Chris Mundy—the co-creator and executive producer of Lanterns, HBO’s True Detective-indebted superhero hit—is from Omaha, and in Omaha (and Nebraska more broadly), there’s only one game in town that truly matters.
That’s how Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule ended up in “Dirt and Stars,” the show’s Season 1 finale. Mundy and Rhule became friends through ESPN reporter Pete Thamel, and Rhule dutifully lured Manhunter/quarterback Noah Macon (Shea Pritchard) to play for the Cornhuskers on the show.
