The Green Lantern Corps may be one of the most popular concepts to come out of the DC Universe, but adapting heroes like Hal Jordan and John Stewart outside of the comics hasn’t been an easy feat. DC fans have only really gotten one live-action Green Lanterns project — and the less that’s said of that, the better. Still, that hasn’t stopped DC from trying again; it’s just taken the studio a long, long time to find a way forward.
After years in purgatory, Lantern fans finally have something concrete to look forward to. A new series is officially on the way; under James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DC Universe, the Lantern Corps could finally get the live-action treatment it deserves. With names like Damon Lindelof, Tom King, and Chris Mundy on board behind the scenes, Lanterns certainly seems like it’s in good hands. Casting is also well underway, which means that production could begin sooner rather than later. According to Gunn himself, Lanterns might premiere sooner than anyone might have expected.
