Two new posters for Lanterns have been released, and they put the spotlight squarely on the show's leads: Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre). James Gunn has also shared a brief promo for the HBO series.
We can also tell you today that the review embargo for the DC Studios series lifts on Friday, August 14, at 12 pm ET. It appears only select press have been granted access to screeners, so don't expect a particularly wide range of reviews (we've seen the pilot, but can't reveal our verdict until Sunday night, as that was shared in advance of a press conference tomorrow).
We're going to get into potential spoilers at this point, so scroll down to those posters now if you don't want to see them.
Still here? Well, according to scooper @MyTimeToShineH, "John wears the ring but doesn't use it much in Lanterns Episode 1. There's a big twist at the end of [the episode], but I guess that’s already leaked. Laura Linney is a shapeshifting Guardian."
The big twist? That's likely a reference to last month's leaks, which claimed that Hal dies in the pilot. That started as an apparent fan theory, but was seemingly confirmed as legitimate when Warner Bros. Discovery started hitting X accounts with copyright strikes.
Only time will tell whether these rumours are correct, but it's not long until we find out on Sunday. There's also a behind-the-scenes photo floating around that confirms John Stewart finally suits up in episode 5 of Lanterns...
Lanterns 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.
Alongside Kyle Chander and Aaron Pierre, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Nicole Ari Parker, Jason Ritter, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Jasmine Cephas Jones round out the cast.
The pilot is co-written by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King, who are co-creators for the series. Mundy serves as showrunner. The first two episodes are directed by James Hawes, with Stephen Williams, Geeta Vasant Patel and Alik Sakharov also tapped to direct.
Lanterns is executive produced by Mundy, Lindelof, James Gunn, Peter Safran, King, Ron Schmidt, and Hawes, and is based on the DC comic characters from Green Lantern.
Lanterns is set to premiere on HBO on August 16.