Deadline has finalized the lineup for Contenders Television: Documentary, Unscripted and Variety, its awards-season showcase taking place Saturday, April 26.
A total of 15 titles spanning documentaries and docuseries, stand-up specials, late-night and variety shows and reality competition series are set to participate in the virtual livestream, where casts and creatives will gather to discuss their shows paths.
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Panelists confirmed for the event are as varied as the shows they represent, with participants including Jimmy MrBeast Donaldson, pop star Kelsea Ballerini, Ahmir Questlove Thompson,Saturday Night Liveduo Ego Nwodim and Mikey Day, Iliza Shlesinger, David Blaine, Seth Meyers, Desi Lydic and Ariana Madix among many others.
They and their cohorts will represent the showsThe Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Dayfrom American History Unbound;The Daily Showfrom Comedy Central;Beast GamesandIliza Shlesinger: A Different Animalfrom Prime Video;Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Bandfrom Hulu;The Fall of Diddyfrom ID;RuPauls Drag Racefrom MTV Entertainment Studios;Saturday Night LiveandLate Night with Seth Meyersfrom NBC;David Blaine Do Not Attemptfrom National Geographic;Sly Lives!
(aka The Burden of Black Genius)from Onyx Collective and Hulu;The TraitorsandLove Island: USAfrom Peacock;The Americasfrom Universal Television Alternative Studio and NBC; andThe Voicefrom Warner Bros Television Group.
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The showcase follows Deadlines in-personContenders Televisionon April 5-6, when 27 dramas, comedies and TV movies hit the stage at the DGA Theater, and comes ahead of the music showcaseSound & Screen Televisionon May 7 as TV awards season hits its stride.
