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The podcast Green Lanterns Podcast recently reached out to The Hollywood Reporter to inquire about a detail included in one of the outlet’s Heat Vision newsletters from October. In that piece, The Hollywood Reporter noted that Supergirl would be the next DCU installment to debut. Green Lanterns Podcast asked if that meant Lanterns would debut after the film. In response, THR said, “You are quite the eagle-eyed reader. Yes, we expect Lanterns will now come after Supergirl.”
When Will Lanterns Release on HBO Max?
DC fans had been hopeful that Lanterns would premiere in early 2026, helping fill the void between the Peacemaker Season 2 finale and Supergirl. Instead, it sounds like the show won’t hit HBO Max until the middle of the year. Supergirl releases on June 26, 2026, making July the likeliest earliest possible date for Lanterns. DC Studios and Warner Bros. will probably want to have some space between the two projects so Supergirl can have its moment in the spotlight before the focus shifts to Lanterns. A more specific release window hasn’t been ironed out yet, but releasing Lanterns in mid-or-late July might make sense. Based on this update, it’ll be out before Clayface arrives in September 2026.
It’s expected that House of the Dragon Season 2 will premiere around June 2026 on HBO Max, so holding Lanterns off until later in the summer would also create some separation between two of the streamer’s tentpole shows. HBO Max has plenty of programming to fill valuable slots in early 2026, with Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The Pitt Season 2, and Euphoria Season 3, meaning there aren’t many gaps on the schedule for the first half of the year. Waiting until after Supergirl also gives the Lanterns creative team additional time to complete post-production responsibilities; as a superhero show, the series should have extensive visual effects and set pieces, which shouldn’t be rushed.
