We have our first look at DC Studios’ newest Green Laneterns. Plural.
HBO shared the first look at the upcoming Lanterns TV show that is set to star Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart. While neither of them are shown wearing the emerald green suit, look a little closely and you can see a Power Ring on Chandler’s hand.
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
Lanterns is an upcoming DC TV show that’s described as a detective drama inspired by shows like True Detective and Slow Horses. It features Chandler’s Hal Jordan partnering up with Pierre’s John Stewart to solve a murder that will devolve into an even darker mystery. It is confirmed as part of James Gunn’s broader DC universe that includes Creature Commando as well as the upcoming Superman and Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow movies.
The show was developed by Damon Lindelof of Lost fame as well as Chris Mundy and Tom King. The show will have a darker tone which Gunn says is “very grounded, very believable, very real. The kind of things that you would never think that would be the truth about a Green Lanterns television series.”
Chandler is best known for the drama Friday Night Lights and plays an older version of Hal Jordan, while Aaron Pierre hit the scene in the movie Rebel Ridge. The series is targeting a 2026 premiere, the same year as the Supergirl movie.
Matt Kim is IGN's Senior Features Editor.
Credit: Max, Warner Bros.
