Lanterns Trailer Drops First Look at Hal Jordan’s Green Lantern Suit, Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner, and a DCU Mystery
DCU’s Lanterns trailer finally unleashes Hal Jordan’s powers, even as the surprisingly grounded Green Lantern series stirs controversy and draws a sharp defense from showrunner Chris Mundy.
After months of hand-wringing that DCU 's Lanterns looked a little too down-to-earth for a show about interstellar cops, the new trailer finally lets Hal Jordan flex. Yes, there is plenty of actual green this time.
That whole debate started because early chatter painted the series as more grounded than people expected. Showrunner Chris Mundy even sounded a bit over it recently, basically saying: of course there is going to be a lot of green. This trailer appears designed to shut that down, loading up on cosmic action while still keeping the detective vibe.
Two eras, two Lanterns
The big structural reveal: Lanterns plays out across two timelines, 2016 and 2026, and the trailer cuts between both as if we are following parallel cases that eventually intersect.
- 2016: Kyle Chandler is Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern of this era. The footage finally shows him powered up and, yes, we get a proper look at the suit.
- 2026: Aaron Pierre seems to be the one holding the ring by then, suggesting he has taken over a decade later. The trailer hints at his mission running alongside Hal's earlier one.
"Are you afraid?"
That line pounds through the trailer like a drumbeat while we see the two investigations unfolding across time. It is the kind of ominous, pulpy touch that tells you the show still wants to be weird and big, not just True Detective with power rings.
Also in the mix: a quick tease that Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner will pop in for a cameo. Not a shock given his DCU footprint, but a smart way to tie threads together across the new continuity.
Bottom line: the trailer looks like a course correction in public perception more than in the show itself. Mundy said there would be green; now the footage backs him up with space- set spectacle, constructs, and a clear sense of scope across years. More as this develops.