History Trivia / BlackLightning2018

* FanNickname: The Series/{{Arrowverse}} connection happened too late and too abruptly for the series' pre-Series/{{Crisis|OnInfiniteEarths2019}} universe to [[TheUnreveal receive a canon designation]], leading [[TheWikiRule the Arrowverse Wiki]] to designate it "Earth-BL" for the time being, much like [[Series/Supergirl2015 Earth-38]]). Unlike [[SacrificialLamb the other universes that went poof]] during the search for the Paragons, Earth-BL wasn't some random one-shot universe, but the setting of an ongoing series.

* ActorSharedBackground: Marvin Jones III is an albino black man, much like Tobias Whale.

** Anissa is played by the 5 years older Nafessa Williams.
** China Anne [=McClain=] is 3 years older than Jennifer.

** Christine Adams is from UsefulNotes/{{London}}, but her character of Lynn Stewart, formerly Lynn Pierce, is American.
** Chantal Thuy is Canadian, whereas her character Grace Choi is ([[UsefulNotes/CanadianAccents prob]][[UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents ably]]) American.

* TheOtherDarrin: After the first arc of Season 4, Jennifer goes from China Anne [=McClain=] to Laura Kariuki, though [=McClain=] comes back for the series finale.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The TV series was originally going to air on Fox before it was picked up by the CW.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: To quote series showrunner Salim Akil - [[https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/black-lightning-showrunner-salim-akil-says-show-isnt-anti-white-wants-static-lightningverse-exclusive-154633227.html "I’m writing what I know, I come from a place like Freeland. I know guys like Lala. This is not something that I am making up to be cutting edge or edgy this is what I have lived so, as an artist, what I am thinking about when I’m writing is telling a good story."]]

* TheOtherDarrin: After the first arc of Season 4, Jennifer goes from China Anne McClain to Laura Kariuki, though McClain comes back for the series finale.