Series synopsis
Con Man is an American comedy television series that premiered on Vimeo on September 30, 2015. It ended on January 26, 2017. It was created by Alan Tudyk. It stars Alan Tudyk, Mindy Sterling and Nathan Fillion.
Con Man centers on the post-show life of Wray Nerely the co-star of “Spectrum,” a sci-fi series, which was canceled before its time and went on to become a cult classic beloved by fans. Wray’s good friend, Jack Moore starred as the series Captain and has gone on to become a major celebrity, while Wray hasn’t found his desired level of stardom. Wray is the begrudging guest of sci-fi conventions, comic book store appearances, and different pop culture events; however, everything is not as it seems ...
Premise
Con Man centers on the post-show life of Wray Nerely the co-star of “Spectrum,” a sci-fi series, which was canceled before its time and went on to become a cult classic beloved by fans. Wray’s good friend, Jack Moore starred as the series Captain and has gone on to become a major celebrity, while Wray hasn’t found his desired level of stardom. Wray is the begrudging guest of sci-fi conventions, comic book store appearances, and different pop culture events; however, everything is not as it seems from the outside. The series will explore these events and all the weird and crazy things that happen to them along the way.
Premise: Because "Convention Man" doesn't sound as cool
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Alan Tudyk as Wray Nerely
- Mindy Sterling as Bobbie
- Nathan Fillion as Jack Moore
Guest cast
- Wil Wheaton as Officer Cahoots
- Ari Stidham as 1st Class Geek
- Sasha Feiler as Geek #2
- Sean Astin as Sean Astin
- Madison Brunoehler as Hopeful Fan Jovita
- Marisa Grieco as Belaran
- Chris Scagos as Garbage Man
- Tracy Hickman as Tracy Hickman
- Edward Padilla as Armand
- Fred Stoller as Stall Neighbor #2
- Susan Krebs as Bjorn Woman
- Currie Graham as Emcee
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 25 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | September 30, 2015 | October 21, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 12 | December 8, 2016 | January 26, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stalled Wray Nerely experiences an unusual fan interaction in the airport men’s room and after accepting some timely advice from Sean Astin, is almost ejected from his flight by Air Marshall Cahoots. |
September 30, 2015 |
| 2 |
Cash Poor Wray meets his convention assistant, Karen, who is a machine, a machine, a soft serve machine. Wray signs autographs for his fans and agrees to work on his audition scenes with his manager Bobby. |
September 30, 2015 |
| 3 |
Behind The Lines Bobbie tries to help Wray with his audition. Bobbie hinders more than helps. Mocap-king Jerry Lansing pushes pain killers on Wray. Wray feels no pain at the VIP party. |
September 30, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
What Goes Up… Jack Moore meets with his agents to find his movie career is on the rocks. Wray isn’t sure how to tell Jack he’s dating Faith, Jack’s assistant. |
December 8, 2016 |
| 2 |
New Deal, No Deal Wray admits to Jack that he isn’t interested in climbing back into the Spectrum cockpit. Jack promises Wray an audition for Doctor Cop Lawyer if he agrees to do the movie. |
December 8, 2016 |
| 3 |
Them's the Breaks After firing his agents, Wray is forced to hire Bobbie to negotiate a cereal commercial on his behalf. Faith decides to get her sh*t in order. |
December 15, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Vimeo |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 30, 2015 |
| Last aired | January 26, 2017 |
| Runtime | 12 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |