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Deadline’s 2026 Contenders Television: Lineup, Panelists, More
Featuring a lineup of shows that may be the strongest in the history of Deadline’s Contenders Television events, this year’s must-attend gathering of this season’s hottest awards prospects is back Sunday for Day 2 live at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles.
Today’s offering of 14 panels following 15 on Saturday truly indicates the wide-open nature of the awards races, with returnees joined by a bevy of acclaimed new shows competing for the first time. That makes this collection especially exciting and also valuable for the Television Academy and key guild voters in attendance, making Contenders TV a kind of one-stop shopping opportunity to hear from creators and stars over the course of the weekend.
Yes, there are familiar titles showcased including NBC’s Emmy record holder Saturday Night Live, ABC’s Abbott Elementary and a returning old favorite back in action with Scrubs. Past major Emmy winners like Baby Reindeer‘s Richard Gadd with a stirring new HBO Max limited series Half Man; David E. Kelley with a new show, Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles, collaborating for the first time with his wife Michelle Pfeiffer; Breaking Bad‘s Vince Gilligan now with another hit, Apple TV’s Pluribus, starring Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn: and Mare of Easttown creator Brad Inglesby back with the heavily-praised HBO Max series Task. The return of Prime Video’s The Night Manager with its star Tom Hiddleston and new cast is another highlight worthy of a deep dive.
Meanwhile, Hulu’s The Testaments has a lot in store for fans of past Emmy winner The Handmaid’s Tale. The streamer’s second season of Paradise brings Emmy-winner Sterling K. Brown back for an even more intense set of events this season. And Paramount+ will represent with the stars from its hit Taylor Sheridan series Landman.
Prime Video’s breakout hit Jury Duty has found a way to come back with a new edition out of the courtroom, set this time at a company retreat where one unsuspecting new employee is about to have an experience he will never forget. The Amazon streamer’s Contenders lineup brings us that one, as well as all the info and star power making up the fifth and final season of The Boys.
Reality TV will also be getting a showcase with Peacock’s Love Island: USA and Fox’s Fear Factor: House of Fear, just to add a little spice to the weekend’s offerings.
The are being joined by a who’s-who of this year’s buzziest shows across the two days, including AMC/AMC+’s The Audacity; Apple TV’s Shrinking; CBS’ Elsbeth; Disney+’s Wonder Man; HBO Max’s Industry; Hulu’s Chad Powers and The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox; Peacock’s Ted; Prime Video’s Young Sherlock, Bait, Fallout and Spider-Noir; and Warner Bros. Television’s Running Point and IT: Welcome to Derry.
With such an A-list group of shows, you can bet the panelists are A-list as well. Those taking part in discussions across the weekend include Glen Powell, Chase Infiniti, Quinta Brunson, Tom Hiddleston, Rhea Seehorn, Kit Harington, Nick Offerman, Marcello Hernandez and Ashley Padilla, Riz Ahmed, Billy Bob Thornton, Andy Garcia, Marisa Abela, Sam Elliott, Alanna Ubach, Michael Urie, Johnny Knoxville, Carrie Preston, Tom Pelphrey, Richard Gadd, Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Kyle MacLachlan, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Shailene Woodley, Ann Dowd, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Grace Van Patten, Mindy Kaling, Ariana Madix, Billy Magnussen, Myha’la and Diego Calvo, among many more.
And that’s just the actors. Among the creatives on the docket are Monica Lewinsky, Destin Daniel Cretton, Brad Ingelsby, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Seth MacFarlane, Andy Muschietti, Eric Kripke, Bruce Miller and Jonathan Glatzer.
Stick with Deadline all day for full coverage, both on Deadline.com and on our social channels via the hashtag #DeadlineContenders. On Monday, we’ll launch the event’s streaming site featuring all the panel videos.
Below is today’s full lineup, with order subject to change (all times PT).
Sunday
10 a.m. – Opening remarks
HULU
The Testaments
Bruce Miller (Creator/Showrunner/Executive Producer)
Chase Infiniti (Actor)
Lucy Halliday (Actor)
Ann Dowd (Actor)
Paradise
Julianne Nicholson (Actor)
Shailene Woodley (Actor)
Thomas Doherty (Actor)
Enuka Okuma (Actor)
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
K.J. Steinberg (Creator/Showrunner/Executive Producer)
Monica Lewinsky (Executive Producer)
Grace Van Patten (Actor)
ABC
Abbott Elementary
Quinta Brunson (Executive Producer/Actor)
William Stanford Davis (Actor)
Chris Perfetti (Actor)
Tyler James Williams (Actor)
WARNER BROS TELEVISION
Running Point
David Stassen (Showrunner/Executive Producer)
Mindy Kaling (Executive Producer)
Ike Barinholtz (Executive Producer)
IT: Welcome to Derry
Andy Muschietti (Creator/Director/Executive Producer)
AMC and AMC+
The Audacity
Jonathan Glatzer (Showrunner/Writer/Executive Producer)
Billy Magnussen (Actor)
PRIME VIDEO
Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat
Jake Szymanski (Director/Executive Producer)
Nicholas Hatton (Executive Producer)
Todd Schulman (Executive Producer)
The Boys
Eric Kripke (Showrunner/Executive Producer)
John Koyama (2nd Unit Director/Supervising Stunt Coordinator)
Jessie T. Usher (Actor)
Karen Fukuhara (Actor)
HBO MAX
Industry
Myha’la (Actor)
Marisa Abela (Actor)
Kit Harington (Actor)
PEACOCK
Love Island USA
Ben Thursby-Palmer (Showrunner/Executive Producer)
Ariana Madix (Host)
PRIME VIDEO
Young Sherlock
Hero Fiennes Tiffin (Actor)
Dónal Finn (Actor)
Zine Tseng (Actor)
The Night Manager
David Farr (Creator/Executive Producer)
Georgi Banks-Davies (Director/Executive Producer)
Stephen Garrett (Executive Producer)
Tom Hiddleston (Executive Producer/Actor)
Diego Calva (Actor)
PARAMOUNT+
Landman
Stephen Kay (Director/Executive Producer)
Billy Bob Thornton (Actor)
Andy Garcia (Actor)
Sam Elliott (Actor)
Saturday‘s lineup
10 a.m. – Opening remarks
APPLE TV
Pluribus
Alison Tatlock (Writer/Executive Producer)
Rhea Seehorn (Actor)
Karolina Wydra (Actor)
Skip MacDonald (Editor)
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Eva Anderson (Co-Showrunner/Writer/Executive Producer)
Matthew Tinker (Executive Producer)
Nick Offerman (Actor)
Mirren Gordon-Crozier (Costume Designer)
Shrinking
Debby Romano (Casting Director)
Neil Goldman (Writer/Executive Producer)
Michael Urie (Actor)
Sarah Lucky (Editor)
FOX
Fear Factor: House of Fear
Johnny Knoxville (Host)
Michael Heyerman (Executive Producer)
NBC/UNIVERSAL TELEVISION
Saturday Night Live
Liz Patrick (Director)
Ashley Padilla (Actor)
Marcello Hernández (Actor)
CBS
Elsbeth
Carrie Preston (Actor)
HBO MAX
Task
Brad Ingelsby (Creator/Showrunner/Writer/Executive Producer)
Tom Pelphrey (Actor)
Half Man
Richard Gadd (Creator/Writer/Executive Producer/Actor)
ABC
Scrubs
Donald Faison (Executive Producer/Actor)
Sarah Chalke (Executive Producer/Actor)
Zach Braff (Executive Producer/Actor)
HULU
Chad Powers
Michael Waldron (Co-Creator/Showrunner/Executive Producer)
Glen Powell (Co-Creator/Executive Producer/Actor)
Perry Mattfeld (Actor)
PRIME VIDEO
Bait
Riz Ahmed (Creator/Showrunner/Executive Producer/Actor)
Fallout
Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Showrunner/Executive Producer)
Lisa Joy (Director/Executive Producer)
Aaron Moten (Actor)
Kyle MacLachlan (Actor)
Frances Turner (Actor)
Spider-Noir
Phil Lord (Executive Producer)
Chris Miller (Executive Producer)
DISNEY+
Wonder Man
Destin Daniel Cretton (Creator/Director/Executive Producer)
Andrew Guest (Creator/Executive Producer)
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Actor)
PEACOCK
Ted
Seth MacFarlane (Creator/Writer/Director/Executive Producer/Actor)
Alanna Ubach (Actor)
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At this weekend’s Zurich Summit a group of film financiers were asked by Deadline for their thoughts on the prospects of a U.S. federal film incentive.
Last week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled the bill for a 20% incentive, which with bonuses could bring the total rebate to 30%. The move has long been called-for by the U.S. industry concerned by the exodus of production overseas.
Alex Walton, former Co-Lead & Partner at WME Independent, told the Summit the move was “hugely positive”: “It’s wild to think there hasn’t been an efficient tax credit in America. It has helped many other countries. Spain is booming because of it now; and all over Europe. It’s going to take some time to be realized and for financial institutions to be able to cash flow it. But you’ve got to believe it will happen within the next three-four years, and then that will see all the foreign tax credits compete harder to maintain their positions.”
A start date is not yet set. The proposed text from last week stated that the credit would apply to qualifying film and TV productions beginning in taxable years after December 31, 2026 (effectively targeting projects starting in 2027). But bills can take years to pass.
Andrea Scarso, Managing Partner at prolific financier IPR.VC, whose credits include Marty Supreme and Materialists, agreed that a U.S. incentive would be “positive” but also cautioned against rising production costs: “It remains to be seen whether the prices and budgets are also going up by the same amount, which is something that happens in some foreign territories when they increase the amount of tax credit or soft money. It’s always a balance. But overall, I think it’s good news.”
Sarah Schweitzman, Co-Head CAA Media Finance, noted: “What’s important is that when you look at some of the international markets, you realize that we’re making movies there because of a tax incentive situation and I think if we’re able to federalize a tax incentive program in the U.S. it’s going to create many more jobs and invigorate crews, which is something we absolutely need in the U.S.”
A recent Motion Picture Association study claimed that a federal film tax credit could increase U.S. production spending by $125BN and add more than 143,000 jobs by 2035.
You can read more about the bill here.
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Hot on the heels of his Golden Eye award ceremony on Saturday night, John Turturro entertained another crowd at a Zurich Film Festival masterclass on Sunday.
The Emmy-winning U.S. star has been recognized for his performance in Noah Segan’s The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, a project that is already garnering awards buzz. In the film, Turturro plays Harry, a seasoned pickpocket whose carefully controlled life is thrown into turmoil when a job goes wrong, setting off a tense chain of events that unfolds over the course of 36 hours.
In a career-spanning conversation with Deadline‘s Melanie Goodfellow — the actor’s shining Golden Eye trophy neatly nestled between them — Turturro discussed growing up in an immigrant household, his decades-long friendship with Spike Lee, and the transition from acting to filmmaking.
Turturro, who has steadily become one of the industry’s most formidable actors yet to put “Oscar nominee” on his resume, was asked about joining the best actor race this year with the Sundance success The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. “I never really have gone the whole hog with it,” he responded about the upcoming awards campaign. “But now I’m the lead in the film, so I’m going to support the film because I love the film.”
He explained that being pulled into awards conversations is “helpful to help you do the next thing.” Turturro continued: “Is it nice to be acknowledged? Great, but that’s not why you do it. […] Just because a film is really popular doesn’t mean it will have staying power, but it’s nice to be in the conversation. I don’t look upon myself as being a competitive person. I’m competitive with myself,” he added. “I want to get the most out of what I can do, but it’s not sports!”
However, he admitted to feeling surprised by the positive critic reaction out of Sundance. “Finally,” he thought, “I’m in something that people will see… My job is I like to try to improve, and I feel like being an actor is one of the few things you can improve in. You may not be able to run as fast as you did when you were younger, but I have a lot of life experience, and as you get older, you accumulate that, and you can distill things in a way that you couldn’t do when you were young, because you didn’t really experience all those things. And now I’ve experienced life, death, loss, being a parent, being married — what it is to really love someone versus falling in love. That’s a huge difference,” he giggled.
Turturro regaled attendees with stories about his impressive stage career. He naturally came on to two major TV performances of his in the last decade: HBO’s The Night Of and Apple’s Severance.
He coyly confirmed a return for his character, Irving Bailiff, in season three of the Emmy-winning Severance with Adam Scott. “Yeah,” he (eventually) told the room. “As long as they give me interesting things to do, then I’m interested.” He swiftly took the opportunity to gush over friend and colleague Christopher Walken, whose character, Burt Goodman, began a romance with Turturro’s Irving in season one. “‘Who’s going to be my love interest?’” Turturro asked before joining the show. “And they were like, ‘All these younger guys.’ I said, ‘Well no, I’ve worked with Chris Walken,’ and I said, ‘I want Chris, because I love Chris.’ And I don’t have to act that I love him because I love him.”
Though Walken “didn’t understand a lot of the show,” Turturro was able to guide him through their authentic, real-life friendship. “I said, ‘Don’t worry about it. You just look at me.’ We have so much fun because I directed him like three times, and we’ve acted, and we’ve worked together a lot. And he’s a wonderful theater actor, and people obviously think he plays only strange [characters] but he can do a lot of different things. He’s also very sensitive, but he has a childlike joy in his work, and when that happens, anything is possible.”
Turturro received a round of applause when discussing the HBO crime drama The Night Of, which ran for one season in 2016 and co-starred Riz Ahmed. It would later win five Emmys, and Turturro was nominated for his role as the eczema-stricken defense lawyer John Stone. “The Night Of is something I’m very proud of,” said Turturro on Sunday. “It was originally a BBC thing, which I actually never watched because I didn’t want to be influenced.”
He even confirmed that he actually wanted to do another season of it. “But they couldn’t agree on what the story would be,” revealed the actor. “But I loved doing it. It was one of those great experiences in my life.”
Turturro’s career spans four decades, having worked with acclaimed directors such as Spike Lee, the Coen brothers, Martin Scorsese, Robert Redford, Robert De Niro, Nanni Moretti and Pedro Almodóvar.
He first gained international recognition through his collaborations with Lee, appearing in Do the Right Thing and Jungle Fever. With Joel and Ethan Coen, he acted in Miller’s Crossing, Barton Fink, O Brother, Where Art Thou? and The Big Lebowksi, in which Turturro created the iconic Jesus Quintana. For his lead performance in Barton Fink, he won best actor at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival, an experience that Turturro reflected on at his Zurich masterclass. He even confessed to feeling like he lands “more normal” roles in Europe than across the Atlantic, and said he has turned down scripts “again and again” that involve his character being violent towards women.
At his Zurich Golden Eye ceremony Saturday night, Turturro collected the award and quoted Italian novelist Cesare Pavese. “[He] once said that the only great thing in life is to begin. I still consider myself a beginner in many ways,” said the star. “I’m very fortunate. I wanted to make a living doing something that interested me and to do interesting work — to share that with an audience, [and that] wouldn’t diminish their intelligence at the same time,” he laughed. “I consider this an encouragement to continue.”
Turturro joins 2026 Zurich honorees Julianne Moore and Tom Hiddleston. The 22nd edition runs Sept. 24-Oct. 4.
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Following the Knicks’ big win at Madison Square Garden, Jalen Brunson took the stage at 30 Rockefeller Center for his Saturday Night Live hosting debut.
On Saturday’s Season 52 premiere, the NBA Finals 2026 MVP showed off some comedic chops in an otherwise business-as-usual episode of the NBC sketch comedy show, which featured Katseye as its musical guest.
Introducing new cast members Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie, Katseye returned to a parody season of The Debut: Dream Academy to crown a new girl group. The quartet also performed in a mini music video with the awkward group of ladies, also featuring Jane Wickline and Veronika Slowikowska.
The next sketch was a support group featuring Brunson as one of several men whose spouses were grinded on at Usher and Chris Brown’s The R&B Tour.
“When I spent $1,200 on that meet-and-greet, I never expected her to actually greet his meat,” said Brunson as the other group members comforted him.
Jeremy Culhane and Jalen Brunson in ‘Saturday Night Live’
Jalen Brunson, Jeremy Culhane and Ben Marshall on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Brunson also starred in the parody sketch High School Musical: The New Generation as an athletically gifted new student who hilariously keeps dunking on the new Troy Bolton stand-in (Jeremy Culhane) and steals his girlfriend (Slowikowska).
As Shark Tank judge Daymond John, Brunson asked if the invention Respectacles, a pair of glasses that sounds an alarm when the wearer looks at breasts, “works for ass.” The inventors’ (Culhane and Ben Marshall) presentation keeps getting interrupted as they check out Lori Greiner.
Saturday Night Live kicked off its 52nd season this weekend on NBC with host Brunson and musical guest Katseye. The season continues with guest hosts Dakota Johnson, Shane Gillis and Inde Navarrette, along with musical guests Turnstile, Rosalía and Gracie Abrams.
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