The 2026 Tribeca Festival has announced a TV and podcast lineup featuring a mix of world premieres, live recordings and exclusive conversations.
The 25th annual festival, held June 3-14 in New York City, will look back at the legacy of the competition show with a special “Survivor 50” panel featuring popular players such as Cirie Fields, Rob Chesternino, Kyle Fraser, Camila Cartigues, Teenie Chiricillo and Tribeca programmer Jonathan Penner.
Additional events will include a live conversation with musician Alejandro Sanz about his documentary “Alejandro Sanz: When Nobody Sees Me,” and Ronan Farrow will present the HBO double feature of “Not a Very Good Murderer” and “The Palladino Files,” which he made with Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato.
Attendees can also look forward to the world premiere of FX’s “Adult” Season 2 and subsequent conversations with cast members Malik Elassal, Lucy Freyer, Jack Inanen, Amita Rao and Owen Seale. The final season of Netflix’s “Survival of the Sickest” starring Michelle Buteau. Hulu’s “Alice and Steve,” starring Jemaine Clement and Nicola Walker. “Every Year After” with Elisha Cuthbert. and the U.S. premiere of the BBC’s “Dear England,” starring Joseph Fiennes.
In keeping with Tribeca’s roots in honoring the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the festival will also premiere Nat Geo’s 9/11: Reunited, in addition to the documentary series “The Grandmasters” and HBO’s “The Man Will Burn.” Tribeca’s Indie TV Showcase features “CVNT.” “The Switch” starring Pauline Chalamet and Coral Peña. and “Kevin’s Series of Unfortunate Events.” The documentary showcase includes “Free Help” and “The Little Cult That Could” by Tribeca alum Bianca Gierever.
The 2026 festival will also showcase Tribeca’s largest podcast lineup ever, including Spanish-language programming for the first time, including La República Independiente de La Radio’s “Nacional II: la ruta del exilio” and Peripecia y La No Ficción’s “El Capitán y el Brazalete de Esmeraldas.”
Podcast highlights include a live recording of The New York Times’ “Cannonball” with Wesley Morris; Vox Media’s “On with Kara Swisher” featuring comedian and podcaster Marc Maron; Slate’s “Death Sex and Money,” host Anna Sale is joined by Peter Dinklage and Erica Schmidt. WNYC’s “The New Yorker Radio Hour” (starring David Remnick).
Other notable events include the first live episode of “Fashion Neurosis with Bella Freud,” featuring host Bella Freud and multimedia artist Laurie Anderson. Musician Hrishikesh Hirway. The host of “Song Exploder” celebrates his new album “In the Last Hour of Light” with host Adam Scott. and a new immersive live show on WNYC’s Radiolab Live with hosts Latif Nasser and Lulu Miller.
World premieres include “The Fastest Girl in Somalia” on ESPN’s 30 for 30 podcast and “Bone Valley Season 5: The Devil’s Quarry” on Lava For Good.
“At Tribeca, we have always believed in great storytelling wherever we are,” said Carla Cusumano, Tribeca Festival Director and Senior Vice President of Programming. “This year’s TV and podcast lineup reflects a creative landscape where stories move fluidly between formats, expanding the festival beyond the screen into shared, live moments of discovery. Together, they embody Tribeca’s commitment to interdisciplinary storytelling and championing the voices shaping today’s culture, wherever and however the stories are told.”
For more information, passes and ticket packages, visit TribecaFilm.com.
