Gunn has often gone on social media to confirm major DC media news ever since he took the DC Studios reins with producer Peter Safran, and today was another example of that. He wrote the following on his social media platforms, including X (formerly known as Twitter), about Pierre snagging the Lanterns role:

HBO's dynamic duo for the upcoming Lanterns drama is complete! Aaron Pierre joins the DC superhero series as John Stewart opposite Friday Night Lights veteran Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan, Entertainment Weekly has learned.