We've been inundated with Superman set photos today but if that wasn't enough for those of you excited about the DCU, then we have even more good news to share this afternoon.
HBO, in association with Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios, has given an eight-episode, straight-to-series order for Lanterns. The creative team of this long-awaited Green Lantern reboot has also been confirmed, with Emmy-nominee Chris Mundy (True Detective: Night Country, Ozark) serving as showrunner and executive producer.
Emmy-winner Damon Lindelof (Watchmen, The Leftovers) and Eisner Award winner Tom King (Mister Miracle, Supergirl) will co-write the new series with Mundy. Lindelof and King will also serve as executive producers.
Those names will likely look familiar to you because they've been floating around online for several months now.
As for the Lantern's official logline it reveals that, "The series follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland."
The news comes as part of a streaming rethink at HBO as this series, along with the Harry Potter reboot and IT prequel Welcome To Derry, are moving from Max to the cable network which House of the Dragon calls home.
What this means for upcoming Max titles Creature Commandos and Peacemaker season 2 remains to be seen.
Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and Max Content, says, "We are elated to be reuniting with both Chris Mundy and Damon Lindelof as they partner with Tom for this fresh take on DC’s 'Green Lantern.' As part of James and Peter’s vision for the DC Universe, this first new live action series will mark an exciting new era."
James Gunn and Peter Safran, Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs of DC Studios, shared a joint statement which reads, "We’re thrilled to bring this seminal DC title to HBO with Chris, Damon and Tom at the helm."
"John Stewart and Hal Jordan are two of DC’s most compelling characters, and Lanterns brings them to life in an original detective story that is a foundational part of the unified DCU we’re launching next summer with 'Superman.'"
Aside from a blink-and-you'd-miss-it cameo from a past Green Lantern in both cuts of Justice League, Green Lantern has been M.I.A. since the 2011 movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. Several attempts have been made to restart the franchise but Lanterns is the first to take off.
There's currently no word on a premiere window.