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CONAN Set to Become First Ever Late-Night Show to Broadcast from San Diego Comic-Con

By: Jun. 30, 2015
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When TBS's CONAN heads to San Diego July 8-11 for a week of shows during Comic-Con(R) International, the late-night series will showcase the incredible star power coming to town for the annual gathering.

Host CONAN O'Brien will welcome the stars of three massive pop-culture phenomena: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (Thursday, July 9), GAME OF THRONES (Friday, July 10) and THE WALKING DEAD (Friday, July 10). In addition, the show will welcome a special surprise cast from an upcoming film to be unveiled in San Diego. The special week will open with appearances by actor Elijah Wood and The TALKING DEAD host Chris Hardwick.

CONAN's Comic-Con episodes will be taped at San Diego's historic Spreckels Theatre Wednesday, July 8 - Saturday, July 11, including two rare weekend shows. The episodes will air on TBS at 11 p.m. (ET/PT) each night and will be available across TBS and Team Coco's digital and mobile platforms the following day.

The following is a rundown of the week's guests:

Wednesday, July 8

Elijah Wood
Chris Hardwick

Thursday, July 9

The stars of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2:
Jennifer Lawrence
Josh Hutcherson
Liam Hemsworth

Friday, July 10

The stars of Game of Thrones:
Alfie Allen
John Bradley
Liam Cunningham
Natalie Dormer
Conleth Hill
Hannah Murray
Sophie Turner
Carice Van Houten
Maisie Williams.

The stars of The Walking Dead:
Norman Reedus
Lauren Cohan
Stephen Yuen
Danai Gurira Saturday, July 11

Special surprise film cast to be revealed in San Diego during Comic-Con

TBS's Emmy(R)-winning late-night series CONAN, hosted by CONAN O'Brien, airs weeknights at 11 p.m. (ET/PT). The show is produced by Conaco LLC, with Jeff Ross serving as executive producer.

About TBS

TBS is basic cable's #1 entertainment network among young adults in primetime. Available in 101 million households, TBS features such original comedies as American Dad!, Your Family or Mine, CLIPPED and the upcoming Angie Tribeca, The Detour and Wrecked, along with unscripted originals like MEET THE SMITHS and the upcoming Funny Or Die Presents America's Next Weatherman and Separation Anxiety. In late night TBS is home to the Emmy(R)-winning series CONAN, starring CONAN O'Brien. The TBS lineup also includes the popular contemporary co medies THE BIG BANG THEORY and Family Guy; blockbuster movies; and championship sports coverage of Major League Baseball's regular and post-season play and the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.

TBS is part of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company. Turner Broadcasting creates and programs branded news; entertainment; kids and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.



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