Black Lightning
“High voltage action”
- 2018 –2021
- Ended
- TV-14
★ 6.9 TMDB Rating · 985 votes
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.
- Created by
- Salim Akil
- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes
- 58
- Episode length
- ~45m
- First aired
- Jan 16, 2018
- Networks
- The CW
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United States
Cast of Black Lightning
Where to Stream Black Lightning by Country
- United States
- Rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
- United Kingdom
- Streaming on ITVX Premium, ITVXRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
- India
- No streaming offers listed right now
- Canada
- Rent or buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia
- Rent or buy on Apple TV Store
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Seasons
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Season 1
Jan 16, 2018
13 episodes
School principal and retired superhero Jefferson Pierce leaps back into action as the legendary Black Lightning after a gang threatens his family.
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Season 2
Oct 9, 2018
16 episodes
As Jefferson and his family wrestle with shocking revelations and new threats from Tobias, Freeland demands justice for the "pod people."
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Season 3
Oct 7, 2019
16 episodes
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.
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Season 4
Feb 8, 2021
13 episodes
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.
