The DCU's Exciting New Lanterns Trailer Ends a 15-Year-Old Trend

HBO released a teaser for Lanterns, an eight-episode DCU series centered on Hal Jordan and John Stewart.

The show takes a grounded, detective-thriller approach, closer to True Detective than a typical superhero spectacle.

The tone marks a sharp shift from earlier Green Lantern adaptations, which were widely seen as uneven or disappointing.

The trailer suggests James Gunn and Peter Safran are trying a more focused TV format to finally make Green Lantern work on screen.