DC Studios‘ new vision of the Green Lantern mythos, Lanterns, is arriving this summer. Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre star as Hal Jordan and John Stewart, a pair of human members of the spacefaring Green Lantern Corps, investigating a murder on Earth. In the series’ new trailer, we have a new look at the world of Lanterns, including death-defying stunts, the secret origins of the two heroes, and more ring-slinging action.

The new trailer features more of the Green Lanterns’ signature powers and energy constructs, which were largely absent from the series’ first teaser. It also compares and contrasts Hal and John’s origins, as Hal was granted his Green Lantern ring largely by accident (as per comics lore, when he found the dying alien Green Lantern Abin Sur), while John intends to work for his, and be better than Hal ever was; however, Hal has no intention of surrendering his mantle. The teaser also gives us a third Green Lantern in the form of Nathan Fillion‘s arrogant Guy Gardner, reprising his role from last summer’s Superman. Also appearing in the trailer is the previously unannounced Laura Linney: her character is being kept under wraps for now. We also get a glimpse of some red energy beams, a stark contrast to the Green Lantern’s verdant energy. Do those beams herald the presence of the Red Lantern Corps (a rival corps powered by rage, rather than will), or is a red beam simply a red beam? We’ll find out on August 16, when Lanterns premieres on HBO Max.

What Do We Know About ‘Lanterns’?

In addition to Chandler and Pierre, the series also stars Kelly Macdonald (Trainspotting) as Kerry, the town sheriff; Garret Dillahunt (Deadwood) as William Macon, a reactionary local; Poorna Jagannathan (Deli Boys) as Zoe, a manipulative woman; Nicole Ari Parker (And Just Like That…) and Sherman Augustus (Stranger Things) as John’s parents; Jason Ritter (Matlock) as Kerry’s husband); Ulrich Thomsen (Banshee) as Sinestro, a onetime Green Lantern turned evil; and Paul Ben-Victor (The Wire) as Antaan, a fugitive alien; and, Lanterns was created by Chris Mundy (Ozark), Damon Lindelof (Watchmen), and Tom King, a comic book writer whose Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is the basis for this summer’s Supergirl movie.

We know that at least one cast member of Lanterns is sticking around in the larger DC Universe. Aaron Pierre is set to reprise his role as John Stewart in next summer’s Man of Tomorrow, which will see Superman and Lex Luthor join forces to take on the alien menace of Brainiac.

Lanterns will premiere on HBO Max on August 16.

via Collider