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‘Black Lightning’ Confirms Jordan Calloway Will Return as Painkiller

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Rebecca Murray
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Black Lightning cast member Jordan Calloway
Jordan Calloway as Khalil/Painkiller in ‘Black Lightning’ (Photo: Bob Mahoney © 2018 The CW Network)

The CW’s Black Lightning revealed Jordan Calloway (Riverdale, The Mick, Pure Genius) has been upped to a series regular for the show’s second season. Calloway played Khalil Payne as a guest star in season one; in season two he’ll be the DC villain, Painkiller.

Per the network’s official announcement, “Khalil Payne was a high school All-American track star with dreams of going to the Olympics until a stray bullet severed his spine, leaving him embittered and unable to walk. Black Lightning’s archnemesis Tobias Whale (Marvin “Krondon” Jones III) offers him legs for loyalty. Khalil accepts the offer and receives cybernetic enhancements that transform him into the Painkiller, meta-strong and able to generate an anesthetic from his body that causes temporary paralysis when delivered through darts. Now, he is a living weapon for a ruthless crime boss. Before long, he pines for his old life and dreams, and his teenaged love, Jennifer Pierce (China Anne McClain).”


The cast of Black Lightning is led by Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning. Nafessa Williams is Anissa Pierce, Christine Adams plays Lynn Pierce, Damon Gupton is Bill Henderson, and James Remar is Peter Gambi.

Salim Akil is the series’ showrunner and executive produces with Greg Berlanti, Mara Brock Akil, and Sarah Schechter.

Announcing Calloway as Painkiller, Salim Akil said, “I’m thrilled to have Jordan upped as a series regular. He was a great asset to our show in the role of Khalil/Painkiller during season one, and now that he has evolved into Painkiller, I can’t wait for you all to see him in season two.”

Season two will premiere on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 9pm ET/PT.

A Look Back at Season One: Jefferson Pierce (Williams) is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero in his community.

Nine years ago, Pierce was a hero of a different sort. Gifted with the superhuman power to harness and control electricity, he used those powers to keep his hometown streets safe as the masked vigilante Black Lightning. However, after too many nights with his life on the line, and seeing the effects of the damage and loss that his alter ego was inflicting on his family, he left his Superhero days behind and settled into being a principal and a dad.

Choosing to help his city without using his superpowers, he watched his daughters Anissa (Williams) and Jennifer (McClain) grow into strong young women, even though his marriage to their mother, Lynn (Adams), suffered. Almost a decade later, Pierce’s crime-fighting days are long behind him…or so he thought. But with crime and corruption spreading like wildfire, and those he cares about in the crosshairs of the menacing local gang The One Hundred, Black Lightning returns – to save not only his family, but also the soul of his community.




‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 4 Part 2 Unveils a New Trailer and New Cast Members

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Rebecca Murray
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AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead will kick off the second half of season four on August 12, 2018. In support of the upcoming return of the zombie apocalypse series, AMC debuted a new full trailer during the series’ panel at the San Diego Comic Con.

“Redemption. Reunion. Refreshment.“

The new three and a half minute trailer shows the survivors are going to be battling Mother Nature as well as the walking dead. When the show returns, the main cast will include Lennie James, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Colman Domingo, Danay Garcia, Garret Dillahunt, Maggie Grace, and Jenna Elfman.

AMC revealed during the San Diego Comic Con that the second part of season four will also feature new cast members Aaron Stanford (who just finished up four seasons of starring in 12 Monkeys), Stephen Henderson (The Newsroom), Tonya Pinkins (The Book of Henry), Mo Collins (Parks and Recreation), and Daryl “Chill” Mitchell.

Fear the Walking Dead is executive produced by Scott M. Gimple, Andrew Chambliss, Ian Goldberg, Robert Kirkman, David Alpert, Gale Anne Hurd, and Greg Nicotero. Chambliss and Goldberg are the season four showrunners.

The Fear the Walking Dead Season 4 Part 2 Plot: The first half of season four began with one figure huddled around a campfire, and ended with nine. Characters who started their journeys in isolation collided with each other in unexpected ways and found themselves in one of the last places they ever expected to be…together. In the back half of the season they will explore who they are now – as individuals and as part of the greater group – and how they will forge ahead.

They will find themselves pitted against new adversaries – human, walker, and even nature itself. Theirs will be a journey wrought with danger, love, heartbreak, loss, and ultimately, hope.

Fear the Walking Dead Season 4
Poster for the second half of season four of ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ (Courtesy of AMC)




‘The Flash’ Season 5 Adds Chris Klein as Cicada

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Rebecca Murray
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Chris Klein Joins The Flash
Chris Klein joins ‘The Flash’ season 5. (Photo Courtesy of The CW)

The CW’s The Flash has revealed super-villain Cicada will be taking on #TeamFlash in season five. The announcement was made at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con where cast members Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Tom Cavanagh, Carlos Valdes, Danielle Nicolet, Hartley Sawyer, and Jessica Parker Kennedy participated in a packed panel with the series’ fans.

Chris Klein, best known for starring as Oz in the American Pie film franchise, will take on the role of Cicada. According to the official announcement, Klein has signed on in a series regular role. Cicada is described as a grizzled, blue-collar everyman whose family has been torn apart by metahumans. He now seeks to exterminate the epidemic — one metahuman at a time.

Klein’s additional film credits include Caught in the Crossfire, The Six Wives of Henry Lefay, The Good Life, Just Friends, The United States of Leland, We Were Soldiers, Here On Earth, Election, and Say It Isn’t So.

The Flash will kick off its fifth season on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 8pm ET/PT. The series is based on DC characters and is executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Todd Helbing, Sarah Schechter and Eric Wallace. The Flash is produced by Bonanza Productions in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television.

Details on Season 5, Courtesy of The CW: “After outthinking The Thinker, you’d hope that Barry Allen aka The Flash (Grant Gustin) might have some down time to contemplate his future with his new wife, Iris (Candice Patton). But with their speedster daughter from the future, Nora (new series regular Jessica Parker Kennedy), already grown and a part of their lives, they’ve now got to face Central City’s newest menace — the DC Super-Villain Cicada! Season five pits Team Flash against yet another formidable adversary, the show’s second non-speedster Big Bad.”




‘Deadly Class’ Debuts a New Trailer at Comic Con

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Rebecca Murray
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Syfy premiered a new trailer for Deadly Class, an upcoming action drama, during a panel at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con. The trailer shows off the brutal world in the television series which is based on the popular 2014 Image Comics graphic novel co-created by Wes Craig and Rick Remender.

Rick Remender is heavily involved in the television adaptation as the writer, executive producer, and showrunner. In addition, Miles Orion Feldsott and Mick Betancourt serve as executive producers and co-showrunners on the series which will make its debut on Syfy in 2019. Joe Russo (Avengers: Infinity War, Captain America: Civil War), Anthony Russo (Avengers: Infinity War, Captain America: Civil War), and Mike Larocca (Spy) are also involved as executive producers.

The cast of season one includes Benjamin Wadsworth (Teen Wolf), Lana Condor (X-Men: Apocalypse, Alita: Battle Angel), Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange, Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams), María Gabriela De Faría (Yo Soy Franky, Sitiados), and Luke Tennie (Shock and Awe).

The Plot: Set in a dark, heightened world against the backdrop of late 80s counter culture, Deadly Class follows the story of Marcus, a teen living on the streets who is recruited into Kings Dominion, an elite private academy where the world’s top crime families send their next generations. Maintaining his moral code while surviving a ruthless curriculum, vicious social cliques and his own adolescent uncertainties soon proves to be vital. Based on the best-selling 2014 Image Comics graphic novel, Deadly Class is a coming of age journey full of ancient mystery and teen angst.

Deadly Class Cast
Moderator Dominic Patten (Deadline), Rick Remender, Miles Orion Feldsott, Mick Betancourt, Wes Craig, Benjamin Wadsworth, Lana Condor, Benedict Wong, María Gabriela De Faría, and Luke Tennie at the ‘Deadly Class’ panel (Photo by: Neilson Barnard/SYFY)

‘Vikings’ Mid-Season 5 Trailer: Prepared for More Bloody Battles

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Rebecca Murray
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“Brother will fight against brother and the world will be wrecked,” declares the new Vikings mid-season five trailer which debuted during the 2018 San Diego Comic Con. According to History, 5,000 fans of the critically acclaimed series were on hand at the panel to watch the trailer’s premiere and hear from cast members about what’s in store for the upcoming second half of season five.

Vikings was created by writer and executive producer Michael Hirst. Morgan O’Sullivan, James Flynn, Sheila Hockin, John Weber, Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, and Arturo Interian also executive produce.

Season six of Vikings is currently shooting in Ireland and will consist of 20 hour-long episodes.

The Plot: In the mid-season five finale, the divide between the Lothbrok family climaxes with Ragnar’s sons battling each other to rule the world. The long-awaited faceoff ends with a strategic victory going to Ivar the Boneless (Alex Høgh Andersen) who vows vengeance on his betrayers with a direct target on Lagertha’s (Katheryn Winnick) back. Last seen in an unstable state and losing her appearance as a fierce Viking warrior, Lagertha is hopeful she will regain her spot in Kattegat as its rightful leader.

Season five returns on November 28, 2018 with the arrival of a legendary Viking, the famous Duke Rollo (Clive Standen), who causes further upheaval in a Kattegat still reeling from Ivar the Boneless becoming its King. As Bjorn (Alexander Ludwig) and Lagertha flee Ivar’s murderous forces with Bishop Heahmund (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Ivar’s tyrannical reign over Scandinavia ushers in a new Dark Age, the likes of which have never been seen. Ultimately, Ivar’s reign will not go unchallenged by the sons of Ragnar and old enemies will become allies to defeat the despot who has declared himself a God on earth. Meanwhile in Iceland, Floki (Gustaf Skarsgård) battles the elements, and his own settlers’ desire for revenge, to forge a Viking colony on the beautiful and desolate landscape.

Vikings Season 5 Cast
Bjorn (Alexander Ludwig), Queen Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick) and Ubbe (Jordan Patrick Smith) in History’s ‘Vikings’ (Photo by Jonathan Hession Copyright 2018)




‘Good Omens’ Snags Frances McDormand and ‘Jack Ryan’ Signs Up Noomi Rapace

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Rebecca Murray
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Homecoming Starring Julia Roberts

Amazon Studios used their panel at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con to announce the premiere dates for Homecoming (November 2) and Lore season two (October 19). The panel also revealed Oscar winner Frances McDormand will provide the voice of God in Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens. Not to be outdone, Jack Ryan also shared a major casting announcement, confirming Noomi Rapace is coming on board the second season of the action series starring John Krasinski.

The panel also debuted new trailers for Homecoming and for Lore‘s second season, as well as behind the scenes videos from Good Omens and The Tick. The cast of The Expanse, recently picked up by Amazon Studios after being canceled by Syfy, thanked fans for their support in a special video that premiered at Comic Con.

For those who weren’t lucky enough to be in San Diego for the annual sold-out pop culture convention, Amazon brought the videos online for everyone to check out.

Homecoming:

Homecoming is a mind-bending psychological thriller starring Julia Roberts and directed by Sam Esmail (creator of Mr. Robot). Heidi Bergman (Roberts) is a caseworker at the Homecoming Transitional Support Center, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition back to civilian life. Walter Cruz (Stephan James) is one of these soldiers, eager to begin the next phase of his life. Overseeing Heidi and the facility is Colin Belfast (Bobby Cannavale), an ambitious company man whose manic demands point to questionable motives.

Four years later, Heidi has started a new life, living with her mother (Sissy Spacek) and working as a small-town waitress, when a Department of Defense auditor (Shea Whigham) comes to her with questions about why she left the Homecoming facility. Heidi begins to realize that there’s a whole other story behind the story she’s been telling herself.

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan:

Noomi Rapace will play Harriet “Harry” Baumann, a highly capable, sharply intelligent and intoxicatingly charming BND agent (Germany’s Secret Intelligence) who crosses paths with Jack Ryan in South America in season two.

Amazon will debut Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, co-produced by Paramount Television and Skydance Television, August 31st on Amazon Prime Video. The series is a reinvention with a modern sensibility of the unexpected Tom Clancy hero. It centers on Jack Ryan; an up-and-coming CIA analyst thrust into a dangerous field assignment for the first time.

The series follows the titular character as he uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication that launches him into the center of a dangerous gambit with a new breed of terrorism that threatens destruction on a global scale. The one-hour, eight-episode dramatic series stars John Krasinski as Jack Ryan, as well as Wendell Pierce as James Greer and Abbie Cornish as Cathy Mueller.

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Lore:

From Executive Producers Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Gale Anne Hurd, Brett-Patrick Jenkins, Jon Halperin and Mark Mannucci, as well as showrunner Sean Crouch, Lore explores the real-life frightening and disturbing tales that give rise to modern-day myths and legends. Season two will feature new tales from the podcast, as well as original stories not yet available in podcast form, and will star new cast members. The hybrid series will continue to feature narration, archive footage and animation to complement the filmed segments.

Good Omens:

Frances McDormand, Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actress, will lend her voice to the series as “the voice of God.”

The End of the World is coming, which means a fussy Angel and a loose-living Demon who’ve become overly fond of life on Earth are forced to form an unlikely alliance to stop Armageddon. But they have lost the Antichrist, an 11-year-old boy unaware he’s meant to bring upon the end of days, forcing them to embark on an adventure to find him and save the world before it’s too late.

The Expanse:

The Expanse is based on the popular science fiction novels by James S. A. Corey and was co-created and written by Academy Award nominees Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby. The cast of The Expanse includes three-time Golden Globe nominee Thomas Jane, Oscar-nominee Shohreh Asgdashloo and Steven Strait.

The Tick – Season Two:

In the first season of The Tick, we find a world where superheroes and villains have been real for decades. Arthur, an unassuming accountant with no superpowers, becomes embroiled in the middle of the battle between good and evil. When he realizes that his city is owned by a global supervillain who was long thought to be dead, he struggles to uncover the conspiracy. As he becomes obsessed with the conspiracy, most people think he’s crazy. One person who believes Arthur is a mysterious new ally, The Tick, who is a bizarre blue superhero who may just be a figment of Arthur’s imagination.





‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2 Debuts a New Trailer, Photos, and ‘Short Treks’

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Rebecca Murray
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CBS All Access hosted a panel with the cast and executive producers of the sci-fi action series, Star Trek: Discovery, at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con. Attendees fortunate enough to make it to the Q&A were treated to a sneak peek of season two’s first episode. A new lengthy trailer was also unveiled for the upcoming season, along with the surprise announced of Star Trek: Short Treks.

According to the network, Star Trek: Short Treks are four 10-15 minute videos that contain stand-alone stories. “Each short will be an opportunity for deeper storytelling and exploration of key characters and themes which fit into Star Trek: Discovery and the expanding Star Trek universe,” per CBS All Access.

Season two and the Short Treks episodes will premiere in early 2019.

“There is no shortage of compelling stories to tell in the Star Trek universe that inspire, entertain, and either challenge our preconceived ideas or affirm long held beliefs, and we are excited to broaden the universe already with Short Treks,” stated executive producers Alex Kurtzman. “Each episode will deliver closed-ended stories while revealing clues about what’s to come on in future Star Trek: Discovery episodes. They’ll also introduce audiences to new characters who may inhabit the larger world of Star Trek.”

The cast of season two includes Sonequa Martin-Green (Commander Michael Burnham), Doug Jones (Commander Saru), Shazad Latif (Lt. Ash Tyler), Mary Wiseman (Ensign Sylvia Tilly), Anthony Rapp (Lt. Commander Paul Stamets), Wilson Cruz (Dr. Hugh Culber), Mary Chieffo (L’Rell), Tig Notaro (Chief Engineer Reno) and Anson Mount (Captain Christopher Pike).

The Plot: Star Trek: Discovery follows the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself. The series features a new ship and new characters while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation of dreamers and doers.

The Short Treks Details: Rainn Wilson will return to play Harry Mudd in a short he will also direct, and Aldis Hodge will star in another as Craft, a man who finds himself the only human on board a deserted ship. Additional episodes include a deep dive into Saru’s (Doug Jones) backstory as the first Kelpien to join Starfleet, and Tilly’s (Mary Wiseman) journey aboard the U.S.S. Discovery and her friendship with an unlikely partner.

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Rachael Ancheril as Lt. Nhan, Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham, and Anson Mount as Captain Pike
star in ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ (Photo by Jan Thijs © 2018 CBS Interactive)
Star Trek: Discovery season 2
Anson Mount as Captain Pike, Rachael Ancheril as Lt. Nhan and Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham (Photo by Jan Thijs © 2018 CBS Interactive)
Star Trek: Discovery season 2
Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham (Photo by Jan Thijs © 2018 CBS Interactive)
Star Trek: Discovery Season 2
Tig Notaro as Chief Engineer Reno (Photo by Jan Thijs ©2018 CBS Interactive, Inc)




‘The Walking Dead’ Season 9 Trailer: 5 Minute Preview Unveiled at Comic Con

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Rebecca Murray
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AMC’s panel for The Walking Dead at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con was once again a huge draw, with details released on new cast members and the unveiling of a five minute trailer. The network also announced fans can expect TWD to return to AMC’s primetime lineup on October 7, 2018.

The trailer begins with Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) saying it’s been a while since we have had one of these talks. “It wasn’t that long ago we were fighting just to stay alive, but it’s not like that anymore. We built it, we’re growing. Still ready to deal with this world on its own terms,” says Rick. The trailer then shows clips of Rick and Michonne on horseback taking down walkers and pitching in to rebuild the Sanctuary. A discussion’s held to set rules on how they’ll treat each other in a civilized manner, although clips show peace is not going to come easy.


Also at the San Diego Comic Con, Lincoln confirmed the ninth season will be his last on the series. Rumors had swirled for months regarding his possible departure, and at Comic Con he got emotional when discussing leaving The Walking Dead behind. “I love this show. It means everything to me. I love the people who make this show,” said Lincoln. “I’m really, really excited about this season. No one is bigger than the story, and the story this year is unbelievable.”

New The Walking Dead Season 9 Cast Members:

  • Brett Butler as Tammy Rose – A salt-of-the-earth resident at Hilltop.
  • John Finn as Earl – Hilltop’s blacksmith and Tammy Rose’s devoted husband.
  • Rhys Coiro as Jed – A rebellious Savior who refuses to fall in line.
  • Dan Fogler as Luke – A fatigued survivor who understands there is safety in numbers. He values what is beautiful and hopeful and makes us uniquely human.
  • Zach McGowan as Justin – a hostile Savior not interested in working together with the other communities.
  • Angel Theory as Kelly – Connie’s ever-alert and ever-protective sister.
  • Samantha Morton as Alpha

In addition to Andrew Lincoln, the cast members who made the trek to the San Diego Comic Con included Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Executive producer and showrunner Angela Kang, executive producers Scott M. Gimple, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, and executive producer, director and special effects make-up supervisor Greg Nicotero also participated in The Walking Dead panel.




‘Nightflyers’ Releases a New Trailer and Behind the Scenes Video

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Rebecca Murray
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Syfy’s Nightflyers, based on the novella by George R.R. Martin, unveiled a new trailer and behind-the-scenes video at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con. The upcoming sci-fi series will premiere this fall, and in the behind-the-scenes video the cast and George R.R. Martin talk about what viewers can expect and about the world that exists in the series.

Nightflyers stars Eoin Macken (The Night Shift) as Karl D’Branin, Sam Strike (EastEnders) as Thale, and Maya Eshet (Teen Wolf) as Lommie. The cast also includes Angus Sampson (Fargo) as Rowan, Jodie Turner-Smith (The Last Ship) as Melantha Jhirl, Gretchen Mol (Boardwalk Empire) as Agatha, David Ajala (Fast & Furious 6) as Roy Eris, and Brían F. O’Byrne (Million Dollar Baby) as Auggie.

George R. R. Martin serves as an executive producer along with Jeff Buhler, Brian Nelson, Mike Cahill, Andrew McCarthy, Gene Klein, David Bartis, Doug Liman, Alison Rosenzweig, Michael Gaeta, Lloyd Ivan Miller, and Alice P. Neuhauser. Buhler adapted Martin’s novella and is the first season’s showrunner.

The Plot: In 2093, in hopes of making contact with a mysterious alien life at the edge of our solar system, a group of maverick scientists and a powerful telepath embark on an expedition aboard The Nightflyer. As they race towards first contact, terrifying and violent events begin to occur, causing the once tight-knit crew to mistrust each other. It’s not long before their main mission becomes survival.


Nightflyers Cast
David Ajala, Gretchen Mol, Eoin Macken, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Angus Sampson from ‘Nightflyers’ pose at the San Diego Comic Con (Photo by: Randy Shropshire/SYFY)

‘Doctor Who’ Shows Off Teaser Footage Starring Jodie Whittaker

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Rebecca Murray
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BBC America brought the new stars of the critically acclaimed sci-fi series, Doctor Who, to the 2018 San Diego Comic Con where they unveiled the first teaser footage from the upcoming season. The new season marks the first time a woman has been the Doctor, and the short 40 second video features a voice-over by the 13th Doctor, Jodie Whittaker.

“All of this is new to me. New faces, new worlds, new times, so if I asked really, really nicely, would you be my new best friends?” asks Whittaker.

The cast of the new season also includes Tosin Cole as Ryan Sinclair, Mandip Gill as Yasmin Khan, and Bradley Walsh as Graham O’Brien traveling through space and time. The Comic Con panel marked the first panel appearance by new cast members Whittaker, Gill, and Cole.

Doctor Who will return this fall on BBC America.

Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker
Jodie Whittaker stars as the 13th Doctor in the new season of BBC America’s ‘Doctor Who.’




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