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One of the longest lines for a panel at ATX TV Festival was for the Scrubs reunion on Sunday morning, featuring creator Bill Lawrence and stars Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley, Judy Reyes, and Neil Flynn. “We’re all so grateful any of you still care, it gives us an excuse to hang out…

Justified creator Graham Yost led the series’ creatives reunion panel at ATX Festival on Saturday afternoon where fans were treated to secrets from the writer’s room. Joining Yost for the special celebration were executive producer and director Michael Dinner and writer/producers Taylor Elmore, Dave Andron, Chris…

Matt Barr and Justin Johnson Cortez have a lot to tease following the premiere of the CW’s Walker Independence at the ATX Festival in Austin. The pair star as Hoyt Rawlings and Calian, respectively, in the CW Walker prequel spinoff which was recently picked up to series. Barr brings a certain swagger to Hoyt, a…

Part of the cast of Parenthood reunited with series creator Jason Katims and executive producer Lawrence Trilling on Friday night at the ATX Festival in Austin. And while excited audience members relished hearing Dax Shephard, Erika Christensen, Joy Bryant, and Monica Potter share memories, Peter Krause, Lauren…

The ATX TV Festival will close June 4 with a panel featuring the executive producers and stars of HBO’s Westworld. Participants will include Lisa Joy, the co-creator, writer and executive producer, as well as Alison Schapker (writer, EP), and stars Evan Rachel Wood, Jeffrey Wright, Luke Hemsworth, and Angela Sarafyan…

A cadre of top television executives shared how they dealt with the last 15 months of the pandemic during an hour-long conversation at the ATX Festival. Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content, HBO Max, Lisa Katz, President, Entertainment Scripted Content, NBCU Television and Streaming, Tina Perry, President, OWN…

Molly Bernard and Nico Tortorella got gushy at the ATX online panel for Paramount+/TV Land’s Younger which dropped its series finale this past Thursday. Asked about what type of futures they saw for their respective characters, Tortorella acknowledged how his tattoo maestro, Josh, finally wound up back with Liza…

Jordan Peele is producing a new Candyman movie and has cast Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as the new Candyman. Monkeypaw Creative Director Ian Cooper was on a Produced By Conference panel The New Age of Producing Horror. Deadline asked Cooper how Candyman would fit in with what Monkeypaw has done with Get Out and Us. His…

Austin’s ATX Television Festival, set for June 6-9, 2019, has announced its first round of panels, including a Blumhouse Television event, a “Cancelled-Too-Soon” retrospective of Men in Trees and a conversation with the presidents of various industry guilds. Panels announced today for the eighth annual festival…

Robert Michael Morris' passing on May 30 was a blow to the cast and crew of The Comeback – the show on which the 77-year-old actor played best friend and hairdresser to Lisa Kudrow’s Valerie Cherish.  During a panel discussion today at the ATX fest in Austin, Kudrow paid tribute to the actor, as did EPs Dan Bucatinsky…

Suits fans got a glimpse of Season 7 at the ATX Television Festival today – but no sign of Gina Torres’ character Jessica Pearson in a short teaser reel. No worries though: “I wedged that door open on the way out,” Torres promised. “I've got a Louboutin in that door at all times.” Torres’ return — albeit occasional…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details about the Season 3 premiere of Fear The Walking Dead Day 5 of Austin’s ATX television festival brought together the cast and creatives of AMC’s Fear The Walking Dead as well as an advance screening of tonight’s episode. Afterwards creator/exec producer Dave Erickson, who was…