CBS Studios is returning to San Diego Comic-Con with an exciting lineup for fans, especially if you’re a Star Trek, Ghosts, or NCIS fan. At the always exciting CBS panels (I know; I’ve attended quite a few), fans can prepare for exciting first looks at upcoming seasons of their favorite series or sneak peeks at new shows, exclusive reveals, and other unforgettable experiences.
In addition to the exciting panels listed below, Paramount+ is bringing an exciting experience to fans with special activations for NCIS: Tony & Ziva, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy at The Lodge, a favorite activation among Comics Beat staff. Each year, this interactive space, located at 340 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101, immerses guests in the worlds of their favorite films and series.
Additional details about the panels and experiences below:
NCIS: TONY & ZIVA panel
Thursday, July 24, 3:00-4:00 PM, PT, Indigo Ballroom
Fan-favorite characters Tony and Ziva are back in NCIS: TONY & ZIVA, the newest installment of the NCIS franchise coming to Paramount+ this September! The series fans have waited a decade for, finds Ziva and Tony reunited with their daughter Tali in Paris, only to be forced to go on the run across Europe after Tony’s security company is attacked. Join series stars and executive producers Cote de Pablo, Michael Weatherly and showrunner John McNamara for an action-packed exclusive look at the series and panel discussion moderated by NCIS’ Brian Dietzen.
NCIS executive producers de Pablo and Weatherly will also participate in an exclusive autograph signing from 5:30 to 6:15 PM on Thursday, July 24. Eligible fans will be selected in advance through the Comic-Con Exclusives Portal HERE.
Star Trek Universe panel
Saturday, July 26, 12:30-2:00 PM, PT, Hall H
The Star Trek Universe panel returns to San Diego, featuring exclusive back-to-back conversations with the cast and executive producers from the Paramount + Original STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS and the upcoming new series STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY. Plus, exclusive first looks, reveals and surprises! Moderated by Star Trek legend Robert Picardo.
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS cast members scheduled to appear include Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong and Paul Wesley alongside executive producers and co-showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers, and executive producer Alex Kurtzman.
STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY cast members scheduled to appear include Holly Hunter, Sandro Rosta, Karim Diané, Kerrice Brooks, George Hawkins and Bella Shepard along with executive producers and co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau.
GHOSTS panel
Saturday, July 26, 3:30-4:15 PM, PT, Ballroom 20
GHOSTS, one of television’s top comedies on CBS and Paramount+, follows Samantha and Jay, a couple running a bed and breakfast that is inhabited by ghosts only Samantha can see and hear. Please join series stars Utkarsh Ambudkar, Danielle Pinnock, Asher Grodman, Devan Chandler Long and executive producers Joe Port and Joe Wiseman for a lively and “spirited” panel conversation delving into the season four cliffhanger and what’s to come in season five moderated by actress and writer Punam Patel.