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Disney is bringing back its FYC Fest to the DGA theatre on Sunset Blvd. at the end of the month, kicking off their pop-up event with a series finale event for Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” on May 28.
The 11-day event will then end on June 7 with an Emmy event for the FX series “Dying for Sex.” In between the Disney FYC Fest — marking its fourth consecutive year — will hold events (either guild or official TV Academy screenings) for ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” Disney+’s “Andor,” Onyx/Hulu’s “Deli Boys,” ABC’s “High Potential,” Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” Hulu’s “Paradise,” Hulu’s “Say Nothing,” Hulu’s “Sly Lives!,” FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows” and ABC’s “Will Trent.”
Divisions that will be represented by Disney FYC Fest include 20th Television, ABC, Disney+, FX, Hulu, Lucasfilm Ltd., Marvel Television, National Geographic, Onyx Collective and Walt Disney Studios.
The space will open with a wall of TVs featuring highlights from shows including “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Andor,” “Dying for Sex,” “Say Nothing” and “High Potential.” Among the photo opps: A “limo ride like the ‘Only Murders in the Building’ trio as they cruise through L.A.; “a commemorative wall of albums and roadie cases in honor of ‘Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’; the ability to pose in Cassian’s ship with K-2SO from “Andor”; and a green screen photo studio for visitors to be seen in the world of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Paradise,” “Say Nothing,” “David Blaine Do Not Attempt,” “Andor,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “Deli Boys,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “High Potential,” “Abbott Elementary,” “Sly Lives!” and “Dying for Sex.”
Dinner will be “served by ‘Abbott Elementary’s’ lunch ladies,” while “dirty sodas” inspired by “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” will be there. Also treats from a “Deli Boys”-inspired vending machine, and a “Mid-Century Modern” ice cream cart.
Activations include a DJ booth with artwork from “Beatles ’64” and “Music by John Williams”; the “Welcome to Wrexham”-themed Subsoccer game; the ability to write a message on “The Bear’s” “Non-Negotiables” wall; the chance to help “High Potential’s” Morgan solve her newest mystery; a walk down the witches road from “Agatha All Along”; and a glass of wine from Florence’s wine windows via Nat Geo’s “Tucci in Italy.”
The Disney FYC Fest will also include costumes and props from “Agatha All Along,” “Andor,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “Daredevil: Born Again,” “Doctor Who,” “The Lion King at The Hollywood Bowl,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”
Talent expected for panels include Adria Arjona, Matt Berry, Matt Bomer, Anthony Boyle, Sterling K. Brown, Quinta Brunson, Michael Cyril Creighton, Natasia Demetriou, Hazel Doupe, Ann Dowd, Josh Finan, John Hoffman, Tony Gilroy, Selena Gomez (virtual), Nathan Lee Graham, Harvey Guillén, Nathan Lane (virtual), Diego Luna, Jane Lynch, Steve Martin (virtual), Ben Mendelsohn, Elisabeth Moss, Kayvan Novak, Kumail Nanjiani, Genevieve O’Reilly, Kaitlin Olson, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Ramón Rodríguez, Molly Shannon, Martin Short (virtual), Yvonne Strahovski, Paul Simms, Bradley Whitford, Joshua Zetumer, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Kristen Schaal, Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, Rob Delaney, Liz Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock, Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, Poorna Jagannathan, Brian George, Alfie Fuller, Michelle Nader and Todd Harthan.
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