Now that it's really part of the Arrowverse, Black Lightning is getting a spin-off
It may feel like it happened a million years ago, but last December’s Crisis On Infinite Earths event on The CW officially made Black Lightning part of the Arrowverse alongside Arrow and The Flash, despite previous claims that it was set in a completely unrelated superhero word. Crisis revealed that it took place in a different reality, like Supergirl did at the time, but the crossover miniseries ended with the Black Lightning characters merging with the newly rebooted Arrowverse reality—meaning Cress Williams’ eponymous super-vigilante is how hanging out on the same Earth as Barry Allen and Batwoman. Now, as a proper “welcome to the club” gift to Black Lightning, The CW is letting the series in on one of the great joys of the Arrowverse: spin-offs!
