Black Lightning Loses Its Spark!

The CW will end Black Lightning.

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DC Entertainment and The CW Network announced Black Lightning will end its run when it begins its upcoming Season 4.

Cress Williams who plays Jefferson Pierce, a high school principal who is forced to don his superhero suit once again after years of retirement after a gang war and a bang baby plague.

The series also features Christine Adams, China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, James Remar, Marvin Jones III, Jordan Calloway and Damon Gupton.

“When we first started the “Black Lightning” journey, I knew that Jefferson Pierce and his family of a powerful Black woman would be a unique addition to the superhero genre,” said Salim Akil in a statement. Akil is the series developer and executive producer. His wife, Mara Brock Akil is the executive producer and series creator. She was known for the UPN later CW sitcoms The Game and Girlfriends. The show is a part of Greg Berlanti’s Arrowverse. He is also the executive producer of Black Lightning. 

He added, “The love that Blerds and all comic book fans around the globe have shown this series over the past three seasons proved what we imagined, Black People Want To See Themselves in all their complexities.”

Black Lightning fell victim to the COVID-19 pandemic.

News of the series ending comes over a week after The CW ordered a backdoor pilot for a potential spinoff centered on the “Black Lightning” character Painkiller. Calloway will star in that project, with Akil writing, executive producing and directing the pilot.

“Thank you to the phenomenal cast, writers and crew without whom none of this would’ve been possible,” Akil continued. “I’m incredibly proud of the work we’ve been able to do and the moments we’ve been able to create in bringing DC’s first African-American family of superheroes to life for the culture. I’m very grateful to Peter Roth, Warner Bros. TV, Mark Pedowitz, The CW Network and Greg Berlanti for their partnership and support of my vision at every step of this journey. While Season Four may be the end of one journey, I’m extremely excited to usher in a new chapter and continued collaboration with The CW as we tell the story of Painkiller.”

Thank you #goodlordbird thoroughly enjoyed it. #qualitytv https://t.co/dkIr659r8g

— Cress Williams (@CressWilliams) November 22, 2020

“Black Lightning” hails from Berlanti Productions and Akil Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. The series was developed for TV by Akil. Mara Brock Akil also executive produces, along with Berlanti and Sarah Schechter of Berlanti Productions, Charles D. Holland and Pat Charles.

Black heroes.

The CW has found great success with its lineup of DC shows. Along with “Black Lightning,” the broadcaster has aired shows like “Arrow” — which ended earlier this year after eight seasons — as well as “The Flash,” “Supergirl,” “Legends of Tomorrow” and “Batwoman.” It was also announced last year that The CW was plotting an “Arrow” spinoff about the Canaries, which aired as a backdoor pilot during “Arrow’s” final season. Most recently, it acquired the shows “Swamp Thing” and “Stargirl” from the now-defunct streaming service DC Universe.

Black Lightning was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia and Vancouver, Canada. With this pandemic affecting television, you will see more longtime shows ending or getting canceled.