This Thursday, HBO Max will begin streaming the first chapter of Aquaman: King of Atlantis, a special three-part animated event series. The show’s star, Cooper Andrews, recently stopped by to chat about his love of DC Comics and how blown away he is to be part of the DC pantheon — first in Shazam and now as Aquaman.

Keith and Cooper share their mutual love of DC heroes and what his take on the Protector of the Deep has in common with Jason Momoa’s.

For more of my conversation with Cooper, be sure to tune into the return of Southern Fried Asian — rebranded for this episode as Southern Fried Polynesian — later this week!

In the meantime, check out chapter one of Aquaman: King of Atlantis this Thursday, October 14 only on HBO Max.