‘Lanterns’ Season 1 Release Schedule Looks Bright After Big Series Premiere

BusinessHollywood & Entertainment‘Lanterns’ Season 1 Release Schedule Looks Bright After Big Series PremiereByTim Lammers,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment.Follow AuthorAug 21, 2026, 01:18pm EDTAug 21, 2026, 01:19pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler in "Lanterns."HBO/John JohsonLanterns, HBO and HBO Max’s new DC series starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre, is getting off on the right foot in its first season thanks to big numbers for its series premiere.Based on the DC’s Green Lanterns comic books, Lanterns premiered Sunday, Aug. 16. In the series, Hal Jordan (Chandler), Earth’s first Green Lantern, a U.S. Air Force test pilot-turned-intergalactic cop tasked by the Guardians of the Universe to protect Sector 2814. Jordan is also training a new recruit, John Stewart (Pierre), to be a Green Lantern when the two are summoned to Rushville, Neb., following a mass shooting during a high school football game.Forbes‘Lanterns’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Arrive Fresh (And Green)By Tim LammersDespite pushback from Rushville’s Sheriff Kerry Kane (Kelly Macdonald) over jurisdictional issues, Hal pushes to investigate the case because he suspects that aliens hiding in plain sight are responsible for the tragedy. As such, Hal and John push forward, not realizing the deadly repercussions that are awaiting them 10 years down the road.Created by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, Lanterns is the second third series release in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DC Universe following 2024’s Creature Commandos animated series and 2025’s Peacemaker Season 2. The series also stars Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Jason Ritter and Nathan Fillion — who previously appeared as Green Lantern Guy Gardner in Gunn’s first DCU feature, Superman, as well as Peacemaker Season...