Is Lanterns Hiding a Major Batman Connection?
We may have yet to meet Batman in the DCU, but one character on Lanterns seemingly shares a major connection to the Dark Knight.
The HBO series Lanterns hints at a connection to Batman, a major character from DC Comics, but the existence of Batman in the current DCU timeline remains uncertain. The character of Sheriff Kerry Kane, played by Kelly Macdonald, has been noted as having a potential link to Batman. Introduced as a no-nonsense cop investigating an alien conspiracy in small-town America, Kerry Kane has ties to Gotham City via her surname and previous life as a Gotham native.
Her surname, Kane, is significant as the Kane family is one of the "First Families of Gotham" in the Batman universe, and Martha Kane was the original name of Martha Wayne, Bruce Wayne's mother. While Lanterns hasn't directly confirmed Kerry Kane's connection to the Kane family, the show's creators likely chose her surname and birth city intentionally to suggest a link to Gotham's powerful Kane family.
Furthermore, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, an upcoming DCU movie, is set to feature an older and established version of Bruce Wayne and Batman. Given Batman's 10-15-year history in the DCU by the time the TV series is set, it's plausible that Batman could be active in the 2016 era. However, his involvement with Hal Jordan, a Green Lantern, remains speculative as Lanterns refrains from confirming Batman's existence in the 2016 timeline.
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