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Updated · Variety · Oct 5

Lanterns Finale Reveals Kerry Killed Hal Jordan as John Stewart Claims Earth's Sole Green Lantern Role

Updated

Updated · Variety · Oct 5

Lanterns Finale Reveals Kerry Killed Hal Jordan as John Stewart Claims Earth's Sole Green Lantern Role

Q: With Hal Jordan dead, could his consciousness survive as a hologram in the upcoming 2027 Man of Tomorrow film?

Yes—Hal Jordan could plausibly return in *Man of Tomorrow* as a holographic or ring-stored consciousness, but there is no confirmation that this will happen. The strongest support comes from the way *Lanterns* ended and how Green Lantern mythology often works. Hal is definitively dead in the season finale: Kerry shot him after Noah had earlier used Manhunter technology to heal his burned body. That closes the murder mystery, but it does not necessarily close the character’s presence in the DCU. The finale also leaves Hal’s ring and lantern in play, now in John Stewart’s possession, which creates a natural route for recorded messages, AI reconstructions, or some version of a “Hal-o-gram.” That possibility is strengthened by outside reporting tied to the finale, which specifically noted the “Hal-o-gram” idea as one possible way the character could reappear. In Green Lantern stories, rings and advanced alien tech frequently preserve data, personalities, or guidance systems, so a holographic Hal would fit the franchise’s logic without undoing his death. Still, it remains speculation. HBO has not renewed *Lanterns* for a second season, and the only confirmed next step is Aaron Pierre returning as John Stewart in James Gunn’s *Man of Tomorrow* in 2027. The film appears positioned to build on John’s new role as Earth’s Green Lantern, so any Hal appearance would likely be brief and functional—more a posthumous guide or recorded presence than a resurrection.

3 articles · Updated · Variety · Oct 5

Kerry is revealed as Hal Jordan’s killer in the “Lanterns” finale, shooting him after he urged her to flee Rushville over fears about her son Noah’s Manhunter identity.
Noah had seemed to be the murderer after reviving Hal with Manhunter technology and admitting he killed him to protect his secret, but a final flashback shows Kerry acted out of fear instead.
John Stewart learns Noah is the second Manhunter, rejects killing him, and lets Kerry keep raising him as Noah heads to play football at the University of Nebraska.
John then takes Hal’s unsanctioned ring and lantern, declares himself Earth’s Green Lantern, and tells Guy Gardner to guard space while he protects the planet.
The finale sets up Aaron Pierre’s return in 2027’s “Man of Tomorrow,” where John’s new status will carry into DC Studios’ next Superman sequel.