HBO Premieres 8-Episode Lanterns on Aug. 16, Pairing Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler
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Updated · IndieWire · Aug 14
HBO Premieres 8-Episode Lanterns on Aug. 16, Pairing Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler
3 articles · Updated · IndieWire · Aug 14
Summary
Aug. 16 brings HBO’s "Lanterns," an eight-episode Green Lantern drama airing weekly at 9 p.m. ET through the Oct. 4 finale.
The series centers on rookie John Stewart, played by Aaron Pierre, and veteran Hal Jordan, played by Kyle Chandler, whose strained mentor-trainee dynamic drives the story.
Rushville, Nebraska, becomes the case’s focal point after four people are killed in a shooting at a high school football game that Hal suspects has alien links.
Chris Mundy, Tom King and Damon Lindelof frame the show as an anti-buddy-cop mystery that mixes superhero mythology with themes of race, power and generational conflict.
Across seven previewed episodes, the review says "Lanterns" emerges as a strong HBO franchise entry and is intended to run for multiple seasons.