With just a few days until the Emmys, the minds behind TV’s biggest and best shows came together for a celebration of the people who brought those hits to life: the producers.
The Hollywood Reporter threw its TV’s 50 Most Powerful Producers Dinner, sponsored by Lilly, on Wednesday night, timed to the publishing of THR‘s annual 50 Most Powerful TV Producers of 2026 list. The event took over Marea Beverly Hills and welcomed heavy-hitters including Quinta Brunson, Damon Lindelof, Widow’s Bay showrunner Katie Dippold, Hacks trio Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky, Courtney A. Kemp, Erin Foster, Jenni Konner and The Morning Show showrunner Charlotte Stoudt.
Quinta Brunson, THR‘s Mikey O’Connell, Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs
Tommaso Boddi/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images
The evening began with cocktails and mingling, then guests slowly made their way into the Marea dining room for several courses of staple Italian dishes, accompanied by some producer-centered programming. THR editor-in-chief Maer Roshan kicked things off with welcome remarks, followed by Annenberg Inclusion Initiative founder Dr. Stacy Smith joining Lilly senior vp and chief marketing officer, consumer, Lina Polimeni for a conversation about accurate disease representation in entertainment.
