HBO Max releases Lanterns teaser with Chandler

HBO Max released a second teaser for “Lanterns” on May 18, expanding the rollout for the DC Studios series starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre. Warner Bros. Discovery said the new spot includes a first look at Laura Linney and confirmed the show will debut August 16 on HBO and stream on HBO Max. The series is produced by DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television, according to the company’s press release. Trade and fan outlets that picked up the teaser said the new footage put more emphasis on effects-driven Green Lantern imagery and action. ### What did HBO Max actually release on May 18? Warner Bros. Discovery posted “Lanterns | Official Teaser 2” in its pressroom on May 18 and described it as a new teaser for the upcoming original drama series. The company said the teaser was tied to “Lanterns,” a DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television production starring Chandler, Pierre and Kelly Macdonald. FilmBook reported on May 19 that HBO Max had released the second teaser trailer for “Lanterns,” while Comic Book Club said the new preview brought in the special effects and Green Lantern action that viewers had been asking for. Those descriptions were not part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s release, but they matched the broader coverage around the teaser’s visual focus. (press.wbd.com) ### Which characters are at the center of the series? Warner Bros. Discovery’s earlier March 4 release said the series follows new recruit John Stewart, played by Aaron Pierre, and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, played by Kyle Chandler. The company described them as “two intergalactic cops” drawn into a dark mystery on Earth while investigating a murder in the American heartland. (film-book.com) That setup remained central in coverage of the second teaser. LATF USA, cited in the source briefing, said John Stewart and Hal Jordan are the key figures in the story, aligning with the official synopsis Warner Bros. Discovery had already published. ### What was new in the second teaser? (press.wbd.com) Warner Bros. Discovery said the May 18 teaser revealed a first look at Laura Linney, adding a new cast detail to the marketing push. The company’s release did not provide plot specifics for Linney’s role in the teaser notice, but it singled out her appearance as new material. (press.wbd.com) MSN and AOL pickup stories, which aggregated the teaser release, said the footage showed Chandler’s Hal Jordan training Pierre’s John Stewart and pointed to an August premiere date. Those reports also named Linney among the cast and described the series as a Green Lantern story for HBO. ### When and where will “Lanterns” premiere? (press.wbd.com) Warner Bros. Discovery said “Lanterns” will debut August 16 on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max. A Portuguese-language Max press release dated May 18 listed the streaming debut as August 17, a difference consistent with regional release timing across markets. (msn.com) The company had previously said in March that the series would debut in August, and the May 18 release narrowed that to a specific date for HBO in the United States. ### How is HBO Max positioning the show? HBO Max placed the teaser in its press materials for upcoming originals and tied “Lanterns” to the DC Studios television slate. (press.wbd.com) The official release identified the show as an original drama series rather than a film spinoff or one-off special. (press.wbd.com) The next public step is the August 16 HBO debut in the United States, with “Lanterns | Official Teaser 2” already available through Warner Bros. Discovery’s pressroom and HBO Max promotional channels. (press.wbd.com)