As part of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s newly expanded DCU, a more grounded take on the “Green Lantern” comics may surprise audiences who associate the character with the Ryan Reynolds film that received poor reviews back in 2011.
But for co-creators Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, “Lanterns” is all about going back to the original iteration of the character when he was “an entirely different kind of superhero.”
“We’re talking about almost a century’s worth of storytelling, and now we get to carry that baton,” Lindelof told Variety. “But then at the same time, the audience is hungry for something original and relevant, and they want storytellers to take risks. Those risks can’t feel like they’re gimmicks; they have to feel like they have real emotional stakes.”
The show follows Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) as he is forced to take John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) under his wing as a backup. As the Green Lantern, Hal has the power to create material items through his ring and acts as an intergalactic space officer. Things take a dark turn after a series of unexplainable deaths draw Hal and John to a small town in Nebraska.
As creators, King brings a wealth of experience as a comic book writer, while Lindelof created the “Watchmen” TV series. Mundy, who served as showrunner on “Ozark,” is new to the comic book world.
