PaleyFest NY is lining up shows for this year’s event, starting with panels devoted to the 10th anniversary of Starz’s “Outlander,” one for HBO’s “Somebody Somewhere” and another for AMC’s “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol.”
The festival will run from Oct. 16 to Oct. 22 in midtown Manhattan and feature screenings and conversations with the casts and creative teams of the season’s most-anticipated television.
“‘Outlander,’ ‘Somebody Somewhere’ and ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol’ each represent excellence in television, and we are thrilled to reveal these stellar programs as the first announced program selections for this year’s PaleyFest NY,” Maureen J. Reidy, president, CEO of The Paley Center for Media, said in a statement. “We look forward to welcoming television fans to The Paley Museum this October, and we extend our tremendous thanks to Citi for their continued support of PaleyFest NY.”
The full schedule of programs will be announced on Monday, Sept. 9.
EVENTS
In celebration of its 62 Emmy nominations, Amazon MGM Studios will launch three food trucks on Aug. 10 based on “Fallout,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” and “Red, White and Royal Blue.” Each truck will make two stops across Los Angeles before landing at their final destination at Cinespia’s screening of “True Romance” in Hollywood.
The “Fallout” food truck will stop at the Venice sign on the corner of Pacific Avenue and Windward Avenue from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. before stopping in Santa Monica on the corner of Montana Avenue and 15th Ct. from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The truck will serve “vault burgers,” veggie burgers, french fries and “Okie Dokie donut holes.”
The “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” food truck starts at the Miracle Mile next to La Brea Tar Pits from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. before heading to the Runyon Canyon Park entrance in West Hollywood from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. “John’s NY Style hot dogs,” “Jane’s veggie dogs” and “John’s and Jane’s cookies” will be served.
The “Red, White & Royal Blue” food truck begins in Studio City on the corner of Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Ventura Boulevard from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. before stopping in Silverlake on the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Sanborn Avenue from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The truck will serve “Perfect Union fish and chips,” wedding cake pops and Earl Grey iced tea.
PARTNERSHIPS
Fox Entertainment is partnering with the United States Lifesaving Association to support the “Lifeguards First” campaign, a letter-writing initiative that aims to grant open-water lifeguards the benefits and recognition of Emergency First Responders. The partnership comes ahead of the debut of Fox’s new drama series “Rescue: HI-Surf,” premiering Sept. 22.
Fox and USLA will bring the initiative to a beach pop up in Los Angeles Aug. 31, which will include shaved ice trucks, photo ops, appearances from the Rescue: HI-Surf cast and opportunities to spread awareness and further support the movement.
The show follows the personal and professional lives of heavy-water lifeguards who patrol and protect the North Shore of O’ahu. Each episode will feature the lifeguards saving lives in the difficult conditions of Hawaii’s Seven Mile Miracle.
EXECUTIVE NEWS
Fremantle has promoted Trey Durst to vice president of U.S. distribution for the production company’s international division.
Durst joined the company in January 2022 and served as a director within the division. During his time at Fremantle, he negotiated for the distribution and monetization of the company’s FAST channels and AVOD library within the U.S., finding unique solutions to optimizing revenue across Fremantle’s content library.
In his new role, Durst will continue to report to Lisa Honig, senior executive vice president of North American distribution, international, whose team is responsible for maximizing the revenue of Fremantle’s vast portfolio of content across all means of distribution.
“I look forward to continuing my journey at Fremantle,” Durst said. “It’s exciting to be part of a new sector of Fremantle’s business and to see how much it has grown in recent years. I can’t wait to continue exploring innovative ways to make our iconic IP available via the latest advances in the world of streaming.”