Created by and starring Lena Dunham, “Girls” is an award-winning comedy following the assorted humiliations and rare triumphs of a group of girls in their mid-20s living in New York City. In addition to Dunham, who stars as Hannah, the cast includes Allison Williams as Marnie, Jemima Kirke as Jessa, Zosia Mamet as Shoshanna, Alex Karpovsky as Ray, Adam Driver as Adam, Andrew Rannells as Elijah and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Desi. 

The aTVfest panel to follow the screening will celebrate the guys from “Girls.” 

"American Crime" is an upcoming anthology-format crime drama that follows a racially charged murder and the subsequent trial. Created by writer John Ridley ("12 Years a Slave") and starring Felicity Huffman and Timothy Hutton, the series debuts Thursday, March 5.

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Actor Timothy Hutton will receive the Icon Award prior to the screening.

An upcoming series from writer Michael J. Weithorn ("The King of Queens") and director Jake Kasdan ("New Girl"), "Weird Loners" is a comedy about four single 30-something underdogs who are unexpectedly thrust into one another's lives in a Queens, New York, townhouse. The series stars Becki Newton ("Ugly Betty"), Zachary Knighton ("Happy Endings"), Nate Torrence ("Hello Ladies") and newcomer Meera Rohit Kumbhani.

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"Archer" is an animated, adult comedy that revolves around an international spy agency and the lives of its employees. Although their work of espionage, reconnaissance missions, wiretapping and undercover surveillance is daunting and dangerous, every covert operation and global crisis is just another excuse for the staff to undermine, sabotage and betray each other for personal gain.

Ellen DeGeneres puts six furniture designers to the test when they come to Los Angeles to compete in various challenges to design and build amazing furniture creations — all in just 24 hours. With a workshop, a lead carpenter and all the tools they'll need, the contestants will be tasked with a new project each episode. A panel of expert judges, along with Ellen in special appearances, will eliminate them one by one until one designer is left standing to take home the cash prize and win "Ellen's Design Challenge."

In the gritty new action-drama "Gang Related," detective Ryan Lopez (Ramon Rodriguez, "Battle Los Angeles," "The Wire") is a rising star in Los Angeles' elite Gang Task Force. What the world doesn't know is that long before Ryan became a cop, he pledged allegiance to a different band of brothers – a powerful Latino gang called Los Angelicos.  

A Q-and-A session with select cast and producers will follow the screening.

Panelist:

Chris Morgan
Executive producer