Nathan Fillion is set to reprise the role of Guy Gardner in HBO’s upcoming drama series based on the Green Lantern DC comic. Deadline has been tracking the casting since October.
He joins the previously announced cast: Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, Kelly MacDonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan and Ulrich Thomsen.
The series, from Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, follows new recruit John Stewart (Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.
HBO produces the eight-episode series Lanterns in association with Warner Bros Television and DC Studios. Mundy, who serves as showrunner, Lindelof, and King co-wrote and executive produced. James Hawes directed and executive produced, with Stephen Williams, Geeta Vasant Patel, and Alik Sakharov also tapped to direct.
