Pedro Pascal Added to PaleyFest LA, Which Kicks Off Friday With ‘The Mandalorian’
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Pedro Pascal and Katee Sackhoff are among the additional names who will appear at this year’s PaleyFest LA, which kicks off on Friday night with a panel and screening devoted to Disney+’s “The Mandalorian.” The Paley Center for Media’s 40th annual PaleyFest LA takes place this year between Friday, March 31, through Tuesday, April 4, and features seven current TV series representing a wide variety of genres: Disney+’s “The Mandalorian,” ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” Paramount Network’s “Yellowstone,” ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” and Amazon Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs.
Maisel.” The PaleyFest will mark the end of “Late Late Show” and “Maisel” during those respective panels. Pascal and Sackoff are new additions to “The Mandalorian” panel on Friday, which also includes exec producers Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni and Rick Famuyiwa.
Also newly added to the event is Reggie Watts and the “Late Late Show” band to the Corden event. The Paley Fest will return to the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, where the event has taken place in recent years. “We’re very fortunate when you think about some of the global phenomenons that will be on that stage,” said Rene Reyes, the Paley Center’s VP of public programming and festivals.
Reyes noted that “The Mandalorian” was actually set to be a part of the 2020 event, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is the first time they’re back at the festival since we had to postpone that event,” Reyes said. “So it’s a nice homecoming for us.” The PaleyFest returned to an in-person event in 2022 after having to go virtual due to COVID.
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