Oprah Winfrey Joins the Tribeca TV Festival Inaugural Lineup

Oprah Winfrey has been added to the lineup at the Tribeca TV Festival’s inaugural year, the show announced Wednesday.

Winfrey will be on hand, along with the creators, to discuss the new OWN docuseries “Released,” which chronicles the lives of formerly-incarcerated men and women as they rejoin the real world. The group will discuss the issue of mass incarceration, among other related topics. The discussion will follow the premiere of the first episode.

“The Daily Show” has also been added, along with host Trevor Noah and some of the writers. In an exclusive conversation, Noah and the others (not announced in the press release) will talk about the day-to-day workings at the Comedy Central staple, along with changes to the late-night comedy culture post-election.

Also Read: 'The Daily Show' Hasn't Changed in the Trump Era - But Everybody Else Has

Tribeca will also host the world premiere of the YouTube Red series “Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television.” The spoof on crime dramas stars, obviously, actor Ryan Hansen (“Veronica Mars”) as a version of himself who joins a Los Angeles police program to pair actors with homicide detectives. Samira Wiley (“Orange is the New Black”) plays his partner.

Following that premiere, Hansen, Wilen, creator Rawson Marshall Thurber and executive producer Beau Bauman will talk about the show’s inception.

Finally, the festival said it’ll host the Season 2 premiere of Blackpills’ “Pillow Talk,” a digital short form series.

The Tribeca TV Festival runs from Sept. 22-24 in New York City.

15 New Fall TV Shows You'll Want to Catch, From 'Inhumans' to 'Star Trek: Discovery' (Photos)

Fall TV season is about to kick off, and with dozens of new shows on top of returning favorites it can be a lot to keep track of. Here are TheWrap's picks for freshman comedies and dramas worth a watch.
"The Orville" (Fox)
Sunday, Sept. 10 at 8 p.m.
Set 400 years in the future, Fox's new "Star Trek" send-up stars "Family Guy's" Seth MacFarlane as a space ship commander who must co-pilot with his ex-wife following a bitter divorce.

Also Read: Fox Fall Premiere Dates: Seth MacFarlane’s ‘The Orville’ Scores 2 Weeks of NFL Lead-ins
Fox
"The Gifted" (Fox)
Monday, Oct. 2 at 9 p.m.
From "Burn Notice" creator Matt Nix, Fox's "The Gifted expands the Marvel TV universe with an "X-Men"-adjacent series starring Stephen Moyer and Amy Acker as parents who go on the run after discovering their children are mutants. The pilot episode was directed by "X-Men's" Bryan Singer.

Also Read: ‘The Gifted': X-Men Series to Add Mutant Dreamer in Episode 2
Fox
"Law & Order: The Menendez Murders" (NBC)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 10 p.m.
Super-producer Dick Wolf brings his police-procedural pedigree and penchant for ripped-from-the-headlines drama to a scripted adaptation of the true crime story of the Menendez brothers and the murder of their parents in 1989.

Also Read: NBC’s Fall Schedule: ‘Will & Grace’ to Kick Off Thursdays, ‘The Brave’ Follows ‘The Voice’
NBC
"The Mayor" (ABC)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 9:30 p.m.
Created by "The Mindy Project" alum Jeremy Bronson, "The Mayor" follows a rapper who runs for mayor as a publicity stunt but wins on the strength of his passion for his home town alone.

Also Read: Watch Trailers for ‘The Good Doctor,’ ‘The Mayor,’ More New ABC Series (Videos)
ABC
"Inhumans (ABC)"
Friday, Sept. 1 in IMAX and Friday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m. on ABC
Marvel's newest ABC series stars "Hell on Wheels" alum Anson Mount and "Game of Thrones" vet Iwan Rheon as the leaders of an alien race of mutants called The Inhumans. "Iron Fist's" Scott Buck serves as showrunner.

Also Read: ‘Inhumans’ Star Defends Medusa Wig: ‘If We Only Did Things That Were Perfect, We Would Never Start’
ABC
"Will & Grace" (NBC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 9 p.m.
After an election-themed short reunited the cast and creators of "Will & Grace," NBC opted to revive the classic sitcom with a more timely political edge, bringing back the original series by ignoring the events of the divisive finale. Plus, NBC has such confidence fans will come back to the show, it's already picked up another season.

Also Read: ‘Will & Grace’ Revival Renewed for Season 2
NBC
"Star Trek: Discovery" (CBS)
Sunday, Sept. 24 at 8:30 p.m. on CBS and CBS All Access
CBS' newest entry in the "Star Trek" franchise was plagued by delays and behind-the-scenes turmoil, but is finally set to launch in the fall with "Walking Dead" star Sonequa Martin-Green and Michelle Yeoh taking the lead as the first women of color to topline a "Star Trek" series.

Also Read: Why ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Will Be Franchise’s ‘Most Serialized’ Version
CBS
"Me, Myself & I" (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 9:30 p.m.
CBS' newest sitcom takes a unique approach to storytelling, split between three periods of a man's life, with "Saturday Night Live's" Bobby Moynihan to play the 40-year-old version of Alex, and John Larroquette to play the 65-year-old version.

Also Read: CBS Execs on Not Picking Up Any Fall Shows With Female Leads: ‘We Are Cognizant of the Issue’
CBS
"Dynasty" (The CW)
Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 9 p.m.
A reboot of the 1980s soap opera, The CW's "Dynasty" will shift its focus, showcasing the famed rivalry between the Carringtons and the Colbys through two women: Fallon Carrington (Elizabeth Gillies) and her soon-to-be stepmother, Cristal (Nathalie Kelley).

Also Read: How ‘Dynasty’ Reboot Deals With ‘Homophobic’ Elements of Original Series
The CW
"Mindhunter" (Netflix)
Friday, Oct. 13
"Mindhunter," starring Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany as two FBI agents who attempt to get inside the heads of serial killers to understand them, reunites director David Fincher with Netflix after winning the streamer its first Emmy for "House of Cards."

Also Read: ‘Mindhunter’ Trailer: David Fincher’s Serial Killer Series Seems Super Spooky (Video)
Netflix
"Alias Grace" (Netflix)
Friday, Nov. 3
After the runaway success of Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale," Netflix is readying it's own Margaret Atwood adaptation with the Anna Paquin-led "Alias Grace." Sarah Gadon stars as a Canadian woman accused of the murder of her employer and his housekeeper.

Also Read: ‘Alias Grace': Netflix Releases Trailer for Margaret Atwood Adaptation (Video)
Netflix
Runaways (Hulu)
Tuesday, Nov. 21

One of several Marvel TV shows set to launch this fall, Hulu's "Runaways" adapts the classic comics story of a group of kids who discover that their parents are all supervillians. The series adaptation hails from "The OC" and "Gossip Girl" bosses Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.

Also Read: Does ‘Runaways’ Connect With the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Sort Of
Marvel
"Future Man" (Hulu)
Tuesday, Nov. 14
Josh Hutcherson stars in his first TV series in Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's "Future Man," a story about a socially inept janitor and world-ranked gamer who is visited by characters from a video game claiming he's been selected to travel back in time and help them save the world.

Also Read: ‘Future Man’ Cast, EPs Remember Late Co-Star Glenne Headly: ‘She’s Like a Ball of Light’
Hulu
"The Last O.G." (TBS)
Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 10 p.m.
Tracy Morgan returns to a leading role on television after "30 Rock" and a near-fatal car accident in the TBS comedy "The Last O.G." alongside "Girls Trip" breakout Tiffany Haddish and Cedric the Entertainer. Morgan plays a plan shocked by how much the world has changed after he's released from a 15 year prison sentence.

Also Read: Tracy Morgan Has One Thing to Say About Returning to TV After Crash: ‘Thank God’
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"The Deuce" (HBO)
Sunday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m.
"The Wire" creator continues his successful relationship with HBO with "The Deuce," a period drama about the origins of the porn industry in 1970s New York City. Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Franco star, with Franco pulling double duty as a pair of twin brothers.

Also Read: Maggie Gyllenhaal on How ‘The Deuce’ Uses Porn, Prostitution to Look at Current Political Reality
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