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Lanterns
TV show was revealed by DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn.
Chris Mundy, Tom King, and Damon Lindelof are leading the charge on the Max series development.
Gunn puts rumors to rest with an Instagram announcement about the new DC Studios TV show.
DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn revealed the official creative team for one of the big DC Universe TV shows that is currently in development. While Gunn’s DC Universe is currently in the works with the Superman movie, there are a lot more films and TV shows being worked on by DC Studios. One of the Max dramas that are being developed is the Green Lantern series, Lanterns, focusing on the Emerald Knights. Rumors floated around this week about a creative team being set for the TV show, as it has been over a year since it was announced for Chapter 1, “Gods and Monsters.”
However, Gunn has officially confirmed that Chris Mundy, Tom King, and Damon Lindelof are officially running the Max series.
Three other writers who had been reported to be part of Lanterns were Justin Britt-Gibson, Breannah Gibson, and Vanessa Baden Kelly. However, at the time of Gunn’s posting, none of them were mentioned, leaving it unknown if they are part of Lanterns or not.
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Mundy and Lindelof’s previous shows are also very focused on ensembles, which is fitting as
Lanterns
will focus on John Stewart and Hal Jordan as the leading characters.
As Gunn mentioned, King is no stranger to the DC Universe franchise, with the comic book scribe working as part of DC Studios’ creative team. King is also working on the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow movie as an architect, with the film adapting his comic book run of the same name. It’s unknown what other DC Universe projects King is working on outside the Lanterns TV show.
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Mundy’s body of work includes serving as the showrunner on the Netflix series Ozark, which ran for four seasons. Lanterns is influenced by True Detective, as that is another show Mundy worked on as an executive producer and writer. Lindelof’s boarding the new show marked a return for him at Warner Bros. Discovery after his successful run as the showrunner for the Watchmen TV show on HBO, where he also created The Leftovers.
With these three confirmed to shepherd Lanterns, it shows that DC Studios wanted a combination of writers who have experience with handling mystery and science-fiction, as well as the superhero genre. Mundy and Lindelof’s previous shows are also very focused on ensembles, which is fitting as Lanterns will focus on John Stewart and Hal Jordan as the leading characters. Hopefully, with the creative team set, casting will start later this year for the DC Universe show.
Source: James Gunn/Instagram
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