The fourth season of Black Lightning will be its last.
Just over a week after the network ordered a pilot for a potential spinoff, The CW confirms that Black Lightning will end with Season 4.
The superhero drama is based on the DC character of the same name. It follows Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams), a high school principal who dons his superhero suit after years of retirement when a local gang recruits one of his star students.
“When we first started the Black Lighting journey, I knew that Jefferson Pierce and his family of powerful Black Women would be a unique addition to the superhero genre,” executive producer Salim Akil said in a statement. “The love that Blerds and all comic book fans around the globe have shown this series over the past three seasons proved what we imagined, Black People Want To See Themselves in all their complexities.”
He continued: “Thank you to the phenomenal cast, writers, and crew without whom none of this would’ve been possible. I’m incredibly proud of the work we’ve been able to do and the moments we’ve been able to create in bringing DC’s first African-American family of superheroes to life for the culture.”
Black Lightning also stars Christine Adams, China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, James Remar, Marvin Jones III, Jordan Calloway and Damon Gupton.
