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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 .
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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.
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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 ( Jeff Pierce) is a superhero appearing in American comic book published by DC Comics. The character, created by writer Tony Isabella with artist Trevor Von Eeden, first appeared in Black Lightning #1 (April 1977), during the Bronze Age of Comic Books. [1]
- Jefferson "Jeff" Pierce
- Black Lightning #1 (April 1977)
Watch Jefferson Pierce, a former vigilante, return as Black Lightning to protect his family and his city from crime and corruption. Stream or buy seasons 1-4 of this DC Comics series on various platforms.
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IMDb provides the episode list, ratings, and summaries of the superhero drama series Black Lightning, starring Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce, a high school principal who becomes a vigilante. The series follows his family and their struggles with metahuman powers, crime, and politics in Freeland.
32min. 13+. 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.
