"HBO does gritty crime dramas better than anyone else. A roster of shows including Task, True Detective, The Wire, and The Penguin is hard to beat. So, the network is hoping that when they tackle the next DC Studios property as a detective mystery, it has the same level of success as Colin Farrell's Oz Cobb in The Penguin. The secret lies in the casting."
"The Rebel Ridge star will play John Stewart in the upcoming Lanterns series, which plans to blend elements of True Detective and the DC character's super-powered rings into a story about a murder in Nebraska. Stewart is one of the most famous Black superheroes in modern comics, and he's never had a robust live-action depiction until now. According to the show's official logline, he's in training to replace the retiring Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) in Lanterns when a Nebraska murder leads to even darker mysteries."
HBO is developing Lanterns, a new Green Lanterns series from Damon Lindelof and Chris Mundy that reimagines the franchise as a detective drama. Aaron Pierre will star as John Stewart, a Black Green Lantern recruit training to replace Hal Jordan (portrayed by Kyle Chandler). The series will begin with a murder investigation in Nebraska and aims to keep the character grounded while gradually introducing the Green Lantern Corps and super-powered rings into a wider cosmic threat. The show leans on HBO's strength in gritty crime dramas and aims to deliver a robust live-action depiction of John Stewart that fans have long awaited.
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