Tag: Black Lightning
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Surprising No One, CW Orders Pilot For Ruby Rose-Starring ‘Batwoman’ Series
Not the most shocking way to ring in the new year, but according to Variety, CW has gone ahead and ordered a pilot episode for a potential “Batwoman” series.It was long assumed that the network that houses such series as “Black Lightning,” “Supergirl,” “Arrow,” “The Flash,” and “Legends of Tomorrow” would make “Batwoman” the latest…
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‘Black Lightning’ Showrunner Salim Akil & Cast Tease Season 2 Story Details and Surprises
Black Lightning is back on The CW! Tonight’s Season 2 premiere returns Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) and his electrified alter ego to the streets of Freeland in showrunner Salim Akil’s unique take on the DC superhero. Unlike many comic book shows on TV today, Black Lightning takes a strong social stance and isn’t afraid to…
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‘Black Lightning’ Season 2 Review: Family, Truth, and Consequences
Consequences can be a trouble area for so many of The CW’s DC shows. With such long seasons (typically around 22 episodes), consequences are often arbitrary or short-lived. Remember when The Flash gave a single episode to Flashpoint, where Barry essentially splits the timeline? Though there was fallout teased from that and other “major” moments…
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Jonathan Nolan, Simon Kinberg, Jason Blum & More Discuss Genre & The Intense Demands Of Fandom
As Emmy season is ramping up after the nominations, The Hollywood Reporter has released their first ever “genre roundtable” as part of their ongoing “Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter” series. This episode’s moderator, Rebecca Ford, talks to various producers and showrunners within the superhero, horror, and sci-fi fields about the current state of film…
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‘Black Lightning’ Finale: Family Matters in the Fight for Freeland
If you’re partial to a TV season that heavily references its pilot in its finale, then you should be pretty happy with “Shadow of Death: The Book of War” (as I am and was). Black Lightning has had an outstanding inaugural season, one that effectively wove together the crime fighting and day jobs and the…
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Deadline Studio at SXSW 2018 – Day 1 – Maria Shriver, Max Irons, Virginia Madsen, Cress Williams & More
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 portraits and video…