The Paley Center for Media today announced the initial group of talent who will be participating in its 35th annual PaleyFest LA, Hollywood's ultimate TV fan festival, March 16-25, at the DOLBY Theatre in Hollywood. PaleyFest LA 2018 gives fans access to special screenings, exclusive conversations, and behind-the-scenes scoops and breaking news from the stars and creative minds behind their favorite shows.

In addition to the festive opening night with Ms. Streisand, this year's PaleyFest will feature a lineup of today's most critically acclaimed and hottest shows including: The Orville, Will & Grace, The Handmaid's Tale, Silicon Valley, Supernatural, The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon, The Good Doctor, Mom, Queen Sugar, Riverdale, and Stranger Things. The grand finale closing night PaleyFest participants and other surprise celebrity guests will be revealed in the second talent announcement on February 20.

It's not just television fans who are inspired by PaleyFest, it's also the brilliant minds behind the shows featured. Over the Festival's thirty-five year history some of the most creative writers and producers have graced the PaleyFest stage, and the tradition continues this year when PaleyFest welcomes the teams behind today's hottest shows including freshman standouts Queen Sugar, The Good Doctor, and Riverdale.

The Festival benefits the Paley Center's preservation and archival digitization efforts, and its ongoing mission to explore the importance and impact of media on society. The Paley Center is home to the nation's foremost publicly accessible archives of television and radio content, over 160,000 programs spanning the history of media including the recently launched African-American, Hispanic, LGBT, and Women's collections.

To honor thirty-five years of PaleyFest, the Paley Center is asking fans to join in the celebration by sharing their favorite festival moments and personal stories on the Paley Center's social media pages. Fans can tag the Paley Center on Twitter and/or Instagram using @paleycenter and the hashtag #PaleyFestStory, or post their story to Facebook using the hashtag #PaleyFestStory.

The initial PaleyFest LA 2018 talent lineup includes:

Friday, March 16: Opening Night Presentation: PaleyFest Icon: An Evening with Barbra Streisand (7:30 pm):

Barbra Streisand 

Saturday, March 17: FOX's The Orville (2:00 pm):

Scheduled to appear:

Seth MacFarlane, Creator & Executive Producer; "Ed Mercer"
Adrianne Palicki, "Kelly Grayson"
Scott Grimes, "Gordon Malloy"
Penny Johnson Jerald, "Dr. Claire Finn"
Halston Sage, "Alara Kitan"
Peter Macon, "Bortus"
Lee, "John LaMarr"
Mark Jackson, "Isaac"
Chad L. Coleman, "Klyden"
David A. Goodman, Executive Producer
Jason Clark, Executive Producer

Saturday, March 17: NBC's Will & Grace (7:00 pm): 

Scheduled to appear:

Eric McCormack, "Will Truman"
Debra Messing, "Grace Adler"
Sean Hayes, "Jack McFarland"
Megan Mullally, "Karen Walker "
David Kohan, Creator & Executive Producer
Max Mutchnick, Creator & Executive Producer

Sunday, March 18: Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale (2:00 pm):

Scheduled to appear:

Elisabeth Moss, "Offred"
Joseph Fiennes, "Commander Waterford"
Yvonne Strahovski, "Serena Joy"
Samira Wiley, "Moira"
Alexis Bledel, "Ofglen"
Max Minghella, "Nick"
Madeline Brewer, "Janine"
Ann Dowd, "Aunt Lydia"
O-T Fagbenle, "Luke"
Amanda Brugel, "Rita"
Bruce Miller, Creator/Showrunner/Executive Producer
Warren Littlefield, Executive Producer

Sunday, March 18: HBO's Silicon Valley (7:00 pm): 

Scheduled to appear:

Thomas Middleditch, "Richard"
Kumail Nanjiani, "Dinesh"
Martin Starr, "Gilfoyle"
Zach Woods, "Jared"
Amanda Crew, "Monica"
Mike Judge, Co-Creator, Showrunner, Executive Producer
Alec Berg, Showrunner, Executive Producer

Tuesday, March 20: CW's Supernatural (6:45 pm):

Scheduled to appear:

Jared Padalecki, "Sam Winchester"
Jensen Ackles, "Dean Winchester"
Misha Collins, "Castiel"
Mark Pellegrino, "Lucifer"
Alexander Calvert, "Jack"
Robert Singer, Executive Producer
Andrew Dabb, Executive Producer
Eugenie Ross-Leming, Executive Producer
Brad Buckner, Executive Producer

Wednesday, March 21: CBS's The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon (7:30 pm) 

Scheduled to appear:

The Big Bang Theory

Johnny Galecki, "Leonard Hofstadter"
Jim Parsons, "Sheldon Cooper"
Kaley Cuoco, "Penny"
Simon Helberg, "Howard Wolowitz"
Kunal Nayyar, "Rajesh Koothrappali"
Mayim Bialik, "Amy Farrah Fowler"
Melissa Rauch, "Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz"
Chuck Lorre, Executive Producer
Steven Molaro, Executive Producer
Steve Holland, Executive Producer
Bill Prady, Executive Producer

Young Sheldon

Iain Armitage, "Sheldon"
Zoe Perry, "Mary"
Lance Barber, "George Sr."
Annie Potts, "Meemaw"
Montana Jordan, "Georgie"
Raegan Revord, "Missy"
Chuck Lorre, Executive Producer
Steven Molaro, Executive Producer
Jim Parsons, Executive Producer

Thursday, March 22: ABC's The Good Doctor (7:30 pm):

Scheduled to appear:

Freddie Highmore, "Dr. Shaun Murphy"
Nicholas Gonzalez, "Dr. Neil Melendez"
Hill Harper, "Dr. Marcus Andrews"
Richard Schiff, "Dr. Aaron Glassman"
Tamlyn Tomita, "Allegra Aoki"
David Shore, Executive Producer
Daniel Dae Kim, Executive Producer

Plus additional guests to be announced

Saturday, March 24: CBS's Mom (2:00 pm):

Scheduled to appear:

Anna Faris, "Christy"
Allison Janney, "Bonnie"
Jaime Pressly, "Jill"
Mimi Kennedy, "Marjorie"
Beth Hall, "Wendy" 

Saturday, March 24: OWN's Queen Sugar (7:00 pm):

Scheduled to appear

Rutina Wesley, "Nova Bordelon"
Dawn-Lyen Gardner, "Charley Bordelon West"
Kofi Siriboe, "Ralph Angel Bordelon"
Ava DuVernay, Creator and Executive Producer
Kat Candler, Executive Producer

Plus additional guests to be announced

Sunday, March 25: CW's Riverdale (2:00 pm):

Scheduled to appear

KJ Apa, "Archie Andrews"
Lili Reinhart, "Betty Cooper"
Camila Mendes, "Veronica Lodge"
Cole Sprouse, "Jughead Jones"
Madelaine Petsch, "Cheryl Blossom"
Marisol Nichols, "Hermione Lodge"
Mӓdchen Amick, "Alice Cooper"
Luke Perry, "Fred Andrews"
Ashleigh Murray, "Josie McCoy"
Casey Cott, "Kevin Keller"
Skeet Ulrich, "FP Jones"
Greg Berlanti, Executive Producer
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Executive Producer
Sarah Schechter, Executive Producer
Jon Goldwater, Executive Producer

Sunday, March 25: Netflix's Stranger Things (7:00 pm): 

**Grand Finale Participants will be revealed on February 20, 2018.

All events and panelists are subject to change.

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