HBO Max is in a stretch right now where it has earned a little benefit of the doubt. The streamer just came off another well-received season of House of the Dragon, has Lanterns slated as an important part of James Gunn’s rebuilt DC universe, and is still enjoying the momentum The Pittgave it. The 15-episode medical drama quickly became one of the platform’s most reliable assets, averaging more than 10 million global viewers per episode in its first season and then growing season-over-season when it returned in 2026.

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