HBO’s ‘Lanterns’ Adds Poorna Jagannathan to Cast

‘s is expanding its cast with the addition of . The star will have a recurring part in the show from DC Studios and Warner Bros. TV.

Her character, Zoe, is described as an effortlessly confident and poised woman in any setting, and as composed and cunning as the influential men around her. is based on DC’s long-running Green Lantern comics and stars and as, respectively, Hal Jordan and John Stewart, two of the best-known characters in the comics’ long history. HBO in June after years of start-and-stop development.



While the Green Lantern comics are galactic in scope, will be a terrestrial story with a noirish vibe. Its logline reads, “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.” and Garret Dillahunt have also been cast.

Chris Mundy ( ) is the showrunner for and is co-writing the eight-episode season with Damon Lindelof ( ) and Eisner Award-winning comics writer Tom King. They executive produce along with , who is directing the first two episodes. Jagannathan starred for four seasons on Netflix’s and was most recently seen in Apple TV+’s film .

Her credits also include HBO’s and Hulu and Onyx Collective’s forthcoming series . She is repped by Gersh, Untitled Entertainment and Hansen Jacobson. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day More from The Hollywood Reporter.