HBO’s upcoming #GreenLantern TV series will reportedly have a much darker tone similar to Watchmen, according to reports. Watchmen, a nine-episode 2019 limited series based on the popular 1986 DC Comics of the same name,
player.me/c/player/0/948… was a massive success for HBO. Developed by Lost co-creator and showrunner Damon Lindelof, the series received critical acclaim for its rich storytelling, interesting characters, and tackling of important social issues,
stackoverflow.com/users/story/16… winning no less than 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. Following the success of Watchmen, HBO is looking to adapt other comic books to the small screen, with one of the most notable being Green Lantern.
imgur.com/user/dinnersdr… One of the most popular DC Comics characters, Green Lantern has already had a live-action adaptation with the 2011 superhero film Green Lantern, starring Ryan Reynolds. The lack of box office success,
infragistics.com/community/memb… not to mention critical mauling, meant that plans to develop new Green Lantern stories, including any potential sequels (and hopes of a new franchise), were put on hold. In 2019, though,
bitbucket.org/lauterbrunnen/… HBO Max announced plans to make a live-action Green Lantern TV show and, in October 2020, the network made a 10-episode straight-to-series order with The Lego Batman Movie screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith brought on board as showrunner and co-writer.
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