First Look! Black Lightning Trailer
Coming Soon to The CW
By Ashley Samuel
Take a look at the first official trailer for Black Lightning on The CW. Based on characters appearing in DC Comics, the series stars Cress Williams as the titular hero who returns from a peaceful life to end crime and corruption in his hometown. The series is a go for a mid season premier.
Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. Nine years ago, Pierce was gifted with the superhuman power to harness and control electricity, which he used to keep his hometown streets safe as the masked vigilante Black Lightning. However, after too many nights with his life and his family on the line, he left his Super Hero days behind. Almost a decade later, Pierce’s crime-fighting days are long behind him…or so he thought. But with crime and corruption spreading like wildfire, Black Lightning returns — to save not only his family, but also the soul of his community.
Whilst Black Lightning will join a roster of superhero programming on The CW, the show, for now, will not crossover with the likes of Supergirl and The Flash or be part of the same shared universe. On that topic, CW president Mark Pedowitz spoke recently to EW and had this to say.
“We do not aim to do a five-way crossover. Black Lightning, at this time, is not part of the Arrowverse. It is a separate situation. But there will be a big fourth quarter crossover with all four of the shows that are on in the fall, We’re going to have something very unique in Black Lightning. But (superhero shows will) last as long as people want to watch it. It’s lasted my whole lifetime, so it’ll keep going.”
We'll keep you updated on more Black Lightning news as it develops.
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