HBO Max's upcoming Green Lantern TV show has seemingly gotten its release date window revealed, as it is still coming from Warner Bros. TV. One of the most highly anticipated DC TV shows that are in the works is the Green Lantern live-action series, set to premiere on HBO Max. Developed by Arrowverse executive producer Greg Berlanti, the show was first put into development back in October 2019, which would become the most expensive DC TV series that he has ever created for Warner Bros. TV. Green Lantern received a series pick-up in 2020 for 10 episodes, with Seth Grahame-Smith set as the showrunner.
Rather than focus on just one Emerald Knight, Green Lantern will be an ensemble series that revolves around multiple iconic members of the Green Lantern Corps. The cast of characters will include Guy Gardner, Alan Scott, Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz, Sinestro, Kilowog, and also an original character named Bree Jarta. Despite having Guy and Alan cast, with Finn Wittrock and Jeremy Irvine respectively, there has been speculation, including from filmmaker Kevin Smith, that Green Lantern has been canceled, due to the lack of news and progression on the project.
However, HBO Max's Green Lantern TV show is moving forward, and thanks to the Entertainment Identifier Registry (via @Sim0nJess,) the window release date has been revealed. The EIDR information reveals that the HBO Max drama is targeting a 2024 premiere. EIDR is what many media companies are using in order to keep up with their content that gets released on various platforms. Check out the following information below.
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It's understandable that many are wondering if Green Lantern is moving forward. It was just last week that Warner Bros. Discovery announced, despite production having finished in March, that the Batgirl movie was scrapped, which was a massive surprise that sent shockwaves through Hollywood. It was also revealed by Smith himself that the HBO Max series, Strange Adventures, has also been canceled. However, given the ambitious efforts that are going into Green Lantern, it's slightly understandable why things are maybe taking so long for the series to get up and running.
It's also worth remembering that despite the many changes happening with Warner Bros. Discovery, the global COVID-19 pandemic is still factoring into productions in general right now. Something that has also assured that Green Lantern season 1 is in the making stages is that writer Marc Guggenheim revealed in June that episode 10, a.k.a. the season 1 finale was being written. In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant, Alan Scott actor Irvine, while promoting Benediction, confirmed that no start for filming had been set yet. Given the 2024 window, it wouldn't be shocking at this point if Green Lantern goes into filming its first season in Q2 of 2023.
Source: EIDR (via @Sim0nJess)