Greg Berlanti's BLACK LIGHTNING Gets A Pilot Production Commitment At Fox

Greg Berlanti's BLACK LIGHTNING Gets A Pilot Production Commitment At Fox

We'd already heard that Greg Berlanti and co. had plans for a TV show based on DC superhero Black Lighting, and now comes the news that Fox has placed an order for the pilot. Click on for more...

By MarkCassidy - Sep 08, 2016 12:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Black Lightning
Following the news that a Black Lightning series was in the works, THR reports that Fox has given a pilot production commitment to the show, which will be produced by Greg Berlanti, and The Game's Salim and Mara Brock Akil. Black Lightning would be added to the network's roster of DC TV projects, which currently consists of Gotham and Lucifer.

Provided this is picked up, Jefferson Pierce would be the first African-American superhero to lead a network TV show - though of course, Netflix does have Luke Cage premiering towards the end of the month.

The Akils and Berlanti will also write the pilot, along with the latter's producing partner, Sarah Schechter.


"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 hell-bent 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."
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jumpingtheshark
jumpingtheshark - 9/8/2016, 1:11 PM
So no connection to the DCTV Universe?
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 9/8/2016, 1:12 PM
@jumpingtheshark - Looks like The CW has the monopoly on that for now
eagc1995
eagc1995 - 9/8/2016, 1:12 PM
@jumpingtheshark - they could always do Flash crossovers if they work things out
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 9/8/2016, 1:14 PM
@eagc1995 - Fox is a harder sell than CBS, since CW is co-owned by the latter, but I'm sure Black Lightning will appear on the CW after his show is canceled like Constantine does.
Kr08
Kr08 - 9/8/2016, 1:19 PM
@RorMachine - I have a feeling they will connect at some point in time. The DCTV Universe is severely lacking in color, and adding Black Lightning to the mix would be the best idea. They did it with Supergirl and Flash, so a multiple network crossover isn't impossible for Berlanti.
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 9/8/2016, 1:53 PM
@RorMachine -
The link for THR is wrong. Instead of linking to the source, it just goes to another Comicbookmovie page.
grif
grif - 9/8/2016, 1:59 PM
@jumpingtheshark - cw verse is spread way too thin as it is. especially now that supergirl is part of it.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 9/8/2016, 2:41 PM
@Darkknight2149 - Thanks for the heads up.. I'll fix that now
2013venjix
2013venjix - 9/8/2016, 3:25 PM
@eagc1995 - He should be in the Arrowverse with Flash & Green Arrow.
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 9/8/2016, 3:48 PM
@RorMachine -
Your welcome.
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 9/8/2016, 3:49 PM
* You're
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 9/8/2016, 1:13 PM
John Ridley better get off his ass on his Blue Marvel series.
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 9/8/2016, 1:14 PM
It's time Michael Ealy got to play a Superhero, been a fan of his since Splinter Cell and was great in Almost Human.

SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 9/8/2016, 1:14 PM
*Ooops Sleeper Cell.
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