{
  "id": 927239,
  "title": "Lanterns Is Replacing House of the Dragon in HBO's Sunday Slot This Weekend",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/lanterns-is-replacing-house-of-the-dragon-in-hbos-sunday-slot-this",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T00:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/lanterns-episode-release-dates-streaming"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "HBO is swapping out House of the Dragon for a new DC series called Lanterns in its Sunday night lineup. Lanterns is an original DC show that will only be accessible through an HBO Max subscription. The series, which is part of James Gunn's DC Universe, will premiere its first episode on August 16 and continue with new episodes airing every Sunday night at 9pm ET / 6pm PT. There will be a total of eight episodes in the series, with the final episode set to air on October 4.",
  "summary": "With House of the Dragon season 3 now finished , HBO is putting a new DC show in that coveted Sunday night slot. The first episode of Lanterns premieres this weekend as an official expansion of James Gunn's DCU. Lanterns is a DC original series, which means it will only be available to stream with an HBO Max subscription . Here's when you can expect to see new episodes of the series. Lanterns…",
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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."
}