Cartoonist Keef Knight (Lamorne Morris) is now a popular activist on the rise facing a world where "woke" has become big business. Can Keef and his friends bring about real change, or is it just about the dollars? And can Keef navigate this new world without destroying what he's become? Inspired by the life and work of artist Keith Knight, Woke continues to upend Black nerd and activist culture, deftly satirizing with a wink and a smile. Join the cast Q&A for an early look at the show's highly anticipated second season.

Actors Ed Helms and Randall Park bring to life the best unheard true stories told by the very people who experienced them. The hosts meet everyday people who recount their amazing, surprising, funny, and completely true stories, which are simultaneously re-created by a cast of top comedians and actors. The dramatized cinematic reenactments bring a sense of the epic to these stories, giving regular people the biopics they rightfully deserve.

Followed by the Spotlight Award presentation to Ed Helms and Randall Park.

After a public flame-out at a New York media company, twentysomething Samantha Fink is forced to seize the only chance she has to sober up and avoid jail time: moving back home with her overbearing mother, Carol. Back in Greater Boston, Samantha is confronted with remnants of her old life, including run-ins with her perfect former best friend — now dating her ex — as she sets out on a path to move past her worst self and figure out her best self.

An alien crashes on Earth and hides in a remote Colorado mountain town, assuming the identity of the town doctor, Harry Vanderspeigle. His nefarious mission to kill all humans is threatened when he realizes one of the townspeople, a 9-year-old boy, can see his true alien form. Harry starts off living a simple life, but things get a bit rocky when he's roped into solving a local murder. Realizing he needs to assimilate into his new world, Harry slowly begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his secret mission on Earth.

Cool, confident, comic book-loving teenager Naomi (Kaci Walfall) pursues her hidden destiny when a supernatural event shakes her small hometown of Port Oswego. Based on the DC Comics series and co-created by Emmy Award winner Ava DuVernay, Naomi follows the teen as she unravels the mystery of herself, navigates her high school friendships with both military kids and local townies, and journeys to the heights of the Multiverse in search of answers.

Followed by the presentation of the Rising Star Award to Kaci Walfall.

Sam and Jay throw both caution and money to the wind when they decide to convert a huge, run-down country estate they inherited into a bed and breakfast, but end up getting more than they bargained for when the eclectic spirits who inhabit the house discover Sam is the first living person who can see and hear them. Ghosts spins the funny​, heartfelt story about a newfound dream that reveals connection and self-discovery aren't just for the living. SCAD TVfest passholders will get an early look at the Ghosts winter season premiere episode.

High school outcast BFFs Astrid and Lilly team up to save the world after accidently cracking open a portal to a monster dimension ­— typical teenager stuff. Together, the duo have to save the world and try to survive high school, becoming the badass heroes they were always meant to be in this coming-of-age story that reminds us you don't have to look or act a certain way to be a hero.

Panelists:
Betsy Van Stone, executive producer and showrunner
Noelle Stehman, executive producer and showrunner
Jana Morrison, actor
Samantha Aucoin, actor

Part survival epic, part psychological horror, and part coming-of-age drama, Yellowjackets is the story of a team of high school soccer players who survive a plane crash deep in the remote wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans and the lives they have attempted to piece back together 25 years later. What began in the wilderness is far from over.

Followed by the presentation of the Outstanding Cast Award.

Inspired by the beloved award-winning series of the same name, “The Wonder Years” is a new original coming-of-age comedy that tells the story of the Williams family during the late 1960s, all through the point of view of imaginative 12-year-old Dean. With the wisdom of his adult years, Dean’s hopeful and humorous recollections of his past spotlight the ups and downs of growing up in a Black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama, and the friendship, laughter and lessons along the way.

This event is preceded by the presentation of the Best Ensemble Award.

In a desperate attempt to pay off a mounting bar tab, a band of misfits end up on a quest to save the realm of Exandria from dark, magical forces in this animated fantasy-adventure — adapted from the popular role-playing game (RPG) campaign by the group of acclaimed voice actors known as Critical Role.