The Green Lanterns are about to ring in for their appearance onthe new DC Universe's center stage.
In a new teaser trailer, you can see the first action footage ofKyle Chandler("Friday Night Lights") as Hal Jordan, the legendary Green Lantern, andAaron Pierre("Mufasa: The Lion King"), whose John Stewart is a new Lantern recruit, in the upcoming series "Lanterns," scheduled to debut in August on HBO and available to stream on HBO Max.
The two men work together and spar as they investigate a murder in the American heartland – a plot that may sound mundane, but is expected to have repercussions for the new DC Universe, launched last year with"Superman"and 2024's animated series"Creature Commandos."
Another Green Lantern,Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner, from 2025's "Superman" will also turn up. The events in "Lanterns" play out after season 2 of "Peacemaker," which had an appearance by Gardner and the Justice Gang – including Mr. Terrific (Edi Gathegi) and Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced), with whom Gardner also played parts in "Superman." The next DC Universe event? The upcoming"Supergirl"film, starring Milly Alcock, in theaters June 26.
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Two Green Lanterns at work in 'Lanterns'
To many DC Comics fans, Hal Jordan is the Green Lantern they know. The character starred in the comics for more than four decades and was portrayed byRyan Reynolds in the 2011 "Green Lantern" film.
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Some background: Many Green Lanterns exist in DC Comics lore and they are galactic police officers. They wield a powerful ring, from which they can create powerful green-shaped objects and gain the power of flight. Hal Jordan was the first to join the Justice League of America, which also included Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, the Martian Manhunter and Aquaman. John Stewart also appeared in DC Comics starting in the 70s.
But in this teaser trailer for "Lanterns," we see an aging, irritable Hal Jordan (Chandler) training an impatient Stewart (Pierre). When Stewart says he hasn't gotten to wear the ring once in two months of training, Jordan tells him, "Don't get hung up on the jewelry, junior."
We see Jordan find his Green Lantern suit in a closet, wear his ring and take off into the sky. Still, Stewart (Pierre) tells him, "You're old. You're tired. And your time is up."
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DC Studios co-CEOJames Gunndescribed "Lanterns" as "almost like 'True Detective' with a couple of Green Lanterns, who are space cops watching over Precinct Earth," in aJanuary 2023 videoabout the developing DC Universe. "In it, they discover a terrifying mystery that ties into our larger story of the DCU," Gunn said.
Contributing: Brian Truitt
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