Lanterns, the upcoming HBO Authentic drama sequence from DC Studios, has had its launch date delayed.
When is the brand new Lanterns launch date window?
Throughout a press presentation on Thursday, Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO and HBO Max Content material, revealed that Lanterns will premiere towards the top of summer time 2026. Primarily based on the Inexperienced Lantern characters from DC Comics, Lanterns was initially scheduled for an early 2026 debut on HBO and HBO Max.
Lanterns’ logline reads, “The sequence follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn right into a darkish, earth-based thriller as they examine a homicide within the American heartland.”
Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler star as John Stewart and Hal Jordan, respectively. Lanterns’ ensemble consists of Kelly Macdonald as Kerry, Garret Dillahunt as William Macon, Poorna Jagannathan as Zoe, Ulrich Thomsen as Sinestro, Nicole Ari Parker as Bernadette Stewart, Jasmine Cephas Jones as a younger Bernadette, Jason Ritter as Billy Macon, Sherman Augustus as John Stewart Sr., J. Alphonse Nicholson as a younger John Stewart Sr., Paul Ben-Victor as Antaan, and Nathan Fillion as Man Gardner.
Visitor stars embody Chris Coy as Waylon Sanders and Cary Christopher as Noah.
Chris Mundy is an govt producer and showrunner on Lanterns. Mundy co-wrote the pilot with fellow govt producers Damon Lindelof and Tom King. James Hawes, who helmed 2025’s The Newbie, directed the primary two episodes of Lanterns. Stephen Williams, Geeta Vasant Patel, and Alik Sakharov additionally directed episodes.
James Gunn, Peter Safran, Hawes, and Ron Schmidt are additionally govt producers. Manufacturing started on the sequence in February 2025. Lanterns is made for HBO in affiliation with Warner Bros. Tv and DC Studios. The sequence will include eight episodes.
Lanterns shall be a part of the DCU’s Chapter One: Gods and Monsters. With a launch window in the summertime of 2026, Lanterns will possible air after Supergirl and earlier than Clayface. Supergirl flies into theaters on June 26, and Clayface releases on September 11.
Initially reported by Dan Girolamo for SuperHeroHype.
