Disneys Toast to TV Celebrates Its Star-Studded Emmy Roster  

Last Monday, Disney held its inaugural Toast to TV, celebrating a phenomenal year of television across Hulu, Disney+, FX and ABC.Featuring actors and hosts from longtime favorites likeDancing with the Starsto the newly acclaimed FX seriesLove Story, the event brought together stars and creators at the Soho House Holloway in West Hollywood to honor theirincredibleworkover the last year.

The Hollywood Reporter welcomed cast members fromThe Testaments,Deli Boys,Abbott Elementary,Paradise,Dancing with the Stars,Welcome to Wrexham, Love StoryandSwipedfor a custom shoot to commemorate their projects throughout the celebratory day.

One Battle After Anotherbreakout star Chase Infiniti, ScottishactressLucy Halliday and industry legend Ann Dowd kicked things off, highlighting the trio’s work inThe Testaments,the next chapter inthe iconicHandmaid’s Taleseries. During the shoot, the trio complimented one another generously, with Infiniticiting, “our entire cast and crew is so loving and supportive.” To which Dowd replied jokingly, “And they take care of me as well, which I do appreciate being the old lady on set.”

Poorna Jagannathan and Asif Ali then graced the set in recognition of their work inDeli Boys, a fast-paced dark comedy that received critical acclaim for their debut season, and with a new season set to premiere May 28. Ali posed in a bright red chair, offering a nice foil to his red tie, while Jagannathan chimed in with creative suggestions during the shoot.

Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti and William Stanford Davis from fan-favoriteAbbott Elementaryfollowed, their electric chemistry palpable throughout their time on set. In the video interview, the quartet described their fellow class members using class superlatives, such as “Class Clown” or “Most Popular,” joking about howWilliamsdidn’tgo to high school andBrunsonwould easily be “Most Likely to Succeed”.

Joining from the post-apocalyptic political thrillerParadisewereSterling K.Brown,Shailene Woodleyand Thomas Doherty.In their short interview segment, the triodemonstrateda deep understanding of their costars, remarking on Brown’s levity while filming—”Youcan hear him laughing before you see him,” Doherty laughed—and Doherty’s tendency to overthink. Woodley shared that working with this cast would stay with her forever: “That was a highlight of my career.”

Host Alfonso Ribeiro, best known for his role as Carlton onThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,anddancer and judge Derek Hough arrived to celebrate their run onDancing with the Starsafter itsrecord-breaking34th season wrapped late last year. The duo spontaneously began dancing between takes and ended up moving their chairs to tap dance together to thetimestep during their interview segment.

Welcome to Wrexham,an award-winning docuseries that tells the story of the Welsh association football club after its purchase by newownersactors Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac, was up next. The duo goofed around readily throughout the shoot—“We’re having too much fun,” Mac commented—but dove into deep reflections during the interview, sharing that their ownership is just a short blip in the timeline of the club and they are just “stewards in that history,” as Reynolds shared.

Sarah Pidgeon, Paul Anthony Kelly, Grace Gummer and Constance Zimmer then joined the set from FX’s limited seriesLove Story.An anthology series exploring the intense, public romance of JFK Jr.and Carolyn Bessette in 1990s NewYork,the series has received widespread praise—even earning the title as FX’s Most-Watch Limited Series Ever on Hulu and Disney+. The cast’s profound connection and easy rapport are inarguable throughout the nine episodes, and that energy clearly shone through on set, with the actors cheering each other supportively throughout their shoot. “I would work with this cast a million times over again,” Zimmer said definitively.

Lily James fromSwiped,a HuluOriginalfilm that chronicles the journey of Tinder co-founder and eventual Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd amid tech industry misogyny, closed the eventful day as she stunned in her solo shoot, her impressive presence effortlessly filling up the space.When asked what power looks like to her, James responded, “I thinkit’sincredibly powerful to be vulnerable—to own your vulnerabilities and your mistakes.I think empathyis a superpower. And I think Whitney Wolfe Herd,that’swhat she really had.”