Overview
- The eight-episode series will debut on Aug. 16, 2026, on HBO and HBO Max and centers on veteran Hal Jordan mentoring recruit John Stewart in a rural murder investigation that grows into a cosmic threat.
- New early-August clips show Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan reciting the Green Lantern oath, making visible ring constructs such as a bottle-opener, and briefly hint at a ‘Green Lantern Signal’ used to summon a Lantern.
- Promotional footage and reporting indicate the Manhunters—robotic precursors to the Green Lantern Corps—have been upgraded for the show with abilities that include draining Lantern power and implied shapeshifting for higher threat levels.
- The series stars Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre with Nathan Fillion reprising Guy Gardner; Damon Lindelof is a co-creator, Chris Mundy is showrunner, and Tom King provided the original pitch, and cast anecdotes such as Pierre’s pre-audition bicep injury have surfaced during promotion.
- Lanterns is pitched as a noir-tinged, character-driven reboot intended to rehabilitate live-action Green Lantern lore and to connect the story to the wider DCU through established characters and cosmic worldbuilding.