How to watch 'Lanterns' — HBO's gritty new Green Lantern show

In Brightest Day, In Blackest Night… Come on, you know the rest! DC Comics' Green Lantern Corps. spans the infinite boundaries of the cosmos with its legion of 7,204 intergalactic space cops representing all races, genders, and biological entities patrolling thousands of Guardian sectors of the universe.

The fabled interstellar law enforcement society based on the planet Oa, armed with the coolest oath ever recited, is getting its own gritty, grounded " Lanterns " TV series and fans are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their intrepid emerald ring-wearing heroes capable of manifesting an incredible arsenal of colorful mental constructs.

Specific plot elements remain secretive and we're unsure which side of morality we’ll ultimately find Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and his upstart John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) .

Power up and let's parade into all the details of how to watch HBO's "Lanterns!" When Is The "Lanterns' Release Date? We'll all be bathed in green when "Lanterns" lights up HBO and HBO Max. (Image credit: HBO/HBO Max) "Lanterns" streaks into our galactic sector for its 8-episode debut on Sunday, Aug.

16, 2026 at 9 p.m.

ET and PT.

Subsequent green-tinted chapters will manifest themselves each Sunday night until its season finale arrives on Oct.

4, 2026.

How To Watch "Lanterns" "Lanterns" will be available to view exclusively for HBO cable TV subscribers and will also stream simultaneously on HBO Max for its customers.

Watch Lanterns on HBO Max: Basic (Ads): $10.99/month or $109.99/year Standard (No Ads): $18.49/month or $184.99/year Premium (4K): $22.99/month or $229.99/year If you want to check out "Lanterns" or any of the other great shows on HBO and HBO Max while you're abroad, you can also use a VPN to access your subscription from anywhere in the world.

Sorry, but it doesn’t work so well if you just happen to find yourself anywhere outside Space Sector 2814.

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VIEW DEAL ON What is the plot of "Lanterns?" "Lanterns" will definitely be headed to space in its debut season on HBO and HBO Max. (Image credit: HBO/HBO Max) This edgy, modern day Green Lantern makeover is infused with hardboiled detective overtones that finds veteran galactic peacekeeper Hal Jordan teaming up with a fresh new protégé, John Stewart, as they investigate a series of strange homicides in America’s midwestern heartland.

There’s a fun mentor/mentee relationship at the forefront that reveals the truth of Hal not really training a new recruit, but grooming a replacement.