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Chris Mundy, the creator of HBO’s upcoming Lanterns series, has revealed new details about the show’s timeline and plot. He has also shared what fans can expect from the highly anticipated DC Universe project. Though an official premiere date is yet to be announced, Lanterns is expected to arrive on HBO Max next year.

Chris Mundy says Lanterns takes place in different ‘time periods’ 

The creator and showrunner of HBO’s upcoming series Lanterns has shared new details about the highly anticipated project. The show, which stars Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, is one of the key projects in James Gunn’s DC Universe. 

In a conversation with Men’s Health, Chris Mundy revealed that Lanterns unfolds across multiple time periods. This posed a creative challenge in maintaining character consistency throughout. He explained, “Our story takes place in a couple of different time periods, and so the challenge was for the characters be consistent at their core.” 

Praising Pierre’s performance, Mundy highlighted how the actor’s performance brought the timelines together effectively. He said, “John’s sort of a different person in one of them than he is in another. And I do think the physicality and magnetism that Aaron brings to the role brought that all together.” 

The creator also praised Pierre’s background in theatre, noting that his training added precision to both the emotional and physical aspects of the character. He stated, “That theater training, that wanting to be in the minutia of the work and the craft, it really added to John’s character from all sides. It added dimension to the more physical side of the role, and to the more emotional, creative part of the role.”

Filming for Lanterns has officially concluded, though HBO has yet to announce its premiere date. In a recent interview with Esquire, Aaron Pierre said, “It was an enormous shoot. It was of a grand scale in every sense of the word.” His John Stewart will be accompanied on the show by Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan.