‘Lanterns’ Official Writing Credits
Lanterns writing credits are out. Here are who the writers are and their resumes.
Lanterns is the DCU’s second official live action series and the first to premiere on HBO; here are the writing credits and what the writers’ resumes include.
Lanterns was first announced in DCU’s initial slate video. James Gunn described the show as similar to True Detective as more of a grounded story that revolves around a mystery. Later it was revealed that Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King were all working on the show as writers. Mundy was announced to be the showrunner while King and Lindelof both got creator credits.
The show was initially set for HBO Max but soon after Mundy was hired, it was announced it would be a proper HBO show. Soon after, Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre were cast as the leads playing Hal Jordan and John Stewart, respectively.
‘Lanterns’ Writing Credits
Lanterns is billed as a miniseries and features 8 episodes.
| Episode | Writer(s) |
| 1 | Chris Mundy & Damon Lindelof & Tom King |
| 2 | Vanessa Baden Kelly & Chris Mundy |
| 3 | Vanessa Baden Kelly |
| 4 | Justin Britt-Gibson & Damon Lindelof |
| 5 | Breannah Gibson |
| 6 | Damon Lindelof & Tom King |
| 7 | Justin Britt-Gibson |
| 8 | Chris Mundy & Damon Lindelof & Tom King |
Source: WGA
Writer’s Notable Resumes Outside of Lanterns
Chris Mundy: Ozark (showrunner) Low Winter Sun (creator and showrunner), Criminal Minds, True Detective: Night Country, Bloodline.
Damon Lindelof: Lost (creator and showrunner), Leftovers (creator and showrunner), Watchmen (creator and showrunner), Mrs Davis (creator).
Vanessa Baden Kelly: Animal Kingdom, The Morning Show, Sex Lives of College Girls, The Terror: Devil in Silver.
Justin Britt-Gibson: Banshee, Into the Badlands, Counterpart, The Strain.
Breannah Gibson: The Penguin, The Hunting Wives, Bigger
This is Tom King’s first film or TV credit, but he has a long history with comic books as a writer. Lindelof is credited for the most episodes of Lanterns, with 4 episodes, followed by Tom King, with 3. Chris Mundy, the showrunner, is credited for 2 episodes, the premiere and the finale, which isn’t too surprising considering he only has 8 credits for Ozark despite showrunning for its entire 44-episode run and is credited for almost every single premiere episode and finale exclusively.
Here is the cast for Lanterns:
- Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan
- Aaron Pierre as John Stewart
- Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner
- Kelly Macdonald as Kerry Kane
- Garret Dillahunt as William Macon
- Poorna Jagannathan as Zoe
- Ulrich Thomsen as Sinestro
- Sherman Augustus as John Stewart Sr.
- Jason Ritter as Billy Macon
- Laura Linney as TBA
Lanterns is set to premiere sometime in August 2026 on HBO.
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