Plot
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.
Cast
as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning
as Anissa Pierce / Thunder / Blackbird
as Lynn Pierce
as Tobias Whale
as Peter Gambi
as Grace Choi
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
January 16, 2018
Last Aired Date
May 24, 2021
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Television
Akil Productions
Berlanti Productions
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
4
Number of Episodes
58
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Reviews
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 th…
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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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