Lanterns first look revealed

The first look at the brand-new DC series Lanterns has been revealed.

The series will debut on HBO Max on August 17.

The trailer for the series was revealed during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC). The panel featured stars Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan and co-creators Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King. The eight-episode season debuts Monday, 17 August, only on HBO Max. 

The series follows new recruit John Stewart (Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery with cosmic ties as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.

The series stars Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Laura Linney, Jason Ritter, Ulrich Thomsen, Nathan Fillion, J. Alphonse Nicholson and Jasmine Cephas Jones.

HBO in association with Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios. The Lanterns pilot is co-written by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, who are co-creators for the series. Mundy serves as showrunner. The first two episodes are directed by James Hawes, with Stephen Williams, Geeta Vasant Patel and Alik Sakharov also tapped to direct. The series is executive produced by Mundy, Lindelof, King, James Gunn, Peter Safran, Ron Schmidt and Hawes. Based on the DC comic characters from Green Lantern.

The DC Studios drama series Lanterns premieres Monday, 17 August, only on HBO Max.