Aaron Pierre is John Stewart in DC’s ‘Lanterns’ Series Official Trailer

Aaron Pierre is John Stewart in DC’s ‘Lanterns’ Series Official Trailer

by Alex Billington
July 24, 2026
Source: YouTube

“In brightest day… in blackest night… no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil’s might, beware my power of Green Lantern’s light.” Another thrilling Comic-Con trailer debut! DC + HBO unveiled the full official trailer for their Green Lanterns spin-off series called Lanterns – ready for streaming this August. We finally get a good look at some real footage + finished VFX this time around and it’s quite solid. This trailer is the best one yet, nice to see the final version. Lanterns follows up-to-date recruit John Stewart & Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a shadowy, Earth-based alien mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland. Featuring Kyle Chandler playing Hal Jordan, the fan fave Green Lantern, along with Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, the newcomer in the Lantern Corps. The cast includes Kelly Macdonald, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner (in Superman), Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Nicole Ari Parker, Jason Ritter, Sherman Augustus, and Paul Ben-Victor as villain Antaan. Green Lanterns are intergalactic peacekeepers with rings that give them powers. This story is about introducing Stewart as the newbie while the ol’ Hal himself is in trouble with Sinestro – played by Ulrich Thomsen. And more teases like “What do you know about Manhunters?” This main trailer is worth a look.

Here’s the full official trailer (+ poster) for DC & HBO Max’s series Lanterns, direct from DC’s YouTube:

You can watch the first teaser trailer for DC’s Lanterns series right here or the weirder second teaser here.

“The ring says you’re ready.” The DC streaming series follows up-to-date recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a shadowy, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland. This leads them to darker mysteries and reckonings. Lanterns is a state-of-the-art DC superhero series created & written by three TV creators: Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, Tom King. Showrun by Chris Mundy (“Criminal Minds”, “Low Winter Sun”, “Bloodline”, “Ozark”, “True Detective”). Based on various DC Comics characters; Green Lantern was originally created by Martin Nodell & Bill Finger (Alan Scott in 1940) / John Broome & Gil Kane (Hal Jordan in 1959). With episodes directed by James Hawes, Geeta Vasant Patel, Alik Sakharov, Stephen Williams. Made by DC Studios, HBO, and Warner Bros Television. Executive produced by James Gunn, Peter Safran, Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, Tom King, James Hawes, Ron Schmidt. DC & HBO debuts the Lanterns series streaming on HBO Max starting August 16th, 2026 coming up this summer. Looking good? Who’s ready to watch?

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