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16/01/2018 Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama 0h 45m
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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

  1. Cress Williams

    Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning

  2. Nafessa Williams

    Anissa Pierce / Thunder / Blackbird

  3. China Anne McClain

    Jennifer Pierce / Lightning

  4. Christine Adams

    Lynn Pierce

  5. Marvin Jones III

    Tobias Whale

  6. James Remar

    Peter Gambi

  7. Jordan Calloway

    Khalil Payne / Painkiller

  8. Damon Gupton

    Bill Henderson

  9. Chantal Thuy

    Grace Choi

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Current 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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Reviews

A review by GenerationofSwine
Written by GenerationofSwine on 2023-01-14
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 the other Super Hero shows on the CW, it suffers HEAVILY under the mark of the CW. Just when you think it's going to take a good turn, the CW teenage focused melodrama is injected into it and takes the wind out of it's sails.

It would be forgivable if it happened once, but it seems to get neutere...read the rest
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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Black Lightning

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