DC has put the Green Lantern IP on ice since 2011, and after years of development hell, they’re finally pushing forward with a series on Max. Lanterns is currently in production, and Max has released a first look at Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as Green Lanterns Hal Jordan and John Stewart.
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Kyle Chandler is Hal Jordan. Aaron Pierre is John Stewart. #Lanterns, the new HBO Original Series from DC Studios, is now in production. pic.twitter.com/1Tz30Xm8f0
— Max (@StreamOnMax) February 27, 2025
Admittedly, the two aren’t in their Lantern uniforms, but a closer look at Chandler’s right hand and fans can see his GL Power Ring.
Besides Pierre and Chandler, the series also features Kelly Macdonald as Sheriff Kerry and Ulrich Thomsen as Sinestro.
Here’s the official description for the series:
Lanterns follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.
While a lot of the details of this series has been kept under wraps, it has been said that it’s going to be one of the darker properties in the DC canon—odd, seeing that it’s also one of the most colorful, what with all the different kinds of aliens and variety of Lanterns based on colors. I mean, there’s an alien squirrel that has his own Power Ring.
With the series taking such a long time to get off the ground, fans are hopeful that Lanterns will finally do the property justice. GL has such rich lore behind it, and there are several fan-favorite Lanterns throughout the DC mythos. I’m honestly crossing my fingers that Nathan Fillon’s Guy Gardner shows up in this one.
Lanterns is set to start streaming on Max sometime in 2026.
