Tomorrow, Comic-Con International will kickoff its annual event in San Diego with Preview Night before delving into the madness that is Comic-Con on Thursday, July 14.
Some of the major movie studios are sitting out of this year’s Comic-Con, but the TV shows are out in force. There are well over 100 TV related panels or screening events at Comic-Con 2014. And that’s far too many panels for any single person to even dream about catching.
With so many panels to choose from, Comic-Con attendees are just going to have plan ahead and get in line extremely early if you want to get in. And for anything involving Hall H or Ballroom 20, you’ll probably want to get in line the night before to give yourself the best chance to get in.
CraveOnline has gone through this year’s programming schedule to choose our 10 Most Anticipated TV Panels at Comic-Con 2014. Feel free to share your choices in the comment section below!
The 10 Most Anticipated TV Panels
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24
10:00am – 11:00am Thursday, July 24
Ballroom 20
Events will occur in real time during Comic-Con’s first panel, and Jack Bauer himself, Kiefer Sutherland will be on hand to discuss his eight season run on Fox’s “24” alongside executive producer Jon Cassar. Sutherland and Cassar will also be talking about the recently concluded miniseries, “24: Live Another Day.” And perhaps they will talk about the future of “24” as well.
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Hannibal
4:45pm – 5:45pm Thursday, July 24
Ballroom 20
NBC’s visually arresting horror series returns to Comic-Con as executive producer Bryan Fuller brings series stars Caroline Dhavernas, Scott Thompson and Aaron Abrams to the stage alongside director David Slade as well as executive producers Steven Lightfoot and Martha DeLaurentiis.
Expect to be teased about who lived or died in that bloody season finale, as season 3 of “Hannibal” gears up for production.
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Batman '66
6:00pm – 7:00pm Thursday, July 24
Hall H
After years and years, the original “Batman” TV series is finally getting a DVD release with Batman: The Complete TV Series. Ralph Garman is hosting a panel with series stars Adam West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newmar to share their favorite Bat-memories with all of us, Old Chum!
West, Ward and Newmar may be regulars on the Wizard World convention circuit, but when the legends come together, you should always take the opportunity to see them.
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The Walking Dead
12:20pm – 1:20pm Friday July 25, 2014
Hall H
You may find yourself among The Walking Dead if you pull the prerequisite all-nighter in line to breach the doors of Hall H. As your reward, you’ll be able to see “The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman and moderator, Chris Hardwick welcome series stars Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Chad Coleman and Michael Cudlitz to the stage.
Don’t be shocked if the first full trailer for “The Walking Dead” Season 5 premieres here.
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Game of Thrones
1:40pm – 2:40pm Friday July 25, 2014
Hall H
The good news is that if you’ve stayed through “The Walking Dead” panel then you’re well placed for the annual “Game of Thrones” panel. The bad news is that “Game of Thrones” is one of the most difficult panels to get into at Comic-Con. If you really want in, get in line the night before.
As for the panel itself, several cast members will be coming, including Maisie Williams, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kit Harington, Gwendoline Christie, Natalie Dormer, Sophie Turner, Rory McCann, Rose Leslie and Pedro Pascal.
If previous “Game of Thrones” panels at Comic-Con are any indication, series creator George R. R. Martin will be there along with showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. There probably won’t be any season 5 footage, but there could be some “Game of Thrones” casting announcements as well as the usually very funny recap video.
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Marvel Television Presents
3:00pm – 4:00pm Friday July 25
Ballroom 20
DC may have four new TV shows this Fall, but Marvel is still in the game with “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and the upcoming prequel series, “Agent Carter.” The cast of both shows will be featured on this panel, which will be hosted by Marvel’s Jeph Loeb.
Marvel’s “Daredevil” series for Netflix is currently filming and probably won’t be heavily featured this year. But if Marvel is planning to drop a quick “Daredevil” preview at Comic-Con then this is where they will do it.
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Archer
5:00pm – 6:00pm Friday July 25
Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront
You’ll have to step outside of the San Diego Convention Center if you want to enter the… DANGER ZONE!
If you’re brave enough to get through the crowds at the Indigo Ballroom, you’ll be among the first to see the sixth season premiere of “Archer” and an original piece of animation created for the convention. The entire voice cast, including H. Jon Benjamin, Aisha Tyler, Chris Parnell, Judy Greer, Amber Nash and Lucky Yates will be joining series creator Adam Reed onstage for… wait… wait… I had something.
Damn it!
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Constantine
5:15pm – 6:15pm Saturday July 26
Room 6BCF
If you missed the Preview Night screening then this is your only chance to see the pilot episode of “Constantine” at San Diego. Loosely based on DC’s Hellblazer comic book series, Matt Ryan stars as occult investigator, John Constantine.
Ryan will be joined on this panel by his “Constantine” co-stars, Harold Perrineau and Charles Halford, along with executive producers David Goyer and Daniel Cerone.
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Warner Bros. & DC Present “The Flash,” “Gotham,” “Arrow ” & “Constantine”
8:00pm – 11:00pm Saturday, July 26 •
Hall H
Warner Bros. and DC are staking a big claim to Saturday night with pilot screenings of both “Gotham” and “The Flash,” with appearances by the cast of both shows. “Arrow” star Stephen Amell is moderating the three hour panel and he’ll also be bringing the cast and producers of his own show for a preview of “Arrow” Season 3. The cast and executive producers of “Constantine” will also appear on this super-sized panel.
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The Strain
1:45pm – 3:45pm Sunday July 27
Hall H
You can close out this year’s Comic-Con with a two hour panel for “The Strain” on Sunday. Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan and Carlton Cuse will be introducing an advance screening of “The Strain” episode 3 before bringing out cast members Corey Stoll, David Bradley, Mia Maestro, Sean Astin, Kevin Durand, Jonathan Hyde, Richard Sammel, Miguel Gomez, Ben Hyland and Jack Kesey.
