Black Lightning photos from the first two episodes
Following the reveal of the superhero Thunder yesterday, The CW has released eight new photos from Black Lightning from both the first and second episodes of the series. Check out the Black Lightning photos in the gallery below!
The series premiere of Black Lightning is set to air Tuesday, January 16 at 9 p.m. (following an all-new episode of The Flash). It’s titled “The Resurrection” and is officially described as follows:
“Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of Anissa (Nafessa Williams) and Jennifer (China Ann McClain), 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 in 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, but he left the Superhero days behind. Almost a decade later, Pierce’s crime-fighting days are long behind him… or so he thought. Christine Adams, James Remar, Damon Gupton and Marvin Jones III also star.”
The episode was written and directed by Salim Akil.
Based on the characters from DC, Black Lightning is from Berlanti Productions and Akil Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti, Salim Akil & Mara Brock Akil, and Sarah Schechter. The Black Lightning character was created by Tony Isabella with Trevor Von Eeden.
Black Lightning 1.01 & 1.02
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BLACK LIGHTNING
Black Lightning -- "LaWanda: The Book of Burial" -- Image BLK103a_0572b2.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Christine Adams as Lynn Stewart, Nafessa Williams as Anissa Pierce, Clifton Powell as Reverend Jeremiah Holt, Jordan Calloway as Khalil Payne and China Anne McClain as Jennifer Pierce -- Photo: Carin Baer/The CW -- é 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. -
BLACK LIGHTNING
Black Lightning -- "LaWanda: The Book of Burial" -- Image BLK103a_0162.jpg -- Pictured: Nafessa Williams as Anissa Pierce -- Photo: Carin Baer/The CW -- é 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. -
BLACK LIGHTNING
Black Lightning -- "LaWanda: The Book of Burial" -- Image BLK103a_0189.jpg -- Pictured: Nafessa Williams as Anissa Pierce -- Photo: Carin Baer/The CW -- é 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. -
BLACK LIGHTNING
Black Lightning -- "LaWanda: The Book of Burial" -- Image BLK103a_0198.jpg -- Pictured: Nafessa Williams as Anissa Pierce -- Photo: Carin Baer/The CW -- é 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. -
BLACK LIGHTNING
Black Lightning -- "LaWanda: The Book of Hope" -- Image BLK102b_0017r.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Kyanna Simone Simpson as Keisha and China Anne McClain as Jennifer Pierce -- Photo: Richard Ducree/The CW -- é 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. -
BLACK LIGHTNING
Black Lightning -- "LaWanda: The Book of Hope" -- Image BLK102b_0119r.jpg -- Pictured: Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce -- Photo: Richard Ducree/The CW -- é 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. -
BLACK LIGHTNING
Black Lightning -- "LaWanda: The Book of Hope" -- Image BLK102b_0192r.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce, Skye P. Marshall as Ms.Fowdy and Nafessa Williams as Anissa Pierce -- Photo: Richard Ducree/The CW -- é 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. -
BLACK LIGHTNING
Black Lightning -- "LaWanda: The Book of Hope" -- Image BLK102a_0139.jpg -- Pictured: Damon Gupton as Inspector Bill Henderson -- Photo: Guy D'Alema/The CW -- é 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. -
BLACK LIGHTNING
Black Lightning -- "LaWanda: The Book of Hope" -- Image BLK102a_0168.jpg -- Pictured: Cress Williams as Black Lightning -- Photo: Guy D'Alema/The CW -- é 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. -
BLACK LIGHTNING
Black Lightning -- "LaWanda: The Book of Hope" -- Image BLK102b_0265.jpg -- Pictured: Tracey Bonner as LaWanda -- Photo: Richard Ducree/The CW -- é 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. -
BLACK LIGHTNING
Black Lightning -- "LaWanda: The Book of Hope" -- Image BLK102b_0283r.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Tracey Bonner as LaWanda and Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce -- Photo: Richard Ducree/The CW -- é 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. -
BLACK LIGHTNING
Black Lightning -- "The Resurrection" -- Image BLK101h_0026r.jpg -- Pictured: Skye P. Marshall as Ms.Fowdy and Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce -- Photo: Mark Hill/The CW -- é 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. -
BLACK LIGHTNING
Black Lightning -- "The Resurrection" -- Image BLK101i_0206r.jpg -- Pictured: China Anne McClain as Jennifer Pierce -- Photo: Mark Hill/The CW -- é 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. -
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Black Lightning -- "The Resurrection" -- Image BLK101c_0055r.jpg -- Pictured: Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce -- Photo: Bob Mahoney/The CW -- é 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. -
BLACK LIGHTNING
Black Lightning -- "The Resurrection" -- Image BLK101c_0082r.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Nafessa Williams as Anissa Pierce and China Anne McClain as Jennifer Pierce -- Photo: Bob Mahoney/The CW -- é 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.
