HBO’s Lanterns Season 2 Fate Clarified By Showrunner After Cancellation Rumors

Published Nov 11, 2026, 10:13 AM EST

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The team behind HBO's Lanterns are just as in the dark about season 2 as audiences.

Developed by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, the series expanded the Green Lantern lore for the DC Universe, focusing on John Stewart as he is reluctantly trained by Hal Jordan to eventually be his successor, which becomes complicated as they get entangled in a murder investigation in a rural Nebraska town. Led by Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler, Lanterns scored rave reviews from critics and broke multiple viewership records, leaving the door open for a second season.

In the wake of James Gunn and Peter Safran's abrupt exit as DC Studios' Co-CEOs, the internet was flooded with rumors about Lanterns season 2 being cancelled by HBO, to which Chris Cantwell took to his Threads to clarify its fate. In a post addressed "Dear Internet," the showrunner stated that "I haven't heard a f---ing thing" about the DC Universe show's fate, but also assured that "nothing's cancelled" as of the time of writing, asking the more overeager worried fans to "calm down":

Chris Cantwell: Dear Internet: I haven’t heard a f---ing thing. People sometimes wonder what future seasons of Halt and Catch Fire would’ve been. They would’ve arrived at social media and AI and the characters would’ve killed themselves. Nothing’s cancelled. Calm down.

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Lanterns is a 2026 DC superhero detective series centered on veteran Green Lantern Hal Jordan and new recruit John Stewart. The two intergalactic peacekeepers investigate a murder in Nebraska, drawing them into a dark Earth-based mystery with deeper implications for both men.