Black Lightning Comes To Life In CW Series

photo of Cress Williams as Black Lightning on the CW. Photo courtesy of the CW Network.

Cress Williams as Black Lightning on the CW. Photo courtesy of CW.

The comic book character Black Lightning comes to life on the upcoming new CW TV series premiering in 2018. Possibly the only network series with an African American super hero to come out of the comic book world.

Cress Williams stars as Jefferson Pierce, a father of two and a high school principal in a rough neighborhood in New Orleans by day, and super hero Black Lightning by night. Black Lightning’s power is linked to electricity. The show picks up where he had given up defending the people from forces of evil because of a promise he made to his wife and settled into an ordinary life as Jefferson Pierce. However, forces beyond his control force him back into the crime fighting business.

The cast includes James Remar, China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, Kwajalyn Brown, Damon Gupton and Christine Adams. Black Lighting was created by Salim and Mara Brock Akil. Salim Akil also directs episodes. Additionally, he and his wife Mara serve as writers on the series.

Sure to spark cultural discussions on what a super hero should look like, Black Lightning comes to the CW at a yet to be announced date in 2018.

 

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Lin. Woods

Lin. Woods is a veteran faith based entertainment writer, editor, voice over talent and children's book author. As a writer and editor, she's written for Urban Network, urbannetwork.com, ABC Radio Networks. SHe is the author. of two children's books, Kenny Can: Don't Judge Me and See Me Not My Color: Another Kenny Can Life Lesson Story. Her work history includes positions at Warner Bros. Records, Ice Capades and Lorimar Telepictures/Warner Brothers Television. Woods is also a former radio personality and current voice over artist who has worked at iHeart Radio St. Louis and as a syndicated radio host and producer for Lee Bailey Communications' international syndicated Inside Gospel Entertainment News radio show. Woods is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Fisk University-Nashville, TN. She earned a Master of Arts in New Media Journalism from Full Sail University.