The Newport Beach TV Fest is back for round two, and this year’s lineup is aiming straight at the Emmy-season bloodstream.

The second annual Newport Beach TV Fest, presented by the Newport Beach Film Festival, will run June 4–7, 2026, at the historic Lido Theater in Newport Beach. The four-day event will feature screenings, panel discussions, live podcast recordings, and awards presentations celebrating television creators, performers, ensembles, and industry players.

This year’s honorees include Andy Cohen, Sebastian Maniscalco, and the creative teams and ensembles behind Hacks, Landman, and Shrinking.

“The Newport Beach TV Fest is proud to celebrate an exceptional group of honorees again this year whose work represents the pinnacle of television,” said Gregg Schwenk, CEO and Executive Director of the Newport Beach TV Fest. “From visionary creators like the team behind Hacks to standout ensembles from Landman and Shrinking, along with influential voices such as Andy Cohen and Sebastian Maniscalco, this year’s lineup highlights the depth, creativity, and cultural impact of the medium. We’re thrilled to bring this level of talent to Newport Beach and to continue building a festival that honors innovation and excellence in television.”

The festival’s 2026 honorees and events include Andy Cohen, who will receive the Variety Creative Impact in Television Award on Friday, June 5, at 7:00 p.m. Cohen is best known as the Emmy-winning host and executive producer of Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, as well as one of the executive producers behind The Real Housewives franchise. He also co-hosts CNN’s annual New Year’s Eve Live special with Anderson Cooper and is a five-time New York Times bestselling author.

On Saturday, June 6, at 6:00 p.m., Hacks showrunners Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky will receive the Showrunner of the Year Award. The Emmy-winning HBO Max comedy is now streaming new episodes of its fifth and final season, with Deborah Vance and Ava returning to Las Vegas “more determined than ever to secure Deborah’s legacy as a comedian.”

Also on Saturday, June 6, at 4:00 p.m., Landman will receive the Outstanding Drama Ensemble Award. Scheduled attendees include Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Andy Garcia, and Michelle Randolph. The series is set in the boomtowns of West Texas, where oil, ambition, family pressure, and economic warfare collide in a modern frontier drama.

Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco will receive the Standup Comedy Special of the Year honor on Sunday, June 7, at 4:00 p.m. Maniscalco’s latest special, It Ain’t Right, debuted as Hulu’s top title within 24 hours as part of the streamer’s Hularious slate. The festival also notes his record-breaking live comedy career, including sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden and the United Center, plus his recent work in The Irishman, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, About My Father, and Max’s Bookie.

Rounding out the announced honorees, Shrinking will receive the Outstanding Comedy Ensemble Award on Sunday, June 7, at 12:00 p.m. Scheduled attendees include Jason Segel, Christa Miller, Jessica Williams, Michael Urie, Luke Tennie, Lukita Maxwell, and Ted McGinley. The Emmy-nominated Apple TV+ series follows “a grieving therapist who starts to break the rules and tell his clients exactly what he thinks,” because apparently, the best television therapy happens when professional ethics take a coffee break.

The Newport Beach TV Fest positions itself as an awards-season stop, timed ahead of the Emmy nomination voting window and designed to gather Guild and Television Academy voters, networks, streamers, and talent outside the usual Los Angeles and New York orbit. That’s the smart play: less red-carpet bloat, more actual access.

Tickets for Newport Beach TV Fest events and screenings are available at nbtvfest.com.