Rebel Ridge star Aaron Pierre is slated to co-headline Lanterns, the first live-action Green Lantern project since 2011.

The search for John Stewart in the DCU is over as James Gunn announces Aaron Pierre will star opposite Kyle Chandler in Max's Lanterns.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Kyle Chandler is in negotiations to star in Lanterns, HBO’s high-profile series based on the Green Lantern DC comics, sources tell Deadline. No one is commenting but I hear Chandler is poised to play Hal Jordan,

This series will be the second attempt at a live-action adaptation, since the first attempt, which was the 2011 movie, "Green Lantern".

With the leads cast in DC Studios' sci-fi series on HBO, the narrative stage will be set for a new shared cinematic world. What role might the rest of the DCU slate play?

Actor Aaron Pierre was recently cast as John Stewart in the DC Uiverse’s Lanterns series. And now, Pierre, who recently shot to widespread popularity with Netflix’s Rebel Ridge, has addressed his casting as an iconic DC character.

Aaron Pierre has officially joined the cast of Lanterns. The actor recently gained plaudits for his powerful role in Netflix thriller Rebel Ridge. He’s set to star as John Stewart in the series, according to Variety Kyle Chandler plays Hal Jordan,

Pierre will star opposite Kyle Chandler's Hal Jordan, an older Green Lantern who will mentor John Stewart in a True Detective-esque take on the iconic DC Comics series.