Green Lantern

**Green Lantern** (alternatively known as HBO Max's Green Lantern) is an American superhero television series based on the DC Comics characters of the same name.

## **Synopsis**

> *"From HBO Max, DC, Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television comes a bold adaptation of the iconic comic book franchise, a saga spanning decades and galaxies. GREEN LANTERN will depict the adventures of a multitude of Lanterns, including Guy Gardner, Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz, and Alan Scott — Earth’s first Green Lantern — and many more. The series will also include fan favorites such as Sinestro and Kilowog, and will also introduce new heroes to the ranks of the Green Lantern Corps."*
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## **Production**

### Development

On October 29, 2019, it was announced that Greg Berlanti, American writer behind series such as The CW's "*The Flash*" and "*Chilling Adventures of Sabrina*" is helming two live-action, mid-budget DC Comics television series exclusively for the newly-released HBO Max streaming service, "Strange Adventures" and a at-the-time "Green Lantern".-inspired show.

> *“Both of these original DC properties we’ll be creating for HBO Max will be unlike anything seen on television,”* said Berlanti, who announced both projects Tuesday at the HBO Max WarnerMedia Day presentation. *“An anthology series of cautionary tales set in a world where superpowers exist, and, in what promises to be our biggest DC show ever made, we will be going to space with a Green Lantern television series, but I can’t reveal any more about that just yet.”*
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On April 26, 2020, It was learned that Geoff Johns, famed DC Comics book writer, will be involved with the new *Green Lantern* series coming to HBO Max as a producer. Geoff Johns' production company, Mad Ghost Productions official website has been updated with a TV listing for the Green Lantern HBO Max series, which also offers a short description:

> "*GREEN LANTERN LIVE ACTION SERIES*
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> *The first live-action series delving into the Green Lantern universe.*
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> *IN DEVELOPMENT AT HBO MAX, PRODUCED BY BERLANTI PRODUCTIONS AND MAD GHOST PRODUCTIONS"*
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Worth a mention is that when WarnerMedia officially announced *Green Lantern* for HBO Max last October, the press release made no mention of Geoff Johns or Mad Ghost Productions, but now Johns has been added on as a producer.

*“It’s going to span several decades [focusing] on two stories about Green Lanterns on Earth [as well as one in space] going into the Sinestro story,”* revealed HBO Max Head of Original Content Sarah Aubrey at the 2020 Television Critics Association press tour in January.

On October 9, 2020, it was officially announced that Berlanti's *Green Lantern* received a 10-episode, straight-to-series order from HBO Max. Billed as a one-hour drama, Seth Grahame-Smith ('*IT*', '*Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter*') will serve as showrunner and co-write with television producer and comic book writer, Marc Guggenheim.

## **Trivia**

* Notably, before taking the reins of HBO Max's Green Lantern, Seth Grahame-Smith was one of the directors attached to make *The Flash* movie.
* More recent characters Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz will bring some diversity to the ranks as the first Latina and Muslim members of the Green Lantern Corps.
* While not stated, it's possible HBO Max's parent company Warner Bros. are holding on to the DC characters of Hal Jordan and John Stewart for another Green Lantern feature film.
	+ Green Lantern's last big-screen outing was, of course, the 2011 disappointment starring Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan.
		- The movie also featured the characters of Sinestro and Kilowog, who are also gonna be featured in this series.