‘Outlander’ 10th Anniversary Kicks Off PaleyFest NY

PaleyFest NY has shows lined up for this year’s event, starting with panels dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Starz’s ‘Outlander,’ one for HBO’s ‘Somebody Somewhere’ and another for AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol.’

The festival runs from October 16 to 22 in downtown Manhattan and features screenings and conversations with the casts and creative teams of the season’s most anticipated television.

“’Outlander,’ ‘Somebody Somewhere’ and ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol’ each represent excellence in television, and we are excited to unveil these great programs as the first announced program selections for this year’s PaleyFest NY , Maureen J. Reidy, president and CEO of The Paley Center for Media, said in a statement. “We look forward to welcoming television fans to the Paley Museum in October, and we deeply thank Citi for their continued support of PaleyFest NY.”

The full program schedule will be announced on Monday, September 9.

EVENTS

In honor of its 62 Emmy nominations, Amazon MGM Studios will launch three food trucks on August 10 based on “Fallout,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” and “Red, White and Royal Blue.” Each truck will make two stops in Los Angeles before landing at their final destination at Cinespia’s screening of ‘True Romance’ in Hollywood.

The “Fallout” food truck will stop at the Venice sign at the corner of Pacific Avenue and Windward Avenue from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. before stopping in Santa Monica at the corner of Montana Avenue and 15th Ct. from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM. The truck serves ‘vault burgers’, vegetarian burgers, fries and ‘Okie Dokie donut holes’.

The “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” food truck will start at the Miracle Mile next to La Brea Tar Pits from 11am to 1pm before heading to the entrance to Runyon Canyon Park in West Hollywood from 2pm to 4pm “John’s NY Style hot dogs,” “Jane’s veggie dogs” and “ John’s and Jane’s cookies” are served.

The ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ food truck will start in Studio City at the corner of Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Ventura Boulevard from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. before stopping in Silverlake at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Sanborn Avenue from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The truck serves ‘Perfect Union fish and chips’, wedding cake pops and Earl Gray iced tea.

PARTNERSHIPS

Fox Entertainment has partnered with the United States Life Saving Association to support the “Lifeguards First” campaign, a letter-writing initiative that aims to provide open-water lifeguards with the benefits and recognition of Emergency First Responders. The partnership comes ahead of the debut of Fox’s new drama series “Rescue: HI-Surf,” premiering September 22.

Fox and USLA will bring the initiative to a Los Angeles beach pop-up on August 31, featuring shaved ice trucks, photo ops, appearances from the cast of Rescue: HI-Surf and opportunities to spread awareness and further the movement to support.

The show follows the personal and professional lives of heavy water lifeguards who patrol and protect O’ahu’s North Shore. In each episode we see how the lifeguards save lives in the difficult conditions of Hawaii’s Seven Mile Miracle.

EXECUTIVE NEWS

Fremantle has promoted Trey Durst to vice president of U.S. distribution for the manufacturing company’s international division.

Durst joined the company in January 2022 and served as a director within the division. During his time at Fremantle, he negotiated distribution and monetization of the company’s FAST channels and AVOD library in the US, finding unique solutions to optimize revenue across Fremantle’s content library.

In his new role, Durst will continue to report to Lisa Honig, senior executive vice president of North American Distribution, International, whose team is responsible for maximizing revenue from Fremantle’s extensive content portfolio across all distribution assets.

“I look forward to continuing my journey in Fremantle,” Durst said. “It’s exciting to be part of a new sector of Fremantle’s business and to see how much it has grown in recent years. I can’t wait to continue exploring innovative ways to make our iconic IP available through the latest developments in the streaming world.”