San Diego Comic-Con took place over the weekend, and as per usual it was full of tidbits of news across film, TV, and gaming. Marvel revealed the next Ghost Rider (Ryan Gosling) and Black Panther (David Jonsson), while we also got release dates for God of War: Laufey (February 16th) and the fourth and final season of Silo (summer 2027).
But the best part of SDCC each year, at least for those following along at home, are the trailers. And 2026 did not disappoint: We got first looks at highly anticipated cyberpunk shows Blade Runner 2099 and Neuromancer, along with a new take on a Stephen King classic and the return of some animated favorites.
Here’s all of the best stuff in one handy place.
Amazon first revealed that it was working on a series set in the Blade Runner universe in 2022, but it took a few years before we got a glimpse at it. 2099 is set 50 years after the last film and stars Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer as a blade runner and replicant who are forced to work together. The show is a limited series — don’t expect a season 2 — and all episodes will be streaming on November 25th.
Mike Flanagan had a solid run at Netflix through series like The Haunting of Hill House and The Fall of the House of Usher, but Amazon poached him a few years back for its own streaming service. He’s starting out with a series based on Stephen King’s classic Carrie. This isn’t Flanagan’s first King adaptation — see also Doctor Sleep and The Life of Chuck — and it starts streaming on October 7th.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Elsewhere on Prime Video, the service’s big fantasy epic The Rings of Power is coming back for a third season on November 11th. Perhaps the biggest addition in season 3 is that Simon Pegg is joining the cast as the voice of a demonic Balrog creature.
Apple TV has steadily become the preeminent home of streaming sci-fi, and so an adaptation of William Gibson’s seminal cyberpunk novel Neuromancer seems like a perfect fit. The new series stars Callum Turner as “a damaged, top-rung super-hacker,” and it starts streaming on January 22nd.
Speaking of sci-fi on Apple TV, season 2 of Dark Matter starts streaming on August 28th, and a new trailer reveals just how complex its story is becoming, with a family searching for safety amd of multiverse of infinite worlds.
Futurama’s latest revival has been hit or miss, but the next season — we’re at 14, if you’re counting — at least looks jam-packed with everything from pop stars to vampires. It starts streaming on Disney Plus and Hulu on August 3rd.
The first season of Adult Swim’s Common Side Effects was an excellent surprise, an animated series that both looked incredible and explored the real-world dangers of the US healthcare system. And season 2 looks like it’s going to continue that when it premieres in 2027.
If you ever wondered what True Detective would be like if it featured space cops, the DC universe has you covered. HBO’s Lanterns follows a pair of intergalactic investigators — played by Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler — who become “drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery with cosmic ties” while looking into a murder. It premieres on August 16th.
A24 isn’t exactly known for action movies, but that could change with Onslaught, the latest from Adam Wingard, director of the last two Godzilla vs. Kong movies. It’s about a mother trying to protect her daughter from “a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers,” and it hits theaters on September 4th.
The show formerly known as Interview With the Vampire (and The Vampire Lestat) is coming back for the next chapter of Anne Rice’s saga. Queen of the Damned introduces the vampire progenitor Akasha to the series, though there’s no word yet on when the new season will premiere.
Okay, this one isn’t actually new, but the classic animated film is getting a 4K re-release for its 40th anniversary. It’ll be in theaters on September 17th.
