Black Lightning

Black Lightning

2018
Black Lightning
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Black Lightning

6.1 | TV-14 | en | Drama

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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6.1 | TV-14 | en | Drama , Action & Adventure , Sci-Fi | More Info
Released: 2018-01-16 | Released Producted By: Warner Bros. Television , Akil Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://cwtv.com/shows/black-lightning
Synopsis

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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Cast

Cress Williams , Nafessa Williams , Christine Adams

Director

Arlan Jay Vetter

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Warner Bros. Television , Akil Productions

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Reviews

hayes991 I'm African American and there's this hidden rule we don't speak about that you like something just because black folks are in it.. sorry, never been that person. This is surprisingly bad. I though it was just me but then I started reading the other reviews. This could've been well done but it seems like they wanted to produce something really fast and didn't pay attention to detail. You can't even feel for LM's family cause the wife's a jerk with her hot cold love drama and the daughters are over privileged as$holes. Guy gets paralayzed and we just forget he exists? I'm just torturing myself through the series but he's so attractive I'm thinking they will figure out how to bring him back. Their life just seems too unrealistic . The parenting is atrocious and just the thought process in what could be a good series is not thought out. Was liking the villain til he did that stupid common over exerted neck rolls all villains do. The crazy side chick is overdone. I could go on but then I'd have a better series written in these reviews than the actual show we're talking about. Please fix your characters, give them some depth and for the love of god, special effects could be used. Again I thought it was me being picky but reading the reviews the special effects are horrible and who in their da$n mind can't tell that's the principal!! Lol . Are they all smoking that "green light"! Lol
fergusonsamuel A 5 star rating means it is equally as terrible as it is not terrible. The show started out promising. I lost all hope for the show once I saw Black Lightning's costume. He looks like a cartoon. Then there's all the ridiculousness. Kids pulling guns at school, being stopped, then just let go only to come back later. Clubs getting shot up with tens of people dead. But the police only concerned with two police officers who were attacked. This show had to be written by a delusional member of the BLM movement.
rivermcfly I´am not sure if those who rated so low, actually watched the show. The acting is great, its true there are some strange scenes, but isn´t the actors/actresses fault, in fact their acting seems natural and convincing. Also, it has great messages, equality, LGBTQ+, anti-discrimination, saddly, it also shows the bad parts, which actually happens nowadays, like racism, machism, classism... Please, give it a try, watch it, and create your own opinion.
jvhout So I started to watch this because I like most of the superhero stories. The storieline is about the black lightning and his family and off course the battle against bad guys.First off, I'm European and have a different view on the whole racial thing. So watching this made me think about how the us of a still is struggling with this issue. And there are a lot of stereotypes. It's a shame the producers decided to do it this way. It will keep the whole racial thing alive. I think its a big issue in the usa.The cast is very enjoyable and most act in a natural way, this makes it all believable and watchable. For example Anna McClain acting performance is very good, spontaneous, and very believable. It looks at times she really loves the story.Okay, so it's a good show but not great. Several things keep it from being great, like: The costumes are nice but are missing something to make them great. It looks cheap and quickly made. The costume of thunder just looks funny. And didn't fully fit the actress. There are some serious storyline flaws. For example, thunder needs to inhale before she can use her powers. While she did this she is being shot by several guys with automatic weapons but all bullits bounce of her. Later she is in a fist fight and she does the same. The other hits her on that moment in the belly en suddenly she falls down.... But overall it's a nice and good series. Just keep a bit open mind about the little flaws left and right and you be enjoying this show a lot.