Netflix has released a trailer and images for Painkiller, the limited drama series from director Peter Berg. Based on Barry Meier’s book of the same name and the New Yorker article ‘The Family That Built an Empire of Pain’ by Patrick Radden Keefe, the series is a fictionalised retelling of the opioid epidemic in the […]
The CW passes on Black Lightning spinoff Painkiller
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 […]
