Lanterns follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.

Lanterns is an upcoming American superhero television series created by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King for HBO, based on DC Comics featuring the Green Lantern incarnations of Hal Jordan and John Stewart. It will be the third television series in the DC Universe (DCU). It features Jordan and Stewart investigating a murder on Earth. The series was produced by DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television with Mundy serving as showrunner.

Lanterns is scheduled to premiere in August 2026 and will consist of eight episodes. It will be part of the DCU’s Chapter One: Gods and Monsters.