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There’s a lot happening in the Star Trek TV universe, and much of it will feature at the franchise’s San Diego Comic-Con event later today, Saturday, July 20. Details of what fans can expect from the various Star Trek panels have now been announced.

There are three separate panels happening, one after another in Hall H. The first panel will focus on Star Trek: Discovery, which finished its second season in April. The SDCC Discovery panel takes place at 11:30 AM PT and will reveal some of the new cast members that will appear in Season 3. There will also be an update on Short Treks–this series of short films was released online in advance of Season 2, and it sounds like we’ll be getting more ahead of Season 3. Fans can expect a number of key cast and crew members at the panel, including showrunner Alex Kurtzman and star Sonequa Martin-Green.

The Discovery panel will be followed by the first look at Star Trek: Lower Depths, at 11:50 AM PT. This animated series has been developed by Rick & Morty writer Mike McMahan, who will appear at the panel alongside “surprise guests.” The panel will look at the casting for the series, and reveal the very first footage .

The third panel is the most anticipated. At 12:10 PM PT, Star Trek legend Patrick Stewart will appear alongside other cast members to discuss the highly anticipated Star Trek: Picard, and this will be followed by an exclusive SDCC trailer and imagery from the show. It was previously announced that Stewart will be joined by showrunner Michael Chabon and co-stars Alison Pill, Michelle Hurd, Evan Evagora, Isa Briones, Santiago Cabrera, and Harry Treadaway.

In addition to the Hall H event today, there is also a meet-and-greet session to meet Star Trek talent, plus an “immersive transporter experience” during the whole weekend. There will also be limited edition Star Trek pins available from the Star Trek booth on the convention floor. Check out all the other San Diego Comic-Con news on GameSpot here.

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The first trailer for the upcoming Creepshow TV series has been revealed at San Diego Comic-Con. The show is based on the classic 1982 anthology movie, which was directed by George Romero and written by Stephen King, and it will hit the horror streaming platform Shudder in September.

The trailer suggests that the makers have gone back to the original film and produced something that fits in with its visual style and comedy/horror tone. There will be 12 individual stories spread across six episodes, and while the trailer mixes them all up, it looks like huge fun. In particular it seems to retain the movie’s bold, comic book-inspired visuals and there are some impressive physical make-up effects in there–which is to be expected given the showrunner is VFX legend Greg Nictereo. Check the trailer out below.

Creepshow will premiere on Shudder on September 26. The episodes include include “The Finger,” written by The Crow’s David J. Schow, “The House of the Head,” from Birdbox author Josh Malerman, and “Gray Matter,” based on a Stephen King story. At the SDCC panel, Nicotero revealed that unlike many shows released in one go onto streaming services, episodes of the new Creepshow will be released weekly.

Nicotero also spoke about how the original Creepshow was the first movie set he ever visited, and how Romero’s daughter Tina had come to see him shooting the new version, and told him that the legendary director would’ve loved it. In addition, fans should look out for Easter Eggs throughout the series that tie back into the movie.

Nicotero is also known for directing many episodes of The Walking Dead, and that show featured heavily on Friday at SDCC. The first trailer for the upcoming Season 10 was released, and it was announced that three movies focusing on Andrew Lincoln’s character Rick Grimes will be getting full theatrical releases. Check out all the other San Diego Comic-Con news on GameSpot here.

There’s still more than a month before the 10-episode Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance–a prequel to the classic Jim Henson film–arrives on Netflix. However, producer Lisa Henson, director Louis Leterrier, and stars Taron Egerton and Mark Hamill came to San Diego Comic-Con ready to impress fans of the movie.

The panel kicked off with a special look behind the scenes of the series, which also included a ton of new footage. Most impressively, the new teaser showed just how much of the series is done practically, with puppets and physical sets, each meticulously crafted to replicate what was seen in the film. “Everything is hand-sculpted, hand-painted,” Henson said of the project’s production and puppet design. Interestingly, Brian Froud, who served as conceptual designer on the original film, is back for Age of Resistance. Likewise, Wendy Froud, who worked on Dark Crystal, is joining him in constructing this world once again, as is their son Toby Froud–who you might remember from his role as baby Toby in Labyrinth.

As for the scenes that were teased, they are massive in scope and show a war erupting between the Skeksis and the Gelflings. According to Egerton, what plays a big role in setting off the conflict is his character–a Gelfling named Rian–witnessing the Skeksis draining the life force of a fellow Gelfling. From there, Rian sets off on his journey to warn other groups of Gelflings.

Outside of that, the Age of Resistance team made sure not to share too many details for fear of spoiling what’s to come. However, Leterrier did tease that among the creatures from the movie that will be seen again are Fizzgig, the furry little balls of hair. Hamill also shared the voice he’s given his character–a Skeksi known as The Scientist–and it’s equal parts chilling and silly.

In a touching moment, Hamill was also presented with the Comic-Con 2019 Icon Award by the San Diego Comic-Con organizers. “I told you how lucky I feel to be able to do all the things I loved as a kid and get paid for it,” he said upon accepting the award. “This seems wildly excessive but appreciated… If it weren’t for you, I certainly wouldn’t be standing here. I started coming to these cons years before I knew George [Lucas].”

To wrap up the panel, those in attendance were treated to a screening of the first episode of the series. The rest of the world, however, will have to wait until August 30 to see it on Netflix.

Things are only going to get worse with the Whisperers in The Walking Dead. A new trailer released at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 shows that Michonne, Daryl, Ezekiel, Carol, and the rest of their gang are once again going to face a vicious adversary when Season 10 kicks off this fall. Watch the trailer below.

The trailer hints at a lot of new developments on the way as the people of Alexandria and Hilltop struggle to deal with the spooky Whisperers, who seemingly just won’t leave everyone alone. After the events of Season 9, it seems people are starting to put aside their differences with Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) in the face of another adversary. The trailer spends a lot of time discussing the fact that people are growing more and more afraid of the Whisperers, and that’s causing divisions. “People are putting their s—-ing pants back on,” Negan remarks.

At Comic-Con, Danai Gurira confirmed that Season 10 is her last in the role of Michonne on The Walking Dead. The trailer suggests she’ll get a proper sendoff, but that the season is going to be a fraught one for her emotionally. With Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) gone, she’s lost her partner. The final shot of the trailer shows Michonne wielding Negan’s bat, Lucille, which suggests the pressures she faces might be enough to push her to the dark side.

The trailer also reveals the date for The Walking Dead Season 10’s premiere: October 6. According to panel moderator Chris Hardwick, AMC plans to spend the 10 weeks ahead of the season’s launch dropping big reveals on fans about what they can expect. AMC also showed a teaser for the first of the three Walking Dad movies centering on Rick, teasing the character’s return. The teaser revealed that the movie won’t air on AMC as previously believed–instead, it’ll be shown in theaters.

In a rather unexpected San Diego Comic-Con announcement, Cartoon Network announced that Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog is making a guest appearance in an upcoming episode of its popular animated series, OK K.O. Let’s Be Heroes. And it won’t only be the blue blur who’s joining in on the fun, either. He’ll be accompanied by longtime side-kick Miles “Tails” Prower, because why wouldn’t he be?

The reveal came in the form of a short clip, which shows the series protagonist K.O. finding his battle buddies too tired to be heroes. With no one around to help him, you can probably imagine what comes next. Watch the nostalgia-packed clip, which contains sick music and a genius nod to Sonic 3D Blast, in the video player below.

For the uninitiated, OK K.O. Let’s Be Heroes is a cartoon series created by artist Ian Jones-Quartey. It debuted on Cartoon Network in 2017 and follows the adventures of K.O., a courageous and foolishly optimistic child attempting to be the greatest hero he can be in the video game-inspired world of Lakewood Plaza Turbo.

The upcoming Sonic crossover episode is titled “Let’s Meet Sonic” and will premiere on Sunday, August 4 at 4:45 PM ET PT on Cartoon Network. You can also watch the episode via Cartoon Network’s app.

This isn’t the first time Cartoon Network’s OK K.O. Let’s Be Heroes has touched anything games-related. While the series has been known to frequently reference classic video games, it has actually had a game of its own called OK K.O. Let’s Play Heroes back in 2018. GameSpot reviewer Alexander Pan was rather mixed about the game, giving it a 6/10 and saying, “As far as adaptations go, OK K.O. Let’s Play Heroes looks and sounds fantastic in a way that is distinct yet faithful to the source material. But the shallow mechanics, the repetitiveness of the gameplay loop, and narrative pacing issues prevent the game from being a rousing knockout.”

The first trailer for Netflix’s The Witcher series is here. The trailer for the highly anticipated show was revealed at San Diego Comic-Con, and sets up both Geralt as the Witcher and the world he exists in. “I remember hearing stories about Witchers,” a narrator says, before adding, “Is it true what they say?” Another character then offers a handy breakdown of society. Elves are described as the original sorcerers and they taught humans how to turn chaos into magic. The humans, in turn, slaughtered them.

“Chaos is the most dangerous thing in the world, but without control, chaos will kill you,” says another character. We get to see shots of Henry Cavil as Geralt, riding around on his horse Roach. He’s also shown receiving payment, which gives us a good look at Geralt’s iconic armor.

It’s pointed out that Geralt’s life seems fixated on monsters and money, which makes sense given that a Witcher’s job is to hunt monsters and get paid for it. Geralt says as much, replying, “It’s all it needs to be.” But it’s clear he’s about to get wrapped up in something bigger. There are references to a special child–who is no doubt Ciri–who must seek out Geralt. There’s a huge battle against Nilfgaard, and Yennefer is shown imagining herself as the most powerful woman in the world. “The worst monsters are the ones we create,” reads the tag line.

Alongside Cavil as Geralt, the show also stars Anya Chalotra as Yennefer, Frey Allan as Ciri, MyAnna Buring as Tissaia, Jodhi May as Queen Calanthe, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as Eist, and Adam Levy as Mousesack.

In a recent interview, showrunner Lauren Hissrich spoke about the tone of the show, and revealed that it wouldn’t be for kids. “It’s a very adult show. I will add it was important to me that any violence or sex drives the story and is not there just for shock value. I think audiences are really savvy and know when we’re doing stuff to just shock them versus do stuff that really drives the story.”

The Witcher isn’t the only big new series getting revealed for the first time at SDCC. HBO’s His Dark Materials previewed on Thursday, while Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance features on Friday and the Star Trek show Picard has a panel on Saturday. Click here for more SDCC coverage on GameSpot.