DC Studios’ “Lanterns” debuted among the many prime 5 sequence premieres on HBO Max.
The sequence, which stars Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler, scored 9.3 million international viewers inside its first three days of availability throughout HBO and HBO Max. Of these viewers, 6.6 million viewers had been inside the U.S.
The viewership marks DC Studios’ prime sequence premiere on HBO Max, and outperformed among the debuts of “It: Welcome to Derry,” “The Penguin” and “True Detective: Evening Nation.”
“It: Welcome to Derry” went on to common 27.1 million viewers whereas “The Penguin” and “True Detective: Evening Nation” went on to common 19.8 million and 17.5 million international viewers, respectively.
For comparability, the “It: Welcome to Derry” premiere episode garnered 5.7 million viewers inside three days of viewing and closed out its first season with 6.5 million viewers. Likewise, “The Penguin” generated 5.3 million cross-platform viewers within the U.S. over its weekend debut.
In “Lanterns,” Pierre stars as new recruit John Stewart whereas Chandler stars Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn right into a darkish, earth-based thriller with cosmic ties as they examine a homicide within the American heartland, per the official logline.
“Lanterns” Season 1 follows Chandler’s Hal Jordan years after he took on the powers of a Inexperienced Lantern and is saddled with coaching his future substitute, John Stewart.
Along with Pierre and Chandler, “Lanterns” stars Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Laura Linney, Poorna Jagannathan, Ulrich Thomsen, Jason Ritter and Nathan Fillion.
The eight-episode sequence drops Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
