Ahead of its UK launch in March 2026, HBO Max has begun teasing its biggest lineup of original dramas coming in the year ahead. In doing so the streamer has shared the very first footage from DC Studios next live-action series, Lanterns.
The series 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. Though no premiere date has been announced the series is expected to arrive sometime around the release of Supergirl.
Watch the full trailer in the player below. The Lanterns footage begins at the 1:35 mark.
Whilst we don’t get to see either of the Lanterns suited up the trailer does tease the relationship between them. There’s also a tantalising glimpse at one of the Green Lantern Corps rings, just as Jordan tries to teach Stewart a rather death-defying lesson.
HBO in association with Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios. The LANTERNS pilot is co-written by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King. 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 “Green Lantern.”
