Lanterns Review Reveals 2 Major, Fan-Favorite Characters Are About to Make Their DCU Debut

Lanterns Reviews: Why Critics Are Divided on Kyle Chandler's Hal Jordan DCU Character

(Photo Credit: HBO) The most hyped DCU show, Lanterns, has divided fans over Kyle Chandler’s portrayal of Hal Jordan. While some fans have praised his performance, others have not been impressed. As reviews have begun to emerge, the San Francisco Chronicle offered a critical take on the show. The review described Chandler’s portrayal of Hal Jordan as unhinged and raw. One of the main reasons for this was how the character used the f-word frequen…

'Lanterns' Is Better Than Most Superhero Shows—But It's No 'Watchmen'

Aaron Pierre, left, and Kyle Chandler in Lanterns —John Johnson—HBO Max“Are you afraid?” This is the tagline of the HBO drama Lanterns, a prestige take on the Green Lantern that is part of James Gunn’s reimagined DC Universe. Early in the premiere, we hear both of the show’s lead characters respond in the negative. Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan, the first of the intergalactic cops known as Green Lanterns recruited from Earth, is on TV explaining th…

Lanterns Takes Fearless Swings, But Trust Us, It's Green Lantern Through and Through (Review)

To this point, the Superman family has been at the center of the new DCU, but now that attention is shifting with the long-awaited release of Lanterns. That lengthy journey has brought substantial buzz, but it’s also led to fears that this may not be the winning combination for a series with cosmic guardians at […]

'Lanterns' Is Really, Really Good—for the Most Part

Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre star in the new DC series, which debuts on HBO August 16.

Lanterns Is a Mess

With one foot in the comic-book world and another in the world of grim prestige drama, HBO’s ‘Lanterns’ feels like it’s trying to reconcile multiple identities, and not just those of its two Green Lanterns, played by Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre.

HBO's “Lanterns” questions what makes a hero—and who gets to be one

The DCU's new drama uses Hal Jordan and John Stewart's tense team-up to take a swing at America's meritocracy