AMC is taking over this year’s New York Comic Con (NYCC 2024) with panels, screenings, and more. And yep, that means the iconic The Walking Dead block is coming back again, featuring Dead City and Daryl Dixon.
First up is Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, which has been tearing up the charts on Netflix. In the Thursday panel, the AMC and AMC+ series will tease Season 2 with a screening of the season premiere episode. I guess that’s less of a tease than “playing all the cards” or whatever is not a mixed metaphor. But there you go, that’s happening, followed by a Q&A with EPs and cast-members.
But enough about witches! Let’s talk zombies! On Friday, October 16, AMC will hold back-to-back panels for Dead City Season 2, and Daryl Dixon Season 3. While you will get to see some footage from Dead City, and presumably some from Daryl Dixon — which will be mid-season at that point — you’re probably not getting full episodes here. However, you will get TWD Universe head Scott Gimple. Repping Dead City is showrunner Eli Jorné, star and EP Lauren Cohan, and cast members Gaius Charles and Dascha Polanco. On the Daryl Dixon side, Showrunner and Executive Producer David Zabel, Executive Producer and Director Greg Nicotero,Executive Producer and Director Dan Percival; Executive Producer and star Norman Reedus, Executive Producer and star Melissa McBride and cast member Louis Puech Scigliuzzi.
There are plenty more AMC panels, though, so check out the full schedule and rundown per a press release from the network, below.
AMC AT NEW YORK COMIC CON 2024: FULL SCHEDULE
- 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.
- HIDIVE 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).
