CW Reveals Black Lightning Trailer

CW has another series based on a DC Entertainment property
coming to the network. Black Lightning follows a high
school principal who moonlighted as a superhero. He gave up the
costume but found himself drawn back to it when violence escalated
in the streets. You can check out the full trailer below.

The series stars Cress Williams (Code Black) as
Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning alongside China Anne McClain
(Grown Ups) and Nafessa Williams (Code Black) who
play his daughters, Jennifer and Anissa. The series is produced by
Greg Berlanti, who is known for his other comic adaptations on CW:
Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, The
Flash, and Arrow.

However, although the other DC adaptations exist in the same
universe and have crossover episodes, for now, Black Lightning will
be on its own: “Black Lightning at this time is not part
of the Arrowverse, it’s a separate thing,” CW’s Network president
Mark Pedowitz explained (via The Wrap). “It will not be part of a five-way
crossover. However, we will be doing another four-way crossover
this year.”

The character Black Lightning first appeared in Black
Lightning #1 in 1977. He was created by Tony Isabella and
Trevor Von Eeden. He has an electricity-based powerset, and much
like the trailer shows, he’s determined to clean up the streets of
crime.

At this time, there is no information for when this new series
will debut.