Black Lightning 2018

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.

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    Season 1

    2018

    13 episodes

    Season 1 of Black Lightning premiered on January 16, 2018.

    School principal and retired superhero Jefferson Pierce leaps back into action as the legendary Black Lightning after a gang threatens his family.

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    Season 2

    2018

    16 episodes

    Season 2 of Black Lightning premiered on October 9, 2018.

    As Jefferson and his family wrestle with shocking revelations and new threats from Tobias, Freeland demands justice for the "pod people."

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    Season 3

    2019

    16 episodes

    Season 3 of Black Lightning premiered on October 7, 2019.

    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.

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    Season 4

    2021

    13 episodes

    Season 4 of Black Lightning premiered on February 8, 2021.

    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.