Final 12 months, James Gunn and Peter Safran introduced that a Inexperienced Lantern sequence was part of their plan for a brand new DC Universe that spans movie and TV exhibits. Now, HBO is making it official and ordering an eight-episode first season of Lanterns.
Damon Lindelof, who created HBO’s Watchmen sequence based mostly upon the comedian of the identical title by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, will govt produce and write Lanterns alongside comedian e book scribe Tom King and showrunner Chris Mundy. Previous to this sequence, Mundy labored on Ozark and True Detective: Evening Nation. That is becoming as a result of the tone of Lanterns has been in comparison with True Detective by Gunn and Safran.
The Inexperienced Lantern Corps are the protectors of the DC Universe, and their will energy permits them to create virtually something they will consider via their rings. The sequence will make the most of two of essentially the most well-known Inexperienced Lanterns in DC lore: Hal Jordan and John Stewart. However on this sequence, Stewart is a rookie Lantern who’s paired with the veteran Jordan as they “examine a homicide within the American heartland.”
Ryan Reynolds portrayed Jordan within the 2011 Inexperienced Lantern movie, however the characters have been largely absent from the DC Prolonged Universe. Zack Snyder tried to introduce Stewart in his Justice League minimize for Max, however he was overruled by the studio.
There was a earlier model of a Inexperienced Lantern sequence that was in growth at Max that will have featured the unique Lantern from Earth, Alan Scott, in addition to Man Gardner, and different Lanterns. That incarnation of the sequence was scrapped earlier than Gunn and Safran took over DC Studios. Nevertheless, Gunn did solid Nathan Fillion as Man Gardner in his upcoming Superman film, which might be launched on July 11, 2025.
Lanterns does not at present have a launch date or any solid members connected to the main roles.
