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Black Lightning
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Black Lightning is an English-language television series created by Salim Akil. It aired on The CW network. The show falls under the genres of Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, and Drama, as well as Crime and Science-Fiction. Each episode has a runtime of 60 minutes.
The series premiered on January 16, 2018, and concluded on May 24, 2021. It ran for four seasons, comprising a total of 58 episodes. The status of the production is listed as ended. Audience ratings include a vote average of 6.932 and a rating of 5.8.
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TV series · TMDB
★ 6.9Jefferson 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.
- Aired
- 2018–2021
- Seasons
- 4 · 58 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Salim Akil
- Network
- The CW
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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TV series
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- The CW
- Genres
- Drama, Crime, Science-Fiction
- Runtime
- 60 min
- TVMaze rating
- 5.8/10
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television series
- Named after
- Black Lightning
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Black Lightning
- Creator
- Mara Brock Akil
- Production company
- DC Entertainment
- Filming location
- Atlanta
- Duration
- 57.5
- FilmAffinity ID
- 770270
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.cwtv.com/shows/black-lightning
Show 13 more facts
- end time
- 2021-05-24
- number of seasons
- 4
- original broadcaster
- The CW
- characters
- Black Lightning
- camera setup
- single-camera setup
- number of episodes
- 58
- start time
- 2018-01-16
- title
- Black Lightning
- distributed by
- Netflix
- list of episodes
- list of Black Lightning episodes
- executive producer
- Greg Berlanti
- social media followers
- 60270
- media franchise
- Arrowverse
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