ATX TV Festival Adds MINX Season 2 Premiere, Podcast Showcase with PodCo Founders & Hosts
Plus, Manifest & Everyone Is Doing Great Screenings add Panelists
Austin, TX — ATX TV Festival has announced additional programming for Season 12 of the festival, taking place June 1-4 in Austin, TX.
The festival will feature the Season 2 premiere of Minx , the 1970s workplace comedy, which stars Ophelia Lovibond and Jake Johnson, and centers around the creation of the first erotic magazine for women. Produced by Lionsgate Television, the new season of Minx premieres Friday, July 21 on STARZ. Following the premiere screening, Lovibond and Johnson will be in attendance for a conversation.
PodCo, the visually-driven podcast network from Brendan Rooney and Christy Carlson Romano (Even Stevens, Kim Possible), will also be joining the line-up for Season 12.
The podcast network’s first time at the festival will feature a block of live podcasts hosted by Christy Carlson Romano, featuring fan-favorite hosts from several of the network’s hit series, including:
- “Wizardly of Waverly Pod” hosts Jennifer Stone (“Harper Finkle”) and David DeLuise (“Jerry Russo”)
- “Ned’s Declassified Podcast Survival Guide” hosts Devon Werkheiser (“Ned”), Lindsey Shaw (“Moze”), and Daniel Curtis Lee (“Cookie”)
- “Brotherly Love Podcast” hosts Joey, Matt, and Andy Lawrence
In addition, PodCo Co-Founders Rooney & Romano and President Calvin Robertson will join for a conversation about the creative and business aspects of launching a podcast company, and what makes PodCo’s video-forward vision unique. There will also be an exclusive surprise announcement of PodCo’s newest podcast during one of their panels.
The following panelists will also be joining the festival’s previously announced screenings and conversations for Manifest and Everyone Is Doing Great:
- Manifest cast members Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, J.R. Ramirez, Luna Blaise, Parveen Kaur, Matt Long, Holly Taylor, and Daryl Edwards will join for a Q&A following the premiere of Season 4 Part 2
- Everyone Is Doing Great cast members Karissa Lee Staples & Phoenix Washington, executive producer Ngoc Nguyen, executive producer/director Michelle Lang, and executive producer/writer Stuart Lafferty will join James Lafferty, Stephen Colletti, Alexandra Park, Cariba Heine for a Q&A following the World Premiere of Season 2
Festival Badges and Single Tickets are available now at atxfestival.com/attend . Single Tickets for the PodCo showcase will be available soon.
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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, panel conversations, and events (parties, live music, happy hours, hosted receptions, etc) andis known for reunions of classic shows and cult hits. Screenings include never-aired pilots, canceled-too-soon series, current favorites, and world premieres. Panels conversations range 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 TV Festival is the only place they come together as one community to discuss and celebrate all aspects of #TVTogether.