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The CW officially ordered Black Lightning to series in May 2017. The first season premiered on January 16, 2018, and ran for 13 episodes. In April 2018, The CW renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on October 9, 2018, and ran for 16 episodes.
Black Lightning: Created by Salim Akil. With Cress Williams, Nafessa Williams, Christine Adams, Marvin Jones III. A crusading school principal gets back into action as the original African-American electrical superhero.
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- 2018-01-16
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Black Lightning was originally going to have a fifth season, but the showrrunners decided to end the show after it's fourth season to focus on it's spin-off named Painkiller, which never ended up happening.
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During the course of the series, 58 episodes of Black Lightning aired over four seasons, between January 16, 2018, and May 24, 2021.
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By11"The Resurrection"22"Lawanda: The Book of Hope"33"Lawanda: The Book of Burial"44"Black Jesus"CW and Greg Berlanti expand the footprint of their DC Comics universe with this exploration of the intersection between family life and being a superhero. As a younger man, Jefferson Pierce donned...
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- Cress Williams
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School principal and retired superhero Jefferson Pierce leaps back into action as the legendary Black Lightning after a gang threatens his family. Watch trailers & learn more.
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The first season of the American television series Black Lightning, which is based on the DC Comics character Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning, premiered on The CW on January 16, 2018, and ran for 13 episodes until April 17, 2018.