DC Studios Boss Shares Official Update on Lanterns Season 2

Lanterns season 1 finished airing earlier this month. The season 1 finale wrapped up the plot well while leaving viewers with several burning questions. Fans want a second season, but DC Studios has yet to confirm it. DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran shared why in a new interview.

IGN asked Safran about Lanterns during an interview promoting Clayface, which releases next week. “Listen, we’ll see what happens with Lanterns season 2,” he said. “If, I think, the collective group of HBO and DC and [executive producer] Chris Mundy and the team all feel like we’ve got something that is a worthy successor to quite a beloved first season of television, then I wouldn’t be surprised to see more.”

When asked if Lanterns season 2 has been greenlit, Safran answered bluntly: “No.”

John Stewart isn’t going away

Lanterns season 1 concluded with John Stewart choosing to be an independent Green Lantern protecting Earth without working for the Guardians of the Universe. Fans will see him go full superhero in next year’s Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow. Safran explained why Stewart debuted on television instead of in a movie. “The episodic world is always going to be a really important part of our overall slate. It’s a great way to tell stories that need more real estate than a feature film can offer you, and it’s a great way to introduce characters that we then bring into the feature world,” he said.

Next up on television for the DC Universe is 2027’s The People v. Gorilla Grodd, a true crime-style docuseries starring Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen. DC Studios has not decided which project comes after that. “There are a couple that are vying for that spot, but we haven’t firmly committed to what the next one will be in either film or television. We have a pretty robust slate of animation that’s all going forward right now but, on the live-action side, it’s a little bit TBD,” Safran said.

Safran also revealed the leads for the upcoming Mister Miracle show and stated that Scott Snyder is currently writing scripts for an Absolute Batman animated series. On the film side, he noted that James Gunn has not chosen what project he will direct next.

Source: Polygon