DC Studios has launched the first picture from the upcoming HBO sequence Lanterns — but when anybody anticipated to see John Stewart and Hal Jordan in full Green Lantern regalia with energy rings glowing… you may be upset.
As a substitute, the picture above — which does, certainly, characteristic Stewart and Jordan (Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler, respectively) — reveals the two Green Lanterns in common garments as they stroll down an open highway, trying considerably sad about it. It’s an understated strategy that displays what showrunner and govt producer Chris Mundy says about the sequence: “From the begin, our driving drive has been to ship a layered drama – rooted in nuanced storytelling and wealthy world constructing – that balances rigidity and thriller with trustworthy, genuine emotion. The aim is to create one thing that feels timeless and grounded with out sacrificing the magic of the supply materials.”
So: grounded however nonetheless Green Lantern? Seems to be like the first shot matches that purpose — however we’ll see what issues look like when the rings come out.
The official plot synopsis for the present runs as follows: “The sequence follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn right into a darkish, earth-based thriller as they examine a homicide in the American heartland.”
The present has been co-created by Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King, with all three govt producing alongside Ron Schmidt, James Hawes, and DC Studios chiefs James Gunn and Peter Safran. The sequence, which additionally co-stars Kelly Macdonald, Gillet Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, and Ulrich Thomsen, has simply entered manufacturing with a 2026 launch focused.