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Former Black Lightning star Cress Williams has been tapped as a lead opposite Scott Bakula, Anna Wood and Oluniké Adeliyi in NBC's drama pilot Unbroken (working title). Also cast in the project, from New Amsterdam executive producer Shaun Cassidy and Universal Television, is newcomer Shian Tomlinson whose only…

The end for Black Lightning is in sight. The CW confirmed Friday that the superhero drama will end with the upcoming fourth season, which is set to premiere early next year. The move follows the network’s announcement last week that it is planning a planted spinoff of the series titled Painkiller, with Jordan Calloway…

EXCLUSIVE: Cress Williams, who currently stars in the titular role on Black Lightning, has booked two film roles before heading back into production on Season 3 of the CW/DC Comics series. Williams is set to co-star in The Violent Heart from writer-director Kerem Sanga with 21 Laps' Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen, Ed…

The CW superhero saga Black Lightning has plenty of the usual zap-bam-pow action one would expect from the genre and producer Greg Berlanti. But this tale of a conflicted African-American superhero who reluctantly returns to crime-fighting also had a deeper meaning to co-developer Salim Akil, who remembers a time when…

When it came to creating the world of Black Lightning, the executive producers elected to approach this superhero tale from a different angle, beginning with his rebirth rather than telling an origin story. “I wanted to talk about the idea of being pulled back into your community,” said EP and showrunner Salim Akil…

CW’s Black Lightning is making a mark as one of the few live-action comic book adaptions to feature predominantly Black superheroes. Additionally, instead of battling the usual breed of adversaries —  aliens, highly skilled ninjas, metahumans, etc —  the family of superheroes tackles worldly issues like drugs and gang…

The Deadline Studio is making its first appearance at the SXSW Film Festival, opening its doors to the most riveting and groundbreaking talent at the 25th edition of the fest, running March 9-18, in Austin, Texas. Actors, directors and producers – from film and television – stopping by the Deadline Studio for…

Debuting the day after MLK Day, Black Lightning starts out with a quote from the Great Man and then pretty much leaves much of the standard superhero story behind, in an argute and rewarding manner. With The Flash as its lead-in, the Cress Williams, China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams and Marvin Jones III-led show…

The CW has released a first-look image of Cress Williams as title character Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) in the DC drama pilot (see full photo below). Production is currently underway in Atlanta. Written by Salim Akil, based on the DC character created by Tony Isabella with Trevor Von Eeden, Black Lightning…

Hart of Dixie alum Cress Williams is back at the CW as the title character in Black Lightning, the network’s DC drama pilot from Greg Berlanti, king of the CW's DC universe, and the Being Mary Jane duo of Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil. Written by Akil and Brock Akil, based on the DC character created by Tony Isabella…