Aaron Pierre appeared on the HBO show “Green Lantern.”

HBO has officially cast Hal Jordan's crime-solving partner. “Welcome to DC, Aaron Pierre,” DC Studios co-chairman James Gunn tweeted on Wednesday. “After a long and grueling series of auditions, I am absolutely confident that we have found an incredible John Stewart.” Pierre joins Kyle Chandler as two leads in DC Studios' upcoming HBO series Lanternsabout (some of) the human members of the Green Lantern Corps who are responsible for “watching over the District of Earth,” as Gunn once put it.

Special, Lanterns “follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic police officers who become embroiled in a dark, Earth-based mystery while investigating a murder in the American heartland,” HBO's press release states. It has also been described (by Gunn) as “True detective with a few Green Lanterns.” There's no timeline for it yet, but the eight-episode series will be co-written by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King. James Hawes is set to direct the first two episodes. Gunn previously said that the show may also feature “a few other Lanterns,” but the focus will be on John and Hal. (Nathan Fillion has been cast as another human Lantern, Guy Gardner, in Gunn's upcoming Superman film.)

As for Pierre, his star is on the rise after receiving critical acclaim for his role in Jeremy Saulniers Rebel Ridge on Netflix. After his starring role in Barry Jenkins' The subwaythe pair teamed up again for Jenkins' upcoming meeting Lion King Spin off Mufasa (Pierre will speak the title role). He is currently shooting for the next season The Morning Show. Last month it was reported that Pierre was on the shortlist for the role of John Stewart alongside his Jenkins co-star Stephan James. Damson Idris was also there, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Pierre is clearly on top of his game and enjoys support across the industry, such as the real Jon Stewart, who tweeted: “Looking forward to spending time with Aaron Pierre to really help him learn the nuances “Playing me… like the 4 to 5 different faces I make on @TheDailyShow.”