#DC Universe

HBO's Lanterns has been a hit and a likely Emmy contender, but a second season is not yet a done deal. Here is exactly what HBO Max CEO Casey Bloys and cocreator Chris Mundy have said about the show's future, and why a looming Warner Bros. merger complicates things.

DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn addressed the biggest controversy in HBO's Lanterns, the early death of Kyle Chandler's Hal Jordan, in a reply to an unhappy fan. His careful wording, especially the phrase 'if that's exactly what that is,' has fueled theories that Hal isn't truly gone. Here is what he said and what it might mean.