🔥 Trending Lanterns: Critic and Audience Ratings Revealed

The HBO series Lanterns, based on DC Comics' Green Lantern characters Hal Jordan and John Stewart, has received positive reviews from both critics and audiences ¹.

As of August 18, 2026, Lanterns holds a 94% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, which recently saw a 1% drop, placing it just below The Penguin's 95% ². A slightly earlier report on August 15, 2026, indicated a verified fresh 90% Rotten Tomatoes review score from 40 critics, suggesting a strong consensus among reviewers ³. This places Lanterns among the top-scoring DCU projects to date ³.

Audience reception is also largely positive, with an 86% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes ². While this is lower than the critic score, it still indicates a high level of satisfaction among viewers ².