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Black Lightning spin-off Painkiller gets disappointing update Let s rip that Band-Aid off now, okay?
Painkiller has just delivered a painful blow, as star Jordan Calloway has revealed that the series will not be going any further .
In a statement shared to Twitter, Jordan – who plays Khalil Payne in The CW s
Black Lightning – told fans that
Painkiller had been nixed. Let s rip that Band-Aid off now, okay? he said. Now, what I wanted to do was just, very quickly, make a video saying thank you, Jordan continued, before thanking fans, supporters, and the powers-that-be at The CW and Warner Media.
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Williams said that his appearance in the Flash was still “in the talk phase” but revealed that he tweaked a line in the series finale that suggested his character would fully retire so he could guest-star in other shows.
“So in anticipating me leaving that door open, and anticipation of that being a possibility, that’s why I changed it slightly to basically say, ‘I’m done in Freeland and just kind of like giving Freeland over to my daughter.’
Breaking Down the Black Lightning Series Finale With Showrunner Salim Akil
Tonight saw the end of
Black Lightning. The CW superhero family drama ran for four seasons and ended on its own terms, with the story playing out tonight just like it always seemed like it had to with a showdown between Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) and Tobias Whale (Marvin Jones III). With the heroes of Freeland getting their powers back, the series ended as the family story that it began as, and showrunner Salim Akil, who helped shepherd the character to the screen along with producer Mara Brock Akil and Berlanti Productions, has been there with Jefferson from start to finish.