Casting Adaptations | Casting Society & ATX TV Festival

Any casual viewer can tell you that the business of adaptations is booming -- and while popular IP might come with name recognition and a built-in fanbase, it also comes with built-in expectations from those fans (and detractors). As one of the earliest pieces of the equation, casting is often at the heart of those expectations, setting the tone for a project and sparking commentary before a single frame has been shot or aired.
‪@castingsocietyofamerica‬ and ATX TV Festival present a conversation with the casting directors behind some of TV's most successful and surprising adaptations about casting everything from beloved characters to real-life figures, the myriad ways that a casting choice comes together (or doesn't), why they're always rooting for actors, and their own origin stories as casting directors.
This panel was recorded live at ATX TV Festival Season 12 (June 1-4, 2023) in Austin, TX.
PANELISTS:
Jeanie Bacharach, CSA (#TheDropout, #StationEleven)
Richard Hicks, CSA (#TheLastThingHeToldMe)
Felicia Fasano, CSA (#ALeagueofTheirOwn)
Conrad Woolfe, CSA (#GreaseRiseofthePinkLadies)
MODERATOR:
Sarah Pitre (Alamo Drafthouse)
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