AMC Networks heads to New York Comic Con 2024 with all-star panels, special advance screenings and more. New York Comic Con 2024 runs from October 17 through October 20 at Javits Center. The AMC lineup includes panels for the Walking Dead Universe series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol and The Walking Dead: Dead City season two, the Anne Rice Immortal Universe series Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches season two, HIDIVE’s DanMachi – Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon and a Shudder panel celebrating the best in horror. Fans will get an exclusive first-look at scenes and teasers from many AMC projects.
Additional details on AMC Networks’ New York Comic Con Panels are below:
Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches panel on Thursday, October 17, 12:45-2:15pm, Main Stage
Fans will be treated to an exclusive advance screening of the highly anticipated premiere episode of season two before it returns early next year on AMC and AMC+. Based on Anne Rice’s Lives of the Mayfair Witches, season two continues the journey of Rowan Mayfair (Alexandra Daddario) after she has unwittingly given birth to the demon Lasher (Jack Huston). She is determined to understand what he has become – human or monster? – and to use him to fulfill her purpose as a healer, but when tragedy strikes, she must put aside her own desires and fight to protect her family.
Directly following the screening, Executive Producer Mark Johnson, who oversees the Anne Rice Immortal Universe, Showrunner Esta Spalding and cast members Harry Hamlin, Tongayi Chirisa and Alyssa Jirrels will tease the new season with a discussion and fan Q&A.
The Walking Dead: Dead City panel on Friday, October 18, 6-7pm, Main Stage
The Walking Dead: Dead City follows fan-favorite characters Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) as they travel into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror. In season two, in the growing war for control of Manhattan, Maggie and Negan find themselves trapped on opposite sides. As their paths intertwine, they come to see that the way out for both is more complicated and harrowing than they ever imagined.
The series panel will feature an exclusive look at season two, returning next year, with panelists including Chief Content Officer of the Walking Dead Universe Scott M. Gimple, Showrunner and Executive Producer Eli Jorné, Executive Producer and star Cohan, and cast members Gaius Charles and Dascha Polanco.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol panel on Friday, October 18, 7-8pm, Main Stage
The new season picks up where The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon left off, following fan-favorite characters Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) and Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride). They both confront old demons while she fights to find her friend and he struggles with his decision to stay in France, causing tension at the Nest. Additionally, Genet (Anne Charrier)’s movement builds momentum, setting Pouvoir on a violent collision course with the Union of Hope in the fight for France’s future.
Panelists include Gimple, Showrunner and Executive Producer David Zabel, Executive Producer and Director Greg Nicotero, Executive Producer and Director Dan Percival; Executive Producer and star Reedus, Executive Producer and star McBride and cast member Louis Puech Scigliuzzi.
SHUDDER Is Here To Scare The S*** Out Of You on Friday, October 18, 8-9pm, Room 409
Shudder’s head of programming Sam Zimmerman leads a discussion on the current state of horror, what scares us the most, and the future of the genre, including a look back at some of the most popular titles from Shudder this year and what’s to come to the streamer.
Panelists include David Dastmalchian (LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL), Kate Siegel (V/H/S/BEYOND), Flying Lotus (V/H/S/99 and KUSO), Natasha Kermani (V/H/S/85) and Tina Romero, filmmaker, NY legend and daughter of George Romero.
IDIVE Presents: DanMachi – Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? on Saturday, October 19, 8-9pm, Room 405
The globally beloved fantasy action series DanMachi – Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in Dungeon? returns this fall for its widely anticipated season five and NYCC attendees are invited to the World Dub Premiere – an exclusive opportunity to watch the new English dub before its streaming debut. The screening with be followed by a special guest panel featuring the dub production’s Bryson Baugus (voice of Bell Cranel), Juliette Simmons (voice of Syr) and Kyle Colby Jones (ADR Director).
1 Trackback / Pingback