Black Lightning 2018
Created by Salim Akil
- Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
- 45 min episodes
- 4 seasons
- 58 episodes
- Ended
- TV-14
High voltage action
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.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and contemporary.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
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Cast
- Cress WilliamsJefferson Pierce / Black Lightning
- Nafessa WilliamsAnissa Pierce / Thunder / Blackbird
- Christine AdamsLynn Pierce
- Marvin Jones IIITobias Whale
- James RemarPeter Gambi
- Chantal ThuyGrace Choi
Crew
- Salim AkilCreator
- Kurt FarquharOriginal Music Composer
- Brusta BrownProducer
- John Mitchell ToddProducer
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Seasons
- Season 113 eps · 2018
- Season 216 eps · 2018
- Season 316 eps · 2019
- Season 413 eps · 2021
Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
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