The CW may be moving forward with Ava DuVernay’s Naomi adaptation, but the network has passed on another of its potential DC series, opting against a series order for the Black Lightning spinoff Painkiller. The potential spinoff aired as a backdoor pilot during the fourth and final season of Black Lightning, and would have saw […]
Bill Oberst Jr. stars in trailer for vigilante thriller Painkiller
Cinedigm has released a poster and trailer for director Mark Savage’s upcoming thriller Painkiller which stars Bill Oberst Jr. as a man who begins a vigilante campaign against the white collar criminals behind the opioid epidemic after he loses his daughter to a drug overdose; watch it here… In PAINKILLER, Bill Johnson (Oberst Jr.) has […]
Black Lightning spinoff Painkiller adds three to its cast
Black Lightning may be coming to an end with its upcoming fourth season, but fans of the show do have a potential spinoff in their future with Painkiller, a backdoor pilot for a new series based around Jordan Calloway’s character Khalil Payne. The pilot will air as the seventh episode of Black Lightning season four, […]
The CW looking to launch Black Lightning spinoff Painkiller with backdoor pilot
It seems that The CW is looking to expand its DC output even further, with Deadline reporting that a potential Black Lightning spinoff entitled Painkiller is being set up as a backdoor pilot in an episode of Black Lightning’s upcoming fourth season. Written, directed and executive produced by Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil, Painkiller will […]