”Torchwood” fans can see star Eve Myles and director Euros Lyn at the New York ComicCon.   Lyn is the director of the entire third series of Torchwood, an adult-oriented spinoff of “Doctor Who.”

The BBC America program ” Torchwood” follows the adventures of the Torchwood Institute, the beyond-the-government secret organization formed by Queen Victoria that deals with supernatural and alien threats.

” Torchwood” stars John Barrowman as Capt. Jack Harkness and Myles as Gwen Cooper.  NYCC con-goers will also get a sneak peek at the third series. See the full release after the break.

BBC AMERICA’s highest rated series, Torchwood, is coming to New York ComicCon 2009 with a sneak peek of the highly anticipated third season, Torchwood: Children of Earth, and a panel session with actor Eve Myles and director Euros Lyn. The Javits Center, location of New York ComicCon, will feature a massive billboard with all-new imagery from the upcoming U.S. premiere season, as well as a teaser running on a jumbotron and monitors inside the building.

On Saturday, February 7, 4:15pm Myles and Lyn make their first U.S. panel appearance.  Myles plays police officer turned alien fighter Gwen Cooper and Lyn is the director of the entire third season of Torchwood.  He’s previously directed Doctor Who and will direct David Tennant’s final two episodes as the current Doctor.

From creator Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, Queer as Folk), Torchwood: Children of Earth is the new five-part television event to air later this year on BBC AMERICA.  It finds the Torchwood team embarking on a single action-packed adventure as they fight for the future of the human race against the fiercest force they have yet encountered.

“Torchwood face their toughest battle to date in this new series,” says Russell T Davies.  “This latest threat causes global shockwaves and the team has to fight with everything they’ve got to survive. Viewers are in for a real treat.”

Torchwood has garnered media acclaim including USA Today dubbing it “one of TV’s most entertaining sci-fi romps,” Los Angeles Times  calling it “grown-up, dark, energetic” and TV Guide proclaiming, “If John Barrowman’s Capt. Jack Harkness is the head of Torchwood, then Eve Myles’ Gwen Cooper is the heart.”

Fans can catch up on the previous two seasons with BBC Video’s Torchwood: The Complete First Season (Blu-ray/DVD) and Torchwood: The Complete Second Season (DVD) plus both seasons are available for download from iTunes.

Torchwood is part of BBC AMERICA’s Supernatural Saturdays also the home to the hit series  Doctor Who, Primeval, Robin Hood and Ashes to Ashes which premieres Saturday, March 7, 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Official BBC AMERICA New York ComicCon Panel and Signing Schedule

Saturday, February 7

4:15 – 5:15pm Torchwood: Actress Eve Myles (Merlin, Doctor Who) and director Euros Lyn (Doctor Who) to present a sneak peak of Torchwood: Children of Earth and discuss their creative process and experience working on BBC AMERICA’s highest rated series.  Followed by a Q&A session. 

6:00 – 7:00pm, Table 1, Autograph Area: Eve Myles and Euros Lyn will participate in an official New York ComicCon signing.

Biographies

Eve Myles

Eve won the Welsh Bafta for Best Actress for her role as Gwen in Torchwood, season one.  She has appeared in numerous television programs including Merlin, Doctor Who, Tales of Pleasure Beach and  Soundproof.  Her most recent work was in the BBC’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’s Little Dorrit, as Maggy.

Eve was also a winner of an Ian Charleson Award for her work in The Taming of the Shrew and Titus Andronicus for the Royal Shakespeare Company and performed at The National Theatre playing Doll Tearsheet in Henry IV: Part I and Lady Mortimer in Henry IV: Part II alongside Michael Gambon and directed by Nicholas Hytner.

Director Euros Lyn

Euros Lyn was born in Cardiff and raised in Swansea, Wales.  After studying Drama at Manchester University he returned to Cardiff where he first worked as an assistant director before directing shows for S4C, BBC and ITV including Casualty, Cutting It and Belonging.  In 2007, he directed Jamie Hewlett’s Phoo Action for the BBC which won a Scottish Bafta for Best Drama.  Since 2005 he has been a regular director of Doctor Who, including the Hugo Award winning episode The Girl In The Fireplace.  In 2009, he will direct all five episodes of Torchwood: Children of Earth and the two-part finale of the upcoming Doctor Who specials.

Eve Myles, who plays police constable-turned-special Torchwood agent Gwen Cooper,  talked about Marsters, and about Season 2.

MATT: What does James Marsters bring to the show?
EVE MYLES: James Marsters is an absolute complete professional. He’s fantastic.  What (Jack Hart) brings to Torchwood is … he brings danger and fear. He brings a lot of Jack’s past with him.  So it’s very interesting.
And to work with James was wonderful, because he’s a player, a mad player.  And what that means is you don’t have to stick to doing the same thing in every take. You can play with one another.  And what that does is, it makes you listen to the person you’re talking to, or the person who’s talking to you, more.  Because you react in a very natural way to that person, so nothing feels staged.  I adored working opposite James Marsters.  You’re only as good as the person you work opposite, and he makes you feel like a million dollars to work opposite him.
MATT: How is Season 2 different from Season 1?
EVE MYLES: It’s not majorly different. It’s still Torchwood, we’re not going to change the program, or the premise of the program. It’s still Torchwood.  But you’ll have 13 episodes of 13 different stories.  One week it’ll make you cry, the next week you’ll fall off your chair laughing. The other week is very sinister and dark, then you’ll get beautiful love stories. You’ve got fabulous new special effects and wonderful monsters.   You can expect to see the Weevils back in full force.  You’re going to see the characters develop much much more, you’ll find out a lot more about Jack’s past. You’ve got so much to look forward to.

– Matt Price