Laura Linney has joined the cast of Lanterns, the new DC series premiering August 16 on HBO and HBO Max.
Linney made a brief appearance in the new trailer that dropped Monday for the superhero series, which stars Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre.
The series also stars Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Jason Ritter, Ulrich Thomsen, Nathan Fillion, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Jasmine Cephas Jones.
Lanterns follows new recruit John Stewart (Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.
In an interview with Men’s Health, showrunner Chris Mundy says the series is “as much of a buddy cop show as a superhero show.”
“Our show is in a lot of ways about replacement — when should someone step aside and when is it time for the next person to take the reins?” Mundy said about Lanterns. “That push and pull between those two characters is really important. So much of the power that John has is by not taking the bait, understanding that you lose your power if you’re yelling and screaming. That’s what we’re trying to convey: He knows he belongs, so he doesn’t have to overcompensate.”
He continued, “There’s a real balance there that’s just innately inside of Aaron. He’s big. He’s an intimidating presence just physically. But there’s a softness to him, too. There’s a thoughtfulness. You can’t teach that.”
Based on the DC comic characters from the Green Lantern universe, the series Lanterns is produced by HBO in association with Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios. The pilot is co-written by Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King, who are co-creators for the series. The first two episodes are directed by James Hawes, with Stephen Williams, Geeta Vasant Patel and Alik Sakharov also tapped to direct.
The series is executive produced by Mundy, Lindelof, King, James Gunn, Peter Safran, Ron Schmidt and Hawes.
Watch the latest trailer for Lanterns in the video below.
