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The CW’s series Black Lightning will end after the upcoming fourth season.

The fourth and final season will air early next year and The CW has already ordered a backdoor pilot for a potential spinoff for Jordan Calloway‘s character Painkiller.

“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 super hero genre,” series developer and executive producer Salim Akil said in a statement (via Variety). “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.”

Salim added, “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 super heroes to life for the culture. I’m very grateful to Peter Roth, Warner Bros. TV, Mark Pedowitz, The CW Network and Greg Berlanti for their partnership and support of my vision at every step of this journey.”

“While Season Four may be the end of one journey, I’m extremely excited to usher in a new chapter and continued collaboration with The CW as we tell the story of Painkiller,” Salim concluded.

Black Lightning stars Cress Williams, Christine Adams, China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, James Remar, Marvin Jones III, Jordan Calloway, and Damon Gupton.

The cast of Riverdale shares a table at the CW Network’s 2018 Upfront Party!

Camila Mendes, KJ Apa, Charles Melton, Casey Cott, and Vanessa Morgan all attended the event held at Avra Madison Estiatorio on Thursday (May 17) in New York City.

They were joined by their co-stars Cole Sprouse, Madelaine Petsch, Lili Reinhart, and Mark Consuelos.

Also in attendance were Roswell, New Mexico‘s Michael Vlamis, Jeanine Mason, Lily Cowles, and Nathan Parsons, In The Dark‘s Perry Mattfeld, and All American‘s Cody Christian, Daniel Ezra, Taye Diggs, Samantha Logan, Karimah Westbrook, Monet Mazur, Bre-Z, and Michael Evans Behling.

Supernatural‘s Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, and Misha Collins, Arrow‘s Stephen Amell, Black Lightning‘s China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, Cress Williams, and Christine Adams, Dynasty‘s Elizabeth Gillies, Nicollette Sheridan, and Rafael De La Fuente, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend‘s Rachel Bloom also stepped out for the party.

Charmed‘s Melonie Diaz, Madeleine Mantock, and Sarah Jeffery, Legacies‘ Danielle Rose Russell and Matt Davis, and Thirty Seconds To Mars were there to show their support as well.

FYI: Lili is wearing an Elkin dress with Chloe Gosselin shoes. Camila is wearing a Missoni dress with a L’Afshar clutch. Elizabeth is wearing Vitor Zerbinato. Perry is wearing a Jovani dress.

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The stars of Supernatural get all suited up for the 2018 CW Network Upfront held at The London Hotel on Thursday (May 17) in New York City.

Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, and Misha Collins posed together on the red carpet, along with Arrow star Stephen Amell for the annual event.

Black Lightning‘s China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, Cress Williams and Christine Adams were also there, plus Dynasty‘s Elizabeth Gillies and Nicollette Sheridan, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend‘s Rachel Bloom.

If you missed it, you can check out the full lineup for The CW’s 2018-2019 season that was just released.

FYI: Stephen is wearing Ted Baker London.

So many stars stepped out to represent The CW network at EW’s Comic-Con 2017 party!

In attendance were The Originals actress Phoebe Tonkin, as well as Riverdale‘s KJ Apa and Cole Sprouse.

Also seen at the party were their Riverdale co-stars Lili Reinhart, Casey Cott, Madelaine Petsch, Ashleigh Murray, and Camila Mendes.

Legends of Tomorrow‘s Caity Lotz and Brandon Routh, The Flash‘s Candice Patton and Danielle Panabaker, Arrow‘s Willa Holland and Katie Cassidy, The 100‘s Eliza Taylor, Lindsey Morgan, and Marie Avgeropoulos, iZombie‘s Rose McIver, and Black Lightning‘s Cress Williams were also seen at the bash.

FYI: Phoebe is wearing a Gucci dress and Anita Ko jewelry. Candice is wearing a Conceptoline dress. Rose is wearing Derek Lam 10 Crosby. Danielle is wearing an AQ/AQ jumpsuit. Marie is wearing Schutz shoes.

Victor Garber hits the red carpet while arriving at the 2017 Comic-Con on Saturday (July 22) in San Diego, Calif.

The 68-year-old actor was joined at the event by his Legends of Tomorrow co-stars Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Ciara Renee, and Franz Drameh while they promoted season 3 of their superhero show.

Also spotted at Comic-Con was the cast of The CW’s upcoming new show Black Lightning – including China Anne McClain, Cress Williams, Nafessa Williams, and Christine Adams.

Season three of Legends of Tomorrow will premiere on Tuesday, October 10 while Black Lightning is set to premiere on The CW in early 2018.

Watch the Legends of Tomorrow trailer below!

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The CW’s newest stars stepped out for the big 2017 Upfronts presentation!

Lucy Hale hit the red carpet to promote her new show Life Sentence on Thursday morning (May 18) in New York City.

She was joined by Black Lightning‘s Cress Williams, Christina Adams, China Anne McClain, and Nafessa Williams.

Also in attendance were Valor‘s Matt Barr and Christina Ochoa, in addiction to the cast of Dynasty – Elizabeth Gillies, James Mackay, Grant Show, Nathalie Kelley, Robert Christopher Riley, Rafael De La Fuente, and Sam Adegoke.

In case you missed them, watch the new trailers for all of these shows now!

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Cress Williams suits up as Black Lightning in this first look at the upcoming CW pilot.

The 46-year-old Hart of Dixie alum is starring in the superhero series based on the DC Comics character.

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The show “centers on Jefferson Pierce, a former superhero who hung up his suit and secret identity.”

“However, he is pulled back into the fight when one daughter becomes hell-bent on justice and the other, a star student, who is recruited by a local gang,” according to THR.

Black Lightning is currently filming the pilot in Atlanta.

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