Tribeca Festival to Host Premieres of ‘Better Call Saul,’ Derek Jeter Docuseries, ‘A League of Their Own’

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Wilson Chapman editorThe Tribeca Festival has announced the television premieres for its upcoming 2022 edition.The festival, which takes place each year in New York City, features screenings and premieres of notable films, television series and audio storytelling.

For its television slate, the festival will premiere nine new series and screen the returns of two series.The television lineup includes six docuseries: Hulu’s “Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons,” an exposé of the lingerie retail chain; HBO Max’s “Menudo: Forever Young,” a look behind-the-scenes of the titular Puerto Rican boy band; Peacock’s “The End is Nye,” which sees celebrity scientist and TV host Bill Nye examine potential global disasters; Showtime’s “Supreme Team,” an examination of a real-life Queens gang co-directed by rapper Nas; A&E Network’s “Right to Offend,” a Time Studios production that looks at the history of Black comedians using their comedy to push for social change; and ESPN’s “The Captain,” which looks at the 20-year Major League Baseball career of five-time World Series champ Derek Jeter.

In terms of scripted content, the festival will host screenings of upcoming comedies “The Bear,” an FX show about a young chef (played by Jeremy Allen White) running his family restaurant in Chicago, and Prime Video’s “A League of Their Own,” a remake of the 1992 film starring Abbi Jacobson. “Pantheon,” an AMC original starring Daniel Dae Kim as a deceased father whose consciousness is uploaded online, will also screen during the festival.Two ongoing shows will screen new episodes during Tribeca.