Rebel Ridge's Aaron Pierre and Homecoming's Stephan James are both being eyed to play John Stewart in the DCU Lanterns series.
as Green Lantern Hal Jordan. The series will revolve around both Jordan and Stewart as they investigate a mysterious murder case., Pierre and James are both being eyed to play John Stewart in the series. No official offers have been made to either actor at this time. Damson Idris was also previously rumored to be in consideration for the role.
Pierre played Mid-Sized Sedan in M. Night Shyamalan’s Old, which was released in 2021, and Caesar in Barry Jenkins’ The Underground Railroad miniseries, which was also released in 2021. He recently starred as Terry Richmond in Jeremy Saulnier’s Rebel Ridge, which is now streaming on Netflix, and is voicing Mufasa in Jenkins’ Mufasa: The Lion King, which releases in December. He notably played Dev-Em in the DC Syfy series Krypton.
James, meanwhile, is known for playing Walter Cruz in Amazon Prime Video’s Homecoming. He has also starred in television series such as Degrassi: The Next Generation, Shots Fired, #FreeRayshawn, Surface, and Beacon 23, while his filmography includes 2014’s Selma, 2016’s Race, 2018’s If Beale Street Could Talk, 2019’s 21 Bridges, and 2024’s Babes. He’ll soon be seen in The Piano Lesson, which releases this November.Produced by HBO in association with Warner Bros.
“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,” the synopsis for the show reads.Brandon Schreur has been writing about comics, movies, television shows, and all things pop culture for roughly five years. He's a lifelong cinephile who spends way, way too much money buying Blu-rays and trade paperbacks.
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