SDCC 2025 News and Trailers — Gen V, Stephen King, & More

Originally published July 28, 2025. This article covers horror and sci-fi news from San Diego Comic-Con 2025.

San Diego Comic-Con is the pop culture epicenter of the world. The four-day event brought all kinds of reveals, special announcements, and surprises. No matter which fandom you’re in, SDCC 2025 gave you something to look forward to, including what’s next in movies, television, and more. Horror lovers especially won this summer; spooky and scary trailers have the biggest hype coming off the whirlwind weekend. But there’s plenty to sink your teeth into outside of those drops. Promise!

Below, let’s recap some of the biggest news from San Diego Comic-Con 2025. Plus, relive some of the coolest events from the show floor, including the Cold Slither gig.

Interview With the Vampire Season 3 / The Vampire Lestat

AMC’s Interview With the Vampire is one of the best television series ever to air. Full stop. At the end of season 2, fans wondered if the show would continue into the rest of Anne Rice’s expansive lore. Well, it will be — with a few twists. Rather than simply following Lestat, we’re bringing Louis, Daniel Molloy, Armand, and even potentially Claudia back into the fold. That means we’ll see stories from Devil’s Minion and more. Still, season 3 is called The Vampire Lestat to honor the original book.

The Vampire Lestat follows Lestat post-breakup/divorce with Louis. Going into full existential crisis and escapism, Lestat’s fully embraced the rockstar lifestyle. Meanwhile, vampire fledgling Daniel Molloy bottles up all the rage at his maker and turns it into a messy, bloodthirsty rampage (presumably also filled with lust of all kinds). IWTV fans, ready to get messy with it? Ready to rock!? Yeah, so are we. The Vampire Lestat will premiere June 7, 2026.

Talamasca: The Secret Order

But that’s not all from the Immortal Universe. Like Mayfair Witches, Talamasca: The Secret Order delves deep into the darkness and magic of the world. The Talamasca “keep tabs on the supernatural.” Essentially a surveillance company, they’ve got a new recruit who doesn’t quite seem to grasp the necessity of staying hidden from the vampires, witches, and demons he’s watching. And Daniel Molloy’s got a cameo in this trailer! Definitely tune in to the series on AMC+.

Gen V

The Boys spinoff series, Gen V, has garnered rave reviews and lots of attention since season 1. Finally, Prime Video dropped the long-awaited trailer for Gen V season 2. It’s gruesome, it’s gory — it’s a game changer. Marie and the gang are back in school, but they know they’re being watched. Plus, other Supes are pushing Marie to the limits of her powers. The general tagline and theme seems to be how Marie could be the strongest Supe in the world. Yeah, more powerful than Homelander.

Now, Gen V is also crossing over pretty officially with The Boys. Annie/Starlight is back in action alongside our teenage runaways, and the kids are training to take down Homelander. If you keep up with The Boys, now’s the time to strap in and catch up on Gen V before it changes the course of the series for good. And honestly, I can’t wait for Marie to realize her full potential (and her affection for Jordan)!

Star Wars TV — Ahsoka Season 2 and Maul: Shadow Lord

Despite earlier cancellations this year, Disney isn’t actually done with TV. While Star Wars™ is primarily cinematic now — here’s looking at Starfighter™ as well as The Mandalorian and Grogu™ — fans can still anticipate a couple short-form projects. Fans got a sneak peek at the animated show Maul – Shadow Lord™, which follows Darth Maul while he takes power alongside Crimson Dawn. Additionally, we have our first look at young Jedi Ezra Bridger in Ahsoka™ season 2 — blue eyes shining as bright as the day we lost him in Rebels™.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

In a truly surprising and delightful reveal, fans also saw the Strange New Worlds cast change into puppets. That’s right — The Jim Henson Company collaborated on season 4, giving everyone felt and fabric makeovers. Well, at least, Captain Pike is a puppet. He teases the new season from his Captain’s chair. But we can hope that this means there’s an entire Muppet episode happening on Paramount+ soon.

Of course, the Starfleet Academy trailer is the biggest Star Trek-related thing coming from SDCC. Set in the 32nd century, the series finds a new class of cadets in the Federation’s training program. Starfleet Academy even has ties to Deep Space Nine and Voyager. Better brush up on your past Star Trek before you start streaming.

Cold Slither Concert

Comic-Con isn’t Comic-Con without some insane after-parties! But what if … this after-party happened as part of the show? G.I. JOE brought a fictional, animated metal band to life with a Cold Slither concert. Here, fans connected through the power and subliminal messaging of hardcore lyrics and sick guitar riffs.

IT: Welcome to Derry

Do you hear that laughter? Pennywise returns in IT: Welcome to Derry. A prequel series to the Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 movies, Welcome to Derry is rife with sociopolitical commentary and consequences. Horror is, as always, at its best when it reminds us all who the real monsters are. And these townsfolk sure do have the devil in them.

Creepy, by the way, is king. Get a closer look at The Long Walk, an adaptation of another Stephen King story. Watch the official second trailer for this pulse-pounding dystopia here.

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 3

If there’s one thing post-apocalyptic stories will do, it’s return to the Western way of life. Genre-blending as ever, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is part zombie survival, part thriller and action, and part cowboy — on motorcycles, that is. Daryl and Carol walk the deserted streets of London before washing up on what looks and sounds like Spain. Different culture and a different government equals totally new rules. Alexa, play “Desperado”— and dial in for this spin-off series while you’re at it.

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2

Aah, animatronics! Fear finds its way home in Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. Get ready to scream with Blumhouse’s second foray into the beloved gaming franchise, this time with “found” footage and even more overconfident teenagers. As a group of ghost hunters takes their van to the original Freddy’s location, things promise to get weird. Fast. Will you be watching? Or maybe covering your eyes during all the jumpscares?

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