The San Diego Comic-Con, better known as San Diego Comic-Con, was held online for the second year in a row this July. The event, which began in 1970 as a regional exhibition in Southern California, has become one of the largest gathering points for the entertainment industry in the United States, attracting around 130,000 visitors over four days in 2019, according to figures from the organizers. In recent years, series have been gaining a presence at this event. This year, the final season of The Walking Dead and the return of the series Dexterwhich features one of the most charismatic characters on recent television and which premieres its ninth season this fall after finishing broadcasting the eighth in 2013.
The wave of fans dressed as their favorite characters, the rows of stalls selling all kinds of items and the excitement of seeing exclusive previews of series and films in person amidst animated screams will have to wait until the summer of 2022. Instead, the organizers offered a series of online presentations and discussions from July 23 to 25 under the name Comic-con@Home, which can be viewed in full via the Official YouTube channel of the organizationA smaller, in-person event, dubbed Comic-Con Special Edition, is scheduled for late November in San Diego, but television channels and streaming services will not be able to view the event. streaming They have not missed the opportunity to show some of the new features for this year and next, although without the splendor of past conventions.
The trailer for the new season of Dexter has been one of the most talked about releases. The video shows the serial killer played by Michael C. Hall, who has adopted a false identity in a quiet logging town, having difficulty controlling his darker impulses.
Hall commented in the online discussion dedicated to the series that, after eight years of absence, viewers will find a Dexter who has accepted that he cannot have a normal and satisfactory life and at the same time continue with his instincts as a serial killer. “However, I think he maintains the fantasy that he can balance both things,” says the actor. The 10 episodes will start in Spain on November 8 through Movistar+.
Another series with a character that plays with the lines of morality, Luciferpresented a preview of its sixth and final installment. The new experiences of the seductive demon played by Tom Ellis, saved by Netflix from the darkness of cancellation in its third season, will be available on the platform on September 10. Next year it also says goodbye The Walking Dead in its eleventh season. Scott M. Gimple, the franchise’s current content overseer, promised fans to “give them an epic, extended goodbye that will close out more than 10 years in the right way.” Nevertheless, AMC’s adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s comic book lives on through its spin-off series. Fear The Walking Dead and the most recent The Walking Dead: World Beyondboth with their own presentations at the convention, proving that zombies don’t die easily.
The British science fiction classic Doctor Who took the opportunity to offer a sneak peek at the new episodes, which will premiere in the United Kingdom at the end of 2021. Jodie Whittaker, the 13th actress to embody the extraterrestrial being whose adventures are the focus of the longest-running series on English television, returns as the protagonist in a trailer that promises action across time and space.
A Comic-Con with few premieres
The pandemic has not only hurt the convention, but it has also taken its toll on premieres. While Comic-Con 2019 offered public previews of series such as The Boys, The Witcher and Star Trek: Picardthis year’s edition only featured a few new fictions, such as the African-American horror anthology Horror Noire and the trailer of the series Chuckythe latest continuation of the horror film saga Devil Doll.
Animated productions, meanwhile, have had a greater presence. The saga Star Trek gave a taste of the second season of the comedy Star Trek: Lower Decksbroadcast in Spain through Amazon Prime Video, and a first look at Star Trek: Prodigy.
Blade Runner It is another science fiction saga that joins the trend of animated adaptations with Blade Runner: Black Lotusa computer-generated co-production between the Japanese animation platform Crunchyroll and Adult Swim. There was also a script reading by the cast of The Patricio Estrella showa new cartoon that follows the adventures of SpongeBob’s pink friend, and the first images of a four-part special of Adventure Time for HBO Max. The Paramount+ platform, whose landing date in Spain is still unknown, revealed the trailer for The Harper Houseits commitment to animated comedies for adults.
Director Loren Bouchard scored a hat trick with The Great North (Disney+), Central Park (AppleTV) and Bob’s Burgers (Fox). The first two had their debut at the convention while the third, which premieres its 12th season in the United States in the fall, is in the process of making the jump to the big screen.
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