The DCU's new drama uses Hal Jordan and John Stewart's tense team-up to take a swing at America's meritocracy myth
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The DCU's new drama uses Hal Jordan and John Stewart's tense team-up to take a swing at America's meritocracy myth
Senior Culture Critic
Published
August 14, 2026 12:00PM (EDT)
Starring Kyle Chandler and Nathan Fillion, this DC drama is a detective drama first and a superhero show second.
Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre have great chemistry in the HBO DC drama 'Lanterns', but the influence of 'True Detective' and…
Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King created the series, in which Hal Jordan and John Stewart bicker more than they kick…
Hal Jordan and John Stewart are your new favorite odd-couple detective pairing.
Damon Lindelof returns to the DC Universe—and the themes of his great 'Watchmen'—with an ambitious but uneven Green Lantern crime…
Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre star in the new DC series, which hits HBO Max on August 16.
