A crusading school principal gets back into action as the original African-American electrical superhero.A crusading school principal gets back into action as the original African-American electrical superhero.A crusading school principal gets back into action as the original African-American electrical superhero.
- Awards
- 1 win & 17 nominations
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- TriviaJefferson adopts a more street-wise manner of speaking when disguised as Black Lightning. This is in keeping with the original comic books, where Black Lightning made use of 70's era slang to disguise his identity.
- GoofsThe experiments that gave Black Lightning his powers, which he subsequently passed on to his daughters, apparently came by altering his mitochondria. Mitochondria are inherited exclusively from one's mother, so he shouldn't have been able to do so.
- Crazy creditsThe Warner Bros and DC Comics logos are charged with lightning.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Chronic Rift: Some Things to Think About (2018)
Featured review
I write as a fan of all Arrowverse superhero series and discovered Black Lightning via a crossover episode. I thought I would give the series a go and soon got hooked. It loses points for season 4, which I feel started badly, though it picked up in later episodes. Super-villain Tobias Whale (Marvin Jones III) is a very memorable character throughout the series and his evil chuckling fits well with his psychopathic nature. He makes an excellent opponent for Black Lightning and his family, as do the Markovians. I found I enjoyed the soundtrack too, and I am a singer-songwriter myself, and the choice of backing music can help make or break a TV drama for me. On the whole Black Lightning is an enjoyable superhero drama and one I will probably watch again some time in the future.
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- Runtime43 minutes
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- 16:9 HD
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