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San Diego Comic-Con 2019: Complete Schedule Of Movie And TV Panels

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By AJ Caulfield

San Diego Comic-Con 2019 is upon us, and with many studios heading to the famed San Diego Convention Center, it can be difficult to keep track of what all the event has in store. Whether you plan to be right there on the show floor, sitting in crowded convention halls to watch presentations up close and personal, or you're one of the millions of fans who will keep up with the big announcements from behind your computer screen at home, Looper has you covered with the complete schedule of movie and TV panels taking place at this year's San Diego Comic-Con — plus everything else you need to know about the event.

When is San Diego Comic-Con 2019?

Before it officially kicks off, San Diego Comic-Con 2019 will hold a preview night on Wednesday, July 17 that runs from 6 PM to 9 PM PST. Then, the fun continues from Thursday, July 18 to Sunday, July 21. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the convention begins at 9:30 AM PST and ends with final panels at 7 PM PST. A few special events take place in the later evening hours. Sunday, the final day of San Diego Comic-Con 2019, ends a bit early — it runs from 9:30 AM to 5 PM PST. 

Where is San Diego Comic-Con 2019?

The event is held at the San Diego Convention Center, which is located at 111 W Harbor Drive in San Diego, California. Some special events are held at Fluxx Nightclub, located at 500 Fourth Ave in San Diego, California. 

Who will be at San Diego Comic-Con 2019?

Fans can look forward to seeing the minds behind a ton of their favorite movies and TV shows hold panels at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, the 50th anniversary of one of the biggest entertainment conventions there is. 

HBO's Game of Thrones is returning for an epic final Comic-Con presentation to celebrate the series' last-ever season, which wrapped in May of this year. The networks sci-fi western show Westworld is coming back as well following an absence at San Diego Comic-Con 2018.

After skipping San Diego Comic-Con last year, Marvel Studios is making a comeback, with Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo taking the stage for "A Conversation with the Russo Brothers" in the hallowed Hall H, where they will "reflect on Endgame and their epic road to it as they segue into life beyond Marvel with their new company, AGBO, which happens to include an exciting array of new and old creative friends." Collider editor-in-chief Steve Weintraub is moderating the panel, where we may or may not hear about Marvel's plans for its Phase 4 movies.

Unfortunately, a few huge film studios are sitting out for San Diego Comic-Con 2019: Sony, Warner Bros., and Universal. 

This means that we won't hear anything about Sony's upcoming slate of films — including Zombieland 2: Double Tap (release date: October 18), the Charlie's Angels reboot (November 15), the new version of The Grudge (January 3), Bloodshot (February 21), Fantasy Island (February 28), or the Jared Leto-topped Marvel Comics adaptation Morbius (out on July 31, 2020). Sony does have two huge movies to focus on promoting this month – Spider-Man: Far From Home and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — so we can understand why the studio would pass on appearing at this year's Comic-Con. 

With the film arm of Warner Bros. skipping San Diego Comic-Con 2019, there will be no announcements or reveals for the studio's in-development DC movies. Don't expect to hear a peep about Joker (release date: October 4); Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (out on February 7, 2020); Wonder Woman 1984 (hitting theaters June 5, 2020); Matt Reeves' The Batman (June 25, 2021) that stars Robert Pattinson; or James Gunn's The Suicide Squad (August 6, 2021). The bright side is that Warner Bros. is bringing its television shows to San Diego Comic-Con 2019, so there's still something for DC fans to get excited about. 

What's the schedule for San Diego Comic-Con 2019?

Check out the full schedule of must-see panels and awesome special events at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 below. Looper will be updating this list as the convention organizers continue to finalize presentations. 

Wednesday, July 17

  • 6 PM to 10 PM PST: Batwoman and Pennyworth world premieres and special sneak peek screenings (Ballroom 20)
  • 8 PM to 1:30 AM PST: Ready Party One powered by Crunchyroll (at Fluxx Nightclub) — "Gregarious Simulations Systems and its subsidiary Experience Level Entertainment cordially invite you to The Great And Powerful Og's party in The Oasis. Experience Level Entertainment will create an immersive experience into The Oasis to accent this nostalgic journey through musical time and space."
  • 5:30 PM to 12 AM PST: Batman's Comic-Con Museum Character Hall of Fame Induction (at 2131 Pan American Plaza) — "This special evening will feature an introduction of The Comic-Con Museum Character Hall of Fame (CCM-CHF) and a tribute to Batman, its inaugural inductee. On the occasion of Batman's 80th Anniversary, a ceremony honoring DC's most popular Super Hero will be the centerpiece of the event" (via DC Comics).

Thursday, July 18

  • 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM PST: SYFY's Van Helsing panel (Indigo Ballroom)
  • 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM PST: Netflix's The Order panel (Indigo Ballroom)
  • 1:45 PM to 2:45 PM PST: SpongeBob SquarePants "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout!" 20th anniversary panel (Room 6A)
  • 1:45 PM to 2:45 PM PST: Amazon's Undone panel (Indigo Ballroom)
  • 3:15 PM to 4:15 PM PST: Teen Titans GO! new episode screening and Q&A (Room 6DE)
  • 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM PST: Marvel Television — Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. panel (Hall H)
  • 4 PM to 5 PM PST: To Shell and Back: An exclusive TMNT creator panel (Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library) 
  • 4:45 PM PST: HBO's His Dark Materials panel (Hall H)
  • 8 PM PST to 1:30 AM PST: The Upside Down powered by Nerdist (at Fluxx Nightclub) — "Experience Level Entertainment invites you to a party in HAWKINS, along with our friends at NERDIST! Enjoy Starcourt Mall, The Palace Arcade, Castle Byers and more. But wait! The Mind Flayer is trying to break through and the Demogorgon is lurking about as the Upside Down is merging with our world."

Friday, July 19

  • 11 AM PST: "A Conversation with the Russo Brothers" (Hall H)
  • 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM PST: Hulu's Veronica Mars season 4 world premiere screening and Q&A (Ballroom 20‪)
  • 12 PM PST: Fear The Walking Dead panel (Hall H)
  • 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM PST: DC Super Hero Girls new episode screening and Q&A (Room 6DE)
  • 1 PM PST: The Walking Dead panel (Hall H)
  • 1 PM PST: Steven Universe panel (Ballroom 20)
  • 1 PM PST: Rick & Morty panel (Indigo Ballroom)
  • 2:15 PM to 3PM PST: Netflix's The Witcher panel (Hall H)
  • 3 PM PST: Solar Opposites panel (Indigo Ballroom)
  • 3:15 PM to 4:15 PM PST: Legacies special video presentation and Q&A (Room 6BCF)
  • 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM PST: Amazon's The Boys panel (Ballroom 20)
  • 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM PST: Marvel Animation Celebrates Marvel's 80th Anniversary (Room 6A)
  • 3:30 PM to 5:15 PM PST: Netflix's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance sneak peek and panel (Hall H)
  • 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM PST: Pennyworth special video presentation and Q&A (Room 6BCF)
  • 4:45 PM to 5:45 PM PST: Amazon's Carnival Row panel (Ballroom 20)
  • 5 PM PST: Archer sneak peek screening and Q&A (Indigo Ballroom)
  • 5:30 PM PST: Game of Thrones panel (Hall H) — Cast members attending the panel are as follows, in alphabetical order by last name: Jacob Anderson (Grey Worm), John Bradley (Samwell Tarly), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei of Naath), Iain Glen (Ser Jorah Mormont), Conleth Hill (Varys), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark), and Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark). Showrunners-slash-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will also be in attendance. 
  • 7 PM to 8 PM PST: Preacher panel (Hall H)
  • 8 PM to 9 PM PST: Rooster Teeth special video presentation and Q&A (Room 6DE)
  • 8 PM to 1:30 AM PST: Awesome Mixer Vol. 2 powered by Crunchyroll (at Fluxx Nightclub) — "The Grandmaster, En Dwi Gast, requests your presence on Sakaar at his PARTY OF CHAMPIONS! Surrounded by cosmic gateways, this state-of-the-art trash planet exists on the edge of the known and unknown — at the cross section of the Cosmic Multiverse of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure!" 

Saturday, July 20

  • ‪10 AM to 11AM PST: Women of Marvel — 10 Years and 200 Episodes (Room 5AB)
  • 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM PST: Batwoman pilot screening and Q&A (Ballroom 20)
  • 11 AM to 11:50 AM PST: History's Project Blue Book panel (Indigo Ballroom) 
  • 11:30 AM to 1PM PST: Enter the Star Trek Universe panel (Hall H)
  • 12 PM PST: The Good Place panel (Indigo Ballroom)
  • 1 PM to 1:50 PM PST: Amazon's The Expanse panel (Indigo Ballroom)
  • 1:15 PM PST: Westworld panel (Hall H)
  • 2:30 PM PST: The Orville panel (Ballroom 20)
  • 3 PM to 3:50 PM PST: TBS' Snowpiercer panel (Indigo Ballroom)
  • 3:30 PM to 4:15 PM PST: Arrow special video presentation and Q&A (Ballroom 20)
  • 4:15 PM to 5 PM PST: Supergirl special video presentation and Q&A (Ballroom 20)
  • 4:15 PM to 5:15 PM PST: Amazon's The Man in the High Castle panel (Room 6A)
  • 5 PM to 5:45 PM PST: Black Lightning special video presentation and Q&A (Ballroom 20) 
  • 5:15 PM PST: Marvel Studios panel (Hall H)
  • 5:45 PM to 6:30 PM PST: The Flash special video presentation and Q&A (Ballroom 20)
  • 6:30 PM PST: FX's What We Do in the Shadows screening and Q&A (Room 6BCF)
  • 7 PM to 9 PM PST: DC Universe series sneak previews and Q&A (Indigo Ballroom)
  • 7:15 PM PST: "Kevin Smith Reboots Hall H" (Hall H)

Sunday, July 21

  • 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM PST: Supernatural special video presentation and Q&A (Hall H) 
  • 11:45 AM to 12:45 PM PST: Riverdale special video presentation and Q&A (Hall H) 
  • 1 PM PST: Mayans M.C. screening and Q&A (Hall H)
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