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...
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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