Lanterns S01E01 Preview: HBO's Green Lantern Series Debuts Tonight
John Stewart and Hal Jordan investigate a murder in a grounded DCU mystery that unfolds across 2016 and 2026, with a True Detective-style tone.
- HBO's 'Lanterns' premieres tonight, starring Aaron Pierre as John Stewart and Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan investigating a murder in the American heartland.
- Showrunner Chris Mundy structured the series as a grounded mystery spanning 2016 and 2026, drawing inspiration from HBO's 'True Detective' for its twin-timeline approach.
- The premiere concludes with a cliffhanger: Sheriff Kerry, played by Kelly Macdonald, discovers Jordan's dead body in Rushville, Nebraska, during a brutal winter scene.
- Mundy emphasizes the project as a relationship study, using a non-linear structure that allows Jordan to appear throughout the season unpacking 'what happened and why.'
- The ten-year narrative gap connects to DC Studios' 'Superman,' with Nathan Fillion reprising his role as 'fabulously obnoxious' Guy Gardner appearing throughout the series.
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Aaron Pierre Shines As ‘Lanterns’ Gets Off To A Thrilling Start
Source: HBO Max / Screenshot [Warning: This recap contains full spoilers for the series premiere of Lanterns] Before we get into it, I should establish that I am a massive Green Lantern fan. As a young filmmaker, the concept of a superhero whose superpower is their imagination immediately spoke to me. It also didn’t hurt that I came of age during Geoff Johns’s seminal run with the character in the comic books. I remember seeing the 2011 Green La…
Lanterns’ series premiere throws some intriguing shade into the DCU
A superhero show has to stick the arrival. Especially in 2026, when jaded audiences have seen every in medias res battle scene introducing the latest big or small screen hero battling for their life, nodded, and thought, “Okay, now what have you got?” Lanterns, the newest introduction of a DC Comics icon to the promising, James Gunn-helmed DCU rebirth, sets its tone deliberately. No colorful cadre of characters pummeling some anonymous beastie t…
'Lanterns' premiere review: The DCU lives — this is must-watch HBO
Tom's Guide verdict: 'Lanterns' premiereRating: ★★★★☆Verdict: "Lanterns" delivers the Green Lantern show I had hoped for. It nails the origins of Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) while keeping John Stewart's (Aaron Pierre) origins as the focus. There are rings and green objects summoned from nothingness, while keeping things relatively grounded as the Lanterns prepare for an alien invasion. The casting raises eyebrows on occasion, but otherwise, this …
‘Lanterns’ Premiere Shocker: Stars Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre and Show Creators Break Down That Time Jump and Cliffhanger
"Lanterns" stars Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre and co-creator Damon Lindelof break down the premiere episode's shocking ending and time jump.
'Lanterns' Season 1 Release Schedule: When Are New Episodes Out?
“Lanterns” – the next entry in the new DCU – has finally arrived. The new series lands on HBO and explores the humans who have been recruited to join the Green Lantern Corps – a faction of heroes who use rings that imbue them with powers tapped to certain emotions. The first season finds Earth’s first Green Lantern Hal Jordan and his trainee trying to solve a series of murders in small-town America they are suspicious is actually the work of ali…
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