HBO’S “WESTWORLD” TO HEADLINE ATX TV FESTIVAL CLOSING NIGHT EVENT

HBO + HBO MAX RETURN AS PRESENTING FESTIVAL PARTNERS

Festival Programming Schedule Also Released

AUSTIN, Texas –  Longtime partner and presenting sponsors HBO and HBO Max will return to ATX TV Festival this June to headline the festival’s Closing Night Event on Saturday, June 4, with a panel conversation for the network’s epic, Emmy award-winning drama series, “Westworld,” from creators, executive producers, writers, and directors Lisa Joy, and Jonathan Nolan.

Panelists include Lisa Joy (Co-Creator, Writer, Director, and Executive Producer), Alison Schapker (Writer and Executive Producer), and stars Evan Rachel Wood, Jeffrey Wright, Luke Hemsworth, and Angela Sarafyan.

Westworld’s eight-episode fourth season will debut Sunday, June 26 on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

#Westworld is headlining @atxfestival’s closing night on 6/4 with a panel ft. Executive Producers @LisaJoyNolan, Alison Schapker & cast Evan Rachel Wood, @jfreewright, @hemsdog & @angelasarafyan. pic.twitter.com/6AXslE2AZf

— Westworld (@WestworldHBO) May 11, 2022

The series was created for television by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy, who are executive producers with Alison Schapker, Denise Thé, J.J. Abrams, Athena Wickham, Richard J. Lewis, and Ben Stephenson. Production companies: Kilter Films and Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television; based on the film written by Michael Crichton.

HBO Max will also present an ATX TV Trivia Night for Camp Badgeholders following the “Westworld” panel to test the knowledge of fans and industry alike on the wide array of programming available on the platform.

Previously announced HBO and HBO Max programming includes:

• A Conversation with ATX TV Breakthrough Awardee Sydney Sweeney (HBO Originals “Euphoria, The White Lotus”)
• A Panel Conversation with the creative team behind the Max Original series “Station Eleven,” co-presented with Paramount Television Studios
• Creator/Showrunner/Executive Producer/Writer/Actor Robin Thede (HBO Original “A Black Lady Sketch Show”) to join a panel conversation highlighting “Comedy Showrunners,” as well as the micro-conversation “Robin Thede Answers Your Questions About the Industry”
• “Euphoria” music supervisor Jen Malone to join “The Last Note” panel conversation

In case you missed it, catch highlights from the programming schedule below for ATX TV Festival Season 11:

• Actor POV: Building Character
  Panelists: Actress Arielle Kebbel, Actress Adrianne Palicki
• Angelyne: A Conversation with Emmy Rossum & Allison Miller
  Panelists: Showrunner/EP Allison Miller, EP/Cast Emmy Rossum
• Baron + Toluca
  Panelists: Co-Creator/Cast Majandra Delfino, Co-Creator/Cast Brendan Fehr, Cast Arthur Martinez, Cast Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Cast Michael Fowler, Cast David Walton
• Clear Eyes, Full Hearts Live Podcast Episode
  Panelists: Co-Host Derek Phillips, Co-Host Stacey Oristano
• Comedy Showrunners
  Panelists: Phil Augusta Jackson, Robin Thede, Sierra Teller Ornelas, Tracey Wigfield
• A Conversation with Achievement in Television eXcellence Awardee Lesli Linka Glatter presented by Texas Monthly
  Panelist: Lesli Linka Glatter
• A Conversation with Breakthrough Awardee Sydney Sweeney
  Panelist: Sydney Sweeney
• Dangerous Women
  Panelist: Director Lesli Linka Glatter, Creator/EP Valerie Armstrong, Actress Jasmine Cephas Jones, Actress Katja Herbers
• Evil
  Panelists: Cast Katja Herbers, Cast Mike Colter, Cast Aasif Mandvi
• Flowers in the Attic: The Origin presented by Lifetime
  Panelists: EP Paul Sciarrotta, EP Jennie Snyder Urman, Cast Jemima Rooper, Cast Kelsey Grammer, Cast Alana Boden, Cast Hannah Dodd
• I Love That For You presented by SHOWTIME®
  Panelists: Co-Creator and Cast Vanessa Bayer, Showrunner and EP Jessi Klein
• Justified Creatives Reunion presented by FX
  Panelists:  Creator/EP Graham Yost, EP/Director Michael Dinner, EP Sarah Timberman, Writer/Producer Taylor Elmore, Writer/Prodcer Dave Andron, Writer/Prodcer Chris Provenzano, Writer/Prodcer Benjamin Cavell, Writer/Prodcer Ingrid Escajeda, Writer/Prodcer VJ Boyd, Writer/Prodcer Wendy Calhoun
• The Last Note
  Panelists:  Maggie Phillips Music Supervisor: “The Dropout,” “The Great”, Jen Malone Music Supervisor: “Euphoria,” “Yellowjackets”, Liza Richardson Music Supervisor: “Station Eleven,” “Watchmen”
• Monarch
  Panelists: Creator/EP Melissa London Hilfers, Executive Music Producer Adam Anders, Cast/Singer-Songwriter Beth Ditto
• OPENING NIGHT: Dark Winds presented by AMC Networks
  Panelists: Creator/EP Graham Roland, Showrunner/EP Vince Calandra, Director/EP Chris Eyre, EP/Cast Zahn McClarnon, Cast Kiowa Gordon, Cast Jessica Matten, Cast Deanna Allison
• Parenthood Reunion
  Panelists: Creator/Showrunner Jason Katims, Cast Dax Shepard, Cast  Erika Christensen, Cast  Joy Bryant, Cast Craig T. Nelson, Cast Monica Potter, Cast Peter Krause
• Rutherford Falls
  Panelists: Co-Creator/Showrunner/Writer/EP Sierra Teller Ornelas, Co-Creator/EP/Cast Ed Helms, Writer/Cast Jana Schmeiding, Cast Michael Greyeyes, Cast Jesse Leigh, Cast Dustin Milligan
• Scrubs Reunion presented by Hulu
  Panelists:  Creator/Showrunner/EP/Director Bill Lawrence, Cast Zach Braff, Cast Donald Faison, Cast Sarah Chalke, Cast John C. McGinley, Cast Judy Reyes, Cast Neil Flynn
• Somebody Feed Phil Screening + Naked Lunch Live Podcast with Phil Rosenthal and David Wild
  Panelists: Phil Rosenthal (Creator, Executive Producer, Host; Co-Host, “Naked Lunch” podcast)
• Station Eleven: How To Make an Episode presented by Paramount Television Studios and HBO Max
  Panelists:  Creator/Showrunner/EP Patrick Somerville, Production Designer Ruth Ammon,  Casting Director Jeanie Bacharach, Music Supervisor Liza Richardson, Costume Designer Helen Huang, Cinematographer Steve Cosens, Editor David Eisenberg
• Tom Swift presented by The CW
  Panelists:  Cast Tian Richards, Cast Ashleigh Murray, Cast Marquise Vilson, Cast Albert Mwangi, Cast April Parker Jones, Cast Melinda Hsu Taylor, Cast Cameron Johnson, Cast Noga Landau

A full list of scheduled programming can be found here.

 
ABOUT ATX TV FESTIVAL
ATX TV Festival is an annual event produced by ATX TV, taking place every June in Austin, TX. As the leading television festival, it brings together fans and industry to celebrate the television medium by looking at its history, where it is now, and where it is headed.The festival consists of screenings followed by Q&As, panels, and events (parties, live music, meet-ups, super-secret happy hours, etc) and is known for reunions of both classic shows and cult hits.  Screenings showcase never-aired pilots, cancelled too soon series, and current favorites, as well as world premieres of new series. Panels span from industry deep dives, to fan-focused conversations, along with discussions on representation (in front of and behind the camera) and responsibility in storytelling. The ATX TV audience is comprised equally of consumers and industry professionals, and ATX Television Festival is the only place they come together as one community to discuss and celebrate all aspects of #TVTogether.