HBO Sets 8-Episode Lanterns Run Through Oct. 4 as Season 2 Talks Begin
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Updated · tvline.com · Aug 19
HBO Sets 8-Episode Lanterns Run Through Oct. 4 as Season 2 Talks Begin
3 articles · Updated · tvline.com · Aug 19
Summary
Eight episodes of HBO's "Lanterns" are now mapped out weekly from the Aug. 16 premiere through the Season 1 finale on Oct. 4, with new installments airing Sundays and streaming on HBO Max.
Season 2 has not been officially greenlit, but showrunner Chris Mundy said he and Christopher Cantwell have already begun early story work and are about six weeks into laying out a possible next season.
Mundy said renewal will hinge on audience interest, framing the current planning as preliminary rather than a sign of a formal pickup.
Aaron Pierre, who plays John Stewart opposite Kyle Chandler's Hal Jordan, said he hopes the role becomes a decades-long run, underscoring HBO's broader franchise ambitions for the new DC drama.