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Posted Tuesday 5/25/21 at 1:43PM EDT
Black Lightning creator: We always intended to end with Season 4, but I had ideas for a fifth and sixth season
Salim Akil says the plan always to end with a fourth season, even before the pandemic.
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Black Lightning is ending with Season 4
A week after announcing that a Painkiller spinoff was in the works, showrunner Salim Akil said Friday that Black Lightning...
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Posted Friday 11/13/20 at 12:37PM EST
Black Lightning promotes Chantal Thuy to series regular
“Chantal Thuy embodies the character of Grace Choi,” says showrunner Salim Akil of Thuy's promotion.
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Posted Thursday 11/12/20 at 4:08PM EST
The CW planning Black Lightning spinoff Painkiller
A pilot for Jordan Calloway‘s Black Lightning character will air as the seventh episode of the superhero series' upcoming fourth...
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Posted Thursday 1/31/19 at 5:48PM EST
The CW president stands by Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil
Mark Pedowitz said the lawsuit accusing Akil of abuse and assault is a "personal issue.
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Posted Saturday 1/05/19 at 3:04AM EST
Love Is_ leaves a queasy feeling following the abuse allegations against co-creator Salim Akil that led to its cancelation
Allegations from actress Amber Dixon Brenner that Akil abused her changed the saccharine nature of the show, says Hannah Giorgis.
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Posted Friday 12/21/18 at 1:58PM EST
OWN's Love Is__ cancelation was "the right thing," says the women who accused co-creator Salim Akil of abuse
"I did feel a sense of this is the right thing, this is correct response from the OWN network.
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OWN cancels Love Is__ following domestic abuse allegations against co-creator Salim Akil
The romantic drama, which premiered in June and was renewed for Season 2 in July, has been canceled, effective immediately,...
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Posted Monday 12/03/18 at 1:18PM EST
Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil's attorney says sexual and physical abuse allegations are "totally untrue"
Attorney Stephen D.
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Posted Friday 11/30/18 at 1:25PM EST
Warner Bros. TV to investigate domestic violence allegations against Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil
According to Deadline, Akil has not been suspended after actress Amber Dixon Brenner filed a lawsuit last week alleging sexual...
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Posted Wednesday 11/28/18 at 8:50PM EST
Salim Akil, Black Lightning boss and Love Is___ co-creator, sued for for alleged physical and sexual abuse
Actress Amber Dixon Breener filed suit against Akil on Nov.
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Posted Tuesday 7/31/18 at 1:32PM EDT
Love Is__ renewed for Season 2
OWN's pickup for Season 2 comes amid strong ratings for the romantic drama from real-life spouses Mara Brock Akil and...
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Posted Wednesday 6/20/18 at 3:57AM EDT
OWN's Love Is__ is revolutionary in the way it gives a black TV couple the When Harry Met Sally treatment
"To the best of my recollection there has never been a TV series fronted by a predominantly black cast that...
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Posted Wednesday 4/18/18 at 11:16PM EDT
Black Lightning wrapped up a near-perfect season of television
Throughout Season 1, The CW superhero series "never managed to lose its sense of hope and optimism," says Charles Pulliam-Moore.
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Posted Wednesday 1/17/18 at 12:03AM EST
Black Lightning is the Black Lives Matter of TV shows, arriving on TV at a timely moment
“Black Lightning is slick, smart, and infused with a social conscience that feels especially spot-on in light of the heightened...