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Lanterns Sets Up 5 Season 2 Mysteries

Collider lists the unresolved threads HBO's Green Lantern series leaves for a potential second season.

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Spoilers for "Lanterns" Season 1 follow, per Collider.

Collider reports that HBO's "Lanterns" has not been renewed for a second season, but the finale lays groundwork for several storylines. Here are the five mysteries the outlet identifies.

Sinestro's yellow lantern

Collider notes that Thaal Sinestro (Ulrich Thomsen) leaves the season forging a new lantern that mixes green willpower energy with yellow fear energy, hinting at the formation of the Sinestro Corps from the comics.

John Stewart goes independent

John (Aaron Pierre) tells Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion) he will defend Earth as a private contractor, defying the Guardians. Collider reports that the Guardians are unlikely to accept this, potentially sending an army of Green Lanterns after him.

Noah Macon's Manhunter nature

The revelation that Noah (Shea Pritchard) is a Manhunter raises questions about whether he can overcome his programming. Collider suggests the series could explore this further if it continues.

Fear in the power battery

Collider points out that John's power battery is now tainted with yellow fear energy, which could lead to the entity Parallax or a betrayal of his ring.

Hal Jordan's possible return

Kyle Chandler's Hal Jordan is dead, but Sinestro offers to bring him back. Collider notes that a second season without Hal would be a tough sell, leaving the door open for flashbacks or resurrection.

Collider concludes that nothing is confirmed, but the season sets up a larger narrative for the DC Universe on HBO.

  • Aaron Pierre
  • DC Universe
  • Green Lantern
  • HBO
  • Kyle Chandler
  • Lanterns
  • Nathan Fillion

About Tom Kessler

Tom Kessler writes Leaving Soon and the site's monthly guide to what's leaving each streaming service. Before joining in 2026, he spent 20 years as a media cataloguer for a Minneapolis-area public library system, managing its DVD collection and streaming licences. He has a master's in library and information science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and lives in Minneapolis. Favorites: The Third Man, Columbo, Moonstruck. He has logged every film he has watched since 1994.