Black Lightning: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Black Lightning centers on Jefferson Pierce. He made his choice: he hung up the suit and his secret identity years ago, but with a daughter hell-bent on justice and a star student being recruited by a local gang, he'll be pulled back into the fight as the wanted vigilante and DC legend Black Lightning.

Series details

• Title: Black Lightning
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2018-01-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-05-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: The CW
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 20683
• IMDb ID: tt6045840
• TVDB ID: 332525

Cast and credited roles

• Nafessa Williams — Anissa Pierce
• Cress Williams — Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning
• Christine Adams — Lynn Stewart
• James Remar — Peter Gambi
• China Anne McClain — Jennifer Pierce
• Marvin "Krondon" Jones III — Tobias Whale
• Damon Gupton — Inspector Bill Henderson
• Jordan Calloway — Khalil Payne
• Chantal Thuy — Grace Choi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-01-16; final listed air date 2018-04-17; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2018-10-09; final listed air date 2019-03-18; episode order: 16.
• Season 3: premiered 2019-10-07; final listed air date 2020-03-09; episode order: 16.
• Season 4: premiered 2021-02-08; final listed air date 2021-05-24; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Black Lightning on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.