Comic-Con | The Verge

Carrie is just trying to make a friend in the new trailer

2026-07-27T05:19:30-04:00

The latest adaptation debuts October 7th. | Image: Amazon

Mike Flanagan's latest Stephen King adaptation, Carrie (this will be his fourth), is slated to make its debut on Amazon Prime on October 7th. The new trailer dropped at Comic-Con 2026 and doesn't contain many surprises. If you're familiar with Carrie at all, it hits all the expected notes, though it's clearly been updated for the modern era.

According to Deadline, Flanagan's take on the classic King novel will tackle very modern teen challenges like active shooter drills and bullying on social media. The director apparently invited high schoolers into the writers' room, using their real-life traumas to inform the script:

"They shared sho …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Marvel announces Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider, a new Black Panther, and more

2026-07-27T05:25:26-04:00

Ryan Gosling on stage at Comic-Con. | Image: Marvel Studios

While perhaps less dramatic than in years past, Marvel nonetheless had some big reveals lined up for Comic-Con. The highest profile was certainly the announcement that Ryan Gosling would be joining the MCU as Ghost Rider, with the Shawn Levy-directed (Deadpool & Wolverine) standalone feature set to drop sometime in 2028.

The studio also brought out Ryan Coogler, who officially confirmed Black Panther III is slated for release on December 15th, 2028. He also introduced David Jonsson (The Long Walk, Alien Romulus) as T'Challa's son and the new Black Panther in the franchise.

Marvel also showed off a new Avengers: Doomsday trailer and seemed …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Star Trek, superheroes, and lots of Stephen King: the best of SDCC 2025

2025-07-28T13:56:48-04:00

Another San Diego Comic-Con has come and gone, and while there were no explosive reveals like last year's surprise appearance of Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, there were quite a few interesting developments. That includes several Star Trek spinoffs, a new sci-fi show on Apple TV Plus, trailers for everything from Peacemaker to Gen V, and a surprising amount of Stephen King.

Here's everything notable that you might have missed.

Meet Pavi, the new Avatar

We've got our first look at Nickelodeon's newest entry in the animated Avatar franchise, and while Seven Havens doesn't have a firm release date just yet, we now know that Pavi (the new …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Here’s your first look at Amazon’s Like a Dragon: Yakuza

2024-07-26T18:37:25-04:00

Kiryu is getting a live-action makeover very soon. At Comic-Con today, Amazon revealed the first look at its upcoming adaptation of the Yakuza game series, with the show Like a Dragon: Yakuza (not to be confused with the game Yakuza: Like a Dragon). The streaming series will follow original Yakuza hero Kazuma Kiryu.

Amazon says that the show "showcases modern Japan and the dramatic stories of these intense characters, such as the legendary Kazuma Kiryu, that games in the past have not been able to explore." Kiryu will be played by Ryoma Takeuchi, while Kento Kaku also starts as Akira Nishikiyama. The series is directed by Masaharu Take.

Of …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Junji Ito’s terrifying Uzumaki hits Adult Swim in September

2024-07-26T16:15:03-04:00

Adult Swim's long-awaited adaptation of Uzumaki finally has a premiere date - and an appropriately creepy trailer. The series, based on the classic horror manga from Junji Ito, will start airing on September 28th. Episodes will hit Adult Swim first, and then stream on Max the following day.

Uzumaki follows a cursed town that is - and I promise it's scarier than it sounds - plagued by spirals. Here's the full synopsis:

"Let's leave this town together," asks Shuichi Saito, a former classmate of Kirie Goshima, a high school girl who was born and grew up in Kurouzu-cho. Everything from a strange whirlwind, billowing smoke from the crematorium, …

Read the full story at The Verge.

A new Doctor Who spinoff series is coming to Disney Plus

2024-07-26T16:00:32-04:00

The Doctor Who franchise is about to get even bigger with a new spinoff series that, interestingly, doesn't seem like it's going to focus on everyone's favorite Time Lord.

During the Doctor Who panel at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, Disney and the BBC announced that The War Between The Land And The Sea - a new series written by Russell T. Davies and Pete McTighe - is on the way. Rather than the Doctor, the new show will revolve around a group of humans as they work together to face the Sea Devils, a race of ancient, ocean-dwelling creatures who first appeared in Doctor Who back in 1972.

Jemma Redgrave and Alexander Devrient are set to r …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Peacock’s horror thriller Teacup starts streaming in October

2024-07-25T17:45:38-04:00

It looks like Peacock is getting a solid dose of horror very soon. At San Diego Comic-Con, the streamer showed off a very brief teaser for its upcoming thriller series Teacup, while also confirming that it will start streaming in October.

According to Peacock, the show "follows a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive." It's helmed by showrunner Ian McCulloch - best known as a producer on the Western hit Yellowstone - and based on the novel Stinger by Robert McCammon. In a statement about the adaptation, McCulloch had this to say:

During production the series …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Paramount Plus dropped its big Star Trek crossover episode early, and it’s a delight

2023-07-22T19:04:16-04:00

This photo is technically a spoiler, but it was released months ago by the studio, so is it actually a spoiler? | Photo by Michael Gibson / Paramount Plus

There might not be any actors or big casting announcements at San Diego Comic-Con this year, but Paramount Plus did find one way to surprise fans. It's dropping the next episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds five days early. The episode also happens to be the very anticipated crossover episode featuring the live-action version of some of the cast of Star Trek: Lower Decks. Having already seen this episode, I can confirm this is all exactly as delightful as it sounds.

With the actors on strike, SDCC has been much more muted than in previous years. There aren't as many star-studded panels and zero major casting announcements. This has mean …

Read the full story at The Verge.

The best of San Diego Comic-Con 2013

2025-01-22T08:01:24-05:00

Comic Con 2013

Comic-Con isn’t so much a convention as it is a cultural festival. More than 150,000 people flock to the staggeringly large San Diego Convention Center to snap up collectibles, traipse around in costume, and play Fluxx for hours while waiting in line to see a preview of a new episode of Dexter. No longer just for comics, Comic-Con has become a mecca for nerds of all stripes. It’s also one of the biggest launching pads for new TV shows, movies, and other pop culture. Comic-Con 2013 has a lot to offer, and we’re collecting the best of it for you right here.

Feast your eyes on the first 11 minutes of the Pokémon Horizons dub

2023-07-20T17:32:02-04:00

Ahead of its premiere at some point in the near future, The Pokémon Company's just released a lengthy preview of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, the new anime inspired by Pokémon Scarlet and Violet that introduces a pair of new protagonists to replace Ash Ketchum, in addition to a cavalcade of new pokémon.

Today, during its panel at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, The Pokémon Company revealed an all-new trailer for Pokémon Horizons: The Series as well as an 11-minute-long video featuring basically half of the first episode of the series, which introduces Liko, a young student from the Paldea region who becomes partners with an ornery Sprigat …

Read the full story at The Verge.