Aaron Pierre Is "Deeply in Love" With Bringing DC Icon John Stewart to Life in HBO’s 'Lanterns' [Exclusive]

Aaron Pierre talks on a cell phone in a phone booth in Rebel Ridge. 

Back in October, we found our John Stewart when Aaron Pierre, who had been best known for his breakout role in Netflix's Rebel Ridge, was set to join Kyle Chandler in HBO’s highly anticipated series Lanterns. Based on the DC comic Green Lantern, the series also stars Kelly MacDonald and Garret Dillahunt.

"Honestly it's never about where the industry winds are blowing for me. It's always about what is my truth and what I'm inspired to do next in respective of who thinks what about it. And I do really love the superhero genre, but I'm more drawn to particular characters and I'm deeply in love with the character of John Stewart and so I'm over the moon, I'm so excited to have been gifted the opportunity to serve as this character and bring it to life.

The series follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.

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