Where Is the City of Freeland in 'Black Lighting'?
'Black Lightning' Is Ending, but Another Arrowverse Spinoff Is on the Way
By Pretty HonoreMar. 8 2021, Updated 1:fifty five p.m. ET
Saying goodbye is seldom easy and our farewell to the Pierce family is no exception. After first of all airing in 2018, Black Lightning has gathered a loyal fanbase of audience who're invested in the citizens of Freeland, Ga., and their protection.
The city, which is house to superhero Black Lighting and his circle of relatives, is riddled with violence and a particularly nefarious gang of criminals called “The One Hundred." So, where exactly can Freeland be found?
Where is Freeland, the city ‘Black Lightning’ takes place in?
Right before the Season 2 finale of Black Lightning, showrunners drop a major Easter egg about where Freeland is actually located. In “The Book of the Apocalypse: Chapter One: The Alpha,” viewers are given a glimpse of Peter Gambi’s computer, revealing that the fictional city is in Georgia.
While featured on a panel at the Television Critic Association conference in 2018, show creator Salim Akil revealed that he initially wanted to name the city after his hometown, Richmond, Calif. He ultimately decided against it because he didn’t want to make anyone feel bad about where they are from.
Salim said of the show’s “personal” nature, "I did not wish to portray anyone as just a mustache-twirling bad guy, so I chose that title to continuously take me back to the fact that I'm writing those who I do know and the atmosphere I grew up in.”
Fans of the collection, which tackled subjects like police brutality and mental health, are sad to peer the display come to an finish, however Black Lighting co-creator Salim Akil recently made a observation that gives the show’s cancellation a silver lining.
Although the series is finishing, enthusiasts can expect to peer ‘Black Lightning’ characters in the upcoming by-product.
Last November, showrunners announced that Black Lighting could be airing its ultimate season, nevertheless it won’t be the closing franchise to surface from the Arrowverse. According to Salim, a brand new Black Lighting derivative is in the works and it will characteristic a couple of familiar faces.
The sequence, entitled Painkiller, will detail the lifestyles of Khalil "Painkiller" Payne, who will later obtain a backdoor pilot in the final season of Black Lightning. The show co-creator told Syfy, "We're shooting the Painkiller pilot now. We fully intend for it to be a spinoff. I know that if Painkiller gets picked up, you'll probably see [the Pierce sisters] in there."
Showrunners tease that Khalil, who additionally has roots in Freeland, Ga., is a former best friend of Tobias Whales and Agent Odell whose persona will explore the “duality of Black males.” His synopsis reads, "Khalil is a young man ridden with the guilt of his troubled past from his former life in Freeland City, where, as a super-enhanced killing machine known as Painkiller, he was both a member of Tobias Whale's gang and a weapon of Agent Odell and the shadowy ASA."
You can catch new episodes of the ultimate season of Black Lighting Mondays on the CW at Nine p.m. ET.
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