Every Actor Cast In The DCU’s Green Lantern Show (So Far)

The upcoming Green Lantern show, titled Lanterns, has already begun assembling a strong cast, raising anticipation for the DCU installment. Everything that is known about Lanterns has come from the mouth of James Gunn himself as the filmmaker continues building the foundations of what will hopefully be DC’s cinematic resurgence. Lanterns falls under the many movies and shows in the DCU’s Chapter One, titled “Gods and Monsters,” and will be the first proper integration of the titular Green Lanterns into the universe after a brief tease in 2025’s Superman.

When the show releases, the DCU will have three Green Lanterns. As alluded to, the first will be Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner, making his DCU debut in Superman. The other two heroes will be first introduced in Lanterns, with Gunn recently announcing the actors set to play the famous DC Green Lanterns of John Stewart and Hal Jordan. Alongside these two actors, several others have been cast in Lanterns, making the show even more anticipated after Gunn initially described it as an Earth-based detective series that is integral to the overarching story of the DCU.

Kyle Chandler

Friday Night Lights (2006-2011), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

One of the two leads in DC’s Lanterns will be Kyle Chandler. Chandler was announced to be playing Hal Jordan in the series in October 2024, one of the most popular iterations of the Green Lantern Corps from DC Comics. Chandler will be the co-lead of Lanterns as Jordan, and will likely be depicted as the more experienced member of the Corps, in contrast to the younger, fresher Jon Stewart. In the comics, Jordan is one of the primary members of the Justice League, begging the question of how big his role in the DCU will be beyond Lanterns.

Kyle Chandler is a prolific character actor in modern Hollywood, having appeared in several projects from a variety of franchises in the 2000s and 2010s. Chandler’s earlier roles came in the realm of TV, with the actor making a name for himself on shows like Homefront, Early Edition, and What About Joan? Undoubtedly, Chandler’s breakout role was Friday Night Lights, leading him onto bigger Hollywood roles in movies such as Super 8, Argo, The Wolf of Wall Street, Game Night, and First Man, as well as the Netflix TV show Bloodline.

Aaron Pierre

Krypton (2018-2019), Old (2021), Rebel Ridge (2024)

Alongside Chandler as Hal Jordan will be Aaron Pierre as Jon Stewart. Stewart is arguably the other most recognizable DC Comics Green Lantern after Jordan, with the character earning a fan-favorite status over the years. In Lanterns, Stewart will likely be depicted as the more, well, green of the two leads who has only recently joined the Green Lantern Corps. This will give the buddy-cop dynamic to the show that Gunn and his team are aiming for, with it first being described as a True Detective-style series, all while setting up future DCU stories.

Pierre does not have the same longevity in his career as Chandler does, but he will undoubtedly go on to solidify this after numerous breakout roles in the 2020s. His earlier TV works included Prime Suspect 1973, The A Word, and Britannia. Interestingly, Lanterns will not be Pierre’s first experience with DC-based TV given that he played the character of Dev-Em in SyFy’s Krypton. In 2024, Pierre had two major breakout roles in the form of Rebel Ridge and Mufasa: The Lion King, leading to fans calling for him to be cast as Jon Stewart and James Gunn obliging.

Kelly MacDonald

Trainspotting (1996), No Country for Old Men (2007), Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014)

Outside of the two leads, some other actors have been hired for Lanterns. One is Kelly MacDonald, as broken by The Hollywood Reporter shortly after the announcements that Chandler and Pierre had joined the production. MacDonald will reportedly play the character of Sheriff Kerry, who is described as a no-nonsense law enforcement officer who has a deep devotion to her family, as well as the community from which she hails. Given that Lanterns is about a dark mystery that stems from a murder in the American heartland, Kerry will aid Jordan and Stewart in uncovering her town’s hidden secrets.

Before being cast in the upcoming DC TV show, MacDonald appeared in a wide variety of well-known projects. Her earliest film credit came in Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting as Diane Coulston, a role she reprised in T2 Trainspotting. Beyond that, MacDonald is best known for No Country for Old Men and Boardwalk Empire, the latter of which received her a Primetime Emmy nomination. MacDonald has also appeared in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, and provided the voice for Princess Merida in Disney’s Brave.

Garret Dillahunt

Deadwood (2004-2005), Raising Hope (2010-2014), Fear the Walking Dead (2018-2021)

As per a report by Deadline, Garret Dillahunt has also been cast in Lanterns. Dillahunt is the latest actor to be cast in the project as William Macon, a character described as a self-righteous modern cowboy. Dillahunt’s Macon is also said to be a man prone to conspiracies, who hides a ruthless ambition behind a charming facade. How Macon fits into Lanterns’ story remains to be seen, but his conspiracy-based mind will likely help or hinder the titular heroes’ investigation.

Dillahunt, like Chandler, is a well-known character actor who has a long list of credits over the last two decades. Dillahunt is perhaps best known for TV shows like Deadwood, Raising Hope, and Fear the Walking Dead, though he has several other TV and film credits beyond these. Dillahunt has worked with MacDonald before as part of No Country for Old Men, before appearing in movies like Looper, 12 Years a Slave, and Army of the Dead. Other TV credits include The 4400, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and The Mindy Project.

As evident by Lanterns‘ cast members thus far, the show is shaping up to be incredibly interesting. The cast assembled has some experience portraying characters in neo-western projects, from Dillahunt and MacDonald playing roles in No Country for Old Men and Pierre’s Rebel Ridge. This will suit the writing talents of Chris Mundy – who has worked on Ozark, True Detective, and Criminal Minds – while his partners Tom King, a prolific DC Comics writer, and Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers, Watchmen) will imbue Lanterns with the necessary comic book/fantasy elements to slot it seamlessly into Gunn’s fledgling DC Universe.