- Logline: 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.
- About Kyle Chandler: Kyle is most widely known for his role as Coach Eric Taylor on “Friday Night Lights,” which wrapped its final season in 2011 to both critical and popular acclaim for which he was awarded with the Primetime Emmy for “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.” He also starred in the critically acclaimed Netflix series, “Bloodline,” which ran for three seasons and earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.”
Chandler will next be seen in Netflix’s film, “Back in Action,” opposite Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx. He also starred in Showtime’s anthology drama series, “Super Pumped” with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Francis Lawrence’s “Slumberland” alongside Jason Momoa and Chris O’Dowd and the latest installment of the Godzilla MonsterVerse, “Godzilla vs. Kong.” He also made an appearance in Paramount +’s “Mayor of Kingstown,” opposite Jeremy Renner and Dianne Wiest and co-starred in Netflix’s “The Midnight Sky” alongside Felicity Jones, Tiffany Boone, Sophia Rundle, and George Clooney, who also serves as the director and executive producer for the film.
Other credits include: Michael Dougherty’s “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” Universal Pictures drama First Man, from director Damien Chazelle, New Line Cinema and Warner Brothers comedy, “Game Night,” “The Vanishing of Sidney Hall,” “Manchester by the Sea,” Carol, Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street,” Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” Allen Hughes’ “Broken City,” James Ponsoldt’s “The Spectacular Now,” J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg’s “Super 8,” “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” the thriller “The Kingdom,”the box-office hit “King Kong,” “Mulholland Falls,” “Angel’s Dance,” “Pure Country,” and “The Color of Evening.”
Chandler’s additional television credits include a memorable performance on the medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” which garnered him an Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series,” “The Lyons Den,” “Homefront,” “Early Edition,” “What About Joan,” “Starring Pancho Villa as Himself,” “China Beach,” and “Catch-22.”
On Broadway, Chandler appeared as Hal Carter in “Picnic” opposite Ashley Judd.
A drama graduate from the University of Georgia, Chandler lives in Texas with his wife and two daughters.
He is represented by Gersh and Brillstein.
- Credits: HBO in association with Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios. LANTERNS is co-written by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King. The first two episodes are directed by James Hawes. The series is executive produced by Mundy, Lindelof, King and Hawes. Based on the DC comic “Green Lantern.”
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