Story Line
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.
“High voltage action”
Top 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
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Rating
6.9/ 10
First Aired
2018-01-16
Seasons
4 Seasons · 58 Episodes
Genres
Action & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
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User Reviews (3)
GenerationofSwine
1/10
•1/14/2023I 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...
DallasBob
7/10
•9/18/2026Late to the party but flipping through the book of *"It Had So Much Potential";* a body of failed files thicker than a chinese phonebook at the CW. And because it is the CW, I see this series and can't help but turn my makeshift title into an epitap...
oktailmen07028
No rating•10/4/2026
I don't know who wrote this but I'm betting it was a white person that did because I'm seeing stereotype after stereotype after stereotype... like it was intended this was done on purpose
Terrible series ,I'm ashamed to call black lightning a bla...