Cress Williams
Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning
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- 1. The Resurrection Jan 16, 2018
- Retired vigilante Jefferson Pierce gets pulled back into fighting crime as his alter ego.
- 2. Lawanda: The Book of Hope Jan 23, 2018
- Gambi urges Jefferson Pierce to take up the mantle once more and return to life as Black Lightning.
- 3. Lawanda: The Book of Burial Jan 30, 2018
- Jefferson Pierce wants to know if the community could survive without Black Lightning's help.
Black Lightning is an American superhero drama television series, developed by Salim Akil, that premiered on The CW on January 16, 2018, and concluded on May 24, 2021. It is based on the character of the same name, created by Tony Isabella with Trevor Von Eeden, featured in publications of DC Comics.
Black Lightning: Created by Salim Akil. With Cress Williams, Nafessa Williams, Christine Adams, Marvin Jones III. A crusading school principal gets back into action as the original African-American electrical superhero.
School principal and retired superhero Jefferson Pierce leaps back into action as the legendary Black Lightning after a gang threatens his family. Watch trailers & learn more.
Black Lightning and Thunder take on the Masters of Disaster, while Peter and Jennifer try to restore the city's power during the riots that break out after Cape Guy's death. Tobias and Cutter have a disagreement, and Odell makes his move.
Watch Black Lightning with a subscription on Netflix, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. CW and Greg Berlanti expand the footprint of their DC Comics universe with this exploration of...
He hung up the suit and his secret identity years ago, but with a daughter hell-bent on justice and a star student being recruited by a local gang, he'll be pulled back into the fight as the wanted vigilante and DC legend: Black Lightning. Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret.
In the fourth and final season, the super-powered Pierce family – Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning, and his daughters Anissa, aka Thunder, and Jennifer, whose body generates electricity – face the challenges of the declined urban community that is Freeland, including the war between Tobias Whale and the menacing gang The 100.
