Step into the worlds of your favorite shows on Netflix. Presenting FYSEE LA, a citywide festival with insightful conversations, exclusive events, and immersive programming that take you behind the scenes of Netflix’s series, documentaries, features, and animated shows.

Events will take place across Los Angeles as well as at Netflix’s theaters, including the historic Egyptian Theatre. FYSEE LA will spotlight a diverse slate of entertainment, from dynamic thrillers like The Diplomat and Stranger Things, compelling comedies like Nobody Wants This and Big Mistakes, much-talked-about limited and anthology series like BEEF, The Beast in Me, Monster: The Ed Gein Story, Black Rabbit, and so many more. This year’s festival, happening from May 3-22, promises to highlight the unforgettable performances, scene-stealing work, and immersive world-building that defined the year in television. 

Read on to dive in to the lineup of must-see titles featured at this year’s FYSEE LA, and stay tuned for more exclusive content from the festival. 

The Beast in Me

Aggie (three-time Emmy Award winner Claire Danes) is a Pulitzer Prize–winning author mourning the tragic death of her son, struggling with the dissolution of her marriage, and living in a house that reeks of PTSD. So it’s no wonder she is triggered by her new neighbor, megalomaniacal real estate scion Nile Jarvis (Emmy winner Matthew Rhys). He’s fled his home in New York City amid a scandal — did he kill his first wife? —  and tries to bully Aggie into signing over some land rights. From the moment they meet, the two have an electric charge that, depending on the jolt, may or may not be deadly.

That spark is the catalyst for The Beast in Me, a taut thriller that explores the duality that lives in all of us. The series reunites Danes and executive producer Howard Gordon, who collaborated for eight seasons on Homeland. Since its debut last fall, The Beast in Me has earned nominations at the Golden Globes, Actor Awards, and more, but the real thrill has been the “sense of buoyancy” that came from the project, as Danes puts it.

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BEEF

For creator Lee Sung Jin, writing from a deeply personal place has proven particularly fruitful. The first season of his darkly comedic anthology series BEEF, which follows two strangers involved in a road rage incident inspired by Lee’s own experience, resonated for its distinctive relatability and vulnerable characterizations. That season, which debuted in 2023, won three Golden Globes, two Actor Awards, and eight Emmys, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. So when it came time to conceive of Season 2, Lee stayed true to his storytelling instincts. “This season, much like Season 1, is also ripped from the headlines of my life,” he says. 

In the new season, freshly engaged Ashley and Austin, played by Golden Globe nominees Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton, witness an upsetting fight between their boss, Josh (Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Oscar Isaac), who runs the country club Monte Vista Point, and his interior decorator wife, Lindsay (three-time Academy Award nominee Carey Mulligan). “We’ve all been seen at our worst in the privacy of our own home,” says Lee. But this interaction is made more uncomfortable when Josh and Lindsay discover the young couple recorded their volatile row, setting off a feud steeped in favors and blackmail at the ritzy, sun-soaked club.

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Big Mistakes

Six years after the end of the nine-time Emmy–winning cultural juggernaut Schitt’s Creek, Dan Levy is back with a new kind of comedic delight. The family crime comedy Big Mistakes is the latest series from the co-creator, showrunner, and actor.  “What I loved about it is that it’s so different from Schitt’s, but at the same time it’s [also] an exploration of family,” says Levy, who co-created the series alongside Rachel Sennott. “I like to describe this show as kind of like a different book on the same shelf.”

In Big Mistakes, two deeply incapable siblings, church pastor Nicky (Levy) and his sister Morgan (Taylor Ortega) accidentally get themselves tangled up in the world of organized crime. The series is filled with scene-stealing performances from both new faces and award winners alike. As Levy’s onscreen sister, Ortega (Another Simple Favor) plays a slightly messy, slightly adrift schoolteacher whose impulsive act of theft sets off the comedy thriller. Levy and Ortega share a sibling chemistry that crackles as their characters spiral under the watchful eye of the mob, and their shared sensibilities make Big Mistakes a laugh-out-loud ride. 

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Black Rabbit 

In creating the limited series Black Rabbit, Zach Baylin and Kate Susman knew that getting the right vibe — that insatiable frenzy that permeates the hectic world of dining and nightlife in New York City — was as important as anything. “One of the things that was great about working on the show is just how specific it is to the city,” Susman says. “We wanted it to feel very lived-in.” The plot centers on two brothers, played by Jude Law and Jason Bateman — both of whom served as executive producers, with Bateman also directing two episodes — and the shepherding of the cool, chaotic downtown tavern that gives the show its name. “There was an evergreen relatability to the story, even though we’re in this grimy subset of society you don’t get to see often,” says Bateman. “It’s really about two brothers who love each other but don’t match — one’s a screwup, and the other is better at hiding his dysfunction.” 

Black Rabbit carries an unmistakable energy — one that anyone who’s ever set foot in a dark Manhattan hotspot will recognize right away. Says Baylin, “We wanted it to feel like we had dropped the audience into New York.”

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Bridgerton 

Season 4 of the romantic drama Bridgerton evolves the series’ established dynamic: the central love story doesn’t focus on two members of the ruling class but rather on an aristocrat, Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson), and a maid, Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha). Showrunner Jess Brownell found in this upstairs-downstairs romance an innate theme about how desire and aspiration transform into love. “Between fantasy and reality, true love lies in the middle,” says Brownell. “Neither one creates the circumstances for romance to bloom. You have to embrace a little bit of both.”

The masquerade was the diamond in the season for Brownell, a moment when the efforts of each creative team came together to create magic. “John Glaser’s team built individual masks for everyone, all these fabulous headpieces. Alison Gartshore and her amazing production design team built a Midsummer Night’s Dream type of feeling. The floors were painted to look like you’re above the clouds — the curtains, the glitter,” says the showrunner. “You feel like you’re in a dream space, and it really plays into our theme this season of fantasy versus reality.”

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Death by Lightning

Mike Makowsky’s limited series Death by Lightning, nominated for multiple Gotham TV Awards, required a team of skilled artists in front of and behind the camera to depict a pivotal moment in American history. Based on Candice Millard’s book Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President, the story follows two men: Ohio congressman turned president James Garfield (Michael Shannon) and failed lawyer turned assassin Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen). 

 “It was important to us that this didn’t feel like your typical period piece or a dry history lesson,” says Makowsky. “[That] it’d have more of a contemporary verve to speak to audiences today — while still remaining true to the spirit of these people and their world.”

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The Diplomat

The characters of Debora Cahn’s The Diplomat face a crisis that couldn’t be bigger when Season 3 picks up. In the preceding season finale, Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) discovered that the president of the United States had a heart attack, suddenly making Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) the leader of the free world. And did we mention that Kate also recently learned Grace orchestrated a terrorist plot? The series’ return whisks Kate; her husband, Hal (Rufus Sewell); Grace; and Grace’s husband, Todd (three-time Emmy winner Bradley Whitford), through the chaos of succession and the selection of a new VP. “If you’re playing someone who’s confident, it’s really good to get to play them absolutely rattled,” says Sewell. “You get to see another side of all of us.”

Even as their characters navigate turmoil, Russell, Sewell, Janney, and Whitford found nothing but acting harmony among themselves: Since the series premiere, The Diplomat has been nominated for 11 Critics Choice Television Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, five Actor Awards, and three Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series. “Acting is a team sport,” says Janney. And with a fourth season on the horizon — in which Janney and Whitford will expand their roles to series regulars alongside Russell and Sewell — they get to keep playing it.

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Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Who’s the real monster in Monster: The Ed Gein Story? That’s the question at the heart of the latest installment of the Emmy–winning anthology series from co-creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. “The interesting thing about the show is that the thesis statement of every season is: Are monsters born or are they made?” Murphy says. “And I think in Ed’s case, it’s probably a little of both.”

The third installment of the series focuses on Wisconsin serial killer and grave robber Ed Gein (played by Charlie Hunnam), chronicling his reign of terror in his small town in the 1950s before he was caught by police in 1957. The series explores Gein’s influences as well as the influence he cast on future films: A wealth of cinematic classics, including Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs, draw inspiration from Gein’s crimes. “This whole series, it turns the camera right on us,” says Brennan. “It really matters what you look at and the images and stories you consume. They do stick with you, and they do have an impact.” 

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Nobody Wants This

They kissed, they fell in love, and they became exclusive. Then what? The second season of the Emmy–nominated comedy Nobody Wants This picks up after relationship podcaster Joanne (Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Kristen Bell) and Rabbi Noah (Critics Choice Award winner and Emmy nominee Adam Brody) become a mature and loving couple against all odds (the odds being family, religion, and career). “You’re past that first excitement of being together and then you have to start creating a life together,” says creator, writer, and executive producer Erin Foster. “What does that look like? Do our friends get along? How do we do in an argument?”

In Season 2, Joanne and Noah face — but don’t always embrace — the challenges that come with a deepening connection while the other people in their life — Noah’s brother, Sasha (Critics Choice Award nominee Timothy Simons); his wife, Esther (Jackie Tohn); and Joanne’s sister, Morgan (Critics Choice Award-nominated Justine Lupe) — hit bumps in their own partnerships. “[Joanne and Noah are] at the point in their relationship where things get really interesting for the viewer,” says Bell. “Once the honeymoon period has dissipated, there’s still an attraction, but you’re not filled with the level of dopamine you initially were. So you start to pick the other person apart and look for … why they’re going to break your heart or begin to see the things they’re doing wrong.”

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Stranger Things

Throughout the award-winning series, the expansive world of Stranger Things, created by the Duffer Brothers, captivated audiences as the kids of Hawkins, Indiana, fought off the ultimate evil of Vecna. Five seasons, 12 Emmys, and countless memorable moments later, it came time for the creators to confront the end of their coming-of-age epic. “I think everyone agreed that this was the right moment to end the show,” explains Matt Duffer, “but when it actually came down to the moment where you’re saying goodbye to these characters and these actors and you’re shooting those final moments with them … it was hard.” It’s a sentiment echoed by Ross Duffer. “Our AD managed to design the schedule so that every actor’s last scene was their last day on the show. I think everyone was emotional in their last days, and that infused their final moments on the show with this very real, powerful emotion.” 

In Stranger Things 5, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), tasked with saving the world one last time, is in full-on warrior mode. In her quest to be better, sharper, and faster, she won’t let anything stand in her way. And there’s a lot to protect the crew from in the final eight episodes. Throughout the ultimate season, the young heroes find themselves up against constant danger, sending them into melting buildings and colliding dimensions and putting them face-to-face with a towering, bellowing incarnation of the series’ biggest bad, the Mind Flayer. All that presented some unique challenges for the behind-the-scenes sorcerers tasked with helping the Duffer Brothers execute their ambitious vision. Across departments, artisans responsible for the series’ exemplary style came together to conjure real Hollywood magic. “The action is next level, the visual effects are next level, but I’m also happy to say that the emotional center remains the same,” says executive producer Shawn Levy.

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Wednesday

The creative team behind Wednesday — the blockbuster series that follows Wednesday Addams and her time at the menacingly magical boarding school Nevermore Academy — upped the ante in Season 2 with executive producer and director Tim Burton and show creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar at the helm. “Season 1 was a table setter, and we saw a lot of the world, but there’s still a lot of the world left to see,” says Gough. “We had a broader canvas and more toys to play with,” Millar says. “The world of Nevermore is really expanded — and we had a great time doing it.” 

While Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) has taken down a Hyde and unraveled a generations-long conspiracy, in Season 2, the titular sleuth finds a “thorn in her side”: her parents, Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Gomez (Luis Guzmán), who move onto the grounds of Nevermore Academy. “It’s just unbelievable, this world that was created,” says Zeta-Jones. “It doesn’t happen overnight. It’s hair and makeup, our costumes, our set designers, our sound people, our cinematographers, the new actors coming in. It’s just magic.”

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Coming Soon

Anticipation is building for the upcoming slate of adaptations and original series. Lord of the Flies sees writer and creator Jack Thorne (Adolescence) reexamining themes of boyhood and power in William Golding’s classic novel through a contemporary lens. Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers are executive producers of the new sci-fi mystery The Boroughs, this time set in a New Mexico retirement community and starring Alfred Molina and Alfre Woodard. And in Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt’s bestselling novel springs to life through the performances of Oscar winner Sally Field, Lewis Pullman, and an unforgettable narrator: a giant Pacific octopus.

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Documenting Lives 

Three new documentaries consider the lives — and legacies — of entertainment icons. Being Eddie provides an intimate look at legendary comedian Eddie Murphy as he reflects on his cultural impact. In aka Charlie Sheen, the actor revisits the highs and lows of his life and career with a candid perspective, joined by the friends and family who have been along for the wild ride. And Famous Last Words: Eric Dane is the profound final interview the Grey’s Anatomy actor recorded before his untimely death, part of a documentary series that preserves personal reflections. Together, these films form moving portraits of fame, memory, and the stories left behind. 

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Unscripted 

Unscripted storytelling takes many forms — and this lineup captures them all. The Emmy–winning series Love on the Spectrum continues to offer a deeply human look at dating through the experiences of neurodiverse individuals. In Funny AF with Kevin Hart, the host and rotating guest judges including Chelsea Handler, Keegan-Michael Key, and Kumail Nanjiani search for the best rising comedian. Meanwhile, Alex Honnold takes live programming to new heights in Skyscraper Live, where the climber tackles one of the tallest buildings in the world. Whether emotional, competitive, or awe-inspiring, these series highlight the breadth of unscripted television. 

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Comedic Relief

When looking for a moment of levity, these comedians have you covered. Stand-up specials from the likes of Wanda Sykes, Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle, Marcello Hernández, Taylor Tomlinson, Ricky Gervais, Tom Segura, and Leanne Morgan provide enough laughs to fill an arena. Meanwhile, Adam Sandler joins host David Letterman for an insightful and hilarious installment of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman. However you take your comedy, there’s something from this group of performers that meets the moment.

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Animation

This slate of animated series proves the genre is not just one for kids. Bojack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg returns with Long Story Short, which follows Jewish American siblings through relatable moments of triumph, disappointment, joy, and compromise in life. The minds behind Big Mouth also return to the form with Mating Season, a series about love, sex, relationships, and the universal need to find a partner and perpetuate the species, all told through the lives of woodland creatures. Fans of the stylish action series Devil May Cry are treated to a second season of Dante’s adventures as a demon hunter in the supernatural noir. These stories showcase the intimate character studies, irreverent comedy, and supernatural action that push animation to bold new frontiers.

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