Charlie’s Angels Stars, Zendaya and More Join the 78th Emmys Presenter Lineup

The 78th Emmy Awards are preparing a presenter lineup that spans television eras, formats and fandoms, with a particularly welcome invitation extended to three women who helped define a landmark piece of 1970s television. Kate Jackson, Cheryl Ladd and Jaclyn Smith, stars of the original Charlie’s Angels, are among the first presenters confirmed for the ceremony.

Their appearance arrives in the same year as the 50th anniversary of the iconic ABC series. Jackson, Ladd and Smith also appeared together earlier in 2026 for a PaleyFest panel in Hollywood marking that milestone. Their Emmy participation provides another high-profile occasion for fans to see the trio associated with the franchise’s enduring original run.

The awards ceremony will air live on Monday, September 14, from the Peacock Theater at LA Live. The broadcast is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC and Peacock. Mariska Hargitay will host, while Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay of Jesse Collins Entertainment are executive producers alongside Hargitay.

A 50th-anniversary moment for Charlie’s Angels

There is no shortage of reasons the Charlie’s Angels names will stand out to collectors and television-history enthusiasts. The series became a lasting pop-culture fixture, spawning later screen adaptations and generations of merchandise tied to its detectives, distinctive promotional imagery and recognizable branding. An anniversary-season gathering of Jackson, Ladd and Smith is therefore notable not just as a nostalgic booking, but as a reminder of a show whose visual identity remains instantly legible.

The Emmys have not detailed precisely how each presenter will be grouped or what segment the trio will introduce. What is confirmed is that all three actresses are on the presenter list. Their shared attendance naturally creates the possibility of a reunion-style stage moment, but viewers will need to watch the telecast to see the format.

For fans who collect television memorabilia, big live appearances can renew attention around a series without changing the fundamentals of collecting. Condition, authenticity, documented provenance and a clear understanding of what an item actually is still matter more than a temporary social-media surge. A genuine vintage promotional piece or a well-documented signed item has a different appeal from newer anniversary merchandise, even if both speak to the same affection for the show.

That distinction is useful across all television collecting categories. A celebratory event can be a great reason to revisit a favorite franchise, organize a display or research its history, but it should not turn a familiar logo into a substitute for careful evaluation. The broader lesson applies whether the shelf holds vintage TV material, film items, or game hardware; as our guide to safe shelf placement for PS2, GameCube and Wii libraries illustrates, preserving the things people already value is often the most practical starting point.

Another Angel joins the Emmy crowd

The lineup also has a second, very different Angel connection. David Boreanaz, who starred in Angel, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spinoff, is set to present. He is joined on the announced roster by Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Their presence places two performers from the interconnected supernatural dramas at the same event, although no official on-stage pairing has been specified. Boreanaz is also connected to NBC’s upcoming drama remake of The Rockford Files, giving the network another reason to feature him during the broadcast.

These kinds of roster overlaps are part of what makes awards-show presenter announcements entertaining in their own right. A lineup may be built around nominees, current network projects, previous Emmy winners and major television legacies, but viewers inevitably scan it for the pairings that could happen. Sometimes those expectations produce a carefully designed reunion; sometimes they simply underline the remarkable number of TV histories gathered in one building.

Zendaya, Sally Field and Alan Cumming bring major stakes

Zendaya is among the presenters, and she heads into the night as a drama lead actress nominee for Euphoria. A win would make her the youngest performer to claim three lead drama Emmys. That places added attention on her appearance, even though presenting and competing are separate roles in the ceremony.

Sally Field is also scheduled to present while competing in the lead actress category for a limited or anthology series or movie. Her film Remarkably Bright Creatures won the outstanding television movie award during the previous weekend’s honors. Should Field win her acting category at age 79, she would become its oldest winner.

Alan Cumming enters the ceremony with recent Emmy momentum as well. He won outstanding host for a reality or reality competition program during the earlier awards, and he remains nominated for the reality competition Emmy being decided on Monday. Cumming has won five Emmys in total so far.

There is an especially useful awards-season lesson in those three names: an Emmy telecast is more than a recap of a single evening. Some honors have already been awarded, while other categories remain in play during the televised ceremony. A presenter can have a win in hand, a nomination still pending, or both. That shifting status is part of the live show’s momentum.

Cardellini and Harbour return after earlier wins

Linda Cardellini and David Harbour, stars of DTF St. Louis, will also present. Both won acting Emmys the previous weekend: Cardellini for outstanding limited or anthology series actress and Harbour for outstanding limited or anthology series actor.

Those awards had originally been planned for the NBC telecast before being moved to the show’s second night, a change that prompted criticism. Having Cardellini and Harbour appear at the main ceremony gives the broadcast an opportunity to recognize their wins in front of the larger live audience.

The rest of the announced presenter list includes Odessa A’zion, Macaulay Culkin, Jon Hamm, Marcello Hernández, Peter Krause, Dan Levy, Julianna Margulies, Annie Murphy, Niecy Nash-Betts, Keke Palmer, Amanda Peet, Amy Poehler, Florence Pugh and Rachel Sennott. It is a deliberately broad collection of performers: dramatic television veterans, comedy favorites, movie stars and newer faces sharing the same stage.

What to expect on September 14

More presenters are expected to be announced before the ceremony, so the current list should be viewed as an opening wave rather than a finished program. The essential details, however, are locked in: the 78th Emmys will be broadcast live from the Peacock Theater at LA Live on September 14, with NBC and Peacock carrying the show at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Hargitay comes to hosting duties after earning two Emmys during the earlier weekend for her documentary My Mom Jayne. Her long association with Law & Order: SVU, where she is both star and executive producer, makes her one of the most established figures in the television community assembled for the event.

For the broadcast itself, the confirmed list offers several easy focal points: the 50th-anniversary appearance by Jackson, Ladd and Smith; the shared presence of Boreanaz and Gellar; Zendaya’s potentially record-setting nomination; Field’s historic possibility; and the return of Cardellini and Harbour after their wins. Whether every potentially nostalgic pairing makes it to the same podium is still unknown. But even before the envelopes are opened, the ceremony has assembled a roster that treats television’s past, present and ongoing evolution as parts of the same conversation.