Ambudkar

Actor

Rose McIver

Actor

Joe Port

Co-Showrunner/
Writer/EP

Joe Wiseman

Co-Showrunner/
Writer/EP

MODERATOR: Peter White

"We have a huge cast, which is the strength of the show; we can go in so many different directions because everyone is just a home run hitter." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Marisa Davila

Actor

Cheyenne Isabel Wells

Actor

Ari Notartomaso

Actor

Tricia Fukuhara

Actor

MODERATOR: Pete Hammond

“I don’t really know if you meet a lot of people that haven’t seen Grease these days. We’re just adding to the history of that universe and, I mean, what an honor." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Ike Barinholtz

Writer/EP/Actor

Wanda Sykes

Writer/EP/Actor

David Stassen

Showrunner/Writer/EP

MODERATOR: Rosy Cordero

“This is a show where you can literally unplug and watch. It’s good to be silly sometimes. It’s good to watch some silly sh*t. I think we did our best to give you a nice portion of some silly sh*t.” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Paddy Considine

Actor

Ryan Condal

EP/Writer

MODERATOR: Joe Utichi

"This series is very much about a house tearing itself apart from within. Now that all those pieces have been set on the board, I’m really excited to tell the next chapter." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Alan Yang

Co-Creator/
Writer/Director/EP

Maya Rudolph

EP/Actor

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez

Actor

Joel Kim Booster

Actor

MODERATOR: Anthony D'Alessandro

"We’re able to do a fun, funny comedy … but also have a little bit of commentary on late-stage capitalism just sprinkled in there, but mostly fun and funny.” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Marc Maron

Star/EP/Writer

MODERATOR: Dominic Patten

"It’s the most full piece of work I’ve ever done and the most grounded. Despite the topic matter, it’s the funniest I’ve ever been.” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Mo Amer

Creator/Writer/EP/Actor

MODERATOR: Dominic Patten

"Doing something that’s so incredibly personal to you, that’s a scary thing. It sounds like it might be easy and something that is just in your wheelhouse, but quite frankly, it’s the most challenging thing I’ve ever done." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Damon Lindelof

Co-Creator/Writer/EP

Tara Hernadez

Co-Creator/
Showrunner/ Writer/EP

Betty Gilpin

Actor

MODERATOR: Dominic Patten

“Even though the show is a hundred genres, I find that more like life than when I’m doing a script that’s just one color, one tone. … In real life, your day changes genre a hundred times.” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

John Enbom

Showrunner/EP

Adam Scott

Actor/EP

Zoë Chao

Actor

Ken Marino

Director/EP

MODERATOR: Peter White

"We would love to do more, and Starz has been so incredible with the show this season that we would do anything to work with them some more.” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Rian Johnson

Creator/Writer/
Director/EP

Natasha Lyonne

Writer/Director/
EP/Actor

MODERATOR: Joe Utichi

“Pretty much everything that has to do with Poker Face is Rian’s fault. I was in Puerto Vallarta trying to sleep.” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Cinco Paul

Co-Creator/
Writer/EP

Keegan-Michael Key

Actor

Tituss Burgess

Actor

Kristen Chenoweth

Actor

MODERATOR: Pete Hammond

“The idea was always that if we got another season, I wanted to go into the ’60s and ’70s musicals. As much as I love Rodgers and Hammerstein, these are the musicals I’m passionate about — Sweeney and Pippin and Chicago." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Brett Goldstein

Creator/Writer/EP

Jason Segel

Creator/Writer/
EP/Actor

Christa Miller

Actor/Music Supervisor

Jessica Williams

Actor

MODERATOR: Joe Utichi

“It’s Han f*cking Solo. He knows how to pilot something. If you’re going to listen to anybody, it’s him.” Read Story Here

PANELIST:

Patrick Stewart

EP/Actor

MODERATOR: Joe Utichi

"[Star Trek] has held on. It’s been strong. That’s a lot of people who are responsible for that. We’ve been very, very lucky with the people writing and directing our shows. It has been extraordinary.” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Janine Nabers

Showrunner/
Writer/EP

Dominique Fishback

Producer/Actor

MODERATOR: Destiny Jackson

"I asked Amazon and Janine for a therapist on set, not just for me, but for the other actors and crew members, and so we had that. And then I had my own therapist." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Chris O'Dowd

Actor

David West Read

Showrunner/EP

Gabrielle Dennis

Actor

Josh Segarra

Actor

MODERATOR: Rosy Cordero

“What I loved is that after I read the script, it was hard for me to describe the show, and that’s what intrigued me about it." Read Story Here

PANELIST:

Elle Fanning

EP/Actor

MODERATOR: Antonia Blyth

“I feel like I’ve grown playing Catherine. I can feel it in my bones. ... I will be devastated when it’s the final season — I will sob my eyes out, I’ll never give her up.” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Sophia Nomvete

Actor

Bear McCreary

Composer

Ramsey Avery

Production Designer

MODERATOR: Nellie Andreeva

“How does every single world navigate [Sauron's] time, his reign and his force? And it is absolutely mind-blowing. I hope I’m allowed to say that but it’s so desperately exciting." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Eugene Levy

EP/Host

MODERATOR: Anthony D'Alessandro

"You’ve got the wrong person is what I was telling them, because I can’t be myself and host the travel show where I seem like I’m excited about everything." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Kathryn Hahn

EP/Actor

Liz Tigelaar

Showrunner/
Writer/EP

Cheryl Strayed

EP/Author

Ingrid Michaelson

Composer/
Songwriter

MODERATOR: Antonia Blyth

“I just kind of had to tap into a lot of pain and a lot of longing in my own ghost ship. The ideas came in so quickly to me and it’s laced throughout the whole show..." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Jay Will

Actor

Max Casella

Actor

Garrett Hedlund

Actor

MODERATOR: Peter White

"There were a couple of times where he knew that I would do things that weren’t of my personal nature, and he would be like, ‘Yo, come on’ ... . He could see right through it." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Kerry Washington

EP/Actor

Delroy Lindo

EP/Actor

Tracy McMillan

Creator/Writer/EP

MODERATOR: Rosy Cordero

“It’s part of what defines us as human beings is that we’re flawed and we’re messy and we don’t get it right all the time. So for me, that’s what’s interesting about a character is kind of where they’re f*cked up.” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Al Yankovic

Writer/EP

Eric Appel

Writer/Director/EP

MODERATOR: Anthony D'Alessandro

“As soon as I saw Harry Potter, I thought “Hey, someday … my doppelganger!” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Melanie Lynskey

Actor

Sophie Nélisse

Actor

Liz Garbus

Director

MODERATOR: Lynette Rice

"It’s all downhill from here. Like, it doesn’t get any better. It just gets worse. Sorry.” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Piper Perabo

Actor

Wes Bentley

Actor

Stephen Kay

Director/EP

Gil Birmingham

Actor

MODERATOR: Peter White

“What’s been great about Taylor’s writing is he literally surprises me every time I pick up a script… but it’s usually tough. So whatever it’s going to be it’s going to be hard to do." Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Bryan Cranston

EP/Actor

Hope Davis

Actor

Rosie Perez

Actor

Andrene Ward-Hammond

Actor

MODERATOR: Lynette Rice

"If [Season 3] happens, fantastic, but it’d have to be some great reason to keep expanding in this world and to find out where the allegiances are. I’d be very interested in producing that. I don’t know about being in it because my guy’s back in prison.” Read Story Here