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Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy  •  2026  •  54 min  •  Adults (18+)

Lanterns (2026)

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Lanterns (2026)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
8.2

Overview

Lanterns is a DC superhero series pairing Hal Jordan, a veteran Green Lantern, with John Stewart, a new recruit, as they investigate an alien-linked murder in rural America. The show earns a Leans Progressive label primarily through its framing of race and social tension: the series uses the mentor-recruit dynamic between a Black newcomer and a white legend to explore contemporary issues, with personal relationships doing the ideological heavy lifting rather than overt messaging. Family bonds and father-son complexity add some traditional texture, keeping the label mild. The cast is faithful to DC source material, religion is absent, and the mystery-procedural format keeps the show grounded in genre rather than identity politics.

Starring Cast

Aaron Pierre  •   Kyle Chandler  •   Kelly Macdonald

Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

Lanterns centers personal and familial conflicts as the core lens for navigating contemporary social issues like race and immigration, presenting individual relationships and mentorship as the primary means of confronting larger societal problems.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

Lanterns centers on a diverse ensemble led by Aaron Pierre as new recruit John Stewart and Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan, as the pair probes a murder tied to alien forces in rural America. The series follows a conventional superhero investigation format without foregrounding identity-based narratives.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Medium

Lanterns highlights the bonds between fathers and sons alongside mentor-mentee dynamics, portraying these relationships as realistically complex and central to the characters' experiences.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Low

Lanterns focuses on its lead superheroes and themes of race and duty, with no LGBTQ+ characters or storylines present in the series.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Low

Lanterns contains no transgender characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a murder investigation and superhero elements without any reference to gender identity or transformation.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

Lanterns casts Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, both male actors in roles that align with the characters' established male identities in DC Comics source material. Kelly Macdonald portrays the original character Sheriff Kerry without any recasting of legacy figures across genders.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: Low

Lanterns casts Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart. Both actors match the established racial depictions of these characters from DC Comics source material, with no mismatches identified among the principal roles.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: Low

Not depicted.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.8
The Movie Database logo
8.3

Critic Ratings

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9.4
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7.2

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