Lanterns · S1E6
Bad Optics
20 september 2026
Now in business with his brother Marcus, John is on the verge of landing a major investor for his innovative take on panic rooms when an unexpected phone call pulls him back to Rushville - and everything he worked so hard to leave behind.
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Episode cast
Jason Ritter
William 'Billy' Macon
Michael Ocampo
Deputy Lopez
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Bernadette Stewart (voice)
J. Alphonse Nicholson
John Stewart Sr. (voice)
Jim Charmatz
Earl Puppeteer
Victor Broadley
Earl Puppeteer
Nathan Fillion
Guy Gardner
Amie MacKenzie
Carol Ferris
Shea Pritchard
Adolescent Noah Macon
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Jared Grimes
Adult Marcus
Romeo Brown
Adult Aaron (voice)
Hannah Christine Shetler
Maggie
Joel Spence
The Comptroller
Kimberly Woods
Assistant
Paula Jay Fairbrother
Dr. Elizabeth Kinsey
Jackson Rowe
Local
Christine Corpuz
Linda Lockhart (voice)
Will Greenburg
Eenie
Torrey Vogel
Meenie
Austin Durden
Miny
Aren Farrington
Mo
Lon Muckey
Earl Puppeteer
Kyle Chandler
Hal Jordan
Aaron Pierre
John Stewart
Kelly Macdonald
Sheriff Kerry Kane
Garret Dillahunt
William 'Will' Macon
Poorna Jagannathan
Zoe Macon
Show status
The next episode (S1E7) airs on 27 september 2026.
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