Tribeca Film Festival to host 'Westworld' season two premiere
Season two of Westworld is among the shows announced for the TV lineup of the Tribeca Film Festival.
Season two of Westworld is among the shows announced for the TV lineup of the Tribeca Film Festival.
The organizers unveiled the lineup for the festival, which will run from April 18 to 29, and includes 18 shows made up of eight series premieres, three season premieres, one mid-season premiere, two feature documentaries, and five indie pilots.
The cast of the sci-fi western show Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, and James Marsden, will be attending the New York premiere of the season two.
The creators of the show -- Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy -- will discuss the series along with the cast after the screening.
The TV lineup also includes premieres of new series such as Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story from executive producer Jay-Z and based on the timely book of the same title as well as Sweetbitter, a coming-of-age series about a young woman working the restaurant industry in New York City.
Cobra Kai, which features Ralph Macchio from The Karate Kid franchise, will also premiere at the festival.
National Geographic's acclaimed series Genius returns to Tribeca with Genius: Picasso, starring Antonio Banderas, on the heels of the series' world premiere at last year's festival.