News Lanterns Lanterns Trailer Shows Off Laura Linney, Superpowers, and Super Attitude We will refrain from making too many “It’s not easy being green” jokes while this show is on By Molly Templeton | Published on May 18, 2026 Screenshot: HBO Max Comment 0 Share New Share Screenshot: HBO Max Much has been made of the grounded, serious-business detective vibes of the upcoming DC Studios series Lanterns, which pairs a jaded Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) with newbie Green Lantern Corps recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre). So, naturally, the new trailer provides a bit of the opposite: glowing green stuff. Hal uses his powers to create a shield against some kind of space laser (and a more personal shield against a lot of bullets); he also uses them to manifest a dollar bill for a jukebox. Did he just give John a little speech about knowing when to use said powers, then turn around and counterfeit money? Certainly not. (Certainly so.) This trailer would like you to know that Lanterns has some attitude problems among its mysteries and multiple timelines. It’s a classic setup—the experienced elder faced with a brash young upstart who thinks he can do everything better—but with a whole lot of extra green. At the trailer’s end, after the question “Are you afraid?” is asked a million times, John tells a mysterious Laura Linney, “I’ll do this better than he’s ever done it before.” Linney, looking stern, says, “Then go and get it, John Stewart.” This seems not very partner-like! Linney’s character has not been named; her casting was announced pretty much simultaneously with the trailer’s release. But also: Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion) is here, possibly in jail, looking quite grumpy. We get a quick look at Garret Dillahunt, whose character William Macon has been described as a “modern cowboy.” And Kelly Macdonald plays the sheriff in the small Nebraska town where a shooting has caught Hal’s interest. We also get to see Hal’s Green Lantern getup, and some shots of a younger Hal, who young John watched on TV. Never meet your heroes, right? A lot of this trailer is focused on Pierre who, as John Stewart says he was “raised fearless,” does a lot of dangerous, possibly terrifying things over the course of these two minutes. If you have any doubts about this series, I strongly suggest you go watch Rebel Ridge, which will show you that Pierre can carry a whole movie by himself, and can convincingly do a lot of action. (It’s also just a very good movie.) Lanterns comes from showrunner Chris Mundy (True Detective, Ozark) and premieres on HBO Max on August 16.[end-mark] The post <i>Lanterns</i> Trailer Shows Off Laura Linney, Superpowers, and Super Attitude appeared first on Reactor.