How long has Hal Jordan been a Green Lantern when Lanterns starts?
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Updated Aug 31, 2026
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Direct answer
Nobody knows the exact number of years yet. Lanterns only confirms that Hal is already a veteran—called a “Lantern legend”—while John Stewart is the new recruit.
Detailed explanation
## What’s confirmed
At the start of the DCU’s Lanterns, Hal Jordan is an established, highly respected Green Lantern. That means he has been on the job substantially longer than John, but DC has not put a number on it.
## Not the comics or 2011 movie
Kyle Chandler’s Hal is a new DCU version, so his comic-book timeline and Ryan Reynolds’ 2011-film backstory do not set his years of service here. The show may fill that in once it airs.
At the start of the DCU’s Lanterns, Hal Jordan is an established, highly respected Green Lantern. That means he has been on the job substantially longer than John, but DC has not put a number on it.
## Not the comics or 2011 movie
Kyle Chandler’s Hal is a new DCU version, so his comic-book timeline and Ryan Reynolds’ 2011-film backstory do not set his years of service here. The show may fill that in once it airs.
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