Black Lightning (2018)

01/16/2018 (US) • 45m

Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

High voltage action

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Cress Williams

Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning

58 Episodes

Nafessa Williams

Anissa Pierce / Thunder / Blackbird

58 Episodes

Christine Adams

Lynn Pierce

58 Episodes

Marvin Jones III

Tobias Whale

58 Episodes

James Remar

Peter Gambi

58 Episodes

Chantal Thuy

Grace Choi

58 Episodes


Last Season

Season 4

2021 | 13 Episodes

Wracked with guilt, Jefferson vows to leave his hero days behind. But new threats to Freeland — and metas — draw all the Pierces back into the fray.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

superhero

based on comic

suspenseful

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