The FlashandSupergirlexecutive producer Greg Berlanti first announced the development of aGreen Lanternseries duringthe WarnerMedia Day presentationof the then-upcoming streaming service HBO Max. Now,Arrowco-creator Marc Guggenheim andThe LEGO Batman Moviescribe Seth Grahame-Smith have signed on to spearhead theGreen Lanternseries.
HBO Max has given an order of 10 one-hour episodes to theGreen Lanternseries, which will be produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Grahame-Smith and Guggenheim are on board as co-writers and executive producers. In addition to those duties, Grahame-Smith will also serve as showrunner.
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Per Variety, the series will chronicle the adventures of Green Lantern Corps members Guy Gardner, Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz, Alan Scott, and many more. In 2012, Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, was re-imagined by DC Comics as a gay man andthe HBO Max serieswill remain true to this contemporary depiction of the superhero. Fan favorites such as Kilowog and Sinestro, a former Green Lantern Corps member turned adversary, will be included in the series as well. A host of brand new Green Lantern Corps heroes will also be introduced on the show.
Both Guggenheim and Grahame-Smith have prior experience working on DC-based projects. In addition to co-creatingArrow, Guggenheim served as showrunner on DC’sLegends of Tomorrowand co-wrote the ill-fatedGreen Lanternfilm starring Ryan Reynolds. He also has an extensive writing career in comics with works for Marvel and DC under his belt, includingAquamanandWolverinecomics. Grahame-Smith, on the other hand, had been attached to write and directThe Flashfilm for Warner Bros. and DC before exiting the project over creative differences.
TheGreen Lanternseries joins a growing list of DC projects being developed for HBO Max. In addition to taking on a number of shows previously exclusive to the DC Universe streaming service, HBO Max is expanding the DC Extended Universe film franchise with anoriginal series based onThe Suicide Squad’s Peacemaker.
DC fans need not be concerned about these HBO Max projects having the relatively modest budgets of their CW counterparts, such asThe FlashandBatwoman. HBO Max content chief Kevin Reilly has promised that the streaming service’s line-up of DC television shows will haveproduction values on par with its feature films.
Green Lanternwill be available on HBO Max at a yet-to-be-determined date.
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