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Black Lightning – Season 1, Episode 1 The Resurrection

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Retired vigilante Jefferson Pierce gets pulled back into fighting crime as his alter ego Black Lightning.
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Black Lightning — Season 1, Episode 1

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Cress Williams

Jefferson Pierce

China Anne McClain

Jennifer Pierce

Nafessa Williams

Anissa Pierce

Christine Adams

Lynn Stewart

James Remar

Peter Gambi

Marvin "Krondon" Jones III

Tobias Whale
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Carmen Phillips Autostraddle 04/24/2018
A new female superhero. A black female superhero. A lesbian superhero. A black lesbian superhero. On network television. Go to Full Review Allison Keene Collider 03/12/2018
5/5
"The Resurrection" was a fantastic opening hour for the series, one that shows just how intelligent and complicated Black Lightning aspires to be. It's not a regular superhero show. That's a good thing. Go to Full Review Christian Holub Entertainment Weekly 03/12/2018
B+
The CW's latest superhero show made an impressive debut that suggests it could be one of the new standard bearers of the genre. Go to Full Review Ade Adeniji The Tracking Board 08/28/2018
B
It felt like the show was engaging in the kind of thoughtful inside the community conversations I've been hearing my entire life, the ones that some wrongly argue never occur. Go to Full Review Joel Keller Decider 04/04/2018
Black Lightning feels like a prestige drama as much as a superhero show, with a bunch of kick-ass action baked in. What's not to like? Go to Full Review Alex Maidy JoBlo's Movie Network 03/12/2018
9/10
Compared to every other comic book show currently airing on television, Black Lightning stands out as the most unique and potentially the most daring. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Retired vigilante Jefferson Pierce gets pulled back into fighting crime as his alter ego Black Lightning.
Director
Salim Akil
Executive Producer
Mara Brock Akil, Salim Akil, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter
Screenwriter
Salim Akil
Network
The CW
Rating
TV-14 (L|V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 16, 2018
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