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CBS The 2026 Tribeca Festival has unveiled its television and podcast lineup, featuring a combination of world premieres, live tapings, and exclusive conversations. Taking place June 3–14 in New York City, the 25th edition of the annual festival will host a special ‘Survivor 50’ panel featuring popular players such as Cirie Fields, Rob Cesternino, Kyle Fraser, Kamilla Karthigesu, Teeny Chirichillo, and Jonathan Penner, who is also a Tribeca programmer, to reflect on the competition show’s legacy. Additional events include a live conversation with musician Alejandro Sanz in anticipation of his documentary “Alejandro Sanz: When No One Sees Me,” while Ronan Farrow will present an HBO double feature with “Not A Very Good Murderer” and “The Palladino Files,” created with Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. Attendees can also look forward to the world premieres of FX’s “Adults” Season 2, followed by a conversation with cast members Malik Elassal, Lucy Freyer, Jack Innanen, Amita Rao, and Owen Thiele; Netflix’s final season of “Survival of the Thickest” with Michelle Buteau; Hulu’s “Alice and Steve,” starring Jemaine Clement and Nicola Walker; “Every Year After,” with Elisha Cuthbert; and the BBC’s “Dear England,” starring Joseph Fiennes. Aligned with Tribeca’s origins of honoring the September 11 attacks, the festival will also premiere Nat Geo’s “9/11: Reunited,” along with the documentary series “Grandmasters” and HBO’s “The Man Will Burn.” Tribeca’s Indie TV showcase features “CVNT”; “Switch,” starring Pauline Chalamet and Coral Peña; and “Kevin’s Series of Unfortunate Events.” The documentary showcase includes “Free Help” from Tribeca alum Bianca Giaever and “The Little Cult That Could.” The 2026 festival will also feature Tribeca’s largest podcast lineup to date, expanding to include Spanish-language programming for the first time with “Nacional II: la ruta del exilio” from La República Independiente de La Radio and “El Capitán y el Brazalete de Esmeraldas” from Peripecia y La No Ficción. Podcast highlights include live tapings of The New York Times’ “Cannonball” with Wesley Morris; Vox Media’s “On with Kara Swisher,” featuring comedian and podcaster Marc Maron; Slate’s “Death, Sex & Money” with host Anna Sale joined by Peter Dinklage and Erica Schmidt; and WNYC’s “The New Yorker Radio Hour” with David Remnick. Additional standout events include the first-ever live episode of “Fashion Neurosis with Bella Freud” featuring host Bella Freud and multimedia artist Laurie Anderson; musician Hrishikesh Hirway, host of “Song Exploder,” in celebration of his new album “In the Last Hour of Light” with moderator Adam Scott; and a new immersive live show from WNYC’s Radiolab Live with hosts Latif Nasser and Lulu Miller. World premieres include “The Fastest Girl in Somalia” from ESPN’s 30 for 30 Podcasts, and the fifth season of Lava For Good’s “Bone Valley.” “At Tribeca, we’ve always believed in showcasing great storytelling no matter where we find it,” said Tribeca Festival Director and SVP of Programming Cara Cusumano. “This year’s TV and podcast lineup reflects a creative landscape where stories move fluidly across formats and expands the Festival beyond the screen into shared, live moments of discovery. Together, they embody Tribeca’s commitment to interdisciplinary storytelling and to championing the voices shaping culture today, wherever and however those stories are told.” For more information, passes, and ticket packages, visit TribecaFilm.com.
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