HBO's 'Lanterns' premieres August 16, recasting Green Lantern as a Nebraska detective drama

'Lanterns,' an eight-episode HBO drama, premieres Sunday, August 16 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and Max. Kyle Chandler plays Hal Jordan, Aaron Pierre plays John Stewart — two intergalactic cops investigating a shooting in Rushville, Nebraska. Showrunner Chris Mundy (Ozark) and co-creator Damon Lindelof (Watchmen) ground the DC property in a small-town mystery. (Variety, THR)