It’s official: Emmy winner Kyle Chandler is about to star in Lanterns, HBO‘s high-profile collection primarily based on the Inexperienced Lantern DC comedian. As Deadline reported completely final month, the Emmy winner had been in negotiations to play Hal Jordan, the Inexperienced Lantern character that was performed by Ryan Reynolds within the 2011 film. After a search, Aaron Pierre was simply solid because the co-lead, John Stewart.
The collection from Ozark’s Chris Mundy, Watchmen‘s Damon Lindelof and comedian e book author Tom King follows new recruit John Stewart (Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn right into a darkish, Earth-based thriller as they examine a homicide within the American heartland.
The eight-episode Lanterns is produced by HBO in affiliation with Warner Bros Tv and DC Studios. Mundy, who will function showrunner, Lindelof and King are co-writing and govt producing. James Hawes will direct the primary two episodes and in addition will exec produce.
Chandler, an Emmy winner for his signature position on Friday Night time Lights, additionally starred in Bloodline, Catch-22 and Tremendous Pumped. In options, he’ll subsequent be seen in Again in Motion and Anniversary. He’s repped by Gersh and Brillstein Leisure Companions.
