Season 1

**Season 1** is the first season of the CW superhero series *Black Lightning*. It was picked up to series on May 10, 2017. The series will air on Tuesdays, starting January 16, 2018, at 9:00 PM in the United States. It will air weekly on Netflix internationally starting on January 23, 2018. This season consists of 13 episodes that will deal with racism, gangs, gang violence, homosexuality, and colourism.

## Premise

Jefferson Pierce, who retired from his superhero persona Black Lightning nine years ago after seeing the effects it had on his family, is forced to become a hero again when the rise of the local gang The One Hundred leads to increased crime and corruption in his community.

## Official Synopsis

Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) 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 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 with 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 (Nafessa Williams) and Jennifer (China Anne McClain) grow into strong young women, even though his marriage to their mother, Lynn (Christine Adams), 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 family but also the soul of his community.

## Cast

* Cast
* Crew

* China Anne McClain as Jennifer Pierce (13/13)
* Nafessa Williams as Anissa Pierce (13/13)
* Christine Adams as Lynn Pierce (12/13)
* Marvin "Krondon" Jones III as Tobias Whale (9/13)
* Damon Gupton as Inspector Henderson (6/13)
* James Remar as Peter Gambi (13/13)

Co-Starring* Jordan Calloway as Khalil Payne (7/13)
* Skye P. Marshall as Ms. Fowdy (7/13)
* Chantal Thuy as Grace Choi (2/13)
* Kyanna Simone Simpson as Kiesha (4/13)
* Edwina Findley as Tori Whale (3/13)
* Jill Scott as Lady Eve (3/13)
* William Catlett as Lala (2/13)
* Charlbi Dean as Syonide (5/13)
* Eric Mendenhal as Joey Toledo (4/13)

## Crew

* Salim Akil (Co-Creator/showrunner)
* Mara Brock Akil (Co-Creator/executive producer)
* Greg Berlanti (Executive Producer)
* Sarah Schechter (Executive Producer)

## Production

* On May 10, 2017, CW ordered *Black Lightning* to series.
* Unlike the Arrowverse and most CW shows, the series is filmed in Atlanta, Georgia.
	+ Filming began September 9, 2017.
* Black Lightning San Diego comic con panel was held on July 22 in Ballroom 20 from 4:50 p.m. to 5:10 p.m.
	+ WBTVG held a screening on July 19, where fans got to see a special video presentation of Black Lightning along with Krypton, Deception, and Teen Titans Go.
* *Black Lightning* cast and crew were apart of the lineup for the 2018 DC in D.C. event held in Washington D.C at the Newseum.
	+ On January 13, 2018, attendees got a world premiere screening of the pilot at the Warner Bros. Theater at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. They held a party after the screening.

## Multimedia

* Promotional
* Videos
* Comic Con
* CW Upfronts
* CW 2018 Winter TCA
* DCinDC

### Promotional

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### Conventions

BLACK LIGHTNING Comic Con 2017 Panel News & Highlights'Black Lightning' Cast Compare The CW Series To Other Superheroes SDCC 2017 Entertainment WeeklyEXCLUSIVE Live With The Cast Of 'Black Lightning'Black Lightning Interview Comic-Con 2017 TVLineBlack Lightning Cast Tease Season 1 & Talk Cast Bonding at Comic Con 2017China Anne McClain (Black Lightning) at San Diego Comic-Con 2017Nafessa Williams (Black Lightning) at San Diego Comic-Con 2017Christine Adams (Black Lightning) at San Diego Comic-Con 2017Salim Akil and Mara Brock Akil (Black Lightning) at San Diego Comic-Con 2017Comic-Con® 2017 Confessional BLACK LIGHTNING WBSDCCThe Cast of Black Lightning chats with Sarah Rodman at Comic-Con Los Angeles Times'Black Lightning' SDCC 2017 Nafessa Williams (Thunder) Talks Social Importance of the ShowCress Williams talks becoming Black Lightning at SDCC 2017Black Lightning Round Table Comic-Con 2017 China Anne McClain DCTV PodcastsBlack Lightning Round Table Comic-Con 2017 Christine Adams DCTV PodcastsBlack Lightning Round Table Comic-Con 2017 Nafessa Williams DCTV PodcastsInterview with Black Lightning EPs Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil - Comic Con 2017Interview With Nafessa Williams of Black Lightning - Comic Con 2017Interview with Cress Williams of Black Lightning - Comic Con 2017

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## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/SydneyBucksbaum/status/892791471840968704
2. ↑ http://deadline.com/2017/11/black-lightning-gets-premiere-date-post-flash-time-slot-by-the-cw-1202209913/
3. ↑ http://deadline.com/2017/05/black-lightning-life-sentence-series-the-cw-1202089253/
4. ↑ http://deadline.com/2017/03/pilot-locations-2017-new-york-vancouver-atlanta-los-angeles-toronto-chicago-1202035016/
5. ↑ http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/san-diego-comic-con-2017-schedule-screenings-panels-1202478994/
6. ↑ Warner Bros., DC Entertainment Set ‘DC in DC’ Event That Will Feature World Premiere of ‘Black Lightning’