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UPDATED with site going live: Deadline's Contenders Television, the invitation-only livestream telecast Saturday that featured its largest roster of participants ever, has launched its streaming site with all 44 series from 22 studios and networks. Saturday’s nine-hour event, which went virtual for the first time…

Barkskins NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Panelist(s): Elwood Reid (Creator/Showrunner/EP/Writer) Marcia Gay Harden (Actor) David Thewlis (Actor) Moderator: Antonia Blyth “When you're a writer, you're always looking for those unexplored areas, and ‘Barkskins’ ticked a lot of boxes for me." Read the story <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/06/barkskins-elwood-reid-david-thewlis-marcia-gay-harden-interview-contenders-1202948344/"…

Better Call Saul AMC Panelist(s): Peter Gould (Co-Creator/Showrunner) Bob Odenkirk (Producer/Actor) Rhea Seehorn (Actor) Moderator: Dominic Patten "There's some ideas which I am so excited about [for Season 6], but there is also a lot of sadness to where this is going." Read story <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/06/better-call-saul-whats-next-bob-odenkirk-peter-gould-rhea-seehorn-interview-contenders-1202964910/"…

Better Things FX Panelist: Pamela Adlon (Creator/EP/Actor) Moderator: Anthony D’Alessandro "Sam is me in a cape. I joke that FX is paying for my therapy and I'm able to live out my fantasies in the script." Read the story <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/06/better-things-pamela-adlon-interview-fx-contenders-1202963192/"…

Black-ish ABC ENTERTAINMENT Panelist: Anthony Anderson (EP/Actor) Moderator: Dominic Patten "It's all based on personal experiences, experiences that we all go through, and how we can tell the best story from those experiences that will resonate with an audience…" Read the story <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/06/black-ish-anthony-anderson-season-6-interview-contenders-tv-1202964892/"…

The Boys SONY PICTURES TV Panelist(s): Evan Goldberg (EP) Eric Kripke (Creator/Showrunner/EP) Seth Rogen (EP) Moderator: Dino-Ray Ramos "Take it from me, I know a lot of them [and] I am one — celebrities are insane. If they could fly, they would be a thousand times worse." Read the story <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/06/the-boys-club-amazon-seth-rogen-evan-goldberg-erik-kripke-interview-contenders-tv-1202948452/"…

Cosmos: Possible Worlds NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Panelist(s): Ann Druyan (Creator/Writer/Director/EP) Jeffrey A. Okun (Visual Effects Supervisor) Neil deGrasse Tyson (Host) Moderator: Dominic Patten "I think it responds to a deep yearning that virtually everyone of has to feel connected to the universe. Science itself…

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah COMEDY CENTRAL Panelist: Trevor Noah (EP/Writer/Host) Moderator: Peter White "It feels like I launched a new show with no pre-production, no planning and no scheduling, so if anything, it feels like I'm piloting a new show while I'm on the air…” Read the story <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/06/trevor-noah-the-daily-show-extended-lockdown-contenders-1202948230/"…

Dead To Me CBS TV STUDIOS Panelist(s): Christina Applegate (EP/Actor) Linda Cardellini (Co-EP/Actor) Liz Feldman (Creator/Showrunner) Moderator: Pete Hammond "We are going to have James [Marsden] come back as a twin? Are you punking me?" Read the story <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/06/dead-to-me-christina-applegate-linda-cardellini-liz-feldman-season-2-interview-contenders-1202949776/"…

Defending Jacob APPLE TV+ Panelist(s): Mark Bomback (Creator/Showrunner/EP) Jaeden Martell (Actor) Morten Tyldum (Director/EP) Moderator: Pete Hammond "We wanted Jacob to be a mystery, an enigma, so that no one, his parents or the audience, could be quite sure if he did it or not." Read the story <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/06/defending-jacob-mark-bomback-morten-tyldum-interview-contenders-tv-1202949781/"…

Dickinson APPLE TV+ Panelist(s): Alena Smith (Creator/EP) Hailee Steinfeld (EP/Actor) Moderator: Dominic Patten "She invites us to ask ourselves if she couldn't be understood in her own time, can we understand her better in ours?" Read the story <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/06/dickinson-hailee-steinfeld-interview-alena-smith-emily-dickinson-contenders-tv-1202964900/"…

Dispatches From Elsewhere AMC Panelist: Jason Segel (Creator/Actor) Moderator: Pete Hammond “It became really important to me when I looked at what I was doing and where I was going in my life and career to try to challenge myself, to make something that felt like a piece of art.” Read the story <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/06/jason-segel-discusses-dispatches-from-elsewhere-amc-contenders-1202949787/"…