Black Lightning (TV Series 2018) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Black Lightning (2018)

Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama•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.

Salim Akil
Creator

Series Cast

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

Last 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 1

A review by GenerationofSwine

1.0

Written by GenerationofSwine on Jan 14, 2023

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...