It’s been almost 5 years given that Ridley Scott initially revealed his prepare for a television spinoff of his sci-fi work of art Blade Runner (1982)and the 2017 follow up Blade Runner 2049It’s lastly here– or nearly, anyhow. Prime Video debuted the very first teaser for the brand-new ten-episode series, Blade Runner 2099, at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday. We likewise got a teaser for the 3rd season of Prime Video’s Rings of Power and a brand-new trailer for HBO’s Lanterns

Yeoh and Schafer signed up with program runner Silka Luisa (Shining Girlsonstage for the huge expose, which likewise consisted of a special clip revealed to the audience. Luisa informed Entertainment Weekly that the series remains real to the original’s “noir concepts … and there’s a secret at the heart of the program that looks both forwards and in reverse in regards to folklore.” An uprising has actually taken place and the human beings lost, which indicates they are now the hunted second-class residents. “The program is actually envisioning what follows us, and what does it suggest to be human in a world where mankind is no longer pertinent,” stated Luisa.

Per the main run-through:

Fifty years after the occasions of Blade Runner 2049Los Angeles has actually been born-again, simply not by humankind. Cora, a fugitive in a last quote to stop running, handles one last identity: a Blade Runner. Required to partner with Olwen, a Replicant days from passing away, she pursues a runaway concealing a fact that might collapse their vulnerable city.

The unparalleled Michelle Yeoh stars as Olwen, the passing away Replicant, in addition to Hunter Schafer (Ecstasyas Cora. The cast likewise consists of Hugo Hamlet as Buster Friendly, along with Dmitri Abold, Lewis Gribben, Katelyn Rose Downey, Daniel Rigby, Johnny Harris, Amy Lennox, Sheila Atim, Matthew Needham, Tom Burke, and Maurizio Lombardi– all in as-yet-undisclosed functions.

Blade Runner 2099 will premiere on November 25, 2026, on Prime Video.

Rings of Power S3

Prime Video made a significant financial investment in The Rings of Power when it obtained the rights to the source product from the Tolkien estate, even devoting to numerous seasons in advance. We’re now turning up on S3 and based upon the teaser the streaming platform revealed at SDCC, we’ll lastly get to see Sauron(Charlie Vickers) creating the One Ring.

Per the main summary:

In season 3, Middle-earth is at war. 5 years have actually passed given that the fall of Eregion. Sauron’s armies have actually marched throughout the entire of the world, dominating all in their course. Just a couple of separated pockets stand in between the Dark Lord and overall triumph– Khazad-dǔm, where the Dwarves are now sealed deep within their mountain halls, and the elven worlds of Lindon and Rivendell, which are secured by their Three Rings.”

Deep in the land of Mordor, in his recently finished tower of Barad-dûr, the Dark Lord toils day and night, consumed with utilizing a power that will bring the last of his opponents to their knees: One ring to rule them all … Now, all the complimentary individuals of Middle-earth– Dwarves, Elves, Men, and Wizards alike– should discover a method to come together, in a race versus time to avoid Sauron from attaining his objective of utter dominance of all life

We’re likewise getting some brand-new characters this season, most especially Jamie Campbell Bower as Galadriel’s (Morfydd Clark) long-lost partner Celeborn. Zubin Varla will play Khamul the Easterling of Rhun; Eddie Marson will play Thrain, order bro to King Durin IV (Owain Arthur); Andrew Richardson will play Anarion, more youthful boy of Elendil (Lloyd Owen) and sibling to Isildur (Maxim Baldry); and Adam Young will play an Orc called Marnukh who “may not be what he appears.” Oh, and none aside from Simon Pegg will voice the intense Balrog.

The 3rd season of Rings of Power premieres on November 11, 2026, on Prime Video.

Lanterns

We’ve seen a number of teasers so far for Lanternsthe brand-new DC Universe series concerning HBO Max, both of that made it clear we’re in for a program that’s closer to a sci-fi Real Detective than your basic superhero fare. HBO revealed a complete trailer at SDCC that is a little less Earthbound. It leans into the “area police” ambiance, exposes that shapeshifting Manhunters will be main to the plot, takes us into deep space, and likewise provides us our very first take a look at Sinestro (Ulrich Thomsen), a previous Corps member gone rogue. HBO included 7 sneak peek clips for excellent procedure, although these have actually not been launched openly.

Per the main logline, “The series follows brand-new hire John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), 2 intergalactic polices drawn into a dark, earth-based secret as they examine a murder in the American heartland.” There will be 2 stories: one set in 2016 about a murder in Nebraska, and the 2nd set in 2026.

Chandler’s Hal Jordan is a previous test pilot nearing retirement from the Green Lantern Corps. He’s training Pierre’s John Stewart Jr., a brand-new hire, to change him. Nathan Fillion repeats his Superman function as the obnoxious Guy Gardner; we get a short glance of him in the brand-new teaser. The cast likewise consists of Kelly MacDonald as Kerry, a small-town family-oriented constable; Jason Ritter as Billy Macon, Kerry’s hubby; Garret Dillahunt as William Macon, Kerry’s cowboy father-in-law; Poorna Jagannathan as a female called Zoe; and Paul Ben-Victor as an extraterrestrial called Antaan.

Sherman Augustus plays John Stewart Sr., with J. Alphonse Nicholson playing the more youthful variation; Nicole Ari Parker plays Bernadette Stewart (mom to John Jr.), with Jasmine Cephas Jones playing the young variation of the character. In addition, Chris Coy plays a suspiciously anxious truck motorist, Waylon Sanders; Cary Christopher plays a talented kid called Noah; Laura Linney will play a senior Guardian; and Paula Patton will appear in an as-yet-undisclosed visitor function. We likewise understand that the program will include the inter-dimensional jail and the Checkmate company presented in Peacemaker’s S2 ending.

Lanterns premieres on August 18, 2026, on HBO Max.

Spaceballs: The New One

Obviously we owe this follow up to Josh Gad, who co-wrote the script and pitched Brooks on a sales call. Gad has actually stated he revealed the initial film to his child throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and she liked it a lot she wished to see the follow up. Here’s the main run-through:

In Some Way, Dark Helmet has actually returned! Forty years after the occasions of the very first Spaceballsfifty years after the occasions of Star Wars: A New Hopeand one year after the occasions of The Devil Wears Prada 2the galaxy is as soon as again under hazard. A danger so wicked, so unstoppable, so entirely doing not have in any initial concepts, that it has actually promised to restore the past … every last little bit of it.

With Lone Starr in concealing, Queen Vespa on the throne, and the Schwartz extended thinner than a franchise launching television episodes theatrically, the only expect the galaxy is Vespa’s unrestrained child, Prince Starburst, and a mystical Palace consultant called Destiny. Together, they should discover Lone Starr, Yogurt, and any other renowned tradition characters fans are requiring before they find the tough method that, while some dangers you can battle, the reboot is not one of them.

The 100-year-old Brooks is repeating his function as Yogurt by means of movement capture (he shot his lines in a studio). Returning: Rick Moranis as Lord Dark Helmet, Bill Pullman as Lone Starr, Daphne Zuniga as Queen Vespa, and George Wyner as Colonel Sandurz. Pullman’s kid, Lewis Pullman, signs up with the cast as Prince Starburst, boy to Lone Starr and Vespa, in addition to Keke Palmer as a palace consultant called Destiny. Gad plays a mawg, the exact same types as the late John Candy’s Barf. Anthony Carrigan and Rowan Witt have actually likewise been cast in as-yet-undisclosed functions.

Spaceballs: The New One hits theaters on April 23, 2027. May the Schwartz be with you!

Jennifer is a senior author at Ars Technica with a specific concentrate on where science fulfills culture, covering whatever from physics and associated interdisciplinary subjects to her preferred movies and television series. Jennifer resides in Baltimore with her partner, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their 2 felines, Ariel and Caliban.