This year’s PaleyFest, which celebrates the best of TV, will include panels and discussions with the casts of The Walking Dead, True Blood, White Collar, Hot in Cleveland, Parks & Recreation, Eastbound & Down, Supernatural, American Idol, Community, Glee, Raising Hope, and a special, ” Evening with Jimmy Fallon.”
But, the biggest draw will be the once rumored, now confirmed, Freaks & Geeks/Undeclared panel moderated by Judd Apatow. The panel will include Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, and Jason Segel.
PaleyFest 2011 runs from March 4-17 at the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles. You can buy tickets here.
Here’s the full list of celebrities expected to appear (so far):
Opening Night: The Walking Dead (Friday, March 4 at 7:00 p.m.)
Moderator: Mike Schneider, LA Bureau Chief, TV Guide Magazine
* Frank Darabont: Writer / Director / Executive Producer
* Gale Ann Hurd: Executive Producer
* Robert Kirkman: Executive Producer/Creator of comic book
* Andrew Lincoln: “Rick Grimes”
* Sarah Wayne Callies: “Lori Grimes”
* Jon Bernthal: “Shane Walsh”
* Laurie Holden: “Andrea“
* Jeffrey DeMunn: “Dale”
* Steven Yeun: “Glenn”
* Emma Bell: “Amy”
True Blood (Saturday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m.)
Moderator: TBA
* Kevin Alejandro, “Jesus Velasquez”
* Marshall Allman, “ Tommy Mickens”
* Alan Ball, Creator / Executive Producer
* Chris Bauer, “Andy Bellefleur“
* Kristin Bauer von Straten, “Pam De Beaufort“
* Nelsan Ellis, “Lafayette Reynolds”
* Ryan Kwanten, “Jason Stackhouse”
* Todd Lowe, “Terry Bellefleur”
* Joe Manganiello, “Alcide Herveaux”
* Stephen Moyer, “Bill Compton”
* Anna Paquin, “Sookie Stackhouse”
* Jim Parrack, “Hoyt Fortenberry”
* Carrie Preston, “Arlene Fowler”
* Alexander Skarsgard, “Eric Northman”
* Sam Trammell, “Sam Merlotte”
* Rutina Wesley, “Tara Thornton”
* Deborah Ann Woll, “Jessica Hamby”
White Collar (Monday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m.)
Moderator: David E. Kelley
* Matt Bomer, “Neal Caffrey”
* Tim DeKay, “Peter Burke”
* Willie Garson, “Mozzie”
* Tiffani Thiessen, “Elizabeth Burke”
* Marsha Thomason, “Diana Barrigan”
* Sharif Atkins, “Clinton Jones”
* Jeff Eastin, Creator / Executive Producer
* Jeff King, Co-Executive Producer
* Marc Goffman, Co-Executive Producer
Hot in Cleveland (Tuesday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m)
Moderator: TBA
* Valerie Bertinelli, “Melanie Moretti”
* Jane Leeves, “Joy Scroggs”
* Wendie Malick, “Victoria Chase”
* Betty White, “Elka Ostrovsky”
* Sean Hayes, Executive Producer
* Suzanne Martin, Executive Producer / Creator
Parks & Recreation (Wednesday, March 9 at 7:00 p.m)
Moderator: Michael Ausiello, Founder & Editor in Chief, TV Line.com
* Amy Poehler, “Leslie Knope”
* Rashida Jones, “Anne Perkins”
* Aziz Ansari, “Tom Haverford”
* Nick Offerman, “Ron Swanson”
* Aubrey Plaza, “April Ludgate”
* Chris Pratt, “Andy Dwyer”
* Rob Lowe “Chris Traeger”
* Adam Scott “Ben Wyatt”
* Jim O’Heir, “Jerry Gergich”
* Retta, “Donna Meagle”
* Greg Daniels, Executive Producer
* Michael Schur, Executive Producer
Eastbound & Down (Thursday, March 10 at 7:00 p.m)
Moderator: Lynette Rice, Senior Writer, Entertainment Weekly
* Danny McBride, “Kenny Powers”/Writer/Executive Producer
* Steve Little, “Stevie Janowski”
* Jody Hill, Writer/Director/Executive Producer
* Adam McKay, Executive Producer
* Ana de la Reguera: “Vida”
* Katy Mixon: “April Buchanon”
* Plus additional members of the cast & creative team
An Evening with Jimmy Fallon (Friday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m)
Moderator: Chris Hardwick, Host, Web Soup; The Nerdist.com
* Jimmy Fallon
Freaks & Geeks / Undeclared (Saturday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m)
Moderator: Judd Apatow
* Judd Apatow , Executive Producer Freaks & Geeks ; Creator / Executive Producer Undeclared
* Paul Feig, Creator / Executive Producer Freaks & Geeks / Director, Undeclared
* Linda Cardellini, “Lindsay Weir” Freaks & Geeks
* John Francis Daley, “Sam Weir” Freaks & Geeks
* Martin Starr, “Bill Haverchuck” Freaks & Geeks
* Samm Levine, “Neil Schweiber” Freaks & Geeks
* Seth Rogen, “Ken Miller” Freaks & Geeks / “Ron Garner” Undeclared
* Busy Philipps, “Kim Kelly”, Freaks & Geeks
* Jason Segel, “Nick Andopolis” Freaks & Geeks / “Eric” Undeclared
* Joe Flaherty “Harold Weir” Freaks & Geeks
* Jake Kasdan, Director / Consulting Producer Freaks & Geeks
* Jay Baruchel, “Steven Karp” Undeclared
* Monica Keena, “Rachel Lindquist” Undeclared
* Carla Gallo, “Lizzie Exley” Undeclared
* Timm Sharp, “Marshall Nesbitt” Undeclared
* Christina Payano, “Tina Ellroy” Undeclared
* Jarrett Grode, “Perry” Undeclared
* Kevin Rankin, “Lucien” Undeclared
* Plus additional members of the casts & creative teams
Supernatural (Sunday, March 13 at 3:00 p,m,)
Moderator: Maureen Ryan, TV Critic, AOL
Panelists appearing schedule permitting
* Jared Padalecki, “Sam Winchester”
* Jensen Ackles, “Dean Winchester”
* Misha Collins, “Castiel”
* Jim Beaver, “Bobby Singer”
* Eric Kripke, Executive Producer
* Sera Gamble, Executive Producer
American Idol (Monday, March 14 at 7:00 p.m.)
Moderator: TBA
* Panelists To Be Announced
Community (Tuesday, March 15 at 7:00 p.m)
Moderator: TBA
* Joel McHale, “Jeff Winger”
* Chevy Chase, “Pierce Hawthorne”
* Gillian Jacobs, “Britta Perry”
* Danny Pudi, “Abed Nadir”
* Donald Glover, “Troy Barnes”
* Yvette Nicole Brown, “Shirley Bennett”
* Alison Brie, “Annie Edison”
* Ken Jeong, “Senor Chang”
* Dan Harmon – Creator / Executive Producer
* Joe Russo – Executive Producer
* Anthony Russo – Executive Producer
* Neil Goldman – Executive Producer
* Garrett Donovan – Executive Producer
* Russ Krasnoff – Executive Producer
Glee (Wednesday, March 16 at 7:00 p.m)
Moderator: TBA
* Ryan Murphy, Co-Creator / Executive Producer
* Dianna Agron, “Quinn Fabray”
* Chris Colfer, “Kurt Hummel”
* Jessalyn Gilsig, “Terri Schuester“
* Jane Lynch, “Sue Sylvester”
* Jayma Mays, “Emma Pillsbury”
* Kevin McHale, “Artie Abrams”
* Lea Michele, “Rachel Berry”
* Cory Monteith, “Finn Hudson”
* Heather Morris, “Brittany Pierce”
* Matthew Morrison, “Will Schuester”
* Mike O’Malley, “Burt Hummel”
* Amber Riley, “Mercedes Jones”
* Naya Rivera, “Santana Lopez”
* Mark Salling, “Noah ‘Puck’ Puckerman”
* Jenna Ushkowitz, “Tina Cohen-Chang”
* Plus additional members of the cast & creative team
Closing Night: Raising Hope (Thursday, March 17 at 7:00 p.m)
Moderator: TBA
* Greg Garcia, Creator / Executive Producer (schedule permitting)
* Lucas Neff, “Jimmy Chance”
* Martha Plimpton, “Virginia Chance”
* Garret Dillahunt, “Burt Chance” (schedule permitting)
* Shannon Woodward, “Sabrina”
* Plus additional members of the cast & creative team
