The upcoming Max series Lanterns has quietly been building quite a cast with the recent announcement that Paul Ben-Victor has now joined the show. The eight-episode series comes from Chris Mundy, Damon Linedelof and Tom King, all of whom have strong background for this kind of series. As for the premise, the show follows Hal Jordan (played by Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (played by Aaron Pierre), two Green Lanterns investigating a dark, Earth-based mystery centered around a murder in the American heartland.
It’s being described as a thriller with a True Detective-style mystery, blending cosmic elements with grounded storytelling. Other cast members include Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Sherman Augustus, Jason Ritter, and Ulrich Thomsen, who will play the iconic villain Sinestro.
Ben-Victor has been cast as Antaan, an extraterrestrial with a deep hatred for the law. Some speculate that he may actually be Atrocitus, the leader of the Red Lantern Corps. If that is true, that would be filling out the Green Lantern mythos very quickly, bringing into two other lantern corps and two major villains in just an eight-episode series.
The show is expected to premiere early 2026.
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