This week, the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe changed, and with it came many questions. As a new regime is set to come in and take control, everything fans once thought was certain is no longer that. Case in point: the HBO show Lanterns. HBO reported very impressive ratings for the season but had yet to announce a season two. And while there’s still no definitive answer, this week, the whole thing got a bit more complicated than it should have.
It all started, of course, with the news that James Gunn and Peter Safran were out at DC Studios, being replaced by Jeremy Latcham. A Variety post about the news claimed that while Lanterns had strong viewership, “an insider at the company suggests the crime drama isn’t quite capturing the zeitgeist.” From there, the article originally said the show “didn’t get renewed” for a second season but was later edited to say it “has yet to be renewed.” Warner Bros. pointed this out to outlets that ran with the previous news.
Then, over on Bluesky, Chris Cantwell, one of the people hired to take over Lanterns for a potential second season, chimed in. “Dear Internet: I haven’t heard a fucking thing,” he wrote, before adding, “Nothing’s cancelled. Calm down.”
