On March 29, the two-hour series premiere of the new Freeform drama Siren will air at 8 PM.
When a mysterious girl (newcomer Eline Powell) arrives in the coastal town of Bristol Cove, she proves that the local legend about the ancient creature known as Mermaid is much more than legend and inadvertently causes a war for the ocean to begin.
The cast includes Alex Roe (The 5th Wave) and Sibongile Mlambo (Teen Wolf).
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
6 PM: The Blind Side movie on E!
6:15 PM: Frozen (animated) movie on Disney
6:30 PM: Downton Abbey on PBS (Reair)
7 PM: Royal Matchmaker movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore) Murder She Baked: The Peach Cobbler Mystery movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair) Atomic Blonde movie on HBO NCIS: Los Angeles on ION
7:09 PM: Counterpart on Starz (Encore)
8 PM: Instinct on CBS (NEW) Counterpart on Starz (NEW) Call the Midwife on PBS (Season Premiere, Hour 1) Terminator Genisys movie on FXX London Has Fallen movie on TNT NCIS: Los Angeles on ION
8:05 PM: Counterpart on Starz (Encore – Finale, Part 1)
9 PM: NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (NEW) The Arrangement on E! (NEW) When Calls the Heart on Hallmark Channel (NEW) Private Eyes on ION (NEW) Call the Midwife on PBS (Season Premiere, Hour 2) Murder She Baked: A Deadly Recipe movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
10 PM: Timeless on NBC (NEW) London Has Fallen movie on TNT NCIS: Los Angeles on ION
Day Two of WonderCon 2018 took place all day today at the Anaheim Convention Center with plenty of TV shows on tap. Among those show were the following:
Into the Badlands:
The first TV series on the schedule was the AMC action-adventure Into the Badlands. You can read up on what Dino-Ray Ramos at Deadline had to say about the panel here.
Here is a direct link for the official season 3 trailer that was shown for the AMC series, which will return on April 22:
Siren:
The brand new Freeform fantasy drama Siren will debut on March 29. Courtesy of Jenna Busch, reporting for ComingSoon.Net, you can learn about what was discussed during the panel as well as a new video for the series and some promo pictures.
Timeless:
You can check out a video of the Timeless panel that happened this afternoon, featuring several of the cast members – sans Matt and Abigail, though – courtesy of Kirsten Running:
Here is what our very own Roz had to share on Twitter during the Timeless panel:
“Watching #timeless next to @ShawnRyanTV at WonderCon 2018. What a great way to watch an episode about Hollywood.”
Roz also received a Twitter response from Shawn Ryan himself, joking “You didn’t say hi!” to which Roz remarked back on Twitter “But we talked in the press room. And it was dark.”
This is a perfect example of why Wonder Con is so much fun to attend!
Lost in Space:
The Netflix “remake” of Lost in Space, which will debut on April 13, took to the stage this afternoon, and you can learn what went down during the panel courtesy of David Griffin at IGN.
You can also check out the coverage provided by Dino-Ray Ramos at Deadline here.
Jenna Busch at ComingSoon.Net shared her insights into the panel as well as a new trailer for the streaming series and some cool promo pictures here.
Krypton:
The new Syfy series Krypton, which debuted on March 21, was one of the featured panels this afternoon.
Kaitlyn Booth at Bleeding Cool had this to say about what was said and shared during the panel, including some photos of the panelists.
James Comtois – from Syfy – had this to share about the Krypton panel.
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.:
Albert Ching from CBR gives a run-down of what took place during the Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. panel from this afternoon. You can read his piece here.
A new episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will air on ABC this coming Friday, March 30.
Photo Credit: @GeekGirlPenPals
A Series of Unfortunate Events:
Thanks to the folks @GeekGirlPenPals, please check out the picture below of Nathan Fillion, as he introduces an episode from the second season of A Series of Unfortunate Events, which will air on Netflix on March 30. Nathan will play Jacques Snicket in season 2.
COMING NEXT: Photographs from Day Two of WonderCon 2018 from our very own Dominick Dusseault.
Our monthly guest commentator Roz got to have the opportunity of a lifetime at this year’s WonderCon!!
Not only did she get the chance to interview the one and only Nichelle Nichols, the original Uhura from Star Trek, but she also got her picture taken with the legendary lady!!
Be on the look-out for Roz’s interview with Ms. Nichols very soon; but for now check out her great photo opp below:
Wonder Con 2018 got underway yesterday, and among the TV dramas that were featured on the stage at the Anaheim Convention Center included:
The Expanse:
Season 3 of the Syfy drama will premiere its third season starting on April 11. Here is the exclusive first look video screened at WonderCon 2018:
Cloak & Dagger:
Thanks to Albert Ching over at CBR, we get a report on the Wonder Con 2018 panel for the new Freeform series based on the Marvel comic book which will debut on June 7.
Meanwhile, Joshua Davison over at Bleeding Cool had this to share about Cloak & Dagger.
And, you can also read what Laura Prudom had to share about the new show via IGN.
The 100:
The much-anticipated 5th season return of The CW post-apocalyptic series will start on April 24.
You can see what Pamela Gocobachi had to share about the show at Hypable here.
Pamela also included video interviews with some of the cast on hand at WonderCon as well as a sneak peek at the new poster for season 5. You can check out those interviews and details here.
And, if you’d like to watch a full video of the WonderCon 2018 panel for The 100, check out this video by Fandomnessa:
Almost all of the Friday night dramas aired new episodes last night on the major networks, except for the CBS dramas.
Here is how those Friday dramas fared in the overall ratings last night:
8 PM Shows: Blindspot (NBC) [NEW] – 3.4 million viewers Once Upon A Time (ABC) [NEW] – 2.3 million viewers Dynasty (The CW) [NEW] – 671,000 viewers
9 PM Shows: Taken (NBC) [NEW] – 2.9 million viewers Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC) [NEW] – 2 million viewers Jane the Virgin (The CW) [NEW] – 650,000 viewers
What did you watch on TV last night? Please share.
The first day of Wonder Con 2018 is now over and our very own Dominick Dusseault was there to snap some great pictures of just a few of the TV panels that were featured throughout the day at the Anaheim Convention Center.
The TV shows he was able to cover included the following:
The Expanse:
Panelists (Left to Right):
Kyle Hill (Because Science, MythBusters: The Search), Moderator
Cas Avnar, Cast Member
Frankie Adams, Cast Member
Naren Shankar, Writer
The Expanse will be back for its third season on Syfy on April 11. Any details on the panel for which I can track down will be provided Saturday afternoon.
Cloak & Dagger:
Panelists (Left to Right):
Jeph Loeb, Marvel Executive
Aubrey Joseph, Lead Star
Olivia Holt, Lead Star
Joe Pokaski, Creator
Gina Prince-Bythewood, Director
Cloak & Dagger will debut on Freeform on June 7. Any details on the panel for which I can track down will be provided Saturday afternoon.
The 100:
Panelists (Left to Right):
Zach McGowan, Cast Member/Moderator
Jason Rothenberg, Creator
Christopher Larkin, Cast Member
Lindsey Morgan, Cast Member
Bob Morley, Cast Member
Richard Harmon, Cast Member
Tasya Teles, Cast Member
Sachin Sahel, Cast Member
Jarod Joseph, Cast Member
The 100 will be back with its intense 5th season on The CW on April 24. Any details on the panel for which I can track down will be provided Saturday afternoon.
Also of note: The pilot episode of the new NBC drama Reverie was screened at Wonder Con today as well as a panel dedicated to Stargate: Origins.