The series will star Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning. Salim and Mara Brock Akil (Being Mary Jane) are serving as the showrunners.
Black Lightning premieres on The CW at an unspecified date. Supergirl airs Mondays at 8pm on The CW, followed by The Flash on Tuesdays at 8pm, and Arrow on Wednesdays in the same timeslot.
The CW already has four superhero shows, but now has a fifth with Black Lightning being ordered to series.
Producer Greg Berlanti began this superhero movement on The CW back with Arrow, but it has continued to grow seemingly every year since.