Shows Black Lightning

Show • 2018 • Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Black Lightning
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.

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StatusEnded
ReleaseJanuary 16, 2018
Seasons4
Episodes58
Last episodeMay 24, 2021
Origins
  • United States of America
Genres
  • Action
  • Drama
  • Sci-Fi
Tags
  • Superhero

Seasons

Season 1

13 episodes Jan 2018 – Apr 2018

School principal and retired superhero Jefferson Pierce leaps back into action as the legendary Black Lightning after a gang threatens his family.

Season 2

16 episodes Oct 2018 – Mar 2019

As Jefferson and his family wrestle with shocking revelations and new threats from Tobias, Freeland demands justice for the "pod people."

Season 3

16 episodes Oct 2019 – Mar 2020

Markovian attacks prompt the ASA to put Freeland on lockdown, Anissa adopts a new secret identity, and Green Light takes a toll on the Pierce family.

Season 4

13 episodes Feb 2021 – May 2021

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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