If you've been keeping up with Black Lightning, you know about Jordan Calloway's Khalil Payne, also known as Painkiller, and his journey from simple teenager, to mind-controlled killer, and beyond. Season 3 gave us a glimpse of the emotional turmoil he was going through, and it seems that his story will be expanded as a potential new series on The CW.
Black Lightning's upcoming seventh episode in Season 4 will feature the backdoor pilot for a spinoff series. It would be helmed by Black Lightning's showrunner: Salim Akil, and of course star Jordan Calloway as the titular character. The story is going to center around Khalil trying to distance himself from the things he has done as Painkiller by moving to a new city, Akashic Valley. But there will be challenges, both from his darker side that's still in his mind, and from people that threaten to destroy the peace he seeks. He will also be taking on a new role as someone who doles out justice, rather than punishing people.
It's certainly an intriguing concept, and we're looking forward to seeing what will come of it, especially since as of now, there's no word on the other spinoff series that was set to feature Mia Queen, whose own backdoor pilot aired last year as part of Arrow's final season.
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