HBO’s Green Lantern series has found its villain. Ulrich Thomsen (The Blacklist, Banshee) will play DC Comics villain Sinestro in the upcoming superhero series Lanterns, our sister site Deadline reports.

EXCLUSIVE: Ulrich Thomsen (Counterpart, The Blacklist) has been tapped to recur in the HBO, WBTV and DC Studios series Lanterns as DC supervillain Sinestro. The series follows new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler),

It was looking like Hal Jordan's most infamous foe may not be a part of the HBO/Max Lanterns series, but we now have word that Ulrich Thomsen has joined the cast as

The upcoming HBO series “Lanterns” has cast a major DC villain. Variety has confirmed that Ulrich Thomsen has joined the Green Lanterns series in the recurring role of Sinestro. He will appear alongside previously announced leads Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre in the series,

The upcoming HBO series Lanterns has cast Ulrich Thomsen as the iconic DC villain, Sinestro. The news was confirmed by Variety on Saturday. Thomsen will be joining the previously announced cast members Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre, who are headlining the series.

HBO’s upcoming Lanterns series has officially found its Sinestro, with Deadline reporting that Ulrich Thomsen has been tapped to play the villainous character. It’s unknown exactly what role Sinestro will have in the upcoming series,