TNT's Falling Skies, Legends and The Last Ship Coming to WonderCon
TNT is bringing three of its action-packed summer series to WonderCon Anaheim on Saturday, April 19.
TNT's hit drama Falling Skies will return to WonderCon for the second time, with Moon Bloodgood (Terminator Salvation), Sarah Carter (Final Destination 2), Seychelle Gabriel (The Last Airbender), Doug Jones (Pan's Labyrinth) and executive producer/director Greg Beeman (Smallville, Heroes) set to appear.
TNT's upcoming new series Legends will bring the star-power with Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings),Ali Larter (Heroes), Morris Chestnut (American Horror Story, Nurse Jackie) and Tina Majorino (Grey's Anatomy, True Blood), along with executive producer/showrunner David Wilcox (Fringe).
The Last Ship, TNT's new action-adventure series from executive producer Michael Bay, will round out the day with starsAdam Baldwin (Firefly, Chuck) and Travis Van Winkle (Heart of Dixie), along with showrunners Hank Steinberg (creator of Without a Trace, The Nine) and Steven Kane (The Closer).
WonderCon is being held at the Anaheim Convention Center, located at 800 W Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92802.
Falling Skies
Saturday, April 19
11:00-12:00 p.m. (PT) – Falling Skies Panel & Presentation (Room 300AB)
Panelists: Moon Bloodgood (Terminator Salvation), Sarah Carter (Final Destination 2), Seychelle Gabriel (The Last Airbender), Doug Jones (Pan's Labyrinth) and executive producer/director Greg Beeman (Smallville, Heroes)
Falling Skies – Season 4 Premiere: Sunday, June 22, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)
TNT's epic drama
Falling Skies – from
Amblin Television and executive producer
Steven Spielberg – tells the extraordinary story about life and survival in the wake of a catastrophic alien invasion.
Noah Wyle stars as Tom Mason, a college professor who became an unlikely resistance leader.
Moon Bloodgood is Dr. Ann Glass, a pediatrician who became the survivors' primary physician and eventually fell in love with Tom.
Will Patton is Colonel Weaver, the gruff and emotionally scarred commander leading the battle against the invaders. Also starring in
Falling Skies are
Drew Roy,
Connor Jessup,
Maxim Knight,
Colin Cunningham,
Seychelle Gabriel,
Mpho Koaho,
Sarah Carter, Doug Jones and
Scarlett Byrne. Since premiering as basic cable's #1 new series of 2011,
Falling Skies has ranked as
one of the Top 20 original series on basic cable with total viewers and key adult demos. In addition to Spielberg,
Falling Skies is executive-produced by Amblin Television heads
Justin Falvey and
Darryl Frank, along with
David Eick and
Greg Beeman.
Saturday, April 19
2:30-3:30 p.m. (PT) – Legends Panel & Presentation (Room 300DE)
Panelists: Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings), Ali Larter (Heroes), Morris Chestnut (American Horror Story, Nurse Jackie), Tina Majorino (Grey's Anatomy, True Blood) and executive producer/showrunner David Wilcox (Fringe)
Legends – New Series Premiere: Wednesday, Aug. 13, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)
Screen Actors Guild Award® winner
Sean Bean (
Game of Thrones,
The Lord of the Rings) stars in
Legends, TNT's new, suspense-filled drama based on the award-winning book by master spy novelist
Robert Littell. Bean plays Martin Odum, an undercover agent working for the FBI's Deep Cover Operations (DCO) division. Martin has the uncanny ability to transform himself into a completely different person for each job. But he begins to question his own identity when a mysterious stranger suggests that Martin isn't the man he believes himself to be.
Legends also stars
Ali Larter (
Heroes) as Crystal Quest, a fellow operative who has a history with Martin;
Morris Chestnut (
American Horror Story,
Nurse Jackie) as Tony Cimarro, a smart, quick-witted and charming DCO agent;
Tina Majorino (
Grey's Anatomy,
True Blood) as Maggie Harris, the newest member of the DCO team;
Steve Harris (
The Practice,
Awake) as Nelson Gates, the director of the DCO Task Force; and
Amber Valletta (
Revenge) as Sonya Odum, Martin's ex-wife; and
Mason Cook (
The Lone Ranger) as Martin's pre-teen son, Aiden.
Legends is being produced by
Fox 21, with
Howard Gordon (
Homeland,
24),
Alexander Cary (
Homeland,
Lie to Me) and
Jonathan Levin (
Charmed) and
Brad Turner (
24) serving as executive producers, along with showrunner
David Wilcox (
Fringe). The
Legends pilot was written by
Jeffrey Nachmanoff (
Traitor), who developed the story with
Mark Gordon (
Criminal Minds) and
Mark Bomback (
The Wolverine). The pilot was directed by
David Semel (
American Horror Story).
The Last Ship
Saturday, April 19
3:30-4:30 p.m. (PT) – The Last Ship Panel & Presentation (Room 300DE)
Panelists: Adam Baldwin (Firefly, Chuck), Travis Van Winkle (Heart of Dixie), and showrunners Hank Steinberg (creator ofWithout a Trace, The Nine) and Steven Kane (The Closer)
The Last Ship – New Series Premiere: Sunday, June 22, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)
This summer, TNT is going to take viewers on an action-packed ride with the exciting new drama series
The Last Ship, starring
Eric Dane (
Grey's Anatomy) and executive-produced by blockbuster filmmaker
Michael Bay (
Transformers).
The Last Ship opens with a global catastrophe that nearly decimates the world's population. Because of its positioning, the Navy destroyer
U.S.S. Nathan James avoids falling victim to the devastating tragedy. But now, Captain Tom Chandler (Dane) and his crew must confront the reality of their new existence in a world where they may be among the few remaining survivors.
Rhona Mitra (
Strike Back) plays Rachel Scott, a strong-willed, intelligent and fearless paleomicrobiologist assigned to the ship.
Adam Baldwin (
Firefly,
Chuck) is XO Mike Slattery, a former homicide detective and Chandler's second-in-command. Also starring in
The Last Ship are
Travis Van Winkle (
Heart of Dixie),
Charles Parnell (
Pariah),
Christina Elmore (
Fruitvale Station),
Sam Spruell (
Snow White and The Huntsman) and
Marissa Neitling (
Leverage). Based on William Brinkley's popular novel,
The Last Ship comes to TNT from Bay's
Platinum Dunes and its partners,
Brad Fuller and
Andrew Form, whose credits include the upcoming
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Bay, Fuller and Form serve as executive producers, along with showrunner
Hank Steinberg (
Without a Trace, The Nine),
Steven Kane (
The Closer) and director
Jack Bender (
Lost). Steinberg and Kane wrote the series pilot, which was directed by
Jonathan Mostow (
U-571).
TNT is television's destination for drama. Seen in 101 million households and ranking among cable's top networks, TNT is home to such original drama series as
Rizzoli & Isles,
Major Crimes,
Falling Skies,
Perception,
Dallas and
Franklin & Bash. TNT's upcoming slate of scripted dramas includes the original series
Legends,
The Last Ship and
Murder in the First, as well as
Transporter The Series, which will make its U.S. television debut on the network this fall. TNT also features dramatic unscripted originals like
Cold Justice,
Boston's Finest,
Marshal Law: Texas,
APB with Troy Dunn,
Private Lives of Nashville Wives,
Save Our Business and
Inside Job, as well as the upcoming
On the Menu,
Wake Up Call and
Life Flight. In addition, TNT is the cable home to popular dramas like
Hawaii Five-0,
Castle,
The Mentalist,
Bones and
Supernatural; primetime specials, such as the
Screen Actors Guild Awards®; blockbuster movies; and championship sports coverage, including NASCAR, the NBA and the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
TNT is part of
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a
Time Warner company. Turner Broadcasting creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.
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