Despite the ongoing shakeups with various DC properties, it seems as if the upcoming Green Lantern HBO Max series is still in development.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter in a recent story on the scrapping of the DC anthology series Strange Adventures, the planned Green Lantern series that HBO Max announced way back in 2019 is still in development. The report mentions that actors Finn Wittrock and Jeremy Irvine are still attached to star as Guy Gardner and Alan Scott, respectively, and that Lee Toland Krieger (Superman & Lois, You) is on board to direct the first two episodes of the series.
The report goes on to mention that the seeming lack of updates surrounding the series has more to do with Warner Bros. Discovery opting to take things slowly with all of its “effects-heavy” shows in order to get them right.
The show’s official synopsis reads: “Green Lantern reinvents the classic DC property through a story spanning decades and galaxies, beginning on Earth in 1941 with the very first Green Lantern, secretly gay FBI agent Alan Scott, and 1984, with cocky alpha male Guy Gardner and half-alien Bree Jarta. They’ll be joined by a multitude of other Lanterns — from comic book favorites to never-before-seen heroes.”
Based on the character created by Bill Finger and Martin Nodell, the 10-episode series will be written and executive produced by Seth Grahame-Smith and Marc Guggenheim (Arrow), with Grahame-Smith also set as the showrunner. Executive producers are Geoff Johns, Sarah Schechter, David Madden, David Katzenberg, Elizabeth Hunter, and Sara Saedi.
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Green Lantern’s first live-action adaptation was Martin Campbell’s 2011 film, which starred Ryan Reynolds as the titular hero. The film was poorly received by critics and fans alike and was a box-office failure, bringing in $220 million worldwide on a $200 million budget.
Berlanti is also an executive producer on The Flash, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Batwoman, and Black Lightning for The CW. For DC Universe, he produces Titans, Doom Patrol, and Stargirl.
