SDCC trailer gives us our first look at Blade Runner 2099

It’s been almost five years since Ridley Scott first announced plans for a TV spin-off of his sci-fi masterpiece. sword hunter (1982) and the 2017 sequel Blade Runner 2049. It’s finally here, or almost, at least. Prime Video released the first teaser for the new ten-episode series, Blade Runner 2099, at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday. We also have a preview of the third season of Prime Video. Rings of power and a new HBO trailer Lanterns.

Yeoh and Schafer joined showrunner Silka Luisa (bright girls) on stage for the big reveal, which also included an exclusive clip shown to the audience. Luisa told Entertainment Weekly that the series stays true to the “black principles” of the original… and there’s a mystery at the heart of the show that looks both forward and backward in terms of mythology. An uprising occurred and the humans lost, meaning they are now persecuted second-class citizens. “The show really imagines what’s coming after us and what it means to be human in a world where humanity is no longer relevant.” Luisa said..

According to the official synopsis:

Fifty years after the events of Blade Runner 2049Los Angeles has been reborn, but not for humanity. Cora, a fugitive in a last attempt to stop running, takes on one last identity: Blade Runner. Forced to partner with Olwen, a Replicant just days from death, she pursues a fugitive who hides a truth that could collapse her fragile city.

The incomparable Michelle Yeoh stars as Olwen, the dying Replicant, alongside Hunter Schafer (Euphoria) like Cora. The cast also includes Hugo Hamlet as Buster Friendly, as well as Dmitri Abold, Lewis Gribben, Katelyn Rose Downey, Daniel Rigby, Johnny Harris, Amy Lennox, Sheila Atim, Matthew Needham, Tom Burke and Maurizio Lombardi, all in as-yet undisclosed roles.

Blade Runner 2099 will premiere on November 25, 2026 on Prime Video.

Rings of power T3

main video made an important investment in The rings of power when it acquired the rights to the source material from the Tolkien property, even committing to several seasons in advance. Now we’re getting to S3, and according to the trailer the streaming platform unveiled at SDCC, we’ll finally see Sauron (Charlie Vickers) forging the One Ring.

According to the official synopsis:

In the third season, Middle-earth is at war. Five years have passed since the fall of Eregion. Sauron’s armies have marched across the world, conquering everything in their path. Only a few isolated pockets stand between the Dark Lord and complete victory: Khazad-dǔm, where the Dwarves are now sealed deep in their mountain halls, and the elven kingdoms of Lindon and Rivendell, which are protected by their Three Rings.

But deep in the land of Mordor, in his newly completed tower of Barad-dûr, the Dark Lord works day and night, obsessed with harnessing a power that will bring the last of his enemies to their knees: One ring to rule them all… Now, all the free peoples of Middle-earth – dwarves, elves, men and wizards alike – must find a way to unite, in a race against time to prevent Sauron from achieving his goal of complete domination of all life.

We’ll also get some new characters this season, notably Jamie Campbell Bower as Celeborn, Galadriel’s (Morfydd Clark) long-lost husband. Zubin Varla will play Khamul, the Oriental of Rhun; Eddie Marson will play Thrain, brother of King Durin IV (Owain Arthur); Andrew Richardson will play Anarion, youngest son of Elendil (Lloyd Owen) and brother of Isildur (Maxim Baldry); and Adam Young will play an orc named Marnukh who “might not be what he seems.” Oh, and none other than Simon Pegg will voice the fierce Balrog.

The third season of Rings of power premieres on November 11, 2026 on Prime Video.

Lanterns

We have seen a couple of teasers until now for Lanternsthe new DC Universe series coming to HBO Max, which made it clear that a program closer to science fiction awaits us. real detective than your standard superhero fare. HBO debuted a full trailer at SDCC that’s a little less terrestrial. It leans into the “space cop” vibe, reveals that the shape-shifting Manhunters will be central to the plot, takes us to outer space, and also gives us our first look at Sinestro (Ulrich Thomsen), a former Corps member who has gone rogue. HBO intervened seven preview clips just in case, although they have not been made public.

According to the official logline, “The series follows new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark Earth mystery as they investigate a murder in the heart of America.” There will be two stories: one set in 2016 about a murder in Nebraska and the second set in 2026.

Chandler’s Hal Jordan is a former test pilot who is about to retire from the Green Lantern Corps. He is training Pierre’s John Stewart Jr., a new recruit, to replace him. Nathan Fillion resumes his Superman role of the unpleasant Guy Gardner; We can see it briefly in the new preview. The cast also includes Kelly MacDonald as Kerry, a family-oriented small-town sheriff; Jason Ritter as Billy Macon, Kerry’s husband; Garret Dillahunt as William Macon, Kerry’s cowboy father-in-law; Poorna Jagannathan as a woman named Zoe; and Paul Ben-Victor as an alien named Antaan.

Sherman Augustus plays John Stewart Sr., with J. Alphonse Nicholson playing the younger version; Nicole Ari Parker plays Bernadette Stewart (John Jr.’s mother), with Jasmine Cephas Jones playing the younger version of the character. Additionally, Chris Coy plays a suspiciously nervous truck driver, Waylon Sanders; Cary Christopher plays a gifted boy named Noah; Laura Linney will play a senior guardian; and Paula Patton will appear in an undisclosed guest role. We also know that the show will feature the interdimensional prison and the Checkmate organization featured in Pacifier’s S2 finale.

Lanterns premieres August 18, 2026 on HBO Max.

Space balls: the new

Credit: Chris Frawley / Amazon MGM Studios

This long awaited sequel to Mel Brooks’ 1987 cult classic won’t be released until next spring, but that didn’t stop Amazon MGM Studios from hosting an SDCC panel this year anyway in a clever parody of the extravagant Marvel panels of yesteryear. Because we’re in the early days, no trailers or trailers have been released, although some preview images was shown at CinemaCon in April and yesterday at SDCC.