TV festival announces confirmed guests

AUSTIN (KXAN) - ATX Television Festival announced the confirmed programming for its first annual event happening June 1-3.

It includes an advance screening of MTV's second season of Teen Wolf. Attendees will get a chance to ask the executive producer Jeff Davis about what to look forward to in Season 2.

In addition, it will host the cast and crew of the Emmy award winning show, Friday Night Lights, outdoors at Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow. Admission to the event is free.

Staff says the weekend will consist of events where attendees can interact with actors, writers, directors, creators, music supervisors, casting directors and studio executives.

"Festival-goers should know this is an event for fans and industry alike to celebrate past series like Friday Night Lights and Firefly, and experience episodes from the most recent seasons of series like Parenthood and Awake,” said Caitlin McFarland, co-founder of ATX Television Festival.

Weekend badges are $180 and Screening Badges are $120. They can be purchased on the organization’s website.

Full list of confirmed shows and attendees:

Shows:

• True Blood (episode: #412, "And When I Die")
• Parenthood (episode: #305, "Nora")
• Awake (TBD)
• Friday Night Lights (Pilot and Series Finale "Always")
• Firefly (TBD)
• The Vampire Diaries (episode: #108, "162 Candles")
• Lone Star (episode 104; "Near Mrs.")
• Teen Wolf (Season 2 premiere)
• Austin City Limits (TBD)
• Life Unexpected (TBD)
• Love Monkey (TBD)
• Archer (episode 210, "El Secuestro")
• The League (episode 209, "Expert Witness")
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TBD)
• Grimm (TBD)
• Joint panel with Adult Swim's NTSF:SD: SUV and Children's Hospital

Attendees:

Actors:

• Arielle Kebbel (The Vampire Diaries, Life Unexpected, 90210)
• Tom Cavanagh (Love Monkey, Ed, Royal Pains)
• Judy Greer (Archer, Love Monkey, Arrested Development)
• Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights, Lone Star)
• Gaius Charles (Friday Night Lights)
• Matt Lauria (Friday Night Lights)
• Ian Gomez (Cougar Town, Felicity)
• Alicia Witt (Friday Night Lights)
• Michael B. Jordan (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood, County)
• Jaimie Alexander (Kyle XY)
• Lindsay McKeon (Supernatural, One Tree Hill)
• Jesse Plemons (Friday Night Lights)
• Paul Scheer (The League, NTSF:SD:SUV)

Writer/Director/Producers/Creators:

• Betty Thomas (Hill Street Blues, Dream On)
• Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood, County)
• Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries)
• Bill Lawrence (Scrubs, Cougar Town)
• Michael Rauch (Love Monkey, Royal Pains)
• Liz Tigelaar (Life Unexpected, Revenge)
• Mark Schwahn (One Tree Hill)
• Noah Hawley (Bones, The Unusuals, My Generation)
• Peter Billingsley (Sullivan and Son, Dinner for Five)
• Jane Espenson (Husbands, Buffy, Warehouse 13, Battlestar Galactica)
• Kyle Killen (Lone Star, Awake)
• Jeff Greenstein (Husbands, Friends, Will & Grace, Desperate Housewives)
• Jeff Davis (Teen Wolf)
• Liza Richardson (Music Supervisor, Friday Night Lights/Parenthood)
• Ben Edlund (Firefly)
• Jose Molina (Firefly)

Friday Night Lights Cast/Crew:

• Adrianne Palicki (Tyra Collette)
• Jesse Plemons (Landry Clark)
• Michael B. Jordan (Vince Howard)
• Dora Madison Burge (Becky Sproles)
• Alicia Witt (Cheryl Sproles)
• Gaius Charles (Smash Williams)
• Matt Lauria (Luke Cafferty)
• Brad Leland (Buddy Garrity)
• Jason Katims (Exec Producer/Writer)
• David Hudgins (Exec Producer/Writer)
• Liza Richardson (Music Supervisor)