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Black Lightning
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Information
Title: Black Lightning
Format: Live-action
Running time: 60 min.
country: USA
Network: CW Network
Seasons: 1+
Episodes: 13+
Production
Production company: DC Entertainment
Berlanti Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Executive producers: Greg Berlanti; Salim Akil; Mara Brock Akil; Pat Charles; Sarah Schechter; Oz Scott; Jan Nash; Charles D. Holland
Producers: Adam Giaudrone; Jennifer Lence; Carl Ogawa; Melora Rivera; Robert West; Joanie L. Woehler; Elvis Mitchell
Principal cast: Cress Williams; China Anne McClain; Nafessa Williams; Christine Adams; Marvin "Krondon" Jones, III; Damon Gupton; James Remar
Air dates
First aired: January 16th, 2018

Black Lightning is an American television program of the superhero fantasy genre. It is based on the character of Jefferson Pierce, aka Black Lightning, as seen in comic book titles published by DC Comics. The series was produced by DC Entertainment, Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television. It began airing on the CW Network on January 16th, 2018. A total of thirteen episodes was ordered for season one. The series stars Cress Williams as the main character, Jefferson Pierce. Co-starring in the show is China Anne McClain & Nafessa Williams as his daughters, Jennifer and Anissa Pierce, Christine Adams as his ex-wife, Lynn Pierce, Marvin "Krondon" Jones, III as the show's main antagonist, Tobias Whale, Damon Gupton as Inspector Henderson, and James Remar as tailor Peter Gambi.

Episodes[]

Season One[]

Episode Title Airdate
1x01 The Resurrection January 16th, 2018
1x02 LaWanda: The Book of Hope January 23rd, 2018
1x03 LaWanda: The Book of Burial January 30th, 2018
1x04 Black Jesus February 6th, 2018
1x05 And Then the Devil Brought the Plague: The Book of Green Light February 13th, 2018
1x06 Three Sevens: The Book of Thunder February 27th, 2018
1x07 Equinox: The Book of Fate March 6th, 2018
1x08 The Book of Revelations March 13th, 2018
1x09 The Book of Little Black Lies March 20th, 2018
1x10 Sins of the Father: The Book of Redemption March 27th, 2018
1x11 Black Jesus: The Book of Redemption April 3rd, 2018
1x12 The Resurrection and the Light: The Book of Pain April 10th, 2018
1x13 Shadow of Death: The Book of War April 17th, 2018

Season Two[]

Episode Title Airdate
2x1 "The Book of Consequences: Chapter One: Rise of the Green Light Babies" October 9th, 2018
2x2 "The Book of Consequences: Chapter Two: Black Jesus Blues" October 16th, 2018
2x3 "The Book of Consequences: Chapter Three: Master Lowry" October 23rd, 2018
2x4 The Book of Consequences: Chapter Four: Translucent Freak" October 30th, 2018
2x5 "The Book of Blood: Chapter One: Requiem" November 13th, 2018
2x6 "The Book of the Blood: Chapter Two: The Perdi" November 20th, 2018
2x7 "The Book of Blood: Chapter Three: The Sange" November 27th, 2018
2x8 "The Book of Rebellion: Chapter One: Exodus" December 4th, 2018
2x9 "The Book of Rebellion: Chapter Two: Gift of Magi" December 11th, 2018
2x10 "The Book of Rebellion: Chapter Three: Angelitos Negros January 21st, 2019
2x11 "The Book of Secrets: Chapter One: Prodigal Son" January 28th, 2019
2x12 "The Book of Secrets: Chapter Two: Just and Unjust" February 4th, 2019
2x13 "The Book of Secrets: Chapter Three: Pillar of Fire|"The Book of Secrets: Pillar of Fire" February 11th, 2019
2x14 "The Book of Secrets: Chapter Four: Original Sin" March 4th, 2019
2x15 "The Book of the Apocalypse: Chapter One: The Alpha" March 11th, 2019
2x16 "The Book of the Apocalypse: Chapter Two: The Omega" March 18th, 2019

Notes & Trivia[]

  • Black Lightning began airing on Tuesday evenings on the CW Network at 9:00 pm.
  • Music for the series was composed by Kurt Farquhar.
  • Jefferson Pierce made his comic book introduction in the first issue of his own Black Lightning ongoing comic book series, which ran for eleven issues from 1977 to 1978. A second Black Lightning volume was produced in 1995 and only ran thirteen issues.
  • The main setting for this series is the neighborhood of Freeland. In the comics, Black Lightning was based out of Suicide Slum in Metropolis.
  • The central antagonists from season one are a criminal organization known as The One-Hundred.

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