In February 2016,
Kevin Smith and
Greg Grunberg teamed with
AMC,
The Weinstein Company, and
Matador Content to co-host a late night talk show titled
Geeking Out which is expected to premiere in July 2016, covering
San Diego Comic-Con with 8 subsequent episodes running weekly. On May 9, 2016,
Deadline confirmed that the series would premiere on August 21, 2016, however, it was later revealed that the series would air on July 24, 2016. On June 9, 2016, Smith revealed that director
J. J. Abrams will be a guest on the show. On July 7, 2016, AMC announced that the first episode will air on July 24, 2016 with hosts Smith and Grunberg heading to
San Diego Comic-Con International. ==Episodes==