Variety’s “A Night in the Writers’ Room: Awards Season Edition” will return to Los Angeles on Nov. 11, spotlighting new and returning shows in the fall awards season across comedy, drama and limited series.
The invite-only event will be attended by industry voters and will begin with a cocktail reception before three panel discussions featuring the creative teams behind several of the season’s most prominent shows.
Variety executive TV editor Michael Schneider will moderate the Comedy Series panel. Participants include Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow from “The Comeback”; Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw from “Adults”; Matt Miller from “Ride or Die”; and Michael Schur from “DIG.”
The Drama panel will be moderated by Variety senior entertainment writer Angelique Jackson. Its lineup includes Katori Hall of “P-Valley”; Brad Caleb Kane of “Crystal Lake”; Elizabeth Meriwether of “Furious”; Chris Mundy of “Lanterns”; Malcolm Spellman of “The Drop: A Snowfall Saga”; and Ben Watkins of “The Greatest.”
Variety senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay will moderate the Limited Series panel, featuring Nick Antosca from “Cape Fear”; Silka Luisa from “Blade Runner 2099”; and Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers from “American Hostage.”
This year’s supporting partners are FX Networks, Hulu, Peacock, Universal Studio Group, Prime Video, MGM+, Starz and HBO MAX. Invitations can be requested through variety.com/writersroom.
Sources: Variety.