New York Comic Con to Livestream Main Stage Panels for Free Through New Pact With Paragon Creative Agency (EXCLUSIVE)

New York Comic Con will be livestreaming its headline panels for free this year throughout the four-day convention.

ReedPop, the parent company behind NYCC, says both its Main Stage and Empire Stage panels will be available for viewing in real time online through a new deal with production partner Paragon Creative Agency, which previously facilitated the Grammys livestream.

Taking place in person at the Javits Center from Oct. 17-20, the panels that will be livestreamed include:

• Adult Swim’s “Rick and Morty” Season Eight Sneak Peek | Thursday, October 17, 4:45 PM
• “Outlander” Season Seven Part Two Preview | Thursday, October 17, 6:30 PM
• Bear McCreary: Musical World-Building | Friday, October 18, 2:30 PM
• Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob SquarePants” 25th Anniversary Celebration | Friday, October 18, 11:00 AM
• “The Simpsons” | Saturday, October 19, 11:30 AM
• Max Original Animation Presents: “Creature Commandos” | Saturday, October 19, 4:45 PM
• Fox Entertainment Presents “Grimsburg” | Sunday, October 20, 12:45 PM
• Goosebumps: New Mysteries, New Cast, Same Thrills | Sunday, October 20, 2:30 PM

Per ReedPop, “Viewers can watch via two concurrent streams for both the Main and Empire stages each day on Popverse, ReedPop’s pop culture news site, and ReedPop’s YouTube pages and NYCC social channels, as well as on our media partner’s Screenrant, Collider, CBR, The Illuminerdi and Nerdist’s social channels. Once the livestreams have ended, Popverse members will have VOD access to rewatch their favorite panels and iconic moments from past ReedPop conventions in the ReedPop video archive.”

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Among the talent announced to be attending NYCC for panels across the four-day event are Paul Bettany, Josh Brolin, Hayley Atwell, Matt Smith, Marisa Tomei, Tom Glynn-Carney, “Clerks” duo Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes, and cast members from “Starship Troopers,” “Shameless” and “Futurama.”

“We’re thrilled to be working with Paragon Creative Agency to bring NYCC’s highly-anticipated programming to fans globally,” ReedPop comics portfolio vice president Kristina Rogers said. “This partnership allows us to uplevel our streaming experience and continue honoring our commitment to amplify fandom globally and crafting events that provide an immersive experience.”

​​“Paragon is proud to lend our expertise to amplify the legacy of NYCC and its partner’s content for the first time ever to a global audience,” Paragon Creative Agency co-founders James Shaughnessy and said Rob Talbert said. “We have really exciting plans in store that will deliver content to fandoms worldwide through strategic media partnerships and a vast, relevant network of co-streamers, something that’s never been done before for NYCC.”