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DC to decide by year-end whether Lanterns gets a second season
DC Studios has not renewed HBO’s Lanterns for a second season.
Co-chief Peter Safran says the decision will depend on whether the writers’ room finds a story worthy of following the first season.
A decision is expected before the end of 2026.
The eight-episode series adapts DC’s Green Lantern franchise, about an intergalactic police force, and stars Aaron Pierre as John Stewart and Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan.
Its first season’s finale aired on Oct.
4 and resolved its central mystery.
John Stewart is also set to appear in the DC sequel Man of Tomorrow, so the character can continue in the DC universe even if the show does not return.
A second season depends on finding a strong follow-up story, while DC says television remains an important part of its plans.
DC Studios co-chief Peter Safran says a decision on whether Lanterns gets a second season is expected by the end of 2026.
The series has not been renewed, and its future depends on whether the writers’ room develops a story DC considers worthy of a follow-up.
The eight-episode first season’s finale aired on October 4.
Safran said John Stewart, played by Aaron Pierre, will appear in the forthcoming Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow.
- Who
- DC Studios, led by co-chief Peter Safran, will decide whether Lanterns gets a second season.
- What
- The series has not been renewed. A decision is expected by the end of 2026.
- When
- By the end of 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The decision depends on whether the writers’ room develops a story considered a worthy successor to the first season.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The eight-episode first season’s finale aired.
DC is expected to decide whether Lanterns will get a second season.
- Decision deadline
- By the end of 2026
- First season
- Eight episodes
- Finale date
- October 4
- John Stewart actor
- Aaron Pierre
- Upcoming appearance
- Man of Tomorrow
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What people are saying
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
The episodic world is always going to be a really important part of our overall slate, it's a great way to tell stories that need more real estate than a feature film can offer you, and it's a great way to introduce characters that we then bring into the feature world