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Aaron Pierre is taking on a huge role. The 30-year-old Rebel Ridge star will play John Stewart in the Lanterns DC series at HBO, TheWrap reports. He will star opposite Kyle Chandler, who will play Hal Jordan in the DC Universe series. The series “follows new recruit Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.” Keep reading to find out more… The show already received a straight-to-series order. Ozark‘s Chris Mundy will be showrunner and he’s set to co-write the series with fellow executive producers Damon Lindelof and Tom King. “We’re thrilled to bring this seminal DC title to HBO with Chris, Damon and Tom at the helm,” DC Studios co-chairmen and co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran said in a joint statement. “John Stewart and Hal Jordan are two of DC’s most compelling characters, 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 Superman.” Lanterns will be the first live-action version of the character. Find out which star passed on the opportunity to appear in the series.
