The Television Academy is set to launch ‘Televerse,’ its first foray into the festival world.
Televerse will run from August 14 through August 16 in Los Angeles, right before the final-round of Emmy voting takes place. The event will include panels, an immersive event space showcasing TV production, reunions and retrospectives, and the first time officially sanctioned For Your Consideration (FYC) events will highlight specific Emmy nominees.
According to the Television Academy, “Televerse is an immersive festival experience for both industry insiders and fans of television from Aug. 14-16, 2025, at the JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE. Televerse offers Academy members, industry insiders and fans unprecedented access to today’s top creators, storytellers and stars along with dynamic panels featuring this year’s Emmy-nominated programs and behind-the-scenes trade secrets of popular shows.”
Some of the notable LGBTQ titles and talent announced to be spotlit in the programming include:
August 14, 2025
The Traitors: Reality Competition (FYC Panel); panelists will include: Alan Cumming (Host, Producer) and some of the most memorable cast members.
What We Do in the Shadows: Comedy Series Nominee (FYC Screening)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Reality Competition Program Nominee (FYC Panel)
August 15, 2025
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy: (Premiere Screening and Q&A)
Nobody Wants This: Comedy Series Nominee (FYC Panel)
Shrinking: Comedy Series Nominee (FYC Panel); panelists will include: Jason Segel (Co-Creator, Executive Producer), Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams, and Michael Urie moderated by Yvette Nicole Brown.
Black Mirror: Limited or Anthology Series Nominee (FYC Screening)
August 16, 2025
The Pitt: Drama Series Nominee (FYC Panel)
Abbott Elementary: Comedy Series Nominee (FYC Panel)
The Last of Us: Drama Series Nominee and Hacks: Comedy Series Nominee (FYC Panel)
Severance: Drama Series Nominee (FYC Panel)
Dying for Sex: Limited or Anthology Series Nominee (FYC Screening)
Queer as Folk: 25th Anniversary Reunion (Panel); 25 years after the premiere of Showtime’s series, the creators and cast reunite to share their experiences taking part in the series, revisit memorable moments, and discuss the lasting impact the show has had on LGBTQ stories and representation in the past decade. Panelists include: Daniel Lipman (Co-Creator), Ron Cowen (Co-Creator), Gale Harold, Peter Paige, Scott Lowell, Sharon Gless, Michelle Clunie, and Thea Gill with moderator Patrick Gomez, Editor-in-Chief, Entertainment Weekly.
The full lineup also features a panel titled The State of Inclusion, which sets the stage for studio executives and industry practitioners championing inclusive media and elevating diversity, equity, and accessibility on and off the screen to share strategies on keeping inclusion relevant, success stories, and offering a glimpse into the future of this work with emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities. Among the panelists, September Hill (NAACP Hollywood Bureau), Diana Luna (NALIP), Habib Veera (MPAC Hollywood Bureau), Tiffany Chao (Gold House), Noam Dromi (Reboot Studios), Shoshannah Stern (Writer/Producer), and GLAAD’s Senior Director of Entertainment, Alex Schmider.
The programming concludes with the Television Academy Hall of Game, inducting six television legends into the 27th class: Viola Davis, Ryan Murphy, Conan O’Brien, Mike Post, and Henry Winkler.
For more about the schedule and programming, click here for the website.
Emmy nominations final round of voting starts August 18 and concludes August 27.
Other upcoming television-focused events include the ATX TV Festival in Austin (May 29 to June 1), SeriesFest in Denver (April 29 to May 4) and the Banff World Media Festival (June 8 to June 11) in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
