Following DC Studios chief James Gunn teasing it yesterday, the second teaser for HBO’s upcoming “Lanterns” series has arrived and with a surprise casting reveal – Laura Linney has a role in the show.
The previous teaser trailer was famously the subject of many complaints about the lack of VFX and the lack of anything that ‘green’ in the footage. That’s not the case this time.
The story follows two legendary Green Lanterns, Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre), as they unravel a dark, Earth-bound mystery related to a murder in the American Mid-West.
Set within James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DC Universe, the tone is akin to “True Detective” and other gritty dramas the network is known for.
Chris Mundy (“True Detective: Night Country”) is showrunner and executive producer and writes the series with Damon Lindelof (“Watchmen”) and comic book scribe Tom King (“Supergirl”).
Along with Chandler, the series also stars Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, Ulrich Thomsen as Sinestro, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Nicole Ari Parker, Jason Ritter, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Jasmine Cephas Jones.
“Lanterns” releases on HBO from August 16th.
