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Black Lightning

  • TV Series
  • 2017–2021
  • TV-14
  • 43m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
26K
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POPULARITY
1,500
243
Black Lightning (2017)
Black Lightning premieres Monday, February 8. Stream next day free only on The CW!
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A crusading school principal gets back into action as the original African-American electrical superhero.A crusading school principal gets back into action as the original African-American electrical superhero.A crusading school principal gets back into action as the original African-American electrical superhero.

  • Creator
    • Salim Akil
  • Stars
    • Cress Williams
    • Nafessa Williams
    • Christine Adams
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    26K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,500
    243
    • Creator
      • Salim Akil
    • Stars
      • Cress Williams
      • Nafessa Williams
      • Christine Adams
    • 422User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 17 nominations

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    Cress Williams
    Cress Williams
    • Jefferson Pierce…
    Nafessa Williams
    Nafessa Williams
    • Anissa Pierce…
    Christine Adams
    Christine Adams
    • Lynn Pierce…
    Marvin Jones III
    Marvin Jones III
    • Tobias Whale
    James Remar
    James Remar
    • Peter Gambi
    China Anne McClain
    China Anne McClain
    • Jennifer Pierce…
    Jordan Calloway
    Jordan Calloway
    • Khalil Payne…
    Damon Gupton
    Damon Gupton
    • Bill Henderson
    Chantal Thuy
    Chantal Thuy
    • Grace Choi…
    William Catlett
    William Catlett
    • Lala
    Bill Duke
    Bill Duke
    • Agent Percy Odell
    Christopher Ammanuel
    Christopher Ammanuel
    • TC…
    Clifton Powell
    Clifton Powell
    • Reverend Jeremiah Holt
    Jennifer Riker
    Jennifer Riker
    • Dr. Helga Jace
    Jahking Guillory
    Jahking Guillory
    • Brandon…
    Katy M. O'Brian
    Katy M. O'Brian
    • Major Sara Grey
    Skye P. Marshall
    Skye P. Marshall
    • Kara Fowdy
    Wallace Smith
    Wallace Smith
    • Detective Hassan Shakur
    • Creator
      • Salim Akil
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    • Trivia
      Originally developed for Fox, however the network executives decided not to exercise the "option" and passed on the series.
    • Goofs
      The experiments that gave Black Lightning his powers, which he subsequently passed on to his daughters, apparently came by altering his mitochondria. Mitochondria are inherited exclusively from one's mother, so he shouldn't have been able to do so.
    • Crazy credits
      The Warner Bros and DC Comics logos are charged with lightning.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Chronic Rift: Some Things to Think About (2018)

    User reviews422

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    A hard too watch...
    Looked interesting and I love a lot of superhero tv shows/movies but this... this is just terrible. The acting feels forced and hard to ignore, a lot of the characters are stereotypical with next to nothing unique about them.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 16, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 黑閃電
    • Filming locations
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Berlanti Productions
      • DC Entertainment
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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