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Black Lightning (2018)

"High voltage action"

7.0/10 Ended 45 min Jan 16, 2018 4 Seasons
Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama

Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community.

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Show Details

Original Title Black Lightning
Original Language EN
Status Ended
Type Scripted
Total Episodes 58
Total Seasons 4
Popularity 18.5

Networks

The CW
US

Cast

Cress Williams
Cress Williams
Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning
58 episodes
Nafessa Williams
Nafessa Williams
Anissa Pierce / Thunder / Blackbird
58 episodes
China Anne McClain
China Anne McClain
Jennifer Pierce / Lightning
58 episodes
Christine Adams
Christine Adams
Lynn Pierce
58 episodes
Marvin Jones III
Marvin Jones III
Tobias Whale
58 episodes
James Remar
James Remar
Peter Gambi
58 episodes
Jordan Calloway
Jordan Calloway
Khalil Payne / Painkiller
58 episodes
Damon Gupton
Damon Gupton
Bill Henderson
46 episodes
Chantal Thuy
Chantal Thuy
Grace Choi
35 episodes
William Catlett
William Catlett
Latavious 'Lala' Johnson
23 episodes
Bill Duke
Bill Duke
Agent Percy Odell
21 episodes
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Christopher Ammanuel
TC
19 episodes

Key Crew

Created By Salim Akil
Producer Brusta Brown, John Mitchell Todd, Carl Ogawa
Executive Producer Charles Holland, Sarah Schechter, Mara Brock Akil

Seasons

Season 1
Season 1
13 episodes 2018

School principal and retired superhero Jefferson Pierce leaps back into action as the legendary Blac...

Season 2
Season 2
16 episodes 2018

As Jefferson and his family wrestle with shocking revelations and new threats from Tobias, Freeland ...

Season 3
Season 3
16 episodes 2019

Markovian attacks prompt the ASA to put Freeland on lockdown, Anissa adopts a new secret identity, a...

Season 4
Season 4
13 episodes 2021

Wracked with guilt, Jefferson vows to leave his hero days behind. But new threats to Freeland — an...

Networks

The CW
US

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Keywords

superhero based on comic suspenseful

Reviews from TMDB

GenerationofSwine 1/10
Jan 14, 2023

I suppose that the best part of Black Lightening is that, from time to time, it throws some serious 1970s Funk at you, and that is honestly about the coolest thing that you can do with a show...or movie...or just in general. And it beats the heck out of modern music. However, more so than any of ... Read more

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Details
First Air Date January 16, 2018
Last Air Date May 24, 2021
Country US
Language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 18.5
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