Black Lightning
DC Comics’ Black Lightning is another highly anticipated series. After hanging up his superhero cape for almost a decade, high school principal Jefferson Pierce is forced to become Black Lightning again after The One Hundred starts terrorizing his hometown.
Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, who penned the script, first went to Fox to pitch the project. However, the studio declined, saying that the market was already overloaded with comic book TV shows. So the duo went to CW, who welcomed them and greenlighted a first season.
If you’re thinking that the Arrowverse is expanding, you’re not alone. However, Salim Akil said that, for the moment, Black Lightning won’t share the universe with Green Arrow and the other CW superheroes.
But that could change, especially if the show proves to be successful.
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Black Lightning, starring Cress Williams, will be released sometime in 2018. The pilot episode will be screened at this year’s Comic Con!
The Punisher
The second season of Netflix’s Daredevil had its slower moments, but it introduced Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle, who became the Punisher by the end of the season. Bernthal’s superb portrayal of Castle stole the show every time he appeared on screen, no matter who was with him in the scene.
Netflix and Marvel both said that the only solo shows they planned to release would feature the Defenders, so we were surprised when they announced a spin-off! And it will arrive this year, so the studios moved really quickly in this case!
Of course, they haven’t announced a specific date, but rumor has it that the show will premiere in November.
We don’t know much about the first season, but we believe that Castle will keep digging to find the individual who was responsibility for the death of his family.
We don’t know about you, but we’re glad that Karen Page is returning, since her interactions with Castle were formidable during Daredevil’s second season.
