‘Lanterns’ Stars Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre Talk the Pilot Shocker, Early Fears and Season 2 Chances

The two Green Lantern actors had the challenge of block-shooting a season without completed scripts at first: "It required a lot of faith and trust in the storyline."

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the premiere of HBO’s Lanterns. All is not what it seems in HBO’s Lanterns. The series premiered Sunday night, introducing audiences to Kyle Chandler as the legendary Lantern Hal Jordan and his trainee John Stewart (played by Aaron Pierre). Whatever plans Hal has for John’

Lanterns Episode 1 “Pilot” sees Earth’s first Green Lantern, Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), and his first trainee, John Stewart (Aaron Pierre), heading to Rushville, Nebraska to investigate a mysterious murder involving aliens. Given that this is an HBO show, though, that’s not the only action that the guys see. **Spoiler

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the Season 1 premiere of “Lanterns,” now streaming on HBO Max. What kind of superhero show has the guts to kill off its lead character in the first episode? Of course, just because Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) is found dead in the bleachers by John Stewart (Aaron Pierre)

Kyle Chandler on how 'Lanterns' pilot twist is a 'hook with good bait'  USA Today

HBO's "Lanterns" introduces Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) to the DCU, and the result is a blast.