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“Adventure Time: Distant Lands” executive producer Adam Muto and stars Glory Curda, Michaela Dietz, Olivia Olson and Niki Yang joined for a virtual panel as part of San Diego Comic-Con@Home on Friday, during which they teased the second special, “Obsidian.” They also revealed some details about the upcoming episode, including the new character Glassboy, Marceline and Bubblegum’s relationship, Marceline’s new music and more.

Here are the takeaways on “Obsidian,” the upcoming special of “Adventure Time: Distant Lands,” that is due to release on HBO Max this year.

The Story Will Follow Marceline’s Character Development

In Cartoon Network’s “Adventure Time” series timeline, Marceline’s life predates Finn and Jake’s. Olson, who voices Marceline, shared that “Obsidian” follows Marceline “getting over some of the barriers she’s put up in place for herself.”

“She’s gone through lifetimes of ups and downs with different people and seen them come and go,...

Princess Bubblegum and Marceline the Vampire Queen ride again! Adventure Time‘s No. 1 couple is returning to action in HBO Max’s second Distant Lands special for a battle that will take them far beyond the Candy Kingdom.

Adventure Time executive producer Adam Muto was joined by voice actors Glory Curda (Y5), Olivia Olson (Marceline) and Niki Yang (Bmo) for a special Comic-Con@Home panel on Friday, revealing behind-the-scenes secrets about Bmo and offering a taste of what we can expect from Obsidion.

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This year’s virtual Comic-Con@Home has announced its schedule for Friday, July 24. The highlights are below.

The virtual event replaces the annual San Diego Comic-Con, the largest fan convention in North America, which was to be held July 22–26 at the San Diego Convention Center, until the Covid-19 pandemic forced its cancellation.

In June, Comic-Con International — the non-profit organization that oversees Sdcc and its sister event, WonderCon in Anaheim, Calif. — announced it was moving forward with the virtual event on the same dates. This time, however, the event is free and open to all.

Friday’s events include panels for all three of AMC’s “Walking Dead” series, Hulu’s new Marvel series “Helstrom,” and creatives like Charlize Theron, Joss Whedon, and Robert Kirkman.

The Comic-Con@Home schedule — including Wednesday, July 22 and Thursday, July 23 — is being announced daily through Sunday.

All times are Pacific Daylight.

10–11 a.m.

Charlize Theron: Evolution...

HBO, HBO Max and TBS will bring the very best of fantasy, sci-fi, animation and more to Comic-Con@Home, San Diego Comic-Con's first fully online virtual event. Complete virtual panel line-ups and descriptions for HBO, HBO Max and TBS below.

HBO - Comic-Con@Home Panel Schedule

His Dark MaterialsThursday, July 23 at 1 p.m. Pt

This virtual panel will include a look back at highlights from the first season of the hit drama series as well as an exclusive conversation about what to expect in season two. Moderated by award-winning journalist Stacey Wilson Hunt, the panelists include executive producers Jane Tranter and Jack Thorne as well as cast members Dafne Keen (Lyra), Ruth Wilson (Mrs.Coulter), Ariyon Bakare (Lord Boreal), Amir Wilson (Will Parry), Andrew Scott (John Parry), and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Lee Scoresby). Fans can follow live coverage of the panel on Twitter from @daemonsanddust and use #HisDarkMaterials to join the conversation.

“Adventure Time” often seemed too good for this world. Over eight years and 10 seasons, Pendleton Ward’s cartoon odyssey was a colorful and quirky celebration of friendship that doubled as post-apocalyptic fantasy. Early on, the show oscillated from silly gags to poignant observations and back again, all while expanding on a rich and expansive mythology with boundless possibilities (at least until Cartoon Network pulled the plug). The extensive 2018 finale put a definitive end point on the exploits of human Jake and his shapeshifting talking dog pal Jake, but “Adventure Time” was always about waking up to a world much larger and sophisticated than any one person can discern. Finn and Jake were just two pieces in a much larger cosmic puzzle.

Enter “Bmo,” the first installment of “Adventure Time: Distant Lands,” a series of four specials produced for HBO Max. As promised by the title, “Bmo” adds a delightful new...

“Adventure Time” often seemed too good for this world. Over eight years and 10 seasons, Pendleton Ward’s cartoon odyssey was a colorful and quirky celebration of friendship that doubled as post-apocalyptic fantasy. Early on, the show oscillated from silly gags to poignant observations and back again, all while expanding on a rich and expansive mythology with boundless possibilities (at least until Cartoon Network pulled the plug). The extensive 2018 finale put a definitive end point on the exploits of human Jake and his shapeshifting talking dog pal Jake, but “Adventure Time” was always about waking up to a world much larger and sophisticated than any one person can discern. Finn and Jake were just two pieces in a much larger cosmic puzzle.

Enter “Bmo,” the first installment of “Adventure Time: Distant Lands,” a series of four specials produced for HBO Max. As promised by the title, “Bmo” adds a delightful new...

Exclusive: Sara Shepard, author of book series Pretty Little Liars, which became a Freeform mystery series that ran for seven seasons and spawned the current spinoff Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, has set a new series. Crown Lake will debut this summer on Gen Z streaming service Brat.

Crown Lake is set at an elite boarding school in the 1990s. Its ensemble cast is led by Francesca Capaldi (Dog With a Blog), Kyla-Drew and Emily Skinner (Andi Mack). Lilia Buckingham, from Brat’s original series Dirt, narrates and co-produces. Ollie Waters, Glory Curda, Sophia Lucia and Lucas Stadvec also are in the cast.

Shepard is producing Crown Lake which like all Brat series is written by the streamer’s writers room overseen by co-founder Rob Fishman.

“Brat has really tapped into what teens watch, and how they watch TV,” Shepard said. “It was thrilling to help...