LOOK: "Lanterns" reveals Green Lantern powers in new footage

May 18, 2026
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HBO Max has released a new teaser trailer for the upcoming DC Studios series, "Lanterns".

The teaser revealed new action-packed footage of the series, led by Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as Hal Jordan and John Stewart, and announced that Laura Linney is officially joining the cast in an unknown role. "Lanterns" will debut Monday, 17 August 2026, only on HBO Max.

"Lanterns" follows new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.

The cast also includes Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Jason Ritter, Ulrich Thomsen, Nathan Fillion, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Jasmine Cephas Jones. 

Lanterns poster HBO Max New Zealand

HBO in association with Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios. The "Lanterns" pilot is co-written by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, who are co-creators for the series. Mundy serves as showrunner. The first two episodes are directed by James Hawes, with Stephen Williams, Geeta Vasant Patel and Alik Sakharov also tapped to direct. The series is executive produced by Mundy, Lindelof, James Gunn, Peter Safran, King, Ron Schmidt and Hawes. Based on the DC comic characters from Green Lantern.

The original drama series Lanterns debuts Monday, 17 August, only on HBO Max.

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