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Summary
Two intergalactic cops, new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, are drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.
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- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)
Critics 72Audiences 65GoodWatch 71
Metascore72
IMDb7.7
User score5.2
Reach
Streams in 94 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+84First aired
2026
August 16, 2026
Still running
Genres
DramaMysterySci-Fi & FantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 60 more79 people
- Kyle ChandlerHal Jordan / Halogram8 episodes
- Aaron PierreJohn Stewart8 episodes
- Kelly MacdonaldSheriff Kerry Kane8 episodes
J. Alphonse NicholsonJohn Stewart Sr.7 episodes- Jason RitterWilliam 'Billy' Macon6 episodes
Jasmine Cephas JonesBernadette Stewart (voice)5 episodes
Michael OcampoDeputy Lopez4 episodes
Ulrich ThomsenThaal Sinestro4 episodes
Garret DillahuntWilliam 'Will' Macon4 episodes
Poorna JagannathanZoe Macon4 episodes- Cary ChristopherYoung Noah Macon3 episodes
- Cairo Cash LeeAdolescent John3 episodes
Laura LinneyLianna3 episodes
Paul Ben-VictorAntaan3 episodes
Jim CharmatzEarl Puppeteer3 episodes
Victor BroadleyEarl Puppeteer3 episodes
Shea PritchardAdolescent Noah Macon3 episodes
Hannah Christine ShetlerMaggie3 episodes
Jared GrimesAdult Marcus3 episodes
Romeo BrownAdult Aaron (voice)3 episodes- Noah Gibson SlatesAdolescent Marcus2 episodes
Jaylen Lyndon HunterAdolescent Aaron2 episodes
John VenableCoach2 episodes
Nathan FillionGuy Gardner2 episodes
Directing · 13
- Alik Sakharov Director
- Stephen Williams Director
- Geeta Patel Director
- Justin Riemer Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Valeria Migliassi Collins Script Supervisor
- Matthew Kramer Second Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Noah Sellman Writers' Assistant
Production · 45
- Damon Lindelof Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- Chris Mundy Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- Tom King Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- James Hawes Executive Producer, Director
- Vanessa Baden Kelly Co-Executive Producer, Writer
- Justin Britt-Gibson Co-Executive Producer, Writer
Camera · 7
- Gregory Middleton Director of Photography, Second Unit Director of Photography
- Armando Salas Director of Photography
- Florian Hoffmeister Director of Photography
- Mikael Levin "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- John Johnson Still Photographer
- Craig Riley Key Grip
Editing · 3
- Matthew V. Colonna Editor
- Emily Greene Editor
- Robert Abilez Editor, Assistant Editor
Sound · 13
- Stephanie Economou Original Music Composer
- Todd Toon Sound Designer
- Kathryn Madsen Sound Supervisor, ADR Supervisor
- Gabe Hilfer Music Supervisor
- Ed Carr Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Todd Grace Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 9
- John Paino Production Design
- Jason Perrine Art Direction
- Amy Wells Set Decoration
- Wes Hottman Art Direction
- Austin Gorg Supervising Art Director
- Mary Sader Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 14
- Cynthia Ann Summers Costume Design
- Christian Burgoyne Key Makeup Artist
- Katherine Kousakis Hair Department Head
- Cesha Ventre Costumer
- Christopher Leneo Hairstylist
- Anna Zenner Key Hair Stylist
Visual Effects · 11
- Greg Steele Visual Effects Supervisor
- Alexandre Millet Visual Effects Supervisor
- Carrie Stula Visual Effects Production Manager
- Reginald Harber Jr. VFX Editor
- Sarah Best Visual Effects Production Assistant
- Eddie Bonin Visual Effects Producer
Other crew · 40
- Stefan Sonnenfeld Other
- J. Cody Baker Additional Colorist
- Caroline Ho Other
- Rebecca Rienks Music Consultant
- Elizabeth Himelstein Dialect Coach
- Jason King Other
Lanterns episodes
1 season · 8 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Pilot, 8.2
- S1 E2 Trust Fall, 8.1
- S1 E3 OutKast, 7.6
- S1 E4 The Weenie, 8.3
- S1 E5 Lights Out, 8.9
- S1 E6 Bad Optics, 8.1
- S1 E7 The Jordan Boys' Legacy, 8.4
- S1 E8 Dirt and Stars, 7.9
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