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SDCC 2026: Lanterns gets an Official Trailer Ahead of its August Debut!

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HBO Max has unveiled the official trailer for the DC Studios drama series Lanterns, from DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television, during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) featuring stars Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, and co-creators Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King. The eight-episode season debuts Sunday, August 16 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

The series follows new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery with cosmic ties as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.

The series stars Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Laura Linney, Jason Ritter, Ulrich Thomsen, Nathan Fillion, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Jasmine Cephas Jones.

Afterlife With Archie ordered for Disney+ with a Halloween 2027 Premiere

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Afterlife With Archie is getting a new life as an hourlong drama series airing on Disney+. The series is based on the unfinished series by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla. It will debut Halloween 2027 and comes nine months after the series received a script-to-series commitment.

In Afterlife With Archie, a spell backfires unleashing the undead upon Riverdale forcing Archie and his friends to fight to stay alive along with the Riverdale drama.

The series debuted in 2013 and ran for ten issues. The series was never completed with the final issue having been released in August 2016. The series was expected to run for twelve issues but Aguirre-Sacasa has said in October 2025 that that issues #11 and #12 have been written and issue #13 was being plotted. No issues have been released since then with no announcements made by Archie as far as the future of the series.

A series, Archie in Hell, has been revealed as part of Oni Press’ new initiative with Archie Comics. It’s unknown if Afterlife With Archie will ever continue or be completed or the impact of the new Oni deal regarding that. The publisher is also dealing with legal woes regarding loans and other media deals making it a very strange future for the company.

Warner Bros. Animation announces a Dark Shadows Adult Animated Series is in Development

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Dark Shadows

Warner Bros. Animation is resurrecting tormented vampire Barnabas Collins as it is currently in development on an adult animated series based on the classic gothic sensation Dark Shadows.

Created by Dan Curtis and celebrating its 60th anniversary this summer, Dark Shadows starred TV’s original anti-hero and the father of the modern-day vampire, Barnabas Collins, a vampire with a conscience.

The project was announced during a Studio Focus panel at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival where Warner Bros. Animation’s Peter Girardi (Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming) and Shaleen Desai (Senior Vice President, Adult Series) previewed the studios’ current adult animation slate.

The Executive Producer and Showrunner for the show is Lisa Holdsworth while Executive Producers include Cathy Curtis, Tracy Curtis, Eric Homan, Kevin Kolde, and Fred Seibert.

Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios announces Joker: Laugh Riot, Absolute Batman, and Krypto Animated Series’

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DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation have unveiled the next wave of animated projects joining their rapidly growing slate during a joint presentation, “World’s Finest Animation: DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation Showcase,” at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The presentation featured Peter Safran (Co‑Chairman and Co‑CEO, DC Studios) and Sam Register (President, Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna‑Barbera Studios Europe), alongside Warner Bros. Animation artists who shared first looks and creative insights into the next era of DC animation.

Joker: Laugh Riot

When Batman is murdered, the Joker launches a ruthless crusade through Gotham’s underworld to find the killer who took away his greatest adversary. But as his violent quest for answers pushes him closer towards vigilante than villain, Joker is forced to confront the truth that without Batman, he doesn’t know who he is.

Series Greenlight, Adult
Network: TBA
Executive Producer: Jim Krieg
Director: Yasuhuro Aoki
Studio: Warner Bros. Animation, DC Studios, SOLA Entertainment

Joker: Laugh Riot

Absolute Batman

Absolute Batman boldly reinvents the Batman mythos for a new generation of fans, reimagining the Dark Knight as a working-class hero up against impossible odds (and the most terrifying foes ever), on a mission to prove that even in an era of wealth, power and corruption, one good person can change the world. 

No manor, no money… all Batman. When you take away the manor, the money, the advantages, what you’re left with is something absolute.

Series Development, Adult
Network: TBA
Executive Producer: Scott Snyder
Studio: Warner Bros. Animation, DC Studios

Absolute Batman

Untitled Krypto Project

When he’s not hanging out with Superman or Supergirl, Krypto tags along with a gang of misfit criminal wannabes who live down the block, and they soon discover he’s a ball of destructive, lovable energy worse than any of them! As he follows them into misadventures and poorly laid plans, Krypto’s pure nature slowly ends up redeeming them, whether they want it or not.

Series Development, Kids
Network: TBA
Executive Producer: C.H. Greenblatt
Studio: Warner Bros. Animation, DC Studios

Untitled Krypto Project

Set Sail: The Art and Making of One Piece is a must for fans of the show

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Embark on a journey to discover how the Straw Hat Pirates were brought to life in Netflix’s One Piece live-action adaptation.

Join Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates on their journey to find the fabled hidden treasure: the One Piece! This deluxe hardcover art book explores the making of seasons 1 and 2 of the hit Netflix live-action series One Piece, based on the hit manga series by Eiichiro Oda and serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump.

Discover how the production team brought to life the expansive story beginning in the East Blue and continuing to Drum Island. Concept art and on-set photography illustrate how unique locations such as the 153rd Branch Marine Base, Baratie, Loguetown, Little Garden, and numerous pirate ships—including the iconic Going Merry—were constructed using a mix of stunning practical sets and striking visual effects. Filled with exclusive interviews and commentary, this book describes the meticulous work that went into the creation of the costumes, prosthetics, hair and makeup, sets, stunts, and much more.

Written by: Mike Avila
Forward by: Joe Tracz

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That Texas Blood is being developed by FX

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Another comic series might be coming to television as FX is developing That Texas Blood. The drama series from Jim Mickle and E.L. Katz is based on the comic series from Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips and published by Image Comics.

Mickle and Katz are writing and exec producing the series and Mickle will also direct it.

Other executive producers include Michael Waldron and Adam Fasullo via Anomaly Pictures, Adam Fishbach, Jeremy Platt, Linda Moran, and Condon. Jacob Phillips is serving as co-executive producer.

That Texas Blood is a neo-noir Western following Sheriff Joe Bob Coates of Ambrose County, Texas, who questions his place in an increasingly violent world when a man returns home following the sudden disappearance of his brother, causing a spiral down into a past filled with treachery and blood.

The comic series debuted in 2020 and it’s 21st issue will be released in September.

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