Lanterns' drops its second episode on Sunday, August 23 on HBO and HBO Max. Here's everything you need to know.

Lanterns, the latest offering within the DCU headed by James Gunn and Peter Safran, is now streaming on HBO Max, with new episodes set to drop every week. The pilot episode aired on the platform on August 16, 2026. The upcoming episode 2 is set to air Sunday, August 23, 2026.

Lanterns is airing its eight-episode first season weekly on HBO, while its creative team is already looking ahead to what could come next.

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Lanterns is being described as “ True Detective with power rings,” which is how creators Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King envisioned the show as it was being developed. However, if you’ve never watched True Detective,

Not all heroes wear capes and, despite the best efforts of stars Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre, not all heroes are compelling either in this misfire from Chris Gunn's DC universe.

Lanterns tells Hal Jordan and John Stewart's story stretched across three decades as the HBO Max series delves into their partnership and two mysteries in Nebraska.

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If Watchmen taught us that you can use superheroes to excavate the cracked foundations of the American experience, Lanterns seems content to linger in the shadow of another HBO prestige genre series,