San Diego Comic-Con 2025 live coverage – All the news from SDCC 2025 as it happens

We're just a few hours away from the first headline panel of the day. That would be the Cartoon Network Studios' Animated Shorts Showcase.

Those of you into Outlander should also keep an eye out as there's a panel for its eighth in final season at 10:00 AM Pacific. An hour later, the panel for Outlander prequel Blood of my Blood begins. It's all going on in the Fraser clan at the moment. I've been sneakily getting invested in the show since my partner picked it back up so I'm hoping we at least get a season 8 release date today.

Are Marvel and DC at SDCC 2025?

Traditionally, Marvel has a huge presence inside Hall H. We can all remember last year's shocking Robert Downey Jr., and it was proof enough that the MCU could still break the internet with just a single announcement.

This year, however, Marvel Studios is nowhere to be seen. That's largely due to the focus on filming for 2026 projects such as Avengers: Doomsday and Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Expect Kevin Feige and company to return at next year's Comic-Con with a Hulk-sized selection of big reveals.

As for DC, James Gunn is fresh off a soaring success as Superman kickstarted the DCU. This year, the focus is on Peacemaker season 2 although, again, we anticipate DC will have a far larger presence next year.

Remember, Fantastic Four: First Steps is out now. So even if Marvel isn't at SDCC, there's plenty to talk about. If you've already seen the Marvel Phase 6 movie, we have spoiler-filled breakdowns on the Fantastic Four ending and Fantastic Four post-credits scene. There's also plenty of Fantastic Four Easter eggs to dive into, too.

Among the extensive list of panels at SDCC today, the one we're most excited about is Gen V season 2.

The follow-up to The Boys college-set spin-off is surely going to be just as bloody and brutal as its Prime Video big brother.

To help whet the appetite, showrunner Michele Fazekas and the cast will be in attendance during the panel. No word yet on if The Boys Eric Kripke will be there, although it wouldn't be a Comic-Con without a few big surprises, would it? We really want to hear more about the Vought Rising show too...

SDCC - Day 2

Happy Friday! The opening day of SDCC certainly brought the goods, whether it was a surprise Spinal Tap 2 trailer, plenty of South Park chatter, and a look at Critical Role's new Prime Video series.

So, how do we follow that? There's plenty to take in on Day 2 of San Diego Comic-Con. Here are some of today's highlights, which we'll be covering live from the convention floor and here on GamesRadar+:

• Cartoon Network Studios: Cartoon Cartoons Animated Shorts Showcase (10:00 AM Pacific/1:00 PM Eastern/6:00 PM BST)
• Outlander (10:00 AM Pacific/1:00 PM Eastern/6:00 PM BST)
• Resident Alien season 4 (10:00 AM Pacific/1:00 PM Eastern/6:00 PM BST)
• Outlander: Blood of my Blood (11:00 AM Pacific/2:00 PM Eastern/7:00 PM BST)
• Upload (11:15 AM Pacific/2:15 PM Eastern/7:15 PM BST)
• Phineas and Ferb (11:00 AM Pacific/2:00 PM Eastern/7:00 PM BST)
• The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (12:15 PM Pacific/3:15 PM Eastern/8:15 PM BST)
• Rick and Morty season 8 (1:00 PM Pacific/4:00 PM Eastern/9:00 PM BST)
• Alien: Earth (1:25 PM Pacific/4:25 PM Eastern/9:25 PM BST)
• Nobody 2 (1:30 PM Pacific/4:30 PM Eastern/9:30 PM BST)
• The Long Walk (3:00 PM Pacific/6:00 PM Eastern/11:00 PM BST)
• Solar Opposites (3:00 PM Pacific/6:00 PM Eastern/11:00 PM BST)
• Lilo & Stitch (3:15 PM Pacific/6:15 PM Eastern/11:15 PM BST)
• Gen V season 2 (3:45 PM Pacific/6:45 PM Eastern/11:45 PM BST)
• King of the Hill (4:00 PM Pacific/7:00 PM Eastern/00:00 AM BST)
• Predator: Badlands (4:15 PM Pacific/7:15 PM Eastern/00:15 AM BST)
• Dexter: Resurrection (5:00 PM Pacific/8:00 PM Eastern/01:00 AM BST)
• Tron: Ares (5:30 PM Pacific/8:30 PM Eastern/01:30 AM BST)

South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Beavis and Butthead creator Mike Judge, and Digman! co-creator Andy Samberg have all taken the stage at the Comedy Central Animation panel.

Some standout moments from the panel include Parker and Stone admitting they've never pitched a live-action South Park project because, "I don’t know if watching a little kid getting hit by a bus and dying every week," as well as the duo admitting they still don't know what episode is going to air next week as a follow-up to the controversial one that dropped last night. "It's very stressful," Parker said.

Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Mike Judge reveal they talked about doing a Beavis and Butthead and South Park crossover "a long, long time ago" around the "second or third season. The idea was to have Beavis and Butthead babysit Cartman.

The Toxic Avenger: Unrated and Radioactive panel is well underway with stars Elijiah Wood, Peter Dinklage, Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, writer/director Macon Blair, and legendary Troma co-founder Loyd Kaufman.

Wood says that his character Fritz, a new character that is not in the original 1984 film, is "unlike anything I've ever played."

The panel concluded with a clip of Dinklage's Winston Gooze being chased and gunned down. Fritz tells his underlings to get rid of him. They dump Dinklage in a toxic vat and there's an overwhelming transformation montage as he becomes the Toxic Avenger – but we don't see the final result.

Prime Video's new Critical Role-inspired TV show The Mighty Nein got an official release date earlier today, as well as an exciting first look. And if that's not all, its guest stars were also confirmed, and it's quite the star-studded list.

Robbie Daymond (Jujutsu Kaisen), Rahul Kohli (The Fall of the House of Usher), Auli'i Cravalho (Moana), Ming-Na Wen (Agents of SHIELD), Anika Noni Rose (The Princess and the Frog), Alan Cumming (X-Men 2), Jonathan Frakes, Mark Strong, and Tim McGraw are all set to voice characters in the upcoming animated series.

"If the first movie was a home invasion, the second is a town invasion," The Strangers: Chapter 2 director Renny Harlin teases of the horror sequel over in Ballroom 20. "The Strangers are among us, and they could be anyone."

Check out the exclusive clip rolled out for SDCC attendees below...

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 time now, as the Blumhouse horror sequel descends upon Hall H. Cast members Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Theodus Crane, and Teo Briones, producer Jason Blum, and director Emma Tammi are all in attendance.

Appearing via video message, Matthew Lillard told attendees that he feels an "unbelievable amount of pride" getting to play the villainous William Afton. "I know how much this character means to this fanbase," he continued.

Later, Lillard's former Scream co-star Skeet Ulrich (yes, he's officially in the movie!) teased his yet-to-be named character: "I will say, I play somebody with a very particular and specific past, and somebody who has a deep emotional tie to what's going on. Other than that, I'm not really allowed to say. I'll defer to your lawyer."

"Yo, bro, I need a job," Ulrich jokes about how he came to reunite with Lillard in a different horror franchise.

As part of Collider's Directors on Directing panel, Rob Reiner (as mockumentary filmmaker Marty Di Bergi) unveiled the first trailer for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues – and oof, it's brimming with awkward comedy.

Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer are back as Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins, and Derek Smalls as the titular band seek out a new drummer. (If you can cast your minds back 41 years, the original movie, This Is Spinal Tap, concluded with R.J Parnell's sticksman Mick Shrimpton exploding on stage).

First, though, they've got to come back together since now, apparently, Derek is in the crypto business, David performs in a mariachi group, and Nigel moonlights at a local pub on the reg after his shifts at a cheese shop. And what better way to wrangle them than a reunion court in New Orleans.

We're seated for the Twisted Metal panel now, in which cast members Stephanie Beatriz, Anthony Carrigan, who's playing "Tommy Wiseau-lookalike" Calypso, Joe Seanoa, and Anthony Mackie are revving up our excitement for the soon-to-be released season 2.

As part of the presentation, showrunner Michael Jonathan Smith gave us a sneak peek at the new episodes. In one clip, Sweet Tooth tries to teach Stu how to kill well in the wastes. They surprise a group by Stu pretending to be under attack before they kill them all – but Stu looks to have not taken Sweet Tooth's advice on board, and fails to hit any of their adversaries' major organs. The latter explains to go for the "grapes, the apple, or the banana." The dying man mistakes Sweet Tooth for notorious killer "Big Baby," which Sweet Tooth does not care for. They kill the man, and Sweet Tooth tells Stu they have a baby to kill.

Another reel kicks off with John Doe complaining about not having any memories, before admitting that he might end up in a worse-off place if he were to get them back. Then they're suddenly attacked before Axel – the character with two giant wheels attached to his arms – rolls through fire with a terrifying grin.

Fresh from his fight with Marvel's First Family in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Galactus looks to be enjoying the convention floor. Actors have been known to sneak into SDCC and the like in cosplay disguises before, but something tells us that's not Ralph Ineson perusing the comic book booths.

Unfortunately, we've not managed to spot the Devourer of Worlds ourselves yet. But Marvel shared video footage of the epic effort on their social media channels, so we could all mask in his bright purple glory...

Matthew Rhys is set to voice Dinosaurus in Invincible season 4, Robert Kirkman has revealed. During his panel in Room 6BCF, the writer unveiled a first look at the character design, too.

The Americans star's involvement in the hit Prime Video show was announced last week. At the time, fans were speculating that it could be voicing Thragg, a major antagonist from the comics, since Kirkman teased his debut in the fourth chapter at the same time.

"It would certainly be weird if [Thragg] didn't show up in the show," Kirkman said (via Variety). "I mean, I don't know. It's so tough. Here's what I'll say: He's been cast and he's amazing." Guess we'll have to wait a little while longer to find out who is voicing Thragg, then...

LEGO has outdone itself this year, with a full-scale model of the Convention Center on the floor. We're loving the attention to detail (look at those long lines!) and the West Coast-style trees.

Godolkin's finest spotted at San Diego Comic-Con 2025. Fans of The Boys spin-off Gen V should how tight a little longer for exciting announcements, however, since the show's panel isn't until tomorrow afternoon!

Deadpool & Wolverine was released during SDCC 2024, and the Marvel movie had a big presence at the event – with Disney even splurging out on an elaborate Wade Wilson-themed drone demonstration. It's no surprise, then, that there's nods to The Fantastic Four: First Steps there this year, since the movie about Marvel's First Family landed in cinemas today (July 24).

We're loving the see-through mannequin they used to display Sue Storm's costume, and check out The Thing's beard!

GamesRadar+ was in Ballroom 20 earlier, helping celebrate the 20th anniversary of Avatar: The Last Airbender with some of the cast and creatives behind the beloved franchise. Not only did we get an official release date for upcoming film The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender ("We can't show you anything from this yet," said franchise co-creator Bryan Konietzko, to audible sighs from the audience), we were also treated to a first look at new TV series Avatar: Seven Havens.

Starring the voice talents of Steven Yeun, Dionne Quan, Román Zaragoza, Eric Nam, and Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista, it's set to center on a new Earthbending hero Pavi, her mentor Jae, and their feline-like friend.

It's official, the second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians will premiere on December 10! Up until now, we'd only known that the episodes were dropping sometime that month, but we were given the welcome update when the cast and crew unveiled the first trailer at SDCC 2025.

"Season 2 is about Percy trying to hold all of his life together as it’s breaking and changing… your typical middle school experience," executive producer Dan Shotz explained to fans during the Disney Plus show's Hall H showcase. Cast members Charlie Bushnell, Aryan Simhadri, Leah Jeffries, and Walker Scobell were also in attendance.

To help celebrate 20 years of Lucasfilm Animation, Star Wars: The Clone Wars director Dave Filioni shared a message of thanks to all those (including George Lucas) who've supported him and the 2D medium over the years.

"I thought my job at Lucasfilm Animation would last about two years - it has now been 20. This is truly possible because of the incredible dedication and hard work of the many talented people who have worked at Lucasfilm Animation," the Ahsoka creator said from the exhibition in Booth 2913 at the Lucasfilm Pavilion. "Fans have embraced our work in a way that no one could have predicted – well, maybe one person did. George Lucas always believed in animation and believed in our team. He said, 'Dare to be great,' and that's what we've done for the last 20 years. I hope we do it for 20 more."

While the Five Nights at Freddy's 2 panel in Hall H isn't set to kick off until this afternoon, Blumhouse and Universal Pictures got the jump(scare) on their own presentation by releasing the sequel's first full trailer earlier today.

The promo sees Mike (Josh Hutcherson), Vanessa (You's Elizabeth Lail), and Abby (Piper Rubio) face off against a creepy animatronics once again, when their former foe Freddy Fazbear unexpectedly asks them for help. It also introduces McKenna Grace's mysterious character, who is currently unnamed but looks to be some sort of ghost-hunting blogger/influencer type, given how the clip opens with her and two camera-carrying pals investigating the poltergeist-filled pizzeria.

What's more? The machines look to be loose now and there's an extra one been added to the mix that fans of the video game are likely to be excited about; say hello to Mangle, everybody!

We've touched down at the San Diego Convention Center for day one of SDCC! We'll be bringing you all the latest news and updates from the biggest and most exciting panels as they happen. Stay tuned...

Ahead of today's panels, San Diego Comic-Con kicked off yesterday with its annual Preview Night for attendees – and the displays on the convention floor included a first look at the Power Sword from Masters of the Universe. The new movie, starring Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, hits theaters in June 2026.

It's Thursday, which means SDCC is officially on! Today, you can expect to see news on Five Nights at Freddy's 2, The Toxic Avenger, Twisted Metal, and more.

Invincible creator Robert Kirkman also has a live panel, so stay tuned for potential news on the upcoming Invincible season 4. We'll be bringing you updates here as they happen.