HBO’s Lanterns: Krypton’s Aaron Pierre, Beacon 23′s Stephan James Eyed to Play John Stewart (Report)

Matt Webb Mitovich

27 September 2024 at 2:25 pm·2-min read

Onetime Krypton resident Aaron Pierre reportedly is on the short list to play Green Lantern John Stewart in HBO’s Lanterns TV series.

Beacon 23‘s Stephan James is also in some form of contention for the role, our sister site THR reports, while Snowfall‘s Damson Idris is now out of the mix.

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Pierre’s TV credits also include NatGeo’s Genius: MLK/X and Prime Video’s The Underground Railroad miniseries, and he currently can be seen in Netflix’s well-reviewed Rebel Ridge. James’ other credits include Apple TV+’s Surface and Prime Video’s Homecoming.

Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights, Bloodline) reportedly has signed on the dotted line to play Green Lantern Hal Jordan, though HBO/DC Studios is confirming n-o-t-h-i-n-g at this time.

Lanterns was given an eight-episode, straight-to-series order back in June, with Damon Lindelof and Eisner Award winner Tom King set to pen the script. Chris Mundy (True Detective: Night Country, Ozark) will serve as showrunner and executive-produce with Lindelof and King.

Described by DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran as being “very much in the vein of True Detective,” Lanterns will follow new recruit John Stewart and legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.

“John Stewart and Hal Jordan are two of DC’s most compelling characters,” DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn said in June, “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 [the feature film] Superman.”

Chapter 1 of that “unified DCU” — dubbed “Gods and Monsters” — officially launches with the animated series Creature Commandos, hitting Max on Dec. 5. On the film side, the new DCU will kick off with Gunn’s Superman, starring David Corenswet (The Politician) and flying into theaters July 11, 2025.

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