Mixed-ish

From the producers of Black-ish and Grown-ish, ABC’s Mixed-ish follows Rainbow Johnson as she recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the ‘80s. The family’s experiences illuminate the challenges of finding one’s own identity when the rest of the world can’t decide where you belong.

Panelists:

Mark-Paul Gosselaar 
Actor 

Tika Sumpter 
Actor

Arica Himmel 
Actor 

For Life

In this fictionalized serial legal drama inspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr., a prisoner becomes an attorney, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.

Panelists:

Joy Bryant
Actor

Nicholas Pinnock 
Actor

Sonay Hoffman
Writer

Doug Robinson
Executive producer

Hank Steinberg
Executive producer 

Council of Dads

Family takes on a different meaning in this inspirational new drama based on Bruce Feiler’s book. Scott Perry, a loving father of five, asks his most trusted friends to guide and support his family as backup dads — in the event he isn’t there to do it himself.

Preceded by the presentation of the Impact Award to Eric McCormack.

Panelists:

Sarah Wayne Callies
Actor 

Michael O’Neill
Actor 

J. August Richards
Actor 

Clive Standen
Actor 

G.R.I.T.S.

From the Emmy Award-winning team behind The Buzz, G.R.I.T.S. (Girls Raised in the South) is a new sitcom from SCAD dramatic writing alumnus Chad Morton. Tiana, a natural born leader, runs a soul food restaurant while trying to manage her crazy sister and friends. Episodes tackle societal issues and current events with humor and heart.

A Q-and-A session will follow the screening.

Panelists:

Candice Glover
Actor

Kennedy Coe
Actor

Kevin Holloway-Harris
Actor

The Enemy Within

In this psychological thriller, Erica Shepherd is a brilliant former CIA operative, now known as one of the most notorious traitors in recent American history. With nowhere else to turn, FBI Agent Will Keaton enlists Shepherd to track an elusive criminal she knows all too well. While Shepherd and Keaton have different motivations for bringing the enemy to justice, they both know that to catch a spy, they must think like one.

A Q-and-A session will follow the screening.

Panelists:

Jennifer Carpenter
Actor

PEN15

This is middle school as it really happened. Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle star in this adult comedy playing themselves as 13-year-old outcasts in the year 2000, surrounded by actual 13-year-olds. In this world, the best day of your life can turn into your worst with the stroke of a gel pen.

A Q-and-A session will follow the screening.

Panelists:

Maya Erskine
Co-creator, executive producer and actor

Anna Konkle
Co-creator, executive producer and actor

Archer

The series’ newest adventures revolve around former international spy Sterling Archer, now a hard boiled private eye, and his quest to find his partner’s killer in 1974 Los Angeles.

A Q-and-A session will follow the screening.

Panelists:

Amber Nash
Actor

Chris Parnell
Actor

Matt Thompson
Executive producer

Casey Willis
Producer

Freeform presents 'Switched at Birth'

Sixteen years ago, one mistake changed two families forever when their newborns were switched at birth. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother. Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing as a child due to meningitis, was raised by a single mom in a working-class neighborhood. Now the girls must deal with this shocking discovery as their families struggle to accept each other for the sake of the girls.

A Q-and-A session will follow the screening.