5 things that will get us off the couch for ATX TV Fest, from 'Cheers' to 'Manifest'

Coach potatos, our time is coming.

ATX TV Festival is back for a 12th season this summer and it is jam-packed with panels and screenings from some of our favorite television shows.

The annual festival runs June 1-4 at venues in downtown Austin, including fest headquarters The Driskill Hotel. The full schedule will be released closer to the festival, but information on badges and programming can be found at atxfestival.com. Virtual passes are available for $50 for those who want to watch from home. Other badges start at $335. Tickets also will be available for individual events.

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Here are some of the events we're looking forward to:

We love a reunion.

This year's festival will feature a reunion of the cast and creators of "Cheers," including stars Ted Danson, George Wendt and John Ratzenberger, and co-creators James Burrows, Les Charles and Glen Charles. Additional panelists are expected, too. The panel will focus on the 30th anniversary of the show's finale.

We don't want to wait for this one: The writers of "Dawson's Creek" will also reunite at the festival for a screening of the show's pilot episode and a chat about the series. The screening marks the show's 25th anniversary. Liz Tigelaar, Rina Mimoun, Gina Fattore, Anna Fricke and Maggie Friedman, all writers on the show, will be on the panel. (No word yet on whether Austinite James Van Der Beek will make an appearance.)

Check out 'Primo' from San Antonio's Shea Serrano.

If you, too, have been following Serrano for many years as he's released books, written for The Ringer and has generally been very funny on Twitter, you probably already know this information. But in case you're not a superfan: Serrano's show "Primo" follows the life of a 16-year-old boy in San Antonio who is raised by his mother and five uncles. It premieres May 19 on Amazon Freevee.

Serrano will appear on a panel with actors Ignacio Diaz-Silverio and Christina Vidal. The panel will include a screening from the show.

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'Manifest' will be at ATX TV Festival, unless they get delayed for five years.

Quick premise recap: Passengers on Flight 828 from Jamaica are flying home to New York City when their plane hits turbulence. When they land, five years have passed. Amazing, no? It's the best show. Once the passengers land, a bunch of weird stuff happens with visions, and their families and friends have to adjust to them returning home after being presumed dead.

OK, so, the festival: The second half of "Manifest's" fourth and final season is set to premiere June 2 on Netflix, and festival attendees will get to see a screening on June 1. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with members of the "Manifest" cast and crew. We're hoping Robert Vance, played by Daryl Edwards, is there to tell us we're being unreasonable or something!

Cute couple alert: Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen will have a one-on-one convo.

Danson and Steenburgen, who have appeared in "The Good Place," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," and "Mr. Mayor" together, will talk about their careers at ATX TV Fest, They'll also talk about their approach to the TV business as a married couple who sometimes work together.

'The Righteous Gemstones' is making its Season 3 world premiere at ATX TV Festival.

HBO's family of televangelists will stop in Austin to premiere season three of "The Righteous Gemstones," followed by a panel with cast members. The panel will include John Goodman, Adam Devine, Danny McBride, Edi Patterson and Cassidy Freeman.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: ATX TV Festival in June with 'Cheers,' 'Manifest,' 'Dawson's Creek'