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Black Lightning

Black Lightning (2018–2021)

High voltage action

Release:2018–2021
Seasons:4
Country:United States
Director:Charles Holland, Sarah Schechter
Language:English

Genre

Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
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Keywords

superheroBased On ComicFamily ManBlack CommunityAfrican AmericanArrowverse
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Black Lightning rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

TMDb6.932/10· 947 votes

About Black Lightning

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 of Black Lightning

  • Cress Williams

    Cress Williams

    as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning

  • Nafessa Williams

    Nafessa Williams

    as Anissa Pierce / Thunder / Blackbird

  • Christine Adams

    Christine Adams

    as Lynn Pierce

  • Marvin Jones III

    Marvin Jones III

    as Tobias Whale

  • James Remar

    James Remar

    as Peter Gambi

  • Chantal Thuy

    Chantal Thuy

    as Grace Choi

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources

Episodes: 58
Ep. length: 45m

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