Spotlight TELEVISION Nebraska lights up ‘Lanterns,’ a new TV Western Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Aug 23, 2026 Aug 23, 2026 Updated Aug 31, 2026 0 Aaron Pierre, left, and Kyle Chandler star in "Lanterns," which is set in Rushville, Neb. HBO Max Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises At a time when superhero films have gotten unwieldy, producers of “Lanterns” decided they wanted to pull back and tell a more intimate story.kAm%96:C D@=FE:@?n $6E :E :? #FD9G:==6[ }63C2D<2]k^AmkAm(:E9 C6=2E:G6D :? }63C2D<2[ 4@\4C62E@C %@> z:?8 D2JD D6EE:?8 2 D6C:6D :? 2 G2DE @A6? DA246 H@F=5 F?56CD4@C6 E96 A@H6C @7 DFA6C96C@6D “2?5 E96J’5 6IA=@56 =:<6 E96 5C28@?D :? ‘v2>6 @7 %9C@?6D[’ :?DE625 @7 36:?8 =@DE 2>@?8 E96 492@D[Q 96 D2JD] Qx? }63C2D<2[ E96J’5 C62==J DE2?5 @FE]”k^Am Aaron Pierre, left, and Kyle Chandler star in "Lanterns." 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Stars of new HBO superhero series Lanterns pick their one superpower Stars of the new HBO DC Universe superhero detective series pick their one superpower. The series follows veteran intergalactic cop Hal Jordan…
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