The pressure was on Lanterns from the moment it was described as inspired by True Detective. James Gunn’s new take on the DC Universe would be a prestige buddy-cop drama echoing the now-iconic first season of True Detective, which also premiered on HBO. It was a big claim: True Detective (Season 1 in particular) is heralded as one of the best TV shows of the century.
But when True Detective Season 2 started back at square one, it famously couldn’t maintain its momentum. Now that Lanterns Season 1 has ended and largely wrapped up its mystery, could it pull off what its predecessor couldn’t? Here’s everything we know about the future of Lanterns.
