{
  "id": 7223066,
  "title": "‘Lanterns’ Star Poorna Jagannathan “Made A Meal” Out Of Playing The Sympathetic Villain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/lanterns-star-poorna-jagannathan-made-a-meal-out-of-playing-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T02:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/lanterns-poorna-jagannathan-villain-manhunter-explained-hbo-1237101025/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Episode 5 of HBO’s Lanterns. John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) has successfully taken down the last living manhunter and retrieved the power ring from Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) — but at what cost? One of the central intergalactic battles in HBO’s Lanterns came to a head during Sunday night’s […]",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "‘Lanterns’ Star Poorna Jagannathan Breaks Down Zoe’s Brutal Episode 5: ‘It’s a Faustian Play She Makes’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/lanterns-star-poorna-jagannathan-breaks-down-zoes-brutal-episode-5",
        "published": "2026-09-14T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}