2026 Contenders Tv: Documentary Lineup

Fifty years in the past this yr, a movie known as Taxi Driver premiered, confirming the emergence of an unbelievable expertise within the medium of cinema: director Martin Scorsese. 5 many years after that milestone — and with dozens extra extraordinary movies to his credit score — Scorsese’s beautiful inventive achievements come into focus within the Apple TV documentary sequence Mr. Scorsese, directed by Rebecca Miller.

Miller is among the many panelists readily available Saturday for Deadline’s Contenders Tv: Documentary, our in-person showcase of a few of the most distinctive nonfiction movies and sequence in competition for Emmy recognition. Mr. Scorsese options the participation of a who’s who of Hollywood, from the director’s collaborators Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jodie Foster and Sharon Stone to filmmaking colleagues Steven Spielberg and Spike Lee.

Right now’s Contenders TV: Documentary is happening reside for the primary time, on the newly opened PMC Theater in Los Angeles, and kicks off at 10 a.m. PT. (See the complete lineup beneath.)

Additionally a part of this yr’s lineup is a Prime Video doc about an icon of comedy who will get a robust tribute within the emotional John Sweet: I Like Me. Director Colin Hanks and John Sweet’s kids — Chris Sweet and Jennifer Sweet-Sullivan — will share insights into the making of their movie, which premiered final September on the Toronto Movie Pageant in Sweet’s hometown.

Fellow Canadian Sarah McLachlan, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, based Lilith Truthful in 1997, a landmark music competition dedicated to girls recording artists. The exceptional success of that competition is explored within the Hulu documentary Lilith Truthful: Constructing a Thriller, one other headliner within the lineup. Becoming a member of us are director Ally Pankiw and government producer Cassidy Hartmann (who additionally, coincidentally, premiered their movie at TIFF).

Recent from successful the NCAA girls’s basketball championship, UCLA coach Cori Shut joins the Contenders beginning lineup for a dialogue of You See L.A., the Fox Sports activities documentary that chronicles the group’s rise. Govt producers Kelsey Trainor, Jeff Luini and Harshal Dave additionally swimsuit up for the dialog.

Oscar winner Octavia Spencer has turn into one of many leisure business’s most revered and beloved actors, in addition to a powerhouse producer. She serves as government producer and narrator of Misplaced Girls of Alaska, the Investigation Discovery documentary sequence that chillingly explores the case of a serial killer who focused Indigenous girls. Spencer and fellow E.P. Matt Robins signify the sequence with a panel dialog.

Stick to Deadline.com and our social media platforms (by way of #DeadlineContenders) to observe at this time’s protection, and examine again Monday after we launch the occasion’s streaming website that includes the entire panel movies.