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Lanterns Tops HBO Max With 9.3 Million Viewers

8/21/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Lanterns drew 9.3 million viewers in three days on HBO and HBO Max.
Six-point-six million viewers, or 71 %, were in the United States.
It became the biggest DC Studios debut on HBO Max and entered the platform’s top-five premieres.
The premiere outperformed IT: Welcome to Derry (5.7 M) and The Penguin (5.3 M US).
Chris Mundy is outlining a potential Season 2.

History

Historical Context

In February 2013 Netflix released House of Cards, the first series commissioned directly by the platform and produced by Media Rights Capital (MRC), which MRC founded in 2004. Its binge-release and Emmy nominations proved streaming could match broadcast ratings, prompting WarnerMedia to invest heavily in DC Studios franchises for subscriber growth.

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Story summary

Lanterns drew 9.3 million viewers in three days on HBO and HBO Max.
Six-point-six million viewers, or 71 %, were in the United States.
It became the biggest DC Studios debut on HBO Max and entered the platform’s top-five premieres.
The premiere outperformed IT: Welcome to Derry (5.7 M) and The Penguin (5.3 M US).
Chris Mundy is outlining a potential Season 2.

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