Lanterns: Season 1

2026 · 8 episodes · ★ 7.4

What Season 1 of Lanterns

Hal Jordan is a veteran Green Lantern, an intergalactic peacekeeper who draws his powers from rings, and he is nearing retirement. To replace him, he trains John Stewart, a rookie recruit. Together they arrive in Rushville, Nebraska, where Sheriff Kerry Kane is investigating a murder. Hal suspects the crime has an extraterrestrial origin, and the three join forces in the investigation. What they uncover leads them toward much darker mysteries. Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre star in this HBO series, created by Damon Lindelof, Chris Mundy and Tom King.

8episodes

Aug 16, 2026premiered

Oct 4, 2026final episode

7.2 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Pilot
Aug 16, 2026 · 57 min · ★ 7.3
After a fatal shooting, Green Lantern Hal Jordan and new recruit John Stewart set out to prove it was an extraterrestrial event.
Directing: James Hawes · Writing: Tom King, Damon Lindelof, Chris Mundy · Starring: Jason Ritter, Chris Coy, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Cary Christopher
1x02 Trust Fall
Aug 23, 2026 · 52 min · ★ 7.1
While John's middling errand ultimately proves eventful, Hal makes waves in Rushville – which only inspires him to dig deeper.
Directing: James Hawes · Writing: Chris Mundy, Vanessa Baden Kelly · Starring: Jason Ritter, Paul Ben-Victor, John Venable, Jonney Ahmanson
1x03 OutKast
Aug 30, 2026 · 54 min · ★ 6.8
When his dad misunderstands a contact attempt from the Guardians, John is put forth as the next best option to fulfill the Green Lantern destiny. Then, after a lifetime of preparation, John finally gets his chance to interview for the Guardians.
Directing: Stephen Williams · Writing: Vanessa Baden Kelly · Starring: J. Alphonse Nicholson, Cairo Cash Lee, Noah Gibson Slates, Jaylen Lyndon Hunter
1x04 The Weenie
Sep 6, 2026 · 53 min · ★ 7.8
As the 48-hour deadline nears, John develops a new theory about the Manhunter's location, leading him and Hal to run their next move by Sheriff Kane. Meanwhile, Hal's visit to Sinestro has consequences.
Directing: Geeta Patel · Writing: Breannah Gibson · Starring: Cary Christopher, Michael Ocampo, Laura Linney, Paul Ben-Victor
1x05 Lights Out
Sep 13, 2026 · 54 min · ★ 7.8
As the Macon family's history unravels, Rushville mobilizes in the face of the escalating threat. As John is placed in an impossible position, Hal risks everything in a final attempt to take down the Manhunter.
Directing: Geeta Patel · Writing: Justin Britt-Gibson · Starring: Jason Ritter, Cary Christopher, Michael Ocampo, Laura Linney
1x06 Bad Optics
Sep 20, 2026 · 54 min · ★ 7.3
Now in business with his brother Marcus, John is on the verge of landing a major investor for his innovative take on panic rooms when an unexpected phone call pulls him back to Rushville - and everything he worked so hard to leave behind.
Directing: Stephen Williams · Writing: Damon Lindelof, Justin Britt-Gibson · Starring: Jason Ritter, Michael Ocampo, Jasmine Cephas Jones, J. Alphonse Nicholson
1x07 The Jordan Boys' Legacy
Sep 27, 2026 · 48 min · ★ 7.7
Finding themselves on another planet, Hal and John must put aside their fractured past to solve a murder. Along their journey, both men are forced to confront the ghosts of their pasts...and the ways their childhoods shaped who they are today.
Directing: Alik Sakharov · Writing: Tom King, Damon Lindelof · Starring: Jason Ritter, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Cairo Cash Lee, John Venable
1x08 Dirt and Stars Season Finale
Oct 4, 2026 · 57 min · ★ 7.6
As John and Hal draw closer to the truth, John comes to an unexpected understanding with Sheriff Kane... just as a chilling new discovery emerges.
Directing: Alik Sakharov · Writing: Tom King, Damon Lindelof, Chris Mundy · Starring: Jason Ritter, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Jim Charmatz