CW gives a pilot order for Greg Berlanti's “Black Lightning”February 4, 2017 - 13:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The CW has given a pilot order for Greg Berlanti's new superhero project "Black Lightning". The project is based on one of DC Comics' first major African-American superheroes which was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden back in 1977, AceShowbiz said. The official synopsis for the potential series reads, "Jefferson Pierce 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." Berlanti and Sarah Schechter will executive produce the potential series alongside "Being Mary Jane" creator Mara Brock Akil and her husband Salim Akil. The Akils will also pen the pilot. The project is produced by Berlanti Production and Akil Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. If greenlit to a series, "Black Lightning" will be Berlanti's sixth comic-based project on the network following the other DC-based superhero series "Arrow", "The Flash", "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" and "Supergirl", as well as teen drama "Riverdale", which is based on Archie Comics. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | U.S., Armenia sign customs deal According to Armenian customs data, U.S.-Armenian trade reached $670 million last year. Glendale mayor to visit Yerevan Asatryan last visited Armenia in December 2022-January 2023 as she helped establish a partnership between Armenia’s Opera House and Los Angeles Opera. Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices. Ambassador summoned to Russia returns to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has returned to Yerevan more than two weeks after being recalled to Moscow for consultations. |