Looking Forward to The Look Back Diaries and Paley Fest 2022

On April 9, 2012, a new kind of series debuted online. That show was The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, the groundbreaking multi-platorm adaptation of the beloved novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

With a modern setting the vlog-style series starred Ashley Clements as Lizzie Bennet and Daniel Vincent Gordh as William Darcy. The story focused on the legendary character this time as a 24-year-old grad student, living at home and burdened with a mountain of student debt.

The Lizzie Bennet Diaries consisted primarily of 100 episodes, two episodes airing each week for nearly a full year along with additional specials in between those weeks and a number of follow-up episodes that aired for two months during the spring of 2014.

The vlog series became the first YouTube series to win a Primetime Emmy Award in 2013 for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media-Original Interactive Program.

RELATED: The Lizzie Bennet Diaries

Ten – yes, TEN – years later, Ashley Clements made an announcement [which you can see directly below] about The Look Back Diaries:

As she said in the video, she will set out on a year-long vlog show where she will rewatch The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (LBD) on the anniversary of each episode and share memories, stories and commentary about the making of the show, her experiences at the time and ten years of perspective.

As a way to get LBD fans and our readers ready, we’re giving you a little over two weeks notice that starting on April 9, The Look Back Diaries will begin.

You can check out the Patreon Announcement here.

If you want to check out The Lizzie Bennet Diaries ahead of time, you can watch all of the episodes here; and you can also learn about and buy the follow-up book The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet here.

You can also follow Ashley Clements on Twitter @TheAshleyClem and in Instagram at @theashleyclem.

And, also as a reminder, the 39th Annual Paley Fest will be held from April 2 through April 10 at the Dolby Theatre in the heart of Hollywood. This year’s event is expected to be live and in-person, unlike the last few years, and will include the following panels:

April 2 at 7 PM
This Is Us (NBC): Featuring a Special Preview Screening of an Upcoming Episode followed by a conversation and Q&A with cast members Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan and Jon Huertas as well as series creator Dan Fogelman.

April 3 at 2 PM
Superman & Lois (The CW): Featuring a Special Preview Screening Selected for this Event by the Producers followed by a conversation and Q&A with cast members Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth ‘Bitsie’ Tulloch, Jordan Elsass and Alex Garfin as well as executive producer Todd Helbing.

April 3 at 7 PM
black-ish (ABC): Featuring a Special Preview Screening of an Upcoming Episode followed by a conversation and Q&A with cast members Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, Marsai Martin and Jenifer Lewis as well as executive producer Courtney Lilly.

April 6 at 7:30 PM
Ghosts and The Neighborhood (CBS): Featuring a Special Preview Screening Selected for this Event by the Producers followed by a conversation and Q&A with Ghost cast members including Rose McIver, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Brandon Scott Jones, Richie Moriarty, Danielle Pinnock, Asher Grodman, Román Zaragoza, Sheila Carrasco, Rebecca Wisocky, Devan Chandler Long and Joseph Port; and The Neighborhood cast members Cedric the Entertainer and Max Greenfield.

April 7 at 7:30 PM
Hacks (HBO Max): Featuring a Screening Especially Selected for this Event by the Producers followed by a conversation and Q&A with cast members Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Meg Stalter and Mark Indelicato as well as writer Jen Statsky and executive producers Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Michael Schur.

April 8 at 7:30 PM
Cobra Kai (Netflix): Featuring a Screening Especially Selected for this Event by the Producers followed by a conversation and Q&A with cast members Ralph Macchio and William Zabka as well as executive producers Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg.

April 9 at 2 PM
Riverdale (The CW): Featuring a Special Preview Screening Selected for this Event by the Producers followed by a conversation and Q&A with cast members K.J. Apa, Cole Sprouse, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendez and Madelaine Petsch as well as executive producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.

April 9 at 7 PM
Better Call Saul (AMC): Featuring a Screening Especially Selected for this Event by the Producers followed by a conversation and Q&A with cast members Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Jonathan Banks, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando, Giancarlo Esposito and Tony Dalton as well as executive producers Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould.

April 10 at 2 PM
A Salute to the NCIS Universe (CBS): Featuring a Screening for Each Show Especially Selected for this Event by the Producers followed by a conversation and Q&A with NCIS cast members Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Brian Dietzen, Diona Reasonover, Katrina Law, Rocky Carroll and Gary Cole as well as executive producer Steven D. Binder; NCIS: Los Angeles cast members Chris O’Donnell, LL Cool J, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Medalion Rahimi, Caleb Castille and Gerald McRaney as well as executive producer R. Scott Gemmill; and NCIS: Hawai’i cast members Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson and Kian Talan as well as executive producers Matt Bosack, Jan Nash and Christopher Silber.

April 10 at 7 PM
Emily in Paris (Netflix): Featuring a Screening Especially Selected for this Event by the Producers followed by a conversation and Q&A with cast members Lily Collins, Ashley Park, Lucas Bravo, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu and Camille Razat as well as executive producer Darren Starr.

Please keep in mind that the Paley Fest events and participants are subject to change (that includes which talent attends); and again the event could possibly be changed back to virtual depending on the current state of the pandemic.

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