The second season of “Lanterns” will remain unclear until the writers' room comes up with a worthy successor to the excellent first season.

According to Peter Safran, head of DC Studios, “Lanterns” has not yet been renewed for a second season by HBO, but it may be on the way depending on how things progress in the writers' room. Although he did not confirm an exact date, news on whether “Lanterns” will get a second season should come before the end of […]

While HBO's "Lanterns" has yet to be renewed for a second season, depending on how things go in the writers' room, it could be on the way, according to DC studio executive Peter Safran.

While he didn't confirm an exact date when fans can expect the news, Safran noted that news on whether "Lanterns" will get a second season should come "before the end of the year" in a recent interview with Collider. Safran also noted that Season 2 should be on par with Season 1, which had a very successful show and run. "If we can create what we think is a worthy successor to a great and popular first season, that's what will determine if there's a second season," he said. Related Stories Peacock app launches 'Your Bravoverse', a personalized TikTok-style video feed hosted by AI-produced Andy Cohen.

Safran added that the most rewarding part of Season 1's success was seeing the Green Lantern property in the cultural conversation. ("Lanterns" is adapted from DC Comics' "Green Lantern" series, which follows an intergalactic police force.) Popular in Variety

The final season of the eight-episode series aired on October 4, with the main mystery being who killed Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and revealing the identity of the second Manhunter, plus how Jon Stewart (Aaron Pear) became Earth's only Green Lantern in DC. Studio's upcoming Superman sequel, The Man of Tomorrow.

Before the finale, Variety reported that the seventh episode of the series reached 7 million viewers in the United States in its first three days of release. Previous episodes have averaged more than 12 million viewers per episode in the United States to date and nearly 19 million viewers according to international viewing.