The 2026 Atlantic Festival has added a first look at Zoe Kazan‘s East of Eden Netflix limited series and talks with Colin Kaepernick and Padma Lakshmi, The Hollywood Reporter can reveal exclusively. Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is set to be interviewed by Jemele Hill about his upcoming memoir The Perilous Fight. The festival will also host a talk with Padma Lakshmi about the future of creative work as well as conversations with Richard Linklater, Ben McKenzie and Malcolm Gladwell. Additionally, New York Times executive editor Joe Kahn, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg and PBS News Hour co-anchor Amna Nawaz will have a discussion about press freedom. The 2026 Atlantic Festival is set to run from Sept. 17-19 at the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) in New York.