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[anaron]

Yesssssss

http://deadline.com/2017/05/black-lightning-life-sentence-series-the-cw-1202089253/

Black Lightning hails from Berlanti Productions and Akil Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

Based on the DC character created by Tony Isabella with Trevor Von Eeden, Black Lightning centers on Jefferson Pierce. He made his choice: He hung up the suit and his secret identity years ago, but with a daughter, Jennifer, hellbent on justice and a star student being recruited by a local gang, he’ll be pulled back into the fight as the wanted vigilante and DC legend Black Lightning. Cress Williams, Nefessa Williams, China Anne McClain and Christine Adams star.

Salim Akil will serve as showrunner on project, which he co-created with wife Mara Brock Akil through their Akil Productions shingle. The duo executive produce alongside Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter, the head of his Greg Berlanti Productions.

(Also totally unrelated shameless plugging of best comic book show iZombie renewed as well!!)

 

[Wag]

Black Lightning vs Livewire incoming...

 

[Jonogunn]

has this been hinted at at all in any of the CW shows?

 

[Data West]

What if they called you White Fish?

 

[Slayven]

CW just tweeted this promo art. Black Lightening looking good

 

[Penguin]

So... like who are his villains?

 

[x Power Pad Death Stomp x]

Is this in the Arrowverse?

 

[anaron]

CW just tweeted this promo art. Black Lightening looking good

Is this new for the show or just comics? Gorgeous either way


ETA: ah I seeeeeeeeee

 

[shingi70]

CW just tweeted this promo art. Black Lightening looking good

Waitaminute.....

 

[Baroquemantic]

CW just tweeted this promo art. Black Lightening looking good

Need a higher res version.

Edit: Never mind. Google image search is my friend

 

[Slayven]

So... like who are his villains?

Tobias Whale, an obese crime lord

 

[TheGreatDirector]

So... like who are his villains?

Tobias Whale.

^Beaten like Black Lightning

 

[Wag]

Is this in the Arrowverse?

It's a Berlanti show, so almost definitely...

 

[Jason Frost]

Is this the same show that FOX passed on or there is some changes?

 

[Penguin]

Is this the same show that FOX passed on or there is some changes?

Imagine some changes since it's CW and all

Wouldn't be surprised if daughters got a bigger role on the show

 

[Slayven]

Imagine some changes since it's CW and all

Wouldn't be surprised if daughters got a bigger role on the show

We can only pray, they were break stars of the best JSA and Outsiders runs

 

[sirap]

Sweet.

I wonder which CW show will take the hit. Legends damn near killed S2 of Flash and left it crippled.

 

[Tizoc]

CW just tweeted this promo art. Black Lightening looking good

Isn't that static shock tho?

 

[Wag]

Since this is a CW/Arrowverse show, it will be interesting to see what universe it takes place in. No metas exist on Earth-1 except for those created by the particle accelerator (are there metas in the JSA?).

Will it take place on Earth-38? A different Earth?

 

[Slayven]

Isn't that static shock tho?

Nah this is Static, notice the S

 

[SargerusBR]

Tobias Whale, an obese crime lord

Oh my, such an original villain.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

So... like who are his villains?

nielsen ratings

 

[TheFlow]

Isn't that static shock tho?

it's just static.


static shock is the name of the show.

 

[Sou Da]

Oh my, such an original villain.

Didn't some version make him a literal whale-man or was that Venture Bros?

 

[BrutishMrFish]

Sweet.

I wonder which CW show will take the hit. Legends damn near killed S2 of Flash and left it crippled.

My money is on Supergirl.

 

[TheFlow]

Didn't retcon the arrow/flash universe with flashpoint?


what changed?


CW doesn't have to get rid of supergirl/legends especially when Crazy ex girlfriend has 2 more years left, and other shows are ending soon to.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Did aqua man give him that name?

 

[Slayven]

Black Lightening also fought a guy called Crowbar with a magic crowbar

and a guy called "Ghetto Blaster"

 

[TheNatureBoy]

Good to hear, will be curious to see which show they pair it with and if it will debut in the fall or be saved for midseason.

 

[anaron]

My money is on Supergirl.

This is being run by husband and wife duo (and actually really good writers) Mara Brock and Salim Akil so I doubt it.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Okay, so they got a Black showrunner. I was a little worried about them not having some color in the writing room. I'm a little exhausted of these Berlanti cape shows, but this has a couple of different angles that interest me. Black superhero, semi-retired from hero-ing, more mature, has kids, etc.

 

[Ross61]

Okay, so they got a Black showrunner. I was a little worried about them not having some color in the writing room. I'm a little exhausted of these Berlanti cape shows, but this has a couple of different angles that interest me. Black superhero, semi-retired from hero-ing, more mature, has kids, etc.

Pretty much all the writing rooms on Berlanti shows are diverse.

 

[Slayven]

Okay, so they got a Black showrunner. I was a little worried about them not having some color in the writing room. I'm a little exhausted of these Berlanti cape shows, but this has a couple of different angles that interest me. Black superhero, semi-retired from hero-ing, more mature, has kids, etc.

I will mainly just be in it for the jokes. Like at the crossover when Wally, Iris, and Joe give Team Lightening the nod.

Or Barry surprises them with his Spades skills

 

[Wag]

Black Lightning, Diggle, Jimmy Olson and J'onn, Wally West and Jax team up?

 

[Ross61]

Best superhero show incoming.

 

[Slayven]

Black Lightning, Diggle, Jimmy Olson and J'onn team up?

They still need a white person to talk to the police

 

[Wag]

They still need a white person to talk to the police

 

[Slayven]

At least he won't say anything about fast twitch muscles

 

[OdysseusVA]

Black Lightening also fought a guy called Crowbar with a magic crowbar

and a guy called "Ghetto Blaster"

Thats ummm

 

[Wag]

At least he won't say anything about fast twitch muscles

Firestorm still can't hail a cab...

 

[LionPride]

At least he won't say anything about fast twitch muscles

"Use your natural athleticism Jefferson!"

 

[wildfire]

Isn't Dr. Stein half-black now? ..

*sensible chuckle*

 

[ZeroX03]

Wonder if it'll be set on Supergirl's Earth. I'm sure it'll be some part of the Arrowverse multiverse, but it doesn't really fit Earth-1.

Also just make Reverse Flash the villain, it works for literally any show

Sweet.

I wonder which CW show will take the hit. Legends damn near killed S2 of Flash and left it crippled.

That's not how any of this works.

 

[Tizoc]

it's just static.


static shock is the name of the show.

I kno; i am just joking around :3

 

[jurgen]

Glad the key superhero demo of "black guy with electricity powers" has finally made it to TV.

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

All I hope is that it doesn't follow the formula of the other Berlanti DC shows because it's incredibly tired at this point and that the show is successful.

Is this in the Arrowverse?

It wouldn't the same universe as Arrow and Flash at the very least, Supergirl's could probably fit but they could just put it on its own.

 

[TheFlow]

I kno; i am just joking around :3

my bad

 

[KonradLaw]

Another typical superhero show seems a bit to much to stuff into CW, but I will still watch it. It's a shame this pretty much means the death of any chances for Constantine though

 

[VeeP]

"Use your natural athleticism Jefferson!"

Lmao, shit, I laughed too hard at that.

 

[Joni]

Where will I put this in my schedule? Uh who cares, I'll welcome it.

Okay, so they got a Black showrunner. I was a little worried about them not having some color in the writing room. I'm a little exhausted of these Berlanti cape shows, but this has a couple of different angles that interest me. Black superhero, semi-retired from hero-ing, more mature, has kids, etc.

Berlanti shows have quite some behind the scenes diversity, like two of the four superhero shows are lead by women. It is also easy to see when they do 'racism' storylines which are often better than you would expect from a superhero show, for instance in Legends.