How is Black Lightning connected to the Arrowverse?

How is Black Lightning connected to the Arrowverse?

Black Lightning has always been an entity completely separate from the Arrowverse. In 2018, showrunner Salim Akil told EW on the prospect of a crossover: “We're not in the Arrowverse. We're not in the Supergirl universe. We're in the Black Lightning universe.

What Earth is Black Lightning from in Arrowverse?

Earth-Prime In this new universe, as revealed by the Legends of Tomorrow episode, all of the CW's superhero shows — Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Batwoman, and Black Lightning — now reside on the same planet, which is called Earth-Prime.

How do you watch Arrowverse in chronological order?

So, if you've been keeping track, your watching order should be as follows: Arrow Season 1, then Arrow Season 2, then Arrow Season 3 and The Flash Season 1 at the same time, then, watch Arrow Season 4, The Flash Season 2 and Supergirl Season 1 at the same time.

Is Earth prime the only earth left?

The comic ended with the multiverse being completely wiped out of existence. Once the dust settled, there was only one Earth left standing (at least until 2005's Infinite Crisis finally restored the DC multiverse). But in the TV version, the multiverse was restored shortly after Earth-Prime came into being.

When does Black Lightning start on the CW?

• Black Lightning is a television series based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The series premiered on Janu on The CW .

What kind of power does Black Lightning have?

• Nine years ago, Pierce was a hero of a different sort. Gifted with the superhuman power to harness and control electricity, he used those powers to keep his hometown streets safe as the masked vigilante Black Lightning.

How did the Crisis on Infinite Earths lead to Black Lightning?

• The events of Crisis on Infinite Earths ultimately led to the creation of Earth-Prime, an Earth-1 -like universe that also incorporates series-relevant aspects of Earth-38, the pre-Crisis setting of Supergirl, and Earth-TUD5, the pre-Crisis setting of Black Lightning. As a result, the once-separate Black Lightning is now an Arrowverse series.

Who are the cast members of Black Lightning?

• As a result, the once-separate Black Lightning is now an Arrowverse series. Trivia The only cast member to appear in every episode of the series was Nafessa Williams ( Anissa Pierce ) .