Nathan Fillion Takes Over as Green Lantern in HBO's 'Lanterns' — SkimNews
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- Nathan Fillion debuts as Guy Gardner in 'Lanterns' Season 1, Episode 6, taking over as the new Green Lantern after John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) leaves the ring behind in the 2026 timeline
- Fillion describes Guy as a brand-conscious, TikTok-literate figure whose ego is tied to being the only Lantern in the room — he's the third-best Green Lantern option on Earth after Hal Jordan and John Stewart
- The episode stages Guy Gardner visiting John in jail and using the line "Everything you have is because I didn't take it" to leverage John's debt
- Fillion drew on the comics backstory — including Guy being hit by a bus and spending time in a coma — to explain the character's jerk personality, telling Variety: "I think he has a little bit of brain damage"
- The 'Lanterns' appearance is Guy Gardner's first encounter with John Stewart; both characters are set to appear in James Gunn's 'Man of Tomorrow,' releasing in 2027
- Fillion has already recorded voice work for Guy in the upcoming animated 'Mister Miracle,' and says he now holds the record for most projects by a single DCU character
Why it matters: Fillion's expanding Guy Gardner footprint — spanning HBO's 'Lanterns,' the 2027 'Man of Tomorrow' film, and the animated 'Mister Miracle' — positions the brash Lantern as a recurring connective thread across James Gunn and Peter Safran's DCU. With HBO publicly introducing Guy to audiences six episodes into the series, the character becomes a deliberate bridge between grounded streaming TV and the theatrical superhero slate.
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