First Look Teaser for HBO’s ‘Laterns’ Series About DC’s Green Lanterns

by Alex Billington
March 4, 2026
Source: YouTube

“You manifested it early. The official Lanterns teaser is here.” Take a look at this! DC + HBO have revealed the first look teaser trailer for their new Green Lanterns spin-off series called simply Lanterns – set for a streaming debut coming up this August. Lanterns follows new recruit John Stewart & Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland. Featuring Kyle Chandler playing Hal Jordan, the fan fave Green Lantern, along with Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, the newcomer. The cast includes Kelly Macdonald, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner (from Gunn’s Superman), Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Ulrich Thomsen, Nicole Ari Parker, Jason Ritter, Sherman Augustus, and Paul Ben-Victor as villain Antaan. Green Lanterns are intergalactic peacekeepers with rings that give them powers. The series ends up in Nebraska, leading them to darker mysteries & reckonings. So it’s kind of True Detective but with Lanterns? Why not. They made a big Green Lantern movie back in 2011 (which we covered for its release) with Ryan Reynolds but it didn’t do very well. Now they’re trying a reboot under James Gunn’s leadership. How will it turn out?

Here’s the first look teaser trailer for DC & HBO Max’s series Lanterns, direct from DC’s YouTube:

“The ring says you’re ready.” The DC streaming 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. This leads them to darker mysteries and reckonings. Lanterns is a modern DC superhero series created & written by three TV creators: Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, Tom King. Showrun by Chris Mundy (“Criminal Minds”, “Low Winter Sun”, “Bloodline”, “Ozark”, “True Detective”). Based on various DC Comics characters; Green Lantern was originally created by Martin Nodell & Bill Finger (Alan Scott in 1940) / John Broome & Gil Kane (Hal Jordan in 1959). With episodes directed by James Hawes, Geeta Vasant Patel, Alik Sakharov, Stephen Williams. Made by DC Studios, HBO, and Warner Bros Television. Executive produced by James Gunn, Peter Safran, Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, Tom King, James Hawes, Ron Schmidt. DC debuts the Lanterns series streaming on HBO Max starting in August 2026 later this summer. Stay tuned for updates. First impression? Look any good?

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