Season 1 – Lanterns

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Season 1 – Lanterns

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Based on the DC comic "Green Lantern," drama series "Lanterns" follows new recruit John Stewart and "Lantern" legend Hal Jordan. These two intergalactic cops are drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland. In association with Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios, the HBO series provides a fresh live action take on the popular universe and its characters. Emmy nominee Chris Mundy serves as showrunner and executive producer for this original detective story.

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Critics Consensus

Lanterns lights the way to a controlled and fantastical escape, in which Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre bring audiences into their world of wonder through fearless performances, grounded writing, and charismatic chemistry.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

3/4

Pierre and Chandler play off each other with gusto and finesse.

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Wenlei Ma

The Nightly (AU)

23h

Lanterns is a busy show but has a lot of promise.

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Rebecca Nicholson

Financial Times

4/5

On the whole, this foul-mouthed, wisecracking action drama manages to balance both sides, especially when it drops some of its clever-clever tendencies...and gets on with the story.

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Jon Negroni

InBetweenDrafts

8/10

Lanterns is less interested in turning Green Lantern into True Detective than in using the procedural framework to pull apart one of the mythology’s defining ideas.

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Kathia Woods

Cup of Soul

10h

8/10

The two actors are mismatched in exactly the right way, an odd-couple dynamic that recalls "True Detective" more than any prior comic book adaptation—a comparison critics have made pointedly, and one the show mostly earns.

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Omar Holmon

Black Nerd Problems

12h

All in All, Lanterns takes a different approach to the Green Lantern mythos and lore but is giving us prestige tv heat. It’s a beautiful show that makes the constructs look durable and realistic with CGI.

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Joey U

@Joeyuso124 46m

Great show so far! Will be tuning in every Sunday

J L

@jflysonic 49m

I don't know if Kyle is the right person to play that character, I keep seeing him in Bloodline, there he was perfect. Some parts of the show were a little off but hopefully it gets better.

Charlie B

@Charlieblue123 52m

Lanterns is my favorite show of 2026 and we literally just started with this show. This is the type of show I've wanted for so long and I'm so grateful that we've got this now. I'm really hoping HBO greenlights a season 2 because this show can go for multiple seasons and so many different stories to tell.

Layla H

@Laylahiggs108 1h

Lanterns was AMAZING!! Hal & Stewart have great chemistry in this show and the dynamic between the two is really good. The hologram thing they did with Hal was also really cool and never knew Lanterns could do that. The interrogation scene was my favorite thing in this episode and the ending has caused me to come up with so many different theories and scenarios where this story could lead to.

Jean M

@RT09691969 3h

Muito boa essa série ansioso pelos próximos episódios aaron é vegano e pegador de velhinhas kkkk

Godino, V

@RT95959592 5h

I just finished watching Lanterns, and it was SO GOOD! The series is packed with surprises, and honestly, you’ll never be able to predict what’s coming next. It’s the kind of show that makes you think, question everything, get shocked, and say, "Wait… WHAT?!" Hahaha Absolutely cinema. Every episode keeps you guessing, and the surprises just keep coming. Definitely worth watching, guys! If you haven’t watched it yet, go watch it! You’re in for a lot of surprises.Go watch in HBO Max

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Aaron Pierre

John Stewart

Kyle Chandler

Hal Jordan

Nathan Fillion

Guy Gardner

Kelly Macdonald

Kerry

Laura Linney

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Garret Dillahunt

William Macon

Episode 1

Aired Aug 16, 2026

Pilot

After a fatal shooting, Green Lantern Hal Jordan and new recruit John Stewart set out to prove it was an extraterrestrial event.

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Episode 2

Airs Aug 23

Green Lantern Hal Jordan and new recruit John Stewart investigate a deadly shooting to prove an alien force was involved.

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Episode 3

Airs Aug 30