Looking at San Diego Comic-Con’s Online Schedule For 2020

What can we say about 2020 that hasn’t already been said? Everyone has had their lives turned around and adjusted while we make sense of what’s going on. Things we’ve taken for granted for years are getting a new look and just about every industry has changed.

Take conventions. Specifically the San Diego Comic-Con.

You don’t have to look very hard to see that every comic book convention has cancelled their live events. Even the biggest expo on the planet. Yes, for the first time in San Diego Comic-Con’s 50-year history, they are cancelling the event. Instead they will be holding a virtual event. 

They’ve renamed it Comic-Con at Home, and the virtual event will take place over the same weekend, July 22-26, as they usually do. Where it was once focused on all things comic books, the convention has become the focal point of all things pop culture, being taken over by Hollywood to launch its newest franchise or reveal a trailer for a big blockbuster. Since 2010, and each year subsequently, it filled the San Diego Convention Center to capacity with more than 130,000 attendees. With it moving to a total virtual event, this changes things and raises a number of questions.

Below, The Hollywood Reporter has compiled all the TV series (so far) that are set to participate in the virtual event, which will combine aspects of the convention experience with the comforts of home. Additional details, including where to stream and specific scheduling details, will be released at a later date. 

All panels will stream for free on San Diego Comic-Con’s YouTube channel. (Times listed in Pacific.) 

12 oz. Mouse (Adult Swim): July 24 at 2 p.m.
The 100 (The CW): July 26 at noon
A Conversation With Nathan Fillion (w/ Joss Whedon, Gina Torres, etc.): July 26 at 2 p.m.
A Zoom With Joss Whedon: July 24 at 5 p.m.
Adventure Time: Distant Lands (HBO Max): July 24 at 11 a.m.
American Dad (TBS): July 25 at 1 p.m.
Archer (FXX): July 24 at 5 p.m.
The Blacklist (NBC): July 23 at 4 p.m.
Bless the Harts (Fox): July 25 at noon
Bob’s Burgers (Fox): July 24 at 4 p.m.
The Boys (Amazon): July 23 at 3 p.m.
Brave New World (Peacock): July 25 at 3 p.m.
The Capture (Peacock): July 24 at 3 p.m.
Close Enough (HBO Max): July 23 at 5 p.m.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (Fox): July 25 at 10 a.m.
Crossing Swords (Hulu): July 24 at 4 p.m.
Don’t Look Deeper (Quibi): July 24 at noon
Duncanville (Fox): July 23 at noon
Family Guy (Fox): July 25 at 2 p.m.
Fear the Walking Dead (AMC): July 24 at noon
For All Mankind (Apple): July 25 at 2 p.m.
The Goldbergs (ABC): July 26 at 1 p.m.
HBO Max Adult Animation (Robot Chicken, Final Space, Primal/Samurai Jack): July 24 at 3 p.m.
HBO Max: Cartoon Network Collection (Tig n’ Seek, The Fungies, Summer Camp Island): July 24 at 10 a.m.
Helstrom (Hulu): July 24 at 3 p.m.
His Dark Materials (HBO): July 23 at 1 p.m.
Hoops (Netflix): July 26 at 10 a.m.
I Am Not Okay With This (Netflix): July 24 at 2 p.m.
Infinity Train (HBO Max): July 24 at noon
LGBTQ Characters on TV: July 23 at 5 p.m.
Looney Tunes (HBO Max): July 26 at 1 p.m.
Lovecraft Country (HBO): July 25 at 4 p.m.
Marvel’s 616 (Disney+): July 23 at 1 p.m.
Motherland: Fort Salem (Freeform): July 26 at 10 a.m.
Mythic Quest (Apple): July 23 at 1 p.m.
Next (Fox): July 26 at 11 a.m.
NOS4A2 (AMC): July 25 at 6 p.m.
The Order (Netflix): July 25 at 3 p.m.
Pandora (The CW): July 24 at 5 p.m.
Phineas and Ferb the Movie (Disney+): July 25 at noon
The Right Stuff (Disney+): July 25 at 1 p.m.
The Simpsons (Fox): July 25 at 11 a.m.
Solar Opposites (Hulu): July 23 at 11 a.m.
Star Trek Universe (Picard, Discovery, Lower Decks, CBS All Access): July 23 at 10 a.m.
Stumptown (ABC): July 25 at 4 p.m.
Superstore (NBC): July 23 at 3 p.m.
Syfy’s TZGZ Adult Animation: July 24 at 6 p.m.
Truth Seekers (Amazon): July 23 at noon
Upload (Amazon): July 23 at 2 p.m.
Utopia (Amazon): July 23 at 1 p.m.
Van Helsing (Syfy): July 23 at 5 p.m.
Vikings (History): July 24 at 11 a.m.
The Walking Dead (AMC): July 24 at 1 p.m.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond (AMC): July 24 at 2 p.m.
What We Do in the Shadows (FX): July 25 at 5 p.m.
Wynonna Earp (Syfy): July 25 at 5 p.m.
YOLO: Crystal Fantasy (Adult Swim): July 24 at 1 p.m.

Expect a surprise or two but with things at a slow down or all around stop, news out of Hollywood is at a trickle. Don’t expect things to change too much.

How will Hollywood use the comic-con? That remains to be seen. 

Do you miss comic book conventions?