“Lanterns”, the HBO series presented the first image of Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler

Lanternsthe series of HBO He has begun its production and has launched a first look at its two stars on its characters (although not with the clothing of Green Lantern Corps).

The first photo of the stars Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler It shows both with normal clothes walking down an empty street.

What Lanterns is about

The image coincides with the description of the program, based on the characters of DC Comics of Long Data, which follows the “new recruit John Stewart (Pierre) and the legend of Lantern Hal Jordan (Chandler), two intergalactic police officers dragged to a dark terrestrial mystery while investigating a murder in the heart of the United States.” The program, of the creators Chris Mundy, Tom King and Damon Lindelofit has also been described as a program with an air to True detective.

There is a track in the first photo that Pierre and Chandler are part of a superhero story: Green Lantern Corps’s ring on Hal Jordan’s finger.

“From the beginning, our motor force has been to offer a drama with multiple layers, based on a narrative full of nuances and a rich construction of the world, which balances tension and mystery with an honest and authentic emotion,” Mundy said. “The objective is to create something that seems timeless and solid without sacrificing the magic of the original material.”

The lanterns cast also includes Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan and Ulrich Thomsen.

Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios are producing lanterns. Mundy (Ozark) is the series showrunner and co -written the eight -episodes season with the winner of the Eisner King and Lindelof award (Watchmen, Lost).

James Hawes is directing the first two episodes; The four are executive producers along with the heads of DC Studios, James Gunn and Peter Safran and Ron Schmidt. Stephen Williams (Watchmen), Geeta Vasant Patel (House of the Dragon) and Alik Sakharov (Ozark) will also direct.