HBO has greenlit a new 8-episode Green Lantern series, Lanterns, from Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios, it was revealed today.

Based on the DC title, the series will see Emmy-nominee Chris Mundy (True Detective: Night Country, Ozark) serving as both showrunner and executive producer.

Meanwhile, Damon Lindelof (Watchmen, The Leftovers) and Tom King (Mister Miracle, Supergirl) will co-write with Mundy.

Lindelof and King will also serve as executive producers.

Lanterns follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.

Speaking on the pickup, Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO and Max Content, said: “We are elated to be reuniting with both Chris Mundy and Damon Lindelof as they partner with Tom for this fresh take on DC’s ‘Green Lantern.’ As part of James and Peter’s vision for the DC Universe, this first new live action series will mark an exciting new era.”

James Gunn and Peter Safran, Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs of DC Studios, added: “We’re thrilled to bring this seminal DC title to HBO with Chris, Damon and Tom at the helm. John Stewart and Hal Jordan are two of DC’s most compelling characters, and Lanterns brings them to life in an original detective story that is a foundational part of the unified DCU we’re launching next summer with ‘Superman.’”

Lanterns will air on HBO and stream on MAX.