Tom Cavanagh, as 'Pariah,' with Cress Williams, as 'Black Lightning.' The CW He’s getting introduced into the world for the very first time, and so there’s some conflict early on when he’s trying to figure out, who are you people and why am I here?” “Black Lightning gets pulled into the conflict in a very surprising way,” Williams said. While it’s place in the continuity has been unclear, the crossover may finally confirm some theories that the show inhabits a parallel reality. Unlike the other DC superhero shows on The CW, Black Lightning, which premiered in 2018, does not take place in the Arrowverse like Arrow and The Flash. “Black Lightning’s in it much more than we ever anticipated, and he’s in it in a very significant way,” Guggenheim said. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Williams and producer Marc Guggenheim said Black Lightning’s appearance in “Crisis on Infinite Earths,” despite being a “last-minute” addition, will play a major role in the plot of the five-part special. Black Lightning, played by Cress Williams in The CW series, is making his debut in DC’s television universe, and it could be the beginning of a bold new era for the character. Of all the heroes joining the Arrowverse in the crossover “Crisis on Infinite Earths,” one of them will last longer than just a flash of lightning.

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