The renewed DC universe, from the co-presidents of DC Studios at WB, James Gunn and Peter Safran, prepares the launch of the series of HBO Max and DC Studios, Lanternsbased on the comic Green Lantern.
Prior to its premiere on the platform in August, Lanterns will visit San Diego Comic Con 2026with a panel scheduled for July 24, where will the protagonists be? Aaron Pierre y Kyle Chandler.
Take a look at the official SDCC poster at the end of the note.
The plot of Lanterns , follows new recruit John Stewart (Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Chandler), two intergalactic police officers tasked with defending a specific realm of the cosmos from evil by using rings which grant a variety of superhuman powers. John and Hal are drawn into a dark Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in Nebraska.
The cast also includes Nicole Ari Parker as Bernadette, John Stewart's mother, Ulrich Thomsen like the villain Sinister, Poorna Jagannathan like Zoe, and Garry Dillahunt like the modern cowboy William Macon.
The series consists of 8 episodes.
Chris Mundy (Ozark), Damon Lindelof (Watchmen) y Tom Kingare the co-creators of the series.
Mundy is the showrunner, Lindelof and King are co-writers and executive producers, and James Hawes the director of the first two episodes and executive producer. Other directors are Geeta Vasant Patel, Alik Sakharov y Stephen Williams. Other screenwriters include Vanessa Baden, Justin Britt-Gibsony Breannah Gibson.
The story takes place in two periods: 2016 and 2026.
It begins in 2016, when a shooting occurs in the small rural town of Rushville, Nebraska. Hal Jordan, who has been watching the town from a distance for quite some time, is convinced that this is an extraterrestrial incident. However, the local authority, Sheriff Kerry (Kelly Macdonald), finds no evidence to support that claim.
HBO produces in association with Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios. Based on the iconic DC title, Green Lantern.
The character John Stewart debuted in Green Lantern vol 2 #87, and was created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams, as the latter's idea to replace Green Lantern. The original design was based on the iconic actor Sidney Poitier. He was DC's first black superhero. Hal Jordan, for his part, is a former test pilot and experienced Green Lantern.
Jordan was first played by Ryan Reynolds in the film Green Lantern 2011. Nathan Fillion played a different Green Lantern member, Guy Gardner, in the film Superman by James Gunn.
The series Lanterns premieres on HBO Max on Sunday, August 16; Each episode will have a weekly premiere.
SDCC Poster:
Source: https://cine3.com/lanterns-san-diego-comic-con-2026-poster/
