Despite a strong start, HBO hasn’t renewed Lanterns for a second season. Peter Safran had indicated that a decision on Lanterns Season 2 could come at the end of the year, once the writers had a potential storyline.
Now all that seems to have changed. James Gunn and Safran are out at DC Studios, and this likely changes everything that the company was going to do across the DCU. While Gunn shared that the Lanterns Season 1 finale was never intended to be a series finale, eyes are now on Warner Bros. going in a different direction.
Why ‘Lanterns’ Wasn’t Renewed In the First Place
Despite a strong start and interest in the Green Lantern story, Safran had noted that a formal decision would depend on the creative team building a story that works as a worthy successor. Showrunner Chris Mundy and his writers had started working on potential prospects.
The idea for Lanterns Season 2 was to keep the show grounded in an Earth-based mystery. After all, while there is the opportunity to shift into outer space, there’s something more alluring about superheroes on Earth.
James Gunn, Co-Chairman & CEO, DC StudiosPhoto by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images
What Does James Gunn and Peter Safran Exiting DC Studios Mean?
According to Comic Book News, Gunn didn’t make the decision to leave DC Studios. Instead, a WBD insider shared that Gunn was fired due to Man of Tomorrow, the sequel to Superman.
There is also word that the R-rated projects are over. That means Peacemaker Season 3 is not happening — although the second season worked well as an ender — and Lanterns Season 2 is now out.
It’s important to note that nobody has stated anything officially.
While it was considered a strong outing for HBO at first, looking at the Nielsen ratings, Lanterns missed the mark. It didn’t get into the Top 10, despite HBO touting 9.3 million viewers. It averaged below The Penguin, which didn’t get renewed.
Eyes are now on what the new decisions will be. Jeremy Latcham from Marvel will take over the running of DC Studios starting on Dec. 1, 2026, and after that, more official decisions could be made.
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