Black Lightning Coming To Television

The man with the Midas Touch when it comes to DC television shows is eagerly at work on his next project.  When does this guy sleep?!?

Greg Berlanti, one of the executive producers for the shows Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, and Legends of Tomorrow is hard at work on his next project...Black Lightning.  Unlike his shows on The CW, this one will be airing on FOX and won't be apart of the same universe.  While Berlanti won't be one of this shows EP's, that honor goes to Salim and Mara Brock Akil, he will be sort of a "guiding hand" for those that are developing it.  In an interview with IndieWire, Berlanti had this to say about the project:

“[Black Lightning] was mostly Mara and Salim, who are incredibly talented, and the studio just asked me to godfather them a bit, since this genre is newer for them. But they really have a vision for that show, so I hope I can help them execute it.”

When he was asked about what he could offer them in the way of experience, something that he has ample amounts of when bringing comic book characters to life on the small screen, he said this:

“A few of them would be that the shows have to exist as if they had nothing to do with superheroes as well. What kind of show would it be? What would it be about? What’s the emotional core of the main character and their journey? Inevitably if that stuff isn’t there, everything else feels like noise. I’d say also, your heroes are only as good as your villains. They have to have a great villain as well to challenge the hero. And to not be afraid to make it as specific as possible. Obviously we participate in a lot of these shows right now, and there are a lot of them in TV and movies. The ones that succeed have a real specificity to them. They did that and worked their heart and soul into their pitch. It’s a very personal story for them. I hope people will connect with it.”

That's good advice for the new show.  Something that Berlanti and the others have been able to do is balance a show with real world issues and superhero problems.  It makes the show more relatable to the viewers and the characters easier to understand.  There is no release date for Black Lightning yet, but it is currently in production.  When I find out more information of it's release, I'll let you know.

So what do you think?  Is this something that you'll be interested in seeing, or do you not know enough about the character to care?  Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below.