'Lanterns' Casts a 'Stranger Things' and 'Into the Badlands' Star as John Stewart's Dad

The Lanternstelevision series just got a cast addition straight from Hawkins, Indiana. Sherman Augustus will appear in the upcoming show based on the pages of DC Comics. The Stranger Things actor will portray John Senior, the father of John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and someone who dwells on the past too much. The adaptation is expected to premiere on HBO at some point next year, with Warner Bros. aggressively turning DC into their most powerful brand thanks to a bunch of films and television series currently in development. Lanterns has been rounding out its cast over the past couple of months.