AMC Networks took over New York Comic Con’s Main Stage today with panels for fan-favorite series Anne Rice’s The Vampire Lestat and The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon in addition to the newest series in Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe, Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order. 

Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order made its New York Comic Con debut with a panel featuring Mark Johnson, who oversees Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe for AMC Networks, showrunner and executive producer John Lee Hancock, series stars Nicholas Denton and William Fichtner and special guest star Eric Bogosian, and was moderated by TV Guide Magazine and TV Insider’s Senior Writer Damian Holbrook. The panel teased first look clips from the series which focuses on the secretive society responsible for tracking and containing the witches, vampires, and other creatures around the globe, and unveiled a full look at the six-episode first season ahead of the series’ two-episode premiere on Sunday, October 26 on AMC and AMC+. Watch Guy Anatole and Daniel Molloy’s clandestine meetup below:

Immediately following, Holbrook moderated a panel for the critically acclaimed, award-winning series Anne Rice’s The Vampire Lestat, featuring executive producers Johnson and Hannah Moscovitch, and cast members Sam Reid, Jacob Anderson, Bogosian, Assad Zaman and Jennifer Ehle, who previewed the series’ return in 2026, revealed casting news and debuted an extended first look at the highly anticipated third season, which follows rockstar Lestat (Reid) and his band on tour. Watch the extended first look at The Vampire Lestat below:

There were also some exciting casting announcements made at the panel including: 

• Sheila Atim (The Woman King), in the role of “Akasha”
• Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek), in the role of “Larry”
• Ryan Kattner (Destroy All Neighbors), in the role of “Salamander”
• Seamus Patterson (Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities), in the role of “Alex”
• Sarah Swire (The Boys), in the role of “TC”

Closing out the night, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 3 panel, moderated by filmmaker Tina Romero, featured The Walking Dead Universe Chief Content Officer Scott M. Gimple, showrunner and executive producer David Zabel, executive producer and director Greg Nicotero and executive producer and star Norman Reedus, who shared exclusive new footage from the upcoming final two episodes of Season 3, currently airing Sundays on AMC and AMC+, which tracks Daryl (Reedus) and Carol (McBride) as they continue their journey towards home and the ones they love, and revealed a special behind-the-scenes look from the set of Season 4. Watch the season finale sneak peak and the behind-the-scenes look at Season 4 below: