Cynthia Littleton is Managing Editor, TV at Variety. She began her career at United Press International, followed by stints at Broadcasting & Cable magazine, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter, where she rose to Editor before rejoining Variety in 2007. Cynthia is the author of "TV on Strike: Why Hollywood Went to War Over the Internet" (Syracuse University Press, 2013), the definitive account of the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike. She is also the co-author with Susanne Daniels of "Season Finale: The Unexpected Rise and Fall of the WB Network and UPN" (HarperCollins, 2007).

Bryan Cranston is an Academy Award nominee, and Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, Tony, and Olivier Award winner. He stars in THE STUDIO and next in Wes Anderson’s THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME and EVERYTHING’S GOING TO BE GREAT. He is in production on the revival of MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE; Barry Levinson’s ASSASSINATION, and the dark comedy, CHILI FINGER. This fall he will star in Ivo Van Hove’s production of All My Sons. Known for BREAKING BAD and MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE, he also starred in YOUR HONOR, TRUMBO, and ALL THE WAY. He is a bestselling author and co-founded mezcal brand Dos Hombres with costar Aaron Paul.