{
  "id": 12136301,
  "title": "Lanterns season 1 ending explained: what happens to John Stewart and Hal Jordan?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/lanterns-season-1-ending-explained-what-happens-to-john-stewart-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T11:08:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/streaming/hbo-max/lanterns-season-1-ending-explained"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hal Jordan's killer was Sheriff Kerry Kane, who shot him in self-defense to protect her son Noah after Hal revealed a secret about him. John Stewart, previously the Green Lantern of Earth, becomes an independently contracted Green Lantern after charging Hal's old ring with the Lantern Battery. This was made possible by Sinestro, who crafted the battery using Fear and Will energy from the toxic fear gas and remnants of a dead world. Noah Macon, who was born pregnant due to Zoe's Manhunter technology, is indeed a Manhunter.",
  "summary": "The final episode of Lanterns' debut season is out now — and I'm here to answer your most pressing questions about it.",
  "key_points": [
    "Sheriff Kerry Kane killed Hal Jordan to protect her son Noah.",
    "John Stewart becomes independent Green Lantern with Sinestro's battery.",
    "Noah Macon is a Manhunter due to Zoe's Manhunter technology."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}