DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran stepped down from their posts on Monday. Skydance, which just lately acquired DC father or mother firm Warner Bros. Discovery, changed them with former Marvel producer Jeremy Latcham, leading to loads of questions on the way forward for the nascent DC Universe. Rumors swirled that the hit DCU present Lanterns, which just lately wrapped up its first season, was canceled after Selection reported it wasn’t renewed; it was later up to date to say the present “has but” to be renewed for season 2.
Now, one in every of Lanterns‘ producers has addressed these rumors, although the present’s destiny remains to be up within the air.
‘Calm Down,’ Lanterns’ Christopher Cantwell mentioned
Halt and Catch Fireplace co-creator and comics author Christopher Cantwell was introduced on as co-showrunner to develop a second season. He wrote on Bluesky on Tuesday, “I haven’t heard a fucking factor,” seemingly in response to chatter round Lanterns. “Nothing’s cancelled. Settle down,” Cantwell mentioned in a follow-up put up.
Lanterns is probably not canceled, however that does not imply a second season is unquestionably occurring. Whereas Cantwell and the present’s different writers are engaged on it, co-creator Chris Mundy mentioned it is a “coin flip, 50/50” at a current occasion for the present, in line with The Playlist. “We thought every little thing had settled [after the merger].”
Although Lanterns‘ destiny has but to be resolved, DC followers a minimum of know one of many present’s stars is assured to return for a minimum of yet one more challenge. Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart will presumably go full Inexperienced Lantern in subsequent yr’s Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow. Subsequent up on TV for the DC Universe is 2027’s The Folks v. Gorilla Grodd, a real crime-style docuseries starring Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen.
After that, the way forward for the DCU is wildly unclear.