THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE SCHEDULE & LINEUP FOR THE 19th ANNUAL PALEYFEST FALL TV PREVIEWS
Monday, September 15, 2025
The Stellar Lineup for the 2025 Edition of the Festival Features Conversations with the Stars and Creators of New and Returning Series of the 2025/2026 Television Season Including:
Acorn TV’s Murder Before Evensong; AMC & AMC+’s The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon; Apple TV+’s
The Sisters Grimm; CBS’s Boston Blue & Sheriff Country; FOX’s Doc; HBO’s Task; NBC’s
Brilliant Minds; OWN’s Heart & Hustle: Houston; and Peacock’s Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
All PaleyFest Fall TV Previews Conversations Will Premiere on
Paley Center’s YouTube Channel Starting Tuesday, September 16 at 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET
New York, NY, September 12, 2025 – The Paley Center for Media announced today the schedule for its 19th annual PaleyFest Fall TV Previews. The iconic annual festival of engaging conversations celebrates some of the most anticipated new series of the fall television season as well as returning favorites from major broadcast networks, cable television, and premium streaming platforms. Television fans can view these conversations on Paley’s YouTube channel on Tuesday, September 16, starting at 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET.
The 2025 lineup includes: Acorn TV’s Murder Before Evensong; AMC & AMC+’s The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon; Apple TV+’s The Sisters Grimm; CBS’s Boston Blue & Sheriff Country; FOX’s Doc; HBO’s Task; NBC’s Brilliant Minds; OWN’s Heart & Hustle: Houston; and Peacock’s Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy.
“For television fans PaleyFest Fall TV Previews is the ultimate source for all the behind-the-scenes scoops from the season’s hottest new shows and returning favorites,” said Maureen J. Reidy, President & CEO, The Paley Center for Media. “We are thrilled to share the excitement with audiences everywhere by streaming these conversations exclusively on our YouTube channel.”
“We are honored and thrilled to be included in PaleyFest Fall TV Previews, delving into all things Brilliant Minds Season 2! We can’t wait to share all the medical mystery, drama and emotion with you at Bronx General,” said Michael Grassi, Creator, Showrunner & Executive Producer.
“We are so honored and beyond excited to celebrate at PaleyFest Fall TV Previews and give a taste of what's in store for Season 2 of Doc. Hope you enjoy!!!” said Doc Co-Showrunners Barbie Kligman and Hank Steinberg.
“We are proud to be back at PaleyFest to celebrate OWN’s newest hit docuseries, Heart & Hustle: Houston, a series our audience has responded to in a big way thanks in no small part to our cast, a sisterhood of Black women who share their lives and truths with authenticity and heart. It is an honor to showcase these ladies at PaleyFest this year and hope others will be inspired by the heartfelt conversation,” said Drew Tappon, Head of Unscripted Programming, Specials and Development, OWN.
Since its inception in 2006, PaleyFest Fall TV Previews has celebrated the most anticipated new and returning shows of the fall season with the casts and creative teams behind the shows that went on to become classics such as black-ish, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Emily in Paris, Mom, This Is Us, The Mindy Project, and countless more.
While television fans eagerly await the start of PaleyFest Fall TV Previews, they will have the opportunity to relive some of the festival’s best moments on the Paley Center’s YouTube channel. Some memorable highlights of the annual video podcast festival include conversations with the casts from 911, The Walking Dead, Ghosts, Interview with the Vampire, The Amazing Race, Dancing with the Stars, and many more.
PaleyFest Fall TV Previews supports the Paley Center’s many education initiatives including education workshops serving 10,000 youth annually, the PaleyImpact series featuring programs centered on today’s most pressing social issues and the role of media in our society, and the continued preservation of the Paley Archive, featuring more than 160,000 historically significant television and radio programs, as well as television commercials.
PaleyFest Fall TV Previews Schedule:
Tuesday, September 16 at 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET – Murder Before Evensong (Acorn TV)
Featuring: Radford Neville, Executive Producer; Matthew Lewis, “Canon Daniel Clement”; Amit Shah, “DS Neil Vanloo”; Meghan Treadway, “Honor De Floures"
Moderator: Hunter Ingram
Tuesday, September 16 at 11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET – The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (AMC & AMC+)
Featuring: Scott M. Gimple, Executive Producer & Chief Content Officer, The Walking Dead Universe; David Zabel, Executive Producer & Showrunner; Dan Percival, Executive Producer & Director; Norman Reedus, "Daryl" & Executive Producer; Melissa McBride, "Carol" & Executive Producer
Moderator: Jason Lynch, Curator, The Paley Center for Media
Tuesday, September 16 at 12:00 am PT / 3:00 pm ET – The Sisters Grimm (Apple TV+)
Featuring: Amy Higgins, Showrunner & Executive Producer; Michael Buckley, Author & Executive Producer;
Ariel Winter, “Sabrina Grimm”; Leah Newman, “Daphne Grimm”; Billy Harris, “Puck”; Laraine Newman, “Relda”; Abubakar Salim, “Charming”
Moderator: Stacey Wilson Hunt, Host, My Hollywood Story podcast; Contributor, The Hollywood Reporter
Tuesday, September 16 at 1:00 pm PT / 4:00 pm ET - Boston Blue & Sheriff Country (CBS)
Featuring: Donnie Wahlberg, Executive Producer & “Danny Reagan,” Boston Blue; Sonequa Martin-Green, “Lena Silver,” Boston Blue; Morena Baccarin, “Mickey Fox,” Sheriff Country
Moderator: Shanelle Kaul, Correspondent, CBS News
Tuesday, September 16 at 2:00 pm PT / 5:00 pm ET – Doc (FOX)
Featuring: Molly Parker, “Dr. Amy Larsen”; Amirah Vann, “Dr. Gina Walker”; Jon Ecker, “Dr. Jake Heller”; Patrick Walker, “Dr. TJ Coleman”; Felicity Huffman, “Dr. Joan Ridley”; Barbie Kligman, Coshowrunner & Executive Producer; Hank Steinberg, Coshowrunner & Executive Producer
Moderator: Jose Alejandro Bastidas, TV Editor, The Wrap
Tuesday, September 16 at 3:00 pm PT / 6:00 pm ET –Task (HBO)
Featuring: Tom Pelphrey, "Robbie Prendergrast"; Emilia Jones, "Maeve Prendergrast"; Brad Ingelsby, Creator, Showrunner, Writer, Executive Producer
Moderator: Brent Lang, Executive Editor, Variety
Tuesday, September 16 at 4:00 pm PT / 7:00 pm ET – Brilliant Minds (NBC)
Featuring: Zachary Quinto, "Dr. Oliver Wolf"; Tamberla Perry, "Dr. Carol Pierce"; Teddy Sears, "Dr. Josh Nichols"; John Clarence Stewart, "Dr. Anthony Thorne"; Michael Grassi, Creator, Showrunner & Executive Producer
Moderator: Jim Halterman
Tuesday, September 16 at 5:00 pm PT / 8:00 pm ET – Heart & Hustle: Houston (OWN)
Featuring: Madison Merritt, Executive Vice President, Unscripted Content & Alternative Programming, Jesse Collins Entertainment; Alaina Saulsberry; Chloe Cook; La’Torria Lemon; LeBrina Jackson; and Muneera Page
Moderator: Shelby Stewart, Associate Editor, Essence
Tuesday, September 16 at 6:00 pm PT / 9:00 pm ET – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
Featuring: Patrick Macmanus, Showrunner & Executive Producer; Michael Chernus, "John Wayne Gacy"; Gabriel Luna, "Detective Rafael Tovar"; and Marin Ireland, "Elizabeth Piest"
Moderator: Debra Birnbaum, Editor-in-Chief, Gold Derby
For more updates on the complete list of programming for PaleyFest Fall TV Previews, please visit paleyfest.org, our Facebook page and follow @PaleyCenter on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn.
Media Contacts:
Teresa Brady, Director of Communications, The Paley Center for Media
tbrady@paleycenter.org – 212.621.6757
R&CPMK
paleycenter@rcpmk.com
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