Black Lightning

Name: Black Lightning
Genre: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Released: 2018-01-16
Rating: 6.917

★ 6,9 /10 (965 Votes)

2018 EN 4 Seasons

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.

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First air date

16/01/2018

Votes

965

Popularity

19.6

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Genres

Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Created by

Salim Akil

Networks

The CW

Language

Last air date

2021-05-24

Episodes

Episode runtime

45 min

Website

cwtv.com

Season 1

13 episodes • 2018 • ⭐ 6,2

School principal and retired superhero Jefferson Pierce leaps back into action as the legendary Black Lightning after a …

Season 2

16 episodes • 2018 • ⭐ 5,6

As Jefferson and his family wrestle with shocking revelations and new threats from Tobias, Freeland demands justice for …

Season 3

16 episodes • 2019 • ⭐ 6,2

Markovian attacks prompt the ASA to put Freeland on lockdown, Anissa adopts a new secret identity, and Green Light takes…

Season 4

13 episodes • 2021 • ⭐ 3,9

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

Cress Williams

Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning

Nafessa Williams

Anissa Pierce / Thunder / Blackbird

Christine Adams

Lynn Pierce

Marvin Jones III

Tobias Whale

James Remar

Peter Gambi

Chantal Thuy

Grace Choi

Original Soundtrack

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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…

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