GREEN LANTERN HBO Max Series Taps Seth Grahame-Smith As Showrunner; Won't Feature Hal Jordan Or John Stewart

GREEN LANTERN HBO Max Series Taps Seth Grahame-Smith As Showrunner; Won't Feature Hal Jordan Or John Stewart

It looks like HBO Max is finally getting the ball rolling on their upcoming Green Lantern series and they've finally found a showrunner and have revealed the title and principal group of characters.

By RohanPatel - Oct 09, 2020 10:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Green Lantern

HBO Max has announced this morning that Seth Grahame-Smith (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterThe Lego Batman Movie) has been tapped as showrunner for their upcoming Green Lantern television series.

[A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that it would be titled Lantern, but it appears as though no official title has been assigned just yet]

Green Lantern has already received a straight-to-series order for ten episodes, with Grahame-Smith and Marc Guggenheim (Arrow; Legends of Tomorrow) co-writing the first hour. While the scripts are still being broken down, the series is tentatively expected to begin production mid-2021, likely suggesting it may not debut on the streamer until sometime in 2022. 

As for who's involved, the main characters will be Guy Gardner, Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz, and Alan Scott with fan-favorite Kilowog and classic DC Comics villain Sinestro also slated to appear. No word on casting yet, but it seems probable that we won't hear anything on that front until, at least, early next year. 

For now, Hal Jordan, John Stewart, and Kyle Raynor will not be involved with the series in any capacity, which begs the question whether Warner Bros. may be saving their most popular Lanterns for a big screen adventure. 

There aren't many additional details at this time, but Green Lantern is believed to be executive producer Greg Berlanti's (The Flash; Supergirl) most ambitious and most expensive series yet. 

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Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 10/9/2020, 10:31 AM
Hrm...since we won't see Hal and John but we'll still get Sinestro, those rumors could be true.

I can't f*cking wait to see J-Bird fly, man! They better cast the right girl!

Can't say i'm familiar with this showrunner, so fingers crossed, this is without a doubt, my most anticipated tv series. :3
Nightmare
Nightmare - 10/9/2020, 10:59 AM
@Doomsday8888 - Could see either of these two as Jessi



Highflyer
Highflyer - 10/9/2020, 10:32 AM
No Hal or John?
tmp3
tmp3 - 10/9/2020, 10:33 AM
@Highflyer - Maybe they're saving them for the movie
Highflyer
Highflyer - 10/9/2020, 10:35 AM
@tmp3 - I fricking hope that's the case.
dracula
dracula - 10/9/2020, 10:55 AM
@Highflyer - they better be the stars of a movie
aresww3
aresww3 - 10/9/2020, 11:48 AM
@Highflyer - there saving it for a movie. I think this is what geoff was working on and they were going to announce at fandome but thanks to Fisher, I think they postponed it to work out away to distance from Ray.

Expect a Ray Fisher tweet update any time soon, once this becomes big news.
Humperdink
Humperdink - 10/9/2020, 12:12 PM
@Highflyer -

Seems very likely.
I immediately though that they're going to be in the films.
Highflyer
Highflyer - 10/9/2020, 12:22 PM
@aresww3 - Ray tweeted support towards Seth.
aresww3
aresww3 - 10/9/2020, 12:31 PM
@Highflyer - He's also lost his mind. It was probably a veiled threat to warner brothers to say I'm watching.

Remember this is the guy who tweeted

Ray Fisher
@ray8fisher
"When this campaign started you had a month...”now it’s less”
Alarm clock#BvSOnly two days left for us to hit our goal of $500.00.

Funds raised will go toward supporting the continued fight for justice in the arts!"

Essentially he's starting a charity to help Hollywood actors and crew to challenge or sue studios. So he wants us the pubblic to pay for his "Volunteer" lawyers (and here's the kicker) without even telling us said studio did. He's done lost his mind.
aresww3
aresww3 - 10/9/2020, 12:34 PM
@Highflyer - Or his tweet of support is his way of gloating because he lost Geoff Johns the project.
MasterMix
MasterMix - 10/9/2020, 10:32 AM
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 10/9/2020, 10:51 AM
@MasterMix -

BB8ANG
BB8ANG - 10/9/2020, 12:19 PM
@MosquitoFarmer - Green Lantern and Doctor Strange are the exact same movie. Prove me wrong, lol.
TheIronDuck
TheIronDuck - 10/9/2020, 4:08 PM
@Jahleel007 - Green Lantern is the same movie as Howard the Duck. Prove me wrong.
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