A new HBO series riffs on DC Comics' 'Green Lantern'

NPR | By John Powers

Published August 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM EDT

With sharp dialogue and a strong cast, Lanterns is a mashup of superpower action, odd couple comedy, and old school cop story. It boasts the pleasures, and betrays the perils of pushing the comic book envelope.

John Powers

John Powers is the pop culture and critic-at-large on NPR's Fresh Air with Terri Gross.

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