2026’s Green Lantern TV Show Set Photos Confirm A Few Major Plot Details

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On-set pictures from the upcoming series Lanterns have given fans big hints about the story of DCU’s Green Lantern show. These photos reveal a dangerous new villain—one never before seen in a live-action adaptation. The HBO Max series will center on the journeys of Hal Jordan (played by Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) as they investigate a puzzling murder on Earth that has far-reaching consequences for the entire universe.

What’s interesting about the upcoming series Lanterns is that it’s different from most Green Lantern stories. Instead of a grand space adventure, it’s a more personal crime story set on Earth. Filming has finished, and early photos from the set suggest important plot points that might hint at where the story is going.

Lanterns is expected to premiere sometime in late summer of 2026.

Every Major Plot Detail Revealed by ‘Lanterns’ Set Photos 

John Stewart in a Gunfight

A photo from the set of the upcoming film Lanterns, taken in April 2025 by Ed Stanton (and shared by DC Film News), shows Aaron Pierre’s character, John Stewart, in a gunfight. This suggests the movie will delve into his background as a former U.S. Marine.

Honestly, it doesn’t surprise me at all that Stewart’s so skilled with firearms – he was a military sniper, after all! I’m not sure why anyone would target him like this, but it feels like maybe this whole situation is just a way to showcase his abilities under pressure. It seems like a good way to show just how capable he is when things get dangerous.

Lanterns Has 4 Main Locations in Nebraska

The upcoming series Lanterns will feature four Nebraska locations prominently, as revealed in photos taken on the HBO set in March 2025 (according to DC Film News). These locations include a cafe, an auto repair shop, the Sheriff’s department, and a store with a distinctive alley.

The cafe might be where John Stewart and Hal Jordan discuss the clues they uncovered while investigating the murder.

It makes perfect sense to include a Sheriff’s Department in a realistic show like Lanterns, as it’s likely they’ll get involved in the main characters’ investigation. We don’t yet know what role the other two locations will play, but they could provide settings for key moments in the series.

John Stewart Gets Interrogated

As a huge fan, I was so excited when HBO Max finally gave us our first glimpse of Aaron Pierre as John Stewart back in September 2025! The scene they showed featured him being questioned by Kelly Macdonald’s Sheriff Kerry, and it definitely sparked a lot of buzz about the upcoming series.

We don’t yet know why Stewart is being held at the Sheriff’s facility, but it likely relates to his current murder investigation. He might be able to persuade Sheriff Kerry to give him and Jordan more freedom in their investigation, but keeping his identity as a Green Lantern a secret could make things difficult.

We don’t know if Sheriff Kerry is a good guy or a bad guy in the Lanterns story. However, since Hal Jordan and John Stewart don’t have many allies, it’s likely she’ll help them out when they’re in a tough spot.

Atrocitus?

In July 2025, Paul Ben-Victor, known for his role in Lanterns, shared a photo on Instagram of himself undergoing a body scan for visual effects. This sparked rumors among fans that he might be portraying the villain Atrocitus in the HBO Max series.

Atrocitus is a famous villain in DC Comics, best known as the creator and leader of the Red Lantern Corps. While Green Lanterns fight fear with willpower, the Red Lanterns use pure rage. They’re focused on getting revenge on the Guardians of the Universe and the Green Lanterns themselves.

In April 2025, Deadline revealed details about Paul Ben-Victor’s character, describing him as an alien on a mission to reveal the truth and get revenge on those who harmed his people.

Ben-Victor will star as Antaan, an alien who seeks to reveal the truth and get revenge on those who harmed his civilization. Driven by intense hatred for the established legal system, he’s determined to achieve justice his own way.

I’m getting the sense this actor is going to play Atrocitus. It really fits, because the character has this intense, burning hatred for anything that represents order, and that could be a big reason why he’s after the Guardians.

Using a Red Lantern as the central villain in a realistic crime drama like Lanterns seems unusual, but it could work. The show could connect Atrocitus’s intense rage to the real-world setting by showing how it amplifies local anger or manipulates evidence, hindering Jordan and Stewart’s investigation.

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2026-03-28 14:05