With the 77th Primetime Emmy nominations introduced this week, HBO can now declare that it has the highest two most-nominated comedian e-book exhibits of all time. Nonetheless, the community isn’t going to relaxation on its laurels as HBO boss Casey Bloys just lately shared that it expects upcoming DC Universe sequence Lanterns to even be an Emmy contender.
Whereas there have been loads of comedian e-book exhibits launched because the begin of the twenty first century, only a few have managed to draw any award consideration. Solely DC’s Watchmen and The Penguin, Marvel’s WandaVision, and Prime Video’s The Boys have earned any main nods, with the previous three every receiving 20+ nominations of their respective yr of eligibility.
Talking with TheWrap in regards to the whopping 142 Emmy nominations HBO and HBO Max acquired throughout 20 authentic applications this yr, Bloys took a second to look forward at its upcoming slate, which features a new superhero sequence, the drama Lanterns.
Lanterns wouldn’t be DC’s first Emmy hit
“If there’s wooden, I’m going to knock on it, as a result of I’m superstitious, so I’ll simply say I be ok with it. I’m unsure with the Emmy window the place it falls, however in no matter window it falls in, I do imagine it’ll be an Emmy contender,” Bloys remarked.
Bloys isn’t fallacious in pondering Lanterns might be an Emmy contender, given the extent of expertise connected to the DCU sequence. Kyle Chandler, who co-leads the sequence as Hal Jordan/Inexperienced Lantern, has been nominated 4 occasions for Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Sequence, successful as soon as for Friday Evening Lights. Damon Lindelof, who was behind the Emmy favourite Watchmen, can also be connected to Lanterns as a author and govt producer.
Favorably in comparison with True Detective, one other Emmy-winning sequence, Lanterns follows “Hal Jordan, a legend among the many area police pressure referred to as the Inexperienced Lanterns,” as he reluctantly mentors a youthful Inexperienced Lantern, John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) as the 2 intergalactic cops get “drawn right into a darkish, Earth-based thriller as they examine a homicide within the American heartland.”
Lanterns is scheduled to premiere on HBO in early 2026 as a part of the DCU’s Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters.
Initially reported by Lee Freitag on SuperHeroHype.
