First-look at Amazon Prime Video’s SDCC Activation for The Boys, Carnival Row and The Expanse
Amazon Prime Video is set to bring an immersive SDCC activation for The Boys, The Expanse and Carnival Row. Here’s what you can expect to find inside:
If you were anywhere near San Diego Comic-Con last year (or scrolling through posts online), chances are you saw Amazon’s incredibly immersive activation for Jack Ryan where guests completed their own secret mission — complete with a VR helicopter jump. This year, Amazon Prime Video is BACK, and with three series included in its activation, it’s will likely soar to the top of everyone’s must-do list once again.
Located across from the San Diego Convention Center at the corner of MLK and 1st Ave., Amazon Prime Video’s mega-activation will transport fans to the world of three Amazon Original Series: The Boys, The Expanse and Carnival Row. Here are some exciting details we’ve learned so far:
- The Amazon Prime Video Experience is an immersive 60,000 square-foot activation.
- A 40-foot tower covered with LED screens that will feature scenes from The Boys, Carnival Row and The Expanse throughout the convention.
- There will be LIVE performances (specifically themed to each of the series) from the top of the tower.
What can fans do inside the Amazon Prime Video SDCC Activation?
When you get into the Amazon Prime Video SDCC Activation, you’ll receive collectible gold and silver coins that will be used to gain access to the series-specific rooms. The Audio Visual shop from The Boys will be recreated, where fans can help cover up the “crime scene of a superhero kidnapping”. In another part of the activation, a Rocinante spaceship from The Expanse will bring “adventure-seekers on a United Nations peacekeeping mission to a newly colonized planet.”
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Finally, guests can venture into the universe of Carnival Row, where “humans and exotic creatures coexist”. Be sure to check out The Forbidden Lounge, a “neo-Victorian decorated hideaway venue”, where Amazon ensures us there will be a special performance related to the series.
The outside space between these individual activations will be utilized as a fan lounge where guests can relax and enjoy refreshments. And if you’re a Cosplayer, be sure to find the Cosplay Photography Corner, where a “lifestyle photographer will be onsite to take professional portraits as digital takeaways”. But even if you’re not a Cosplayer… you should still absolutely get a souvenir photo from the activation to take home.
First-look photos of Amazon Prime Video’s SDCC Activation
Amazon Prime Video recently released photo renderings for boarding the Rocinante spaceship from The Expanse, the Hughie’s Audio Visual Shop from The Boys, and The Forbidden Lounge from Carnival Row. Check out the photos below:
Photo credit: Amazon Prime Video, acquired from Amazon Prime Video Media Site
Photo credit: Amazon Prime Video, acquired from Amazon Prime Video Media Site
Photo credit: Amazon Prime Video, acquired from Amazon Prime Video Media Site
Photo credit: Amazon Prime Video, acquired from Amazon Prime Video Media Site
Photo credit: Amazon Prime Video, acquired from Amazon Prime Video Media Site
Amazon Prime Video Panels:
Undone
Thursday, July 18 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. PT in the Indigo Ballroom
"From Raphael Bob-Waksberg & Kate Purdy, the acclaimed creators of BoJack Horseman,comes Undone, a groundbreaking and genre bending animated series, starring Rosa Salazar, about a young woman’s complex journey to unlock her past and solve the mystery of her father’s death."
The Boys
Friday, July 19 3 :30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. PT in Ballroom 20
"Join executive producers Seth Rogen and Eric Kripke, along with series stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capon, Karen Fukuhara, and Elisabeth Shue, with moderator Aisha Tyler, for a behind the scenes look at their upcoming series. Based on The New York Times best-selling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, The Boys is a fun and irreverent take on what happens when superheroes – who are as popular as celebrities – abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It’s the powerless against the super-powerful as The Boys embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about The Seven. The series premieres July 26th on Amazon Prime Video."
Carnival Row
Friday, July 19 4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. PT in Ballroom 20
"Join stars Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne, David Gyasi, Tamzin Merchant and executive producers Travis Beacham and Marc Guggenheim for a sneak peek and conversation about Carnival Row, moderated by Tim Kash. Set in a Victorian fantasy world filled with mythological immigrant creatures whose exotic homelands were invaded by the empires of man, Amazon Prime Video’s Carnival Row explores how this growing population struggles to coexist with humans — forbidden to live, love, or fly with freedom. But even in darkness, hope lives, as a human detective, Rycroft Philostrate (Orlando Bloom), and a refugee faerie named Vignette Stonemoss (Cara Delevingne) rekindle a dangerous affair despite an increasingly intolerant society."
The Expanse
Saturday, July 20 1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. PT in the Indigo Ballroom
"Calling all Earthers, Belters and Martians, The Expanse is making its return to Comic-Con this summer! The series has had an incredible journey since San Diego last saw the Rocinante crew. They return with news from beyond the Ring Gate and from their new home – thanks to help from the fans – as an Amazon Prime Video series. Join series stars Steven Strait, Wes Chatham, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Frankie Adams, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, and executive producers Naren Shankar and Ty Franck to get an early look at what’s to come when Season 4 drops on Prime Video later this year."
The Man in the High Castle
Saturday, July 20 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. in Room 6A
"With the 4th and final season of The Man in The High Castle premiering this fall on Amazon Prime Video, the series’ cast and creators, including Isa Dick Hackett, Daniel Percival, David Scarpa, Rufus Sewell, Joel de la Fuente, Jason O’Mara, Chelah Horsdal and Frances Turner, with moderator Dominic Patten, will take fans behind the scenes as the resistance becomes a full-blown rebellion."
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The Amazon Prime Video Experience will be open from Thursday, July 18 through Sunday, July 21, and be sure to follow along on Twitter for the latest news and updates.