HBO has cast Ozark star Laura Linney in its upcoming show Lanterns as a dramatic first-look trailer drops.
The new show, which will be released in the UK on Monday 17 August, will star Linney alongside Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as its leads, based on the DC comic characters from Green Lantern.
Lanterns’ official logline reads: “The series follows new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.”
A teaser trailer released today revealed a first look at all three stars in action. The nearly two-minute long trailer begins with Hal Jordan placing a Green Lantern ring in front of John Stewart and declaring: “This ring. It’s the greatest weapon in the universe.”
The viewer is then fed shots of what Hal Jordan is able to do while in possession of the ring, including fighting, protection, teleportation and even counterfeiting money.
The trailer not only gives a glimpse at the stellar cast but also sets up the suspenseful storyline of the enduring tensions between Hal Jordan and John Stewart as he tries to possess a ring for himself.
The trailer concludes with John Stewart telling Laura Linney’s currently unnamed character: “I was raised fearless and I’ll do this better than he’s ever done it before.”
She simply replies: “Then go and get it, John Stewart,” before the trailer ends with one last shot of, this time, John Stewart wearing a Green Lantern ring himself.
As well as Ozark Laura Linney is known for The Big C whilst Kyle Chandler is recognised for playing Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights and Aaron Pierre for playing Terry Richmond in Netflix’s Rebel Ridge.
They will be joined in the cast by Kelly Macdonald, who made her acting debut in Trainspotting, alongside Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Jason Ritter, Ulrich Thomsen, Nathan Fillion, J Alphonse Nicholson and Jasmine Cephas Jones.
The Lanterns pilot was co-written by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, who are co-creators for the series, with Mundy also serving as showrunner.
Lanterns will be available to stream in the UK on HBO Max from Monday 17 August. Subscribe from £5.99 a month.
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