HBO’s Lanterns has not yet scored a second season renewal. DC Studios co-chief Peter Safran said news should arrive before the end of the year. He noted, “If we’re able to come up with what we believe to be a worthy successor, that’s what’s going to dictate whether there’s a second season.”
While HBO’s “Lanterns” hasn’t yet scored a second season renewal, one could be on the way depending on how things go in the writers’ room, according to DC Studios co-chief Peter Safran.
While he didn’t confirm an exact date fans can expect an announcement to come on, Safran did note that news on whether “Lanterns” will get a second season should arrive “before the end of the year” in a recent interview with Collider. Safran also noted that Season 2 would need to be up to par with Season 1, which enjoyed a massively successful premiere and run. “If we’re able to come up with what we believe to be a worthy successor to a beloved and great first season, that’s what’s going to dictate whether there’s a second season,” he said.
Safran added that the most rewarding part of Season 1’s success has been seeing the “Green Lantern” property back in the cultural conversation. (“Lanterns” was adapted from DC Comics’ “Green Lantern” franchise, which follows an intergalactic police force.)
The eight-episode show’s season finale aired on Oct. 4, and wrapped up the central mystery of who killed Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and revealed the identity of the second Manhunter, plus how John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) becomes Earth’s sole Green Lantern in DC Studios’ forthcoming “Superman” sequel, “Man of Tomorrow.”