Warner Bros. has had a Inexperienced Lantern TV collection within the works for almost 5 years now, with slices of new info for its unique iteration popping out a couple of times a yr. Our new data for 2024 signifies issues are apparently far sufficient alongside that the present’s writing employees will be public information, and it might be our first step in the direction of a much bigger reveal within the close to future.
Directories for the WGA reveal the writers readily available for the collection. For a lot of within the present, the largest identify on the docket might be Damon Lindelof, finest recognized for…nicely, fairly a number of issues, like Misplaced, The Leftovers, and extra not too long ago Mrs. Davis. He’s obtained earlier DC expertise with HBO’s Watchmen miniseries, on which he was additionally an govt producer and showrunner. It’s possible he’ll be an EP for this—a place he’s had for nearly each present he’s had direct involvement in since Misplaced again in 2004—however what’s much less clear is whether or not or not he’ll showrun. That obligation was beforehand held by Seth Grahame-Smith, however he departed the collection solely in late 2022, only a day after James Gunn was appointed DC’s new TV and movie head.
Fellow writers on the present embody Chris Mundy, a showrunner, EP and recurring author for Netflix’s Ozark, and Counterpart author Justin Britt-Gibson. Nexus Level Information noticed Breanah Gibson (govt story editor on The Penguin) and The Morning Present author Vanessa Kelly as extra members of the writing staff. Nevertheless, at time of writing, it’s additionally unclear who else is writing the present.
Curiously, every writers’ web page lists Lanterns as a 2024-2025 present. It could possibly be a goal yr that will get up to date as soon as WB locks down a extra agency date sooner or later, or possibly it’s anticipated to have a launch late within the yr that bleeds into 2025. We’ll discover out extra on Lanterns and its complete deal within the coming weeks, particularly with Comedian-Con not too distant.
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