Black Lightning

2018-2021 45m

6.9 / 10 940

RATING

6.9/10

940

YOUR RATING

Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama

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.

Creators

Salim Akil

Stars

Cress Williams Nafessa Williams China Anne McClain

Seasons

Cress Williams

Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning

Nafessa Williams

Anissa Pierce / Thunder / Blackbird

China Anne McClain

Jennifer Pierce / Lightning

Khalil Payne / Painkiller

Latavious 'Lala' Johnson

Reverend Jeremiah Holt

Detective Hassan Shakur

Kyanna Simone Simpson

Frank '2-Bits' Tanner

Boone Platt

Sergeant Gardner Grayle

Jennifer 'JJ' Pierce / Lightning

Jasun Jabbar Wardlaw Jr.

Alphonso A'Qen-Aten Jackson

Tyson Sykes / Gravedigger

Christopher B. Duncan

Commander Carson Williams (uncredited)

Special Agent Kevin Mason

Councilman Kwame Parker

Kaden Washington Lewis

Robert Walker Branchaud

Patrolman Roman Hicks

Stephen David Calhoun

Lead Committee Member

Smug Committee Member

Terrence 'T.C.' Carson

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Karina Delbeau-Charles

African American Officer

Bayland Rippenkroeger

Scarlet Olivia Dunbar

Stanley McLaughlin II

Justin Randell Brooke

Rodney

Kiah Alexandria Clingman

Young Woman

Milton Saul

Wealthy Donor (uncredited)

Khalil La'Marr Pickett

Dep. Chief Wesley Robinson

Woman Delivery Driver

Funeral Director Wallace

Taurus Davis

100 Gang Member

Dominique Elijah Smith

Nevaina Graves Rhodes

Amos Tucker (uncredited)

Jennifer Christa Palmer

Uniformed Officer Driver

Uniformed Officer Passenger

Waitress (uncredited)

940 User reviews

Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning

Nafessa Williams

Anissa Pierce / Thunder / Blackbird

China Anne McClain

Jennifer Pierce / Lightning

Khalil Payne / Painkiller

Latavious 'Lala' Johnson

Reverend Jeremiah Holt

Detective Hassan Shakur

Kyanna Simone Simpson

Frank '2-Bits' Tanner

Boone Platt

Sergeant Gardner Grayle

Jennifer 'JJ' Pierce / Lightning

Jasun Jabbar Wardlaw Jr.

Alphonso A'Qen-Aten Jackson

Tyson Sykes / Gravedigger

Christopher B. Duncan

Commander Carson Williams (uncredited)

Special Agent Kevin Mason

Councilman Kwame Parker

Kaden Washington Lewis

Robert Walker Branchaud

Patrolman Roman Hicks

Stephen David Calhoun

Lead Committee Member

Smug Committee Member

Terrence 'T.C.' Carson

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Karina Delbeau-Charles

African American Officer

Bayland Rippenkroeger

Scarlet Olivia Dunbar

Stanley McLaughlin II

Justin Randell Brooke

Rodney

Kiah Alexandria Clingman

Young Woman

Milton Saul

Wealthy Donor (uncredited)

Khalil La'Marr Pickett

Dep. Chief Wesley Robinson

Woman Delivery Driver

Funeral Director Wallace

Taurus Davis

100 Gang Member

Dominique Elijah Smith

Nevaina Graves Rhodes

Amos Tucker (uncredited)

Jennifer Christa Palmer

Uniformed Officer Driver

Uniformed Officer Passenger

Waitress (uncredited)

GenerationofSwine 14 Jan 2023

1/10

I 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 of modern music. However, more so than any of the other Super Hero shows on the CW, it suffers HEAVILY under the mark of the CW. Just when you thi...