'Lanterns' Producer Shuts Down Cancellation Rumors

Confusion reigned behind the scenes of Lanterns. Following the departure of James Gunn and Peter Safran from the leadership of DC Studios, responsible for building the publisher's new shared universe in cinemas and on television, the future of the series began to be questioned.

Variety even reported that the production had been canceled, but later retracted and clarified that a definitive decision on its continuation had not yet been made.

Now, it was Christopher Cantwell's turn, hired as co-showrunner to develop a possible second season, to speak out about the rumors. In posts on Bluesky, the screenwriter reassured fans and denied having received any communication about the production's cancellation. "I haven’t heard a fucking thing," he initially wrote. Then, he was even more direct: "Nothing's cancelled. Calm down."

Despite the statement, the continuation of Green Lanterns is not yet guaranteed. Cantwell and other writers are working on developing new episodes, but co-creator and showrunner Chris Mundy recently stated that the chances of a second season were "heads or tails, 50/50".

According to him, the team believed that the future of the series was set after the merger involving Warner Bros. and Paramount, but the recent changes in the structure of DC Studios have brought new uncertainties.