Lanterns teaser swaps superhero hijinks for gritty realism

James Gunn and Peter Safran injected a much-needed shot of levity into the DC Universe when they took over the franchise and launched their "Gods and Monsters" chapter. But they're getting a bit more serious with the latest installment: Lanterns, an eight-episode series that reimagines the Green Lantern mythology as a gritty prestige crime drama/spy thriller in the vein of True Detective and Slow Horses.

The logline says the show will focus on two versions of the Green Lantern who find themselves "drawn into a dark...