HBO has given a sequence order to Lanterns, a live-action Inexperienced Lantern sequence from Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof & Tom King.
Lanterns, the long-awaited Inexperienced Lantern sequence, has formally been given an eight-episode, straight-to-series order by HBO, Warner Bros. Tv, and DC Studios. Chris Mundy (True Detective: Night time Nation) will function showrunner and government producer and can co-write the sequence alongside Damon Lindelof (The Leftovers) and Tom King (Supergirl), who will even government produce.
The sequence “follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.” I can’t say I anticipated the primary main live-action Inexperienced Lantern venture in over a decade to contain an earth-based homicide thriller, however that stated, I’m down for no matter Mundy, Lindelof, and King are cooking up. Lanterns was initially set to debut as a Max Unique sequence, however all the studio’s big-budget, tentpole IP initiatives have now been moved to HBO.
Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO of HBO and Max content material, stated: “We’re elated to be reuniting with each Chris Mundy and Damon Lindelof as they companion with Tom for this contemporary tackle DC’s ‘Green Lantern.’ As a part of James and Peter’s imaginative and prescient for the DC Universe, this primary new stay motion sequence will mark an thrilling new period.“
In a joint assertion, James Gunn and Peter Safran, co-chairmen and co-CEOs of DC Studios, added: “We’re thrilled to carry this seminal DC title to HBO with Chris, Damon and Tom on the helm. John Stewart and Hal Jordan are two of DC’s most compelling characters, and LANTERNS brings them to life in an authentic detective story that may be a foundational a part of the unified DCU we’re launching subsequent summer season with ‘Superman.’“
A distinct Inexperienced Lantern sequence had been in improvement for years however had bother transferring ahead. Penned by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Seth Grahame-Smith, the sequence was slated to inform a narrative “spanning decades and galaxies, beginning on Earth in 1941 with the very first Green Lantern, secretly gay FBI agent Alan Scott, and 1984, with cocky alpha male Guy Gardner and half-alien Bree Jarta. They’ll be joined by a multitude of other Lanterns — from comic book favorites to never-before-seen heroes.” Jeremy Irvine (Treadstone) was set to as Alan Scott alongside Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story) as Man Gardner, however the venture wound up being fully redeveloped
