Lanterns Trailer Features a Flying Hal Jordan and a John Stewart Who Is Waiting For His Chance to Wield the Iconic Ring

The archetypal authoritative trailer has arrived for HBO's Lanterns up of its debut successful August 2026, and it features a flying Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and a John Stewart (John Stewart) who is successful grooming and waiting for his crook to wield the iconic ring.

Lanterns appears to beryllium taking a overmuch much grounded attack successful a satellite filled with superheroes, arsenic we don't truly spot immoderate powers instrumentality halfway signifier too a fewer teases astatine what this brace tin do. Instead, we get a look astatine the fraught narration betwixt the aged seasoned and the up-and-comer who is waiting for his clip to shine.

The trailer reveals Jordan and Stewart person been unneurotic for astir 2 months now, and Stewart hasn't been capable to deterioration the ringing yet.

"Don't get hung up connected the jewelry, junior," Jordan says. "You're conscionable a f****** substitute teacher. You aren't acceptable to get up successful beforehand of the people until the ringing says you are."

What follows adjacent is Jordan jumping retired of the car earlier it speeds disconnected a cliff, and Stewart needing to find a mode to survive, which helium does off-screen.

We past get a glimpse of the wider enigma astatine hand, which involves a execution successful the American Heartland. It besides includes Sheriff Kerry (Kelly Macdonald), who doesn't similar these 2 getting successful her way.

The remainder of the trailer is filled with hostility betwixt the teacher and his student, a glimpse of Jordan's aged suit, and adjacent a tease of the different Green Lanterns, who Jordan believes are each aliens. Oh, and 1 is simply a "f*****' squirrel," who is astir apt Ch'p from the comics.

"The Green Lantern's oath is to support people," Stewart says. "We some cognize I bash a amended occupation of this than you."

"This is my job," Jordan responds. "As agelong arsenic I'm alive, that ain't changin'. So, instrumentality a heavy breath, junior."

"You're old. You're tired," Stewart says. "And your clip is up."

Lanterns volition get aft Supergirl, and it's different mode the DCU is expanding successful 2026 and introducing caller characters. And yes, it volition besides see acquainted faces arsenic Nathan Fillion volition instrumentality arsenic Guy Gardner successful the series.

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