Washington DC, April 2 -- 'Treme' and 'The Walking Dead' actor Chris Coy has joined the cast of HBO's upcoming drama series 'Lanterns', based on the Green Lantern DC comic, reported Deadline.

In a guest-starring role, Coy will play the new character of 'Waylon Sanders,' an intelligent survivor or nervous truck driver. His age and real name are unknown, but he's unbound by the laws of nature, reported the outlet.

The actor joins the previously announced cast of Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, Kelly MacDonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Ulrich Thomsen, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Sherman Augustus, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Jason Ritter and Nathan Fillion.

According to the Deadline, the series, from Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King...