Lanterns Finale Trailer Brings Back Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner
HBO and DC Studios have unveiled the trailer for the Lanterns season 1 finale, episode 8. The preview confirms that Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner will return. The finale is scheduled for Sunday, October 4, at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT on HBO and HBO Max, and a second season has not yet been announced.
The trailer for Lanterns' eighth episode arrives after episode seven, with HBO and DC Studios offering the first look at the season-one closer. Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner is confirmed to appear again. The finale is set for Sunday, October 4, at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT, airing on HBO and streaming on HBO Max simultaneously. A second season has not been announced.
Set in the DCU's "Gods and Monsters" chapter, Lanterns stars Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart. Recent episodes have largely unfolded in the present, while the mystery of Hal's death remains central. The series premiered in August 2026 and has been described as a gritty comic-book adventure.
The finale trailer may heighten engagement among DC fans and HBO Max subscribers, potentially driving live viewing and social-media discussion around Guy Gardner's return. If the finale performs well, it could influence how HBO and DC Studios approach future Green Lantern stories, though no second season is confirmed. Audiences invested in the DCU's interconnected storytelling may see this as a test of the franchise's momentum.