# NETFLIX RETURNS TO ASIAPOP COMICON MANILA 2018 WITH EXCLUSIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DEBUTS **URL:** \ **Category:** People of Con\ **Created:** [July 27, 2023, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/netflix-returns-to-asiapop-comicon-manila-2018-with-exclusive-announcements-and-debuts/2158 "2023-07-27T04:09:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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Originally published at: [https://geektherapy.org/netflix-returns-to-asiapop-comicon-manila-2018-with-exclusive-announcements-and-debuts/](https://geektherapy.org/netflix-returns-to-asiapop-comicon-manila-2018-with-exclusive-announcements-and-debuts/) **AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018** ![](https://forum.geektherapy.org/uploads/default/original/1X/98dab4fd233f38108345635d24e3feaf26b7e5fa.jpeg) MANILA, PHILIPPINES – July 28, 2018 – Netflix returned to AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018 with its biggest presence in three years – featuring an immersive booth, star-studded panels, global announcements, and a special screening of upcoming Netflix film _Next Gen_ – all inspired by and designed especially for Filipino fans. Netflix hosted super-powered panels at ‘Hall N’ featuring Marvel’s _Luke Cage_ series star Mike Colter (Luke Cage), joined by showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker and this season’s villain Mustafa Shakir (Bushmaster). Finn Jones, who stars as Danny Rand/Iron Fist on Marvel’s _Iron Fist_, joined showrunner Raven Metzner (_Sleepy Hollow, Falling Skies_) to tease season two of the fan favorite. As part of the NETFLIXANIME panel, fans heard from the creatives behind _Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battl_e (TOHO producer Takashi Yoshizawa) and _Castlevania_ co-executive producer Adi Shankar, who debuted the season two trailer of _Castlevania_. **Marvel’s Iron Fist** Marvel’s _Iron Fist_ Season 2 features Danny Rand (Finn Jones) as he fights against the criminal element corrupting New York City with his kung-fu mastery and ability to summon the awesome power of the fiery Iron Fist. Executive Producer: Raven Metzner. Marvel’s _Iron Fist_ is produced for Netflix by Marvel Television and ABC Studios. Season 2 of Marvel’s _Iron Fist_ will launch on Netflix on September 7, 2018. **Castlevania S2** Returning to Netflix for a second season, _Castlevania_, inspired by the classic video game series, is a dark medieval fantasy following the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe from extinction at the hand of Vlad Dracula Tepes himself. Trevor Belmont, the last survivor of his house, is no longer alone, and he and his misfit comrades race to find a way to save humanity from extinction at the hands of the grief-maddened Dracula and his sinister vampire war council. Director / Sam Deats Writer / Executive Producer: Warren Ellis Executive Producers / Adi Shankar, Fred Seibert, Kevin Kolde _Castlevania_ Season 2 will launch on Netflix on October 26, 2018 **NEXT GEN** _Next Gen_ is an off-beat action/comedy that tells the story of the unlikely bond between a girl and her combat robot as they team up to defeat a madman’s plans for domination. Set in a high-tech city of the future, _Next Gen_ is a funny, exciting, heart-warming adventure that explores the bittersweet nature of memory and celebrates the value of friendship. Directed by/ Kevin Adams & Joe Ksander Story and Screenplay by/ The Bazou Family, Kevin Adams & Joe Ksander Cast/ John Krasinski, Charlyne Yi, Jason Sudeikis, Michael Peña, David Cross, Constance Wu **Netflix at AsianPOP Comicon Manila 2018:**