Black Lightning
"High voltage action"
NetflixJefferson 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.
Season 1
School principal and retired superhero Jefferson Pierce leaps back into action as the legendary Black Lightning after a gang threatens his family.
Season 2
As Jefferson and his family wrestle with shocking revelations and new threats from Tobias, Freeland demands justice for the "pod people."
Season 3
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
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.
Cast (350)
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Directors
Salim Akil
Director
Ages 53-56
Oz Scott
Director
Ages 68-71
Bille Woodruff
Director
Benny Boom
Director
Ages 46-49
Mary Lou Belli
Director
Michael Schultz
Director
Ages 79-82
Tawnia McKiernan
Director
Ages 49-52
Rose Troche
Director
Ages 54-57
Jeffrey W. Byrd
Director
Robert Townsend
Director
Ages 60-64
Eric Laneuville
Director
Ages 65-68
Neema Barnette
Director
Ages 68-71
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Director
Ages 50-53
Tasha Smith
Director
Ages 46-50
Rob Hardy
Director
Ages 46-49
Keesha Sharp
Director
Ages 44-47
Mark Tonderai
Director
Ages 43-46
Tanya Hamilton
Director
Writers
Charles Holland
Writer
Salim Akil
Writer
Ages 53-56
Lamont Magee
Writer
Jan Nash
Writer
Adam Giaudrone
Writer
Pat Charles
Writer
Brusta Brown
Writer
Jake Waller
Writer
Keli Goff
Writer
Ages 38-41
John Mitchell Todd
Writer
Jamon Allen Brown
Writer
Asheleigh O. Conley
Writer
Jamila Daniel
Writer
André Edmonds
Writer
Melora Rivera
Writer
Lynelle White
Writer
Producers
Greg Berlanti
Executive Producer
Ages 45-49
Carl Ogawa
Producer
Jennifer Lence
Producer
Mara Brock Akil
Executive Producer
Ages 47-50
Salim Akil
Executive Producer
Ages 53-56
Charles Holland
Executive Producer
Adam Giaudrone
Producer
Sarah Schechter
Executive Producer
Ages 42-45
Oz Scott
Executive Producer
Ages 68-71
John Mitchell Todd
Producer
Brusta Brown
Producer
James Spies
Producer
Composers
Cinematographers
Original Language
en
Spoken Languages
English
Production Countries
US
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Television, Akil Productions, Berlanti Productions