TRIBECA FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2022 TV, AUDIO STORYTELLING, AND NOW LINEUP

TRIBECA FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2022 TV, AUDIO STORYTELLING, AND NOW LINEUP

TV WORLD PREMIERES INCLUDE ESPN'S DEREK JETER DOCU-SERIES THE CAPTAIN; AMAZON PRIME VIDEO'S A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN; HULU'S VICTORIA'S SECRET: ANGELS AND DEMONS; FX'S THE BEAR; HBO MAX'S MENUDO: FOREVER YOUNG; EPIX'S BRIDGE AND TUNNEL; PLUS THE MID-SEASON PREMIERE OF THE FINAL SEASON OF AMC'S BETTER CALL SAUL

AUDIO STORYTELLING WORLD PREMIERES AND DISCUSSIONS TO FEATURE AUDIBLE ORIGINAL THE BIG LIE CREATED BY JOHN MANKIEWICZ AND STARRING JON HAMM, JOHN SLATTERY, ANA DE LA REGUERA, KATE MARA AND FULL CAST; USG AUDIO'S THE END UP WITH HIMESH PATEL, MERRITT WEVER, MARIANNE JEAN-BAPTISTE, AND JOHN REYNOLDS; AND GIMLET'S GAY PRIDE AND PREJUDICE WITH JESSE TYLER FERGUSON AND VELLA LOVELL

AUDIBLE RETURNS AS EXCLUSIVE AUDIO STORYTELLING SPONSOR

NEW YORK - (April 19, 2022) - The 2022 Tribeca Festival today announced its lineup of world premieres of new and returning television, original scripted audio, and original indie episodic series. The Festival, which takes place June 8-19, will present a selection of highly anticipated programs at the forefront of innovative storytelling.

Tribeca brings the festival experience to the world of television by serving as a platform for fans to experience premieres of current and future favorites, along with live conversations featuring casts and creators. This year's TV lineup features nine series premieres and two first looks at returning favorites, including ESPN's The Captain, about iconic New York Yankee Derek Jeter; Amazon Prime Video's A League of Their Own, inspired by the 1992 film, with Abbi Jacobson; Hulu's Victorias Secret: Angels and Demons, a provocative expos of Victoria's Secret; HBO Max's Menudo: Forever Young, a behind-the-scenes look at the multi-generational pop sensation; FX's The Bear, an exhilarating ride through the culinary world; TIME Studios for A&E Network's Right to Offend, a docuseries about the intrepid Black comedians who used laughter to push social boundaries and cultural change; EPIX's Bridge and Tunnel, which follows a group of Long Islanders pursuing their Manhattan dreams, written and directed by Edward Burns; and the mid-season premiere of the final season of AMC's Better Call Saul with Bob Odenkirk, Giancarlo Esposito, and Jonathan Banks..

Tribeca's NOW program unearths compelling independent episodic work, including short and long-form pilots and series. The 2022 NOW showcase focuses on six standout selections, including The Green Veil, a scripted anthology series about oppression in America from John Leguizamo and Aram Rappaport, and Cannabis Buyers Club, a dive into the little known story of the legalization of marijuana in the U.S. and also the most important LGBTQ+ rights struggle of the 20th century from Kip Andersen and Chris OConnell.

This year's TV selections and NOW indie episodic pilots are an impressive array of both short- and long-form narrative and documentary projects. Our diverse network selections will excite everyone from sports fans to TV buffs awaiting premieres of highly-anticipated new series to sci-fi animation lovers, said Tribeca Senior Programmer Liza Domnitz. The Festival will also give audiences an early glimpse at - what will hopefully become - their next favorite series, with indie projects that include collaborators like John Leguizamo, Kathryn Bigelow, John Early, and Philip Glass.

For the first time, Tribeca's audio storytelling program is dedicated entirely to scripted content, with a focus on excellence in writing and performance. Tribeca is especially proud to celebrate Pride and Juneteeth by bringing stories from emerging and established Queer and Black creators to the forefront of the scripted audio space.

Tribeca is honored to welcome back Audible as the exclusive Audio Entertainment sponsor of the Festival. Audible celebrates the Tribeca creative community and showcases bold creators who are developing innovative, cinematic audio entertainment. This year, Audible will be debuting their latest dynamic Audible Original as they host the world premiere of The Big Lie. Produced in collaboration with Fresh Produce Media, The Big Lie tells the incredible true story behind Salt of the Earth, a 1950s pro-union film that suffered a conspiracy of active sabotage efforts from the U.S. government, the Hollywood studio system, and Howard Hughes during the Red Scare. The series is created by John Mankiewicz and stars Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Ana de la Reguera, Kate Mara, and a full cast.

Included in the audio storytelling lineup is the live world premiere of USG Audio's The End Up, which stars Himesh Patel, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Merritt Wever, and John Reynolds. The event will be followed by a conversation with the cast and creators, hosted by Scott Adsit. The series takes place in a tilted near-future where terminal cancer patients who wish to end their suffering must attend a weeklong boot camp. Two best friends wrestle with their goodbye after one enrolls in the program and the other grows skeptical. Tribeca will also host the world premiere of Radiotopia Presents: My Mother Made Me with creator Jason Reynolds, interviewed by Radiolab's Jad Abumrad, and the world premiere of the supernatural audio drama Mirage Diner with creator Lauren Shippen interviewed by Welcome to Nightvale's Dylan Marron.

The Festival will present a live conversation with the cast and creators of Spotifys Gay Pride & Prejudice, an upcoming scripted romantic comedy series from Gimlet, with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Maulik Pancholy, Blake Lee, Vella Lovell, Justin Mikita, and Zackary Grady interviewed by Mimi O'Donnell. There will also be a live taping of Radiotopia's Oprahdemics with creators Kellie Carter Jackson and Leah Wrigh

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