SDCC 2026:
AMC Brings Walkers, Vampires, Witches, and Horror Heavyweights to Comic-Con
If your Comic-Con schedule leans a little darker, AMC has you covered.
From The Walking Dead universe to Anne Rice’s immortal vampires, an intriguing new supernatural mystery, and a pair of horror panels packed with genre favorites, AMC Global Media is bringing one of its strongest Comic-Con lineups in recent memory.
Whether you’re a longtime fan of Negan, can’t get enough of The Vampire Lestat, or simply love discovering your next binge-worthy series, AMC has plenty to put on your SDCC calendar.
AMC’s SDCC 2026 Schedule
Friday, July 24
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM | Hall H
The Walking Dead: Dead City – Season 3 Panel
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM | Hall H
The Vampire Lestat
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM | Room 6A
Bold Voice of Contemporary Horror – 10th Anniversary
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | The Loft at Petco Park
The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3 Premiere Screening
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Room 23ABC
First in Fright with FANGORIA
Saturday, July 25
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Indigo Ballroom, Hilton Bayfront
YAGA First Look Panel
Dead City Takes Over Hall H… and Petco Park
The Walking Dead franchise returns to Hall H as The Walking Dead: Dead City celebrates its upcoming third season.
Stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Negan) and Lauren Cohan (Maggie) headline the panel alongside Aimee Garcia, Raúl Castillo, showrunner Seth Hoffman, and franchise architect Scott Gimple.
Fans can expect an exclusive sneak peek at the Season 3 premiere before the cast discusses where the unlikely alliance between Maggie and Negan goes next as Manhattan continues rebuilding after the apocalypse.
But AMC isn’t stopping there.
Later that evening, fans can attend a special advance screening of the Season 3 premiere at The Loft at Petco Park, introduced by the cast and producers themselves.
Want to attend? AMC is offering fans the opportunity to request tickets through 1iota:
🎟️ Request screening tickets:
https://1iota.com/show/3987/the-walking-dead-dead-city-season-3?promo=sdccamc
Please note: Tickets are limited, certain age restrictions apply, and travel and accommodations are not provided.
For The Walking Dead fans, that’s about as good as Comic-Con gets.
The Vampire Lestat Invades Hall H
Anne Rice fans have another can’t-miss event.
The Vampire Lestat makes its Hall H debut with a panel celebrating the series’ electrifying first season.
The cast and creative team, including Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman, Eric Bogosian, creator Rolin Jones, executive producer Mark Johnson, and executive producer Hannah Moscovitch, will discuss the shocking season finale while showcasing highlights from The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only Live.
The musical performance, featuring original songs by series composer Daniel Hart and performed by Sam Reid as Lestat, has become one of the franchise’s most talked-about creative swings, blending gothic horror with arena rock spectacle.
If the footage lives up to the hype, Hall H could be in for one unforgettable performance.
First Look at AMC+’s New Mystery, YAGA
One of Comic-Con’s greatest traditions is discovering the show everyone will be talking about six months later.
AMC+ hopes that’s YAGA.
Inspired by the legendary Slavic folklore of Baba Yaga, the contemporary mystery thriller stars Noah Reid, Clark Backo, and Carrie-Anne Moss, with creator and showrunner Kat Sandler offering fans their very first look at the upcoming series.
The combination of detective mystery, supernatural folklore, and psychological thriller already has our attention.
Horror Fans Eat Well This Year
AMC and Shudder are also making their presence felt outside their own panels.
Genre fans can catch Deborah Ann Woll (The Cycle) and Dan Stevens (The Terror: Devil in Silver) during the Bold Voice of Contemporary Horror 10th Anniversary Panel, celebrating a decade of horror filmmaking while previewing upcoming projects.
Later that evening, Devon Sawa joins FANGORIA’s First in Fright panel, promising exclusive reveals, horror news, and surprises leading into this year’s FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards.
AMC’s SDCC 2026 Schedule
Friday, July 24
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM | Hall H
The Walking Dead: Dead City – Season 3 Panel
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM | Hall H
The Vampire Lestat
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM | Room 6A
Bold Voice of Contemporary Horror – 10th Anniversary
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | The Loft at Petco Park
The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3 Premiere Screening
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Room 23ABC
First in Fright with FANGORIA
Saturday, July 25
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Indigo Ballroom, Hilton Bayfront
YAGA First Look Panel
Why We’re Excited
AMC has quietly become one of Comic-Con’s most reliable destinations for fans of prestige genre television.
Whether you’re still following Maggie and Negan through the ruins of Manhattan, eager to see Lestat command Hall H, curious about YAGA, or simply looking for your next horror obsession, AMC has assembled a lineup that spans nearly every corner of modern genre storytelling.
And honestly… seeing Jeffrey Dean Morgan followed immediately by The Vampire Lestat in Hall H sounds like one heck of an afternoon.
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