SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about the Season 2 finale of Black Lightning. The CW series Black Lightning closed the book on Season 2 with a major power struggle, street riots, a blackout, some tears, and the ominous prediction of a looming war. There was also a peach cobbler discussion which, oddly…

The CW is standing by Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil. This comes after Akil faced a series of accusations of non-consensual assault and battery and breach of contract as part of a lawsuit last year. Black Lightning producer Warner Bros Television launched an internal investigation last year in the wake of the…

Two months and one series cancellation after being accused of severe abuse and copyright theft by Amber Dixon Brenner, Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil yesterday sought to have the whole matter tossed into the legal dustbin. “Defendant denies, generally and specifically, each and every allegation contained in…

Former The Game star Hosea Chanchez is set for a recurring role in the current second season of Black Lightning, which returns tonight on the CW. Chanchez will play Marcus Bishop, a secret ASA operative in league with Dr. Helga Jace, played by Jennifer Riker. Codenamed Shakedown, he possesses the ability to generate…

EXCLUSIVE: "I got to a point where I could no longer live with myself and be the mother I wanted to be, be the Amber I always dreamed of being if I tolerated the history of the abuse," says Amber Dixon Brenner of why she recently filed domestic abuse and copyright infringement lawsuits against Love Is _ and Black Light…

After just one season, Love Is_ has been canceled by OWN as executive producer Salim Akil faces allegations of domestic violence and lifting the idea for the series from an ex-lover. "OWN has decided not to move forward with the second season of Love Is _ ," the Oprah Winfrey founded outlet said Wednesday, almost five…

Four days after accusations of domestic violence and copyright infringement emerged against Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil, attorneys for the EP today categorically deny the allegations. Said attorney Stephen D. Barnes of law firm Barnes, Morris, Klein, & Yorn in a statement given to Deadline: “These…

EXCLUSIVE: Less than a day after a very specific and deeply detailed domestic violence lawsuit against Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil emerged, Warner Bros TV has started an investigation on the CW series. While not saying anything publicly and taking a stance of innocent until proven guilty when it comes to the…

Black Lightning executive producer Salim Akil has been accused of repeated "non-consensual assault and battery" by a woman who says she was the married man's lover for over a decade. As well as an extremely detailed and specific complaint for domestic violence and breach of contract filed in Los Angeles Superior Court…

As America begins packing up and hitting the road or heading to the airport for Thanksgiving celebrations with family and friends, a bit of a bite was taken out of primetime last night. The hardest hit looks to be NBC, with a season low match for The Voice (1.4/6) and a series low for This Is Us (1.8/8). Matched by…

RJ Cyler (Sierra Burgess is a Loser, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) is set for a recurring role opposite Marvin “Krondon” Jones III in the current second season of the CW’s Black Lightning. He’ll play Todd Green, the gangly and awkward tech genius who's passed over for a research grant. He doesn't take it well, until…

The CW has begun mapping out its 2019 midseason schedule, with the premiere of new series Roswell, New Mexico, from Amblin TV, Bender Brown Prods and Warner Bros. TV, set for Tuesday, January 15 at 9 PM behind Flash, and Black Lightning moving to Mondays beginning January 21 at 9 PM, following Arrow. Black Lightning…