From Men's Health · Evan Romano · · 1m 40s
HBO's Lanterns Is the Best Superhero Show on TV
A Green Lantern mystery from the Watchmen team, and three episodes are still to come.
In brief
A Green Lantern mystery from the Watchmen team, and three episodes are still to come. Lanterns airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max, wrapping with episode 8 on October 4. Originally reported by Men's Health.
Watchmen set the bar
Damon Lindelof's 2019 HBO series was a continuation of Alan Moore's book, not an adaptation. It won 11 Emmys from 26 nominations.
One season was enough
There was never a second season, and that was the right call. The story finished where it needed to finish.
“the story was complete and didn't need to go on”
Lanterns is the closest thing
Lindelof co-created it with Ozark's Chris Mundy and comic writer Tom King. It puts Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) at the center.
Third show in Gunn's DC
It follows Creature Commandos and Peacemaker season two in James Gunn's rebuilt DC Universe, but tells a very different kind of superhero story.
True Detective with rings
The show hands its two leads a dark mystery and uses it to dig into mentorship, male role models, and race in America.
Two actors, real scenes
Chandler and Pierre each get highlight reel moments, and there is still room for fun action and actual Green Lantern-ing.
Familiar beats, still fun
The rhythms borrowed from True Detective and The Outsider are well worn. Watching these characters work a case anyway is no small feat.
“it's just fun to watch these characters, in this world, with these powers, get to the bottom of something”
Sundays at 9 p.m. ET
Eight episodes total, five out already. Episode 6 lands September 20, then September 27, and the finale on October 4, on HBO and HBO Max at once.
What it means
Lanterns airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max, wrapping with episode 8 on October 4.
