Netflix is launching its own two-week TV festival to toast its hit series, this year moving it to Los Angeles.
The studio announced the inaugural fest, titled FYSEE LA, that will take place across Los Angeles from May 17 to June 2. The casts of series such as “Adolescence,” “Squid Game,” “Nobody Wants This,” and “Black Mirror” will be in attendance, with a special taping of “Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney” opening the festival at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California.
FYSEE LA will host a dedicated festival headquarters with special marathon screenings and a destination for crafts, with events tailored to Emmy voters. Netflix emphasized that FYSEE LA will support local businesses that were impacted by the 2024 wildfires; initiatives include highlighting restaurants, coffee shops, florists, and more as the festival brings voters to various locations in the city. The festival especially will celebrate Los Angeles-based Netflix productions as well, such as “Running Point,” “Nobody Wants,” and “A Man on the Inside.”
Kate Hudson, Tina Fey, Paul Giamatti, Jamie Foxx, Kristen Bell, Adam Brody, Ted Danson, Mindy Kaling, Keri Russell, Tracee Ellis Ross, Sarah Silverman, Uzo Aduba, and Simone Biles are among the Netflix stars who will be in attendance.
The highlighted events include a Netflix documentary spotlight panel going behind the scenes of “Will & Harper,” “Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer,” “Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing,” and more at Netflix’s Tudum Theater; an oceanside reception for a “The Four Seasons” screening; a “Running Point” panel with Hudson, Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen, and the cast and producers at the Los Angeles Lakers’ training facility in El Segundo; and a live podcast taping of “The World’s First Podcast,” hosted by “Nobody Wants This” creator/executive producer/writer Erin Foster and executive producer Sara Foster.
In addition to FYSEE LA, a special Netflix Is a Joke Festival event will take place Thursday, May 29 at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. It will include stand-up sets and a panel conversation with Mike Birbiglia, Michelle Buteau, Andrew Schulz, Tom Segura, and Sarah Silverman. Jamie Foxx will also be part of a conversation moderated by his daughter Corinne Foxx.
Check out the list of events here.
