The main murder investigation in the DC series Lanterns is set in Rushville, Nebraska.
Rushville is the small American town where experienced Green Lantern Hal Jordan and new recruit John Stewart investigate a murder. Jordan believes the killing may be an extraterrestrial incident, which gives the apparently local case a connection to the wider Green Lantern mythology.
The series is primarily set in Sheridan County, Nebraska, with some scenes taking place in Iowa. Rushville provides the close-knit community and local law-enforcement setting needed for the show's grounded detective approach. Kelly Macdonald plays Kerry, the town's sheriff, who is deeply devoted to the community and becomes territorial when the two Lanterns arrive.
Lanterns is not set mainly in the familiar fictional DC cities of Gotham or Metropolis. Its use of a rural Midwestern setting helps distinguish the series from more conventional superhero stories. The production filmed the Rushville material in California, but the fictional story location remains Nebraska.
The murder investigation forms the bridge between the human-scale setting and the cosmic elements represented by the Green Lantern Corps, power rings, and the Guardians of the Universe.