Netflix Launches FYSEE: LA Festival Featuring Emmy Contenders ‘Adolescence,' ‘Black Mirror' and ‘The Four Seasons'
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Netflix is ditching its usual FYSEE: LA pop-up destination, and instead will turn its annual Emmys showcase into what it's positioning as a citywide festival. Top Netflix contenders like 'Adolescence,' 'Black Mirror' and 'The Four Seasons' will be spotlighted through a mix of official TV Academy FYC panels and standalone events, as announced Thursday by comedian John Mulaney.
Running May 17 to June 2, the two-week festival will take place in multiple theaters across town.
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The full list of shows that will be featured include 'Black Mirror,' 'Everybody's Live With John Mulaney,' 'The Diplomat,' 'The Four Seasons,' 'A Man on the Inside,' 'Big Mouth,' 'Adolescence,' 'Squid Game,' 'Running Point,' 'Nobody Wants This' and 'Simone Biles Rising,' as well a spotlight on Netflix documentaries like 'Will & Harper' and 'Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer.'
Stars confirmed to appear at the Emmy FYC events include Kristen Bell, Simone Biles, Adam Brody, Ted Danson, Tina Fey, Paul Giamatti, Jamie Foxx, Kate Hudson, Allison Janney, Rashida Jones, Mindy Kaling, Nick Kroll, Lee Jung-jae, John Mulaney, Aaron Pierre, Keri Russell, Tracee Ellis Ross and Sarah Silverman.
Special programming at the festival will be in partnership with American Cinematheque, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation and others. Career retrospectives will spotlight Brody ('Nobody Wants This'), Hudson ('Running Point') and Danson ('A Man on the Inside').
Additionally, Netflix will host multi-title performances, including the inaugural 'Strong Black Contenders' event and a crossover with its Netflix Is a Joke Festival for a night of comedy. Stars set to appear on the Thursday, May 29, standup bill include Jamie Foxx, Mike Birbiglia, Michelle Buteau, Andrew Schulz, Tom Segura and Silverman.
Here are the dates for the major Netflix FYC events:
'Black Mirror' (May 17; Television Academy Saban Media Center Wolf Theater)
'Everybody's Live With John Mulaney' (May 17; Egyptian Theater)
'The Diplomat' (May 18; Huntington Library in Pasadena)
A Netflix Documentary Spotlight (May 18; Netflix's Tudum Theater)
'The Four Seasons' (May 19; Aero Theater in Santa Monica)
'A Man On The Inside' (May 21; Motion Picture & Television Fund in Woodland Hills)
'Big Mouth' (May 22; Egyptian Theatre)
'Adolescence' (May 27; Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center)
'Squid Game' (May 30; Egyptian Theater)
'Running Point' (May 30; Los Angeles Lakers' UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo)
'Nobody Wants This' (June 1; Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures and Sciences)
'Simone Biles Rising' (June 2; Hollywood Athletic Club)
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