Lanterns (TV series)

Lanterns
Genre
Created by
Based onCharacters from DC
ShowrunnerChris Mundy
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production locationLos Angeles
Cinematography
EditorEmily E. Greene
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO
Related
DCU TV series
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Lanterns is an upcoming American superhero television series created by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King for HBO, based on the DC Comics Green Lantern characters Hal Jordan and John Stewart. It will be the third television series in the DC Universe (DCU). It features Jordan and Stewart investigating a murder on Earth. The series was produced by DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television with Mundy serving as showrunner.

Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre respectively star as Hal Jordan and John Stewart, alongside Kelly Macdonald and Nathan Fillion. Greg Berlanti began developing a Green Lantern television series by October 2019. After James Gunn and Peter Safran became co-CEOs of DC Studios in October 2022, the series was redeveloped. It was announced in January 2023, along with its detective story style, which was inspired by the series True Detective (2014–present) and Slow Horses (2022–present). The involvement of Mundy, Lindelof, and King was confirmed in mid-2024 when HBO ordered the series. Slow Horses's James Hawes was hired to direct the first two episodes in October, when Chandler and Pierre were cast. Filming took place in Los Angeles from February to July 2025, with Stephen Williams, Geeta Vasant Patel, and Alik Sakharov also directing.

Lanterns is scheduled to premiere in August 2026 and will consist of eight episodes. It will be part of the DCU's Chapter One: Gods and Monsters.