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Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler in `Lanterns` on HBO Max. (Photograph by John Johnson/HBO Max)
Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler in "Lanterns" on HBO Max. (Photograph by John Johnson/HBO Max)

HBO Max releases first teaser from DC Studios' 'Lanterns,' starring Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre & Kelly Macdonald

Wed, Mar 4th 2026 11:55 pm

DC Studios/Warner Bros. Television series will debut this August

Warner Bros. Discovery press release

HBO Max has released an official teaser for the upcoming original drama series “Lanterns.” The DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television series, starring Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre and Kelly Macdonald, is slated to debut later this August on HBO and available to stream on HBO Max.

The series follows new recruit John Stewart (Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.

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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