Paul Ben-Victor to portray a Lantern in the DCU series.

      In HBO's forthcoming DCU series Lanterns, the Green Lanterns will encounter a new foe. According to Deadline, Paul Ben-Victor (The Wire) has been cast in a recurring role as what appears to be an adversary to Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler’s characters, John Stewart and Hal Jordan.

      Lanterns will center around Green Lanterns Hal Jordan and John Stewart, who become involved in an Earth-based enigma initiated by a murder in Nebraska. Ben-Victor is set to portray Antaan, “an alien committed to revealing the truth and seeking revenge against those who have harmed his people. Driven by profound and unyielding hatred for the law, he aims to deliver justice on his own terms.”

      Chris Mundy (True Detective) will serve as showrunner and executive producer for Lanterns, alongside Damon Lindelof (Lost) and acclaimed DC Comics writer Tom King. The series is currently in production for its first season, consisting of eight episodes, and is part of DC Studios' upcoming film universe, which will launch this summer with James Gunn’s Superman.

      To emphasize Lanterns' place in this new shared cinematic DC universe, Nathan Fillion will also reprise his role as Green Lantern Guy Gardner in the series.

      Joining Pierre and Chandler in the cast are Garrett Dillahunt (Where The Crawdads Sing) as William Macon, Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire) as Sheriff Kelly, Poorna Jagannathan (Never Have I Ever) as Zoe, Sherman Augustus (Stranger Things) and J. Alphonse Nicholson (P-Valley) as John Senior, Jasmine Cephas Jones (Blindspotting) as Bernadette Stewart, and Ulrich Thomsen (The New Pope) as Sinestro, with Nathan Fillion reprising his role as Green Lantern Guy Gardner.

      Lanterns is expected to premiere on Max in early 2026.

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