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San Diego Comic-Con 2026 wraps up this weekend, and it’s already delivered some of the year’s biggest trailer drops and DC Studios reveals. Here’s every major announcement fans in the U.S. and beyond are searching for right now.
DC Studios’ Lanterns Gets a New Trailer
The biggest reveal of the weekend came out of DC Studios’ Hall H panel: a new trailer for Lanterns, the HBO Max series often described as “Green Lantern meets True Detective.” The footage introduces Kyle Chandler’s veteran Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre’s rookie John Stewart, alongside villains Sinestro (Ulrich Thomsen) and the Manhunters, the cold, robotic police force that predates the Green Lantern Corps itself. The story splits across two timelines, a decade apart, as the pair investigate a murder in the American heartland that turns out to have cosmic implications.
Lanterns premieres Sunday, August 16, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO, streaming on HBO Max. The cast also includes Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Laura Linney, and Nathan Fillion reprising his Guy Gardner from 2025’s Superman.
Lanterns Official Trailer
The plot actually splits across two distinct timelines, a 2016 era showing a younger John just two months into his training, and a 2026 present-day timeline where the core mystery deepens.
Avatar: Seven Havens Gets a First Teaser and Premiere Date
Paramount and Nickelodeon used their panel to debut the first teaser trailer for Avatar: Seven Havens, the next series in the Avatar franchise following The Legend of Korra. The 26-episode, 2D-animated show follows a young Earthbending twin who discovers she’s the new Avatar, in a world shattered by cataclysm where that title marks her as humanity’s destroyer rather than its savior. Co-created by original Avatar creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the series premieres October 9 on Paramount+.
Brad Bird’s Ray Gunn Gets a Spotlight
Incredibles and Iron Giant director Brad Bird previewed his upcoming animated feature Ray Gunn at Comic-Con, with early reactions suggesting it’s shaping up to be far more ambitious than a typical animated movie. Details remain limited, but Bird’s Comic-Con presence has generated real buzz among animation fans following the project closely.
Marvel’s Wolverine Gets a New Story Trailer
On the gaming side, Insomniac’s Marvel’s Wolverine received a new, bloody story trailer during the weekend’s coverage, giving fans their clearest look yet at the highly anticipated game since Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.
What’s Next
With Lanterns premiering in just three weeks and Avatar: Seven Havens following in October, Comic-Con 2026 has set up a packed back half of the year for genre fans. We’ll keep updating our coverage as more panels wrap up through Sunday.
San Diego Comic-Con 2026 FAQ
When was San Diego Comic-Con 2026?
San Diego Comic-Con 2026 ran from July 23 to 26, 2026 at the San Diego Convention Center, with the biggest reveals landing during the Hall H panels.
What was the biggest reveal at San Diego Comic-Con 2026?
DC Studios’ new Lanterns trailer, which introduced Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart alongside Sinestro and the Manhunters. The series premieres August 16 on HBO.
Was Avengers: Doomsday shown at Comic-Con?
Marvel closed its Hall H panel with Black Panther 3 news rather than new Doomsday footage. The Doomsday trailer had already been released online on July 20, ahead of the convention.
When does Avatar: Seven Havens premiere?
October 9 on Paramount+. Its first teaser debuted at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, and the 26-episode series is co-created by the original Avatar creators.
Do I need a badge to see the trailers?
No. Most major trailers revealed at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, including Lanterns and Avatar: Seven Havens, were released publicly online within hours of their panels.
San Diego Comic-Con 2026 produced more than trailers. Our write-ups on Black Panther 3 and Avengers Doomsday cover the biggest news to come out of the weekend.
