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:

A couple of weeks ago it was reported that that ( Friday Night Lights, Bloodline ) was in talks to star in DC Studios’ upcoming HBO series Lanterns . James Gunn has now confirmed that Chandler has taken the role and he welcomes the actor into the DCU.

MLK/X actor Aaron Pierre have signed on to star in HBO's Lanterns. The Warner Bros. and DC Studios series follows "new recruit John Stewart (Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark,