Hold onto your baseball caps because Eric Taylor, AKA the coach from Friday Night Lights, AKA Kyle Chandler, is going to star as Hal Jordan in a Green Lantern series for HBO, according toHollywood Reporter and Deadline.

Kyle Chandler has reportedly been cast as Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern in Lanterns, one of the upcoming TV shows in James Gunn and Peter Safran's new DCU slate. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chandler is set to don the green suit for the new show,

USA TODAY's requests for comment from Kyle Chandler's agent, DC Comics and Warner Brothers were not immediately returned as of Monday afternoon. Kyle Chandler in talks to play new

The "True Detective"-esque "Lanterns" found its new Hal Jordan after Josh Brolin turned down the opportunity. HBO's Green Lanterns series found its first inductee to the Lantern Corps. after Josh Brolin passed on an offer.

Kyle Chandler is in negotiations to play Hal Jordan in Lanterns, an upcoming detective series in the new DC Universe.

With Kyle Chandler nearing a deal to join James Gunn's DC Universe as Hal Jordan, new Green Lantern art shows him fully suited up as the DC icon.

After a near-endless casting and development process, it looks like DC’s Green Lantern series is finally almost ready to begin production. HBO and Max have spent years developing a show based on the classic DC Comics sci-fi property.