CW Renew/Cancel: Black Lightning Now Likely to be Canceled After Abuse Allegations

Welcome to the CW Renew/Cancel Watch, and some controversy has emerged with a CW show creator. Here are the latest predictions.

Show
Prediction
Charmed
Certain Renewal
Dynasty
Certain Renewal
Riverdale
Certain Renewal
Supergirl
Certain Renewal
Supernatural
Certain Renewal
The Flash
Certain Renewal
Arrow
Likely Renewal
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Likely Renewal
Legacies
Likely Renewal
All American
Leans Renewal
Black Lightning
Likely Cancelation
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Final Season
iZombie
Final Season
Jane the Virgin
Final Season

Black Lightning: Recently, there were domestic violence allegations against the show's co-creator Salim Akil. A month ago, Warner Bros. filed an inquiry into the producer's professional behavior and found no evidence of any allegations of misconduct on both Black Lightning and the now canceled OWN show Love Is__, the TV memoir based on the love story of Akil and his wife Mara Brock Akil. These allegations were filed by Akil's former girlfriend, Amber Dixon Brenner through lawsuits accusing him of abuse and copyright infringement. He has since denied the allegations. Given Love Is__'s cancelation on OWN, I cannot see the CW keeping this show unless he is fired as showrunner. CW president Mark Pedowitz will most likely have questions about these allegations thrown at him at the TCA Winter Press Tour. Also, CW already is feeling the effects of half-owner CBS's issues with sexual misconduct. They don't need any more issues on the WB side, as this could mean a PR nightmare. Based on past action on the WB side, Andrew Kreisberg was fired from the Arrowverse after sexual misconduct allegations. But because nothing is being done to Akil at this point, this means Black Lightning is now likely to be canceled. I feel like for my prediction record, this would be a swing and a miss if renewed.

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