AMC is bringing The Walking Dead: Dead City, The Vampire Lestat, and its new mystery series YAGA to San Diego Comic-Con 2026, with two Hall H panels, exclusive footage, and an advance screening for fans.
The networkâs Comic-Con lineup runs Friday, July 24, and Saturday, July 25, ahead of the July 26 premiere of The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3.
The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3 Takes Over Hall H
The Walking Dead: Dead City will hold its Season 3 panel on Friday, July 24, from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Hall H.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, Aimee Garcia, RaĂșl Castillo, showrunner Seth Hoffman, and executive producer Scott Gimple will discuss the upcoming season and reveal an exclusive sneak peek from the premiere episode.
Entertainment Weeklyâs Dalton Ross will moderate the panel.
Season 3 finds Maggie and Negan finally putting aside their differences to build the first thriving community in Manhattan since the apocalypse. When chaos begins spreading through the city, the pair must confront whether they have learned from their past or are destined to repeat it.
The new season premieres Sunday, July 26, on AMC and AMC+.
AMC Hosting Advance Dead City Season 3 Screening
AMC will also hold a special advance screening of the Season 3 premiere on Friday, July 24, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. PT at The Loft at Petco Park.
The cast and producers will introduce the episode before the screening.
Comic-Con attendees can request tickets through 1iota. Tickets are limited, age restrictions apply, and travel and accommodations are not included.
The Vampire Lestat Makes Its Hall H Debut
The Vampire Lestat will make its first Hall H appearance on Friday, July 24, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman, Eric Bogosian, creator and showrunner Rolin Jones, executive producer Mark Johnson, and executive producer Hannah Moscovitch will discuss the season and its finale, which airs Sunday, July 19, on AMC and AMC+.
Rotten Tomatoesâ Jacqueline Coley will moderate the panel.
The presentation will also feature highlights from The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only Live, with Sam Reid performing as Lestat. The music event includes original songs from series composer Daniel Hart.
The season follows Lestat as he launches an electric multi-city tour while being haunted by âmusesâ from his wild and rebellious past. As his fame grows, so does his influence over vampires and humans amid the Great Conversion, an unnatural surge in the vampire population.
AMC+ Reveals First Look At YAGA
AMC+ will offer the first look at its new mystery thriller YAGA on Saturday, July 25, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton Bayfront.
Noah Reid, Clark Backo, Carrie-Anne Moss, and showrunner and executive producer Kat Sandler will appear for a panel featuring an exclusive sneak preview of the series.
TV Guide Magazine and TV Insiderâs Damian Holbrook will moderate.
Based on Sandlerâs play, YAGA reimagines the Slavic folk tale of the Baba Yaga witch as a contemporary mystery thriller.
The series follows private investigator Rapp, played by Reid, as he arrives in a small coastal town to investigate the disappearance of Henry Park, a young heir to a powerful fishery played by Hudson Williams.
Rapp soon clashes with local detective Carson, played by Backo, and charismatic university professor Katherine, played by Moss, while confronting a maze of suspects, secret lives, and ancient magic.
YAGA originated with Canadian streamer Crave and is produced by Blink49 Studios and Front Street Pictures in association with Bell Media. Sphere Abacus will handle international distribution.
AMC And Shudder Join Comic-Con Horror Panels
AMC and Shudder talent will also appear on two additional horror panels during Comic-Con.
Deborah Ann Woll, star of Shudderâs upcoming film The Cycle, and Dan Stevens, star of AMCâs The Terror: Devil in Silver, will participate in the Bold Voice of Contemporary Horror 10th Anniversary Panel.
The panel takes place Friday, July 24, from 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. in Room 6A and will examine the current state of independent and studio horror while presenting footage from upcoming releases and festival titles.
Overlook Film Festival co-founder and director of film programming Michael Lerman will moderate. Filmmakers Zachary Wigon and Dave Boyle are also scheduled to appear.
Devon Sawa, star of Shudderâs Hell Motel: Murder at Red Mountain, will appear during the First in Fright with FANGORIA panel on Friday, July 24, from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Room 23ABC.
The presentation promises exclusive previews, announcements, and updates surrounding the 2026 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards, which will stream exclusively on Shudder on Sunday, October 25.
