Since its starting, Lanterns has billed itself as a thriller collection much like True Detective. Talking with THR, Lanterns director James Hawes believes these comparisons are legitimate, however provides that the Inexperienced Lantern collection can have a bit of extra humour.
“Talking tone, it looks and feels rooted. You meet two guys, but there is wit and comedy to it that you would not expect in True Detective,” Hawes stated. “It’s, in some ways, a buddy cop construction with journey within the story time, back and forth, that’s actually subtle. Chris Mundy has finished essentially the most superb job with the group there, and so I believe [the True Detective comparison] is legitimate. Folks will nonetheless go, ‘What were you talking about?’ to some extent, however I might additionally herald No Nation for Previous Males, Fargo and issues which have that Americana coronary heart to them. There’s a wry humor, and so there undoubtedly is extra wit and humor than there’s in True Detective.“
Hawes added that he “wanted this world to be rooted, and while there’s only so far you can go with rooting characters in a show about Green Lantern, they are. This is a world where we accept that the Green Lanterns exist and aliens exist. So the rest of it is played straight and in the world as we know it.” The collection follows Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre), “two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.”
The remainder of the Lanterns forged contains Kelly MacDonald (Boardwalk Empire) as Sheriff Kerry, a “no-nonsense woman deeply devoted to her family and close-knit town,” Garret Dillahunt (Concern the Strolling Useless) as William Macon, a contemporary cowboy described as “a self-righteous, conspiracy-minded man who masks his ruthless ambition behind a charming and calculated facade,” Poorna Jagannathan (The Evening Of) as Zoe, who’s described as “effortlessly confident and poised in any setting, even those where she stands out. She is every bit as composed and cunning as the influential men around her,” and Ulrich Thomsen (Banshee) as Sinestro. Jason Ritter (Matlock) additionally joined the forged as Billy Macon, “a handsome charmer who does his father’s (Dillahunt) bidding. Capitalizing on his household’s popularity, he clings to his small-town ego and has all the things to lose.“ Nathan Fillion will even reprise the function of Man Gardner in Lanterns. The character will introduce himself in James Gunn’s upcoming Superman film.
