Bates Motel & Vikings Return to SDCC

Hit Drama Series “Bates Motel” and “Vikings” Returns to
San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 22

New York, NY – July 13, 2016 – Hit drama series A&E’s “Bates Motel” and HISTORY®’s “Vikings” returns to San Diego Comic-Con with several exciting opportunities for fans, including cast panels with new exclusive footage, a “Vikings Vipers Den” at the convention center and a “Vikings” cast autograph session.

A&E's Epic Ink

A&E’s new original series, “Epic Ink,” airing Wednesdays at 10:30PM ET/PT. “Epic Ink” follows the artwork and exploits of the geeky staff at Area 51 Tattoo in Springfield, Oregon. These world-renowned artists and self-proclaimed geeks specialize in hyperrealistic tattoos that appear to jump off the skin, and are inspired by all things pop culture, sci-fi, film, TV, comics and more. In addition to being award-winning tattoo artists, many of the artists of “Epic Ink” are also die-hard collectors of toys, action figures and Star Wars memorabilia.

The cast of “Epic Ink” features some of the most talented tattoo artists in the world, including five of only a handful of tattooists worldwide who are licensed by LucasFilms to tattoo their properties. Chris 51 is one of the most well-respected tattoo artists around and the proud owner of Area 51, located in the hometown of his most beloved cartoon family, “The Simpsons.” Welshman Chris Jones has been nominated for three-consecutive Tattoo Industry Awards for Best UK Male. Wild child Heather Maranda is a self-taught artist who specializes in hyperrealistic tattoos that appear to jump out of the skin. Josh Bodwell combines his love of geek culture and tattoo art into custom realism and portraiture tattoos and is a walking encyclopedia of sci-fi trivia. After early run-ins with the law, Lifelong sci-fi fan Jeff Wortham looked to tattooing to turn his life around and now travels the globe to tattoo at sci-fi conventions. Rounding out the group is receptionist Caroline Russell who serves as the “Nerdio translator” between the fullfledged geeks and the rest of the world.

Bates Motel SDCC Panel

CAST OF A&E’s HIT ORIGINAL SERIES ‘BATES MOTEL’

CHECKS IN AT COMIC-CON

Who:   Emmy Award nominee Vera Farmiga (Academy Award nominee for Up in the Air, The Departed), Freddie Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland), Olivia Cooke (The Quiet Ones) and Nestor Carbonell (“Lost,” The Dark Knight Rises).

What:   Series stars will join executive producers Carlton Cuse (“Lost”) and Kerry Ehrin (“Friday Night Lights”) for a thought provoking panel discussion about the critically acclaimed drama at San Diego’s Comic-Con. 

Where:   Comic-Con International, San Diego Convention Center  111 W. Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101

When:  Panel: Friday, July 25 from 3:30p -4:30p  Room: 6A

About:   “Bates Motel” from Universal Television, serves as a contemporary prequel to the genre-defining film Psycho giving viewers an intimate portrayal of how Norman Bates’ psyche unravels through his teenage years. Fans have access to the dark, twisted backstory of Norman Bates and how deeply intricate his relationship with his mother, Norma, truly is. Season three of “Bates Motel” is slated to air early 2015.