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Hal has been Green Lantern for 15+ years in the DCU, and is refusing to allow John to take over the mantle, saying that he’s not ready
HBO Max has released a new teaser for the upcoming original drama series Lanterns. Additionally, the teaser revealed a first look at critically acclaimed actress Laura Linney, who will appear in the DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television series. Starring Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre and Kelly Macdonald, Lanterns will debut Monday, 17 August only on HBO Max.
The DC Studios series, starring Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre and Kelly Macdonald, is slated to debut August 18th only on HBO Max.
Lanterns 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.
The cast includes Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Laura Linney, Jason Ritter, Ulrich Thomsen, Nathan Fillion, J. Alphonse Nicholson and Jasmine Cephas Jones.
HBO in association with Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios. The Lanterns pilot is co-written by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, who are co-creators for the series. Mundy serves as showrunner. 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 characters from Green Lantern.
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Lanterns premieres on HBO Max on August 18th.
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Hal has been Green Lantern for 15+ years in the DCU, and is refusing to allow John to take over the mantle, saying that he’s not ready
HBO Max has released a new teaser for the upcoming original drama series Lanterns. Additionally, the teaser revealed a first look at critically acclaimed actress Laura Linney, who will appear in the DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television series. Starring Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre and Kelly Macdonald, Lanterns will debut Monday, 17 August only on HBO Max.
The DC Studios series, starring Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre and Kelly Macdonald, is slated to debut August 18th only on HBO Max.
Lanterns 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.
The cast includes Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Laura Linney, Jason Ritter, Ulrich Thomsen, Nathan Fillion, J. Alphonse Nicholson and Jasmine Cephas Jones.
HBO in association with Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios. The Lanterns pilot is co-written by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, who are co-creators for the series. Mundy serves as showrunner. 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 characters from Green Lantern.
Green Lantern, Lanterns, DCU, DC, James Gunn, Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, Hal Jordan, John Stewart, DC Studios, Lanterns Teaser Trailer, Lanterns New Trailer, Lanterns Trailer
Movie Facts, DC Facts, Movie News, James Gunn DC, Superman, Supergirl, Clayface, DCU Green Lantern, Guy Gardner #DC #DCU #Lanterns
Lanterns premieres on HBO Max on August 18th.
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