To those asking what True Detective has to do with a Green Lantern show, we have an answer. The show centers on a rookie Lantern, John Stewart (Aaron Piere), and a veteran, Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), investigating a murder in the American heartland. If you think about it, rings are a flat circle, too.

First, James Gunn’s Superman will feature Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner as one of its supporting heroes when it’s released onto the 2025 movies schedule this summer. Then in 2026, we’re getting the Green Lantern-focused series Lanterns will spotlight Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart.

Nathan Fillion is playing Guy Gardner in James Gunn ’s upcoming DC film, Superman , and he has some strong opinions about his relationship with the director, his character’s ridiculous hair, and how he feels about playing the Green Lantern that nobody likes (his words,