Comic-Con Update: Penny Dreadful, American Horror Story To Make Debuts, 20th TV & FX Panels Announced

The cast of American Horror Story is finally coming to Comic-Con after three seasons on the air. The FX show has skipped the fanboy confab in previous summers partly due to its production schedule, however, theCoven andFreak Showcast will be heading to San Diego including Emma Roberts, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, new addition Michael Chiklis and exec producer Tim Minear. The panel, which is scheduled for Saturday, July 26 from 7-8 PM in Room 6DE will provide a look back atCoven as well as exclusive secrets from the set of the upcoming Freak Show.

Also announced today is Showtimes plan for Penny Dreadful, which wrapped its first season June 27. It will make its Comic-Con debut on Thursday, July 24th with a 6-7 PM panel session in Ballroom 20, combined with signings and merchandise and a tie-in with the confab that will put Showtime and Penny Dreadful branding on more than 150,000 lanyards worn by attendees. Featured panelists include stars Josh Hartnett, Reeve Carney and Harry Treadaway and creator/writer/executive producer John Logan. Aisha Tyler will moderate.

Meanwhile, 20th Century Fox TV made the announcement this morning in addition to the Comic-Con return ofJack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) to celebrate the DVD/Blu-ray release of24: Live Another Day on July 24 from 10-11 AM in Ballroom 20. Joining Sutherland for a retrospective on the show and clips will be shows EP Jon Cassar. Three other frosh Fox TV series making their Con debuts includeWitches Of East Endcast with Julia Ormond, Madchen Amick and EPs Rich Hatem and Maggie Friedman on Thursday, 5:45-6:45 PM in Room 6DE. Also on Thursday in Room 6A from 12:30-1:30pm, 20th Century Fox will provide a first look at TNTs new FBI undercover agent seriesLegends fromHoward Gordon, Alexander Cary (Homeland) andDavid Wilcox (Fringe) starring Sean Bean. On Saturday, 5:45-6:45 PM in Room 6DE, the cast and creators from the WGN American-Fox 21 seriesSalem will look back at season one. In addition, FX is bringing the cast and creators of their summer vampire virus seriesGuillermo del TorosThe Strainto Comic-Con.

In other Comic-Con news today, USA Networks drama series Dighas set a panel at 11:30 AM Thursday, July 24 ahead of its fall premiere. The group at the Hilton Bayfronts Indigo Ballroomwill feature Jason Isaacs, Anne Heche, Lauren AmbroseandAlison Sudol as well asco-creators/executive producers Gideon Raff and Tim Kring. A&Es Bates Motelwill be returning with cast Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Olivia Cooke and Nestor Carbonell and EPs Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin in Room 6A from 3:30-4:30 PM Friday followed byHistorysVikings in the same venuefrom4:45-5:45 PM withTravis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Clive Standen and Alexander Ludwig along with creator Michael Hirst and Historys VP Development & Programming Julian Hobbs.

The complete 20th Century Fox TV & FX Comic-Con schedule is as follows:

Thursday, July 2424: Live Another Day,10:00-11:00 AM, Ballroom 20, Kiefer Sutherland, EPJon Cassar.

Legends,12:30-1:30, Room 6A, Sean Bean, producers Howard Gordon, Alexander Cary, David Wilcox. The Witches of East End, 5:45 6:45PM, Room 6DE, with castJulia Ormond, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Rachel Boston, Mdchen Amick, Daniel DiTomasso, Eric Winter and EPsRich Hatemand Maggie Friedman.

Friday, July 25 Bones,12:30 -1:30 PM, Ballroom 20 with castmembersDavid Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel and EPStephen Nathan.

Bobs Burgers,4:00 5:00 PM, Indigo with Creator/EPLoren Bouchard, EPJim Dauterive and cast H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal and Larry Murphy.

Archer, 5:00-6:00PM, Indigo, Screening and Q&A with castH. Jon Benjamin,Aisha Tyler,Chris Parnell,Judy Greer,Amber NashandLucky Yates, plus creatorAdam Reedand Co-EPCasey Willis.

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