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Wear your baseball caps, because Eric Taylor, aka Coach friday night lightsaka Kyle Chandler, will Starring Hal Jordan green lantern series According to HBO hollywood reporter and deadline. The show in development is titled “lantern,“There’s obviously going to be a darker, grittier vibe, more akin to true detective than some other TV shows the DC Comics heroes have received.
The eight-episode series will reportedly focus on grizzled veteran Lant Hall Jordan, played by Chandler, who “reluctantly” mentors newcomer John Stewart as he investigates a murder. The ultimate replacement and one of DC’s first black superheroes. The show reportedly stars Chris Mundy (Ozark), Damon Lindelof (watchman, lost) and comic book writer Tom King have signed on, with filming scheduled to begin early next year.
This will be Chandler’s biggest role since starring in friday night lightsThis famous sports soap opera chronicles the virtues and struggles of high school football players in small-town Texas. The show ran for five seasons, eventually earning Chandler an Emmy Award. Before that, he was known for the CBS series earlier version It tells the story of a man who bears the moral burden of knowing the future by receiving a magical copy of the Chicago Sun-Times 24 hours in advance.
lantern This also marks the first time fans have seen a live-action Green Lantern since the 2011 film Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds. Although it is mentioned here and there in TV shows, e.g. smallville and arrowOutside of animated series and movies, the character never got much dedicated screen time, even missing out on one attempt by Zack Snyder justice league– Fuel DCU. this lantern The series follows this fall’s penguin However, spin-off Received good reviews.
Hopefully HBO’s version of Green Lantern will similarly prioritize story and characters over comic book Easter eggs and action. It’s time for Chandler to move from practicing “clear eyes, full heart” to “in the brightest day, in the darkest night”.
