BLACK LIGHTNING Mondays at 9/8c on The CW. Own it Today. Visit the Official Site WATCH IT Buy / Rent - Digital Buy - On Disc ABOUT 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. Nine years ago, Pierce was a hero of a different sort. Gifted with the superhuman power to harness and control electricity, he used those powers to keep his hometown streets safe as the masked vigilante Black Lightning. However, after too many nights of his life on the line, and seeing the effects of the damage and loss that his alter ego was inflicting on his family, he left his Super Hero days behind and settled into being a principal and a dad. Choosing to help his city without using his superpowers, he watched his daughters Anissa and Jennifer grow into strong young women, even though his marriage to their mother, Lynn, suffered. Almost a decade later, Pierce’s crime-fighting days are long behind him…or so he thought. But with crime and corruption spreading like wildfire, and those he cares about in the crosshairs of the menacing local gang The One Hundred, Black Lightning returns—to save not only his famil but also the soul of his community. Salim Akil & Mara Brock Akil (, , ), Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter (, , , ) serve as executive producers. The first African-American DC Super Hero to have his own stand-alone comic title, is based on the character created by Tony Isabella with Trevor von Eeden. The series is produced by Berlanti Productions and Akil Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. MORE ORIGINAL BROADCAST DATE January 16, 2018 GENRES Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy FOLLOW facebook twitter instagram VIDEOS BLACK LIGHTNING Comic-Con® 2018 Trailer #WBSDCC GALLERY TM & © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved. Follow Us Company Press Releases Careers International Help Terms of Use Privacy Policy Sourced Traffic Disclosure Ad Choices Accessibility Manage Preferences By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. We, our Affiliates and partners access and store data on your device to personalise, measure, and deliver content and ads, analyse use, and improve your experience. Click “Accept” to allow this or go to “Manage Preferences” to make more choices. For more information, see ourPrivacy Policy Accept Manage Preferences