What a week to be a DC fan. After news that James Gunn and Peter Safran left their positions running DC Studios, rumors circulated everywhere about Lanterns‘ imminent cancellation. This, despite the Green Lantern-inspired series being one of the top three most-watched series on HBO Max ever. A series averaging 19 million viewers per episode. Other reports even suggested that Skydance believed the show didn’t “quite capture the zeitgeist” enough. Which seems genuinely nuts when talking about Lanterns, given its viewership. But now, via the AV Club, we’ve learned that Christopher Cantwell, who is leading the Lanterns season two writing room, has debunked any cancellation rumors. Here’s what he had to say:
Dear Internet. I haven’t heard a f***king thing.
Well, that seems pretty direct and to the point. Cantwell later added, “Nothing’s cancelled. Calm down.” So no, as of yet, Lanterns has not been officially canceled. But the Aaron Pierre/Kyle Chandler series also doesn’t have a season two renewal yet either. So it could go either way. It’s a coin flip. In normal circumstances, Lanterns would have had a season two renewal announced already. Especially as it showed steady ratings growth episode after episode. But 2026 has proven we don’t live in a normal world when it comes to entertainment conglomerates.
Nerdist’s Take: If Lanterns Doesn’t Get a Season 2 Renewal, We Think That Signals Bad News for the Current DCU Continuing Under New Management
Let’s say they cancel the show in the near future. It would be a definite signal that Skydance wants to kill off James Gunn’s universe before it even had a shot to fully take flight. It would certainly indicate that they’re not willing to keep the pieces of the DCU that clicked and grow them, just to make a clean break from his vision. Because there is no other reason to kill a hit show like this, except to appease its most disingenuous critics. Lanterns was one of the best superhero shows in years, and it deserves another season. So let’s keep our fingers crossed that someone up there (the Guardians of the Universe, perhaps?) is looking out for Lanterns.
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