Apr 28, 2026 2:13pm PT

A Night in the Writers’ Room Returns Spotlighting Creators of Top Television Series

Vince Gilligan, Sam Levinson, Eric Kripke, and Lucia Aniello among this year’s participants.

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Variety’s annual A Night in the Writers’ Room event returns on May 7 in Los Angeles. The event will feature intimate conversations and behind-the-scenes insights into the art and craft of television storytelling for a curated audience of TV voting members.

Programming for the evening includes three genre-based panels.

The Comedy Series panel moderated by Variety’s executive TV editor Michael Schneider includes:

Liz Tuccillo, Showrunner & Executive Producer – “Best Medicine”

Eva Anderson, Executive Producer – “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”

Chris Kula, Executive Producer, Writer, and Actor – “Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat”

David Stassen, Executive Producer & Showrunner – “Running Point”

Lucia Aniello, Co-Creator, Director, Executive Producer, & Writer – “Hacks”

Oren Uziel, Creator, Co-Showrunner, Executive Producer, Writer – “Spider-Noir”

Erin Foster, Creator, Executive Producer, & Writer – “Nobody Wants This”

The Limited Series Panel moderated by Variety’s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay includes:

Annie Weisman, Creator, Showrunner, Writer, & Executive Producer – “Imperfect Women”

Connor Hines, Creator, Writer, & Executive Producer – “Love Story”

Mike Makowsky, Creator, Executive Producer, & Writer – “Death by Lightning”

The Drama Series Panel moderated by Variety’s senior TV features editor Emily Longeretta includes:

Vince Gilligan, Executive Producer, Creator & Showrunner – “Pluribus”

Sam Levinson, Creator, Showrunner, Writer, & Director – “Euphoria”

Eric Kripke, Executive Producer & Showrunner – “The Boys”

Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Executive Producer & Showrunner – “Fallout”

Bruce Miller, Creator, Showrunner, & Executive Producer – “The Testaments”

Matthew B. Roberts, Creator, Showrunner, Writer, & Executive Producer – “Outlander” and “Outlander: Blood of My Blood”

This year’s supporting partners include Warner Bros. Television, Fox Entertainment, Hulu, Apple TV, FX Networks, Peacock, Amazon, HBO, Starz, & Netflix. A Night in the Writers’ Room is part of Variety’s TV Week. Request an invite here: variety.com/tvweek.