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and yes, they didn't forget about our crew from DC's Legends of Tomorrow.[caption id="attachment_1124953" align="alignnone" width="1200"] The Flash -- "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three" -- Image Number: FLA609b_0412b.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): John Wesley Shipp as Flash 90 and Cress Williams as Black Lightning -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network,[...]

Now, series star Cress Williams (Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning) has taken to Instagram to confirm some earlier reporting with a post that's sure to make the wait for "Crisis" near-impossible to bear:https://www.instagram.com/p/B0tZlDFJpNl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link...and just in case the post gets removed:[caption id="attachment_1069500" align="alignnone" width="959"] C[...]

It's Batman's 80th birthday, and DC Comics isn't going to let anyone on the planet forget it. They've released a 3-minute video of just about everyone wishing a fictional man who dresses up as a bat "happy birthday". Well, just about "everyone" in the Warner Brothers stable anyway… If you watch the video – and […]

Lastly, Tobias (Marvin Jones III) makes a major move to cripple Freeland and kill Black Lightning (Cress Williams), requiring our superhero family to step up like never before Nafessa Williams and Damon Gupton also star Salim Akil directed the episode written by Charles D Holland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM94-HPSn58Did you really think we were going to stop there, Black[...]

Lastly, Jefferson (Cress Williams) tries to install a superhero code for his metahuman offspring, but Jennifer (China Anne McClain) insists on taking revenge on Tobias (Marvin Jones III) for her boyfriend’s death Damon Gupton and James Remar also star Salim Akil directed the episode written by Jan Nash. [caption id="attachment_999293" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Black Lightning -- "The[...]

What purpose, you ask? Well, let's talk about it.https://youtu.be/tgUegwOg4_c Black Lightning s02e14 "The Book of Secrets: Chapter Four: Original Sin": TROUBLE - Looking for answers, a worried Anissa (Nafessa Williams) sets out to find Grace (guest star Chantal Thuy). Cress Williams, China Anne McClain, Christine Adams, Damon Gupton, Marvin Jones III, Jordan Calloway and James Remar also[...]

She was abandoned as a child, passed around through foster care, then was a victim of human trafficking - none of which exactly explains the skin discolorations we've seen or the strange pill Anissa found in her apartment.Again, this sets up nicely for more of what is bound to come next.In a final setup, Jefferson[...]

Ross as Nichelle Payne and Cress Williams as Jefferson -- Photo: Bob Mahoney/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC All rights reserved[/caption]Our story starts with a bang--literally--as masked gunmen try to kidnap Lynn (Christine Adams) and Anissa (Nafessa Williams) but are foiled by Agent Odell and the ASA It seems Markovian intelligence wants[...]

Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning (Cress Williams), Anissa Pierce aka Thunder (Nafessa Williams) and the rest of “Team Lightning” have a lot more than a returning Tobias Whale (Marvin “Krondon” Jones III) to contend with: now that Green Light’s out in the community, the battle for Freeland’s future has gotten a lot deadlier - as[...]

Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning (Cress Williams), Anissa Pierce aka Thunder (Nafessa Williams) and the rest of “Team Lightning” are going to have a lot more than a returning Tobias Whale (Marvin “Krondon” Jones III) to contend with (a threat worthy of its own season, as we've seen): now that Green Light’s out in the[...]

In the newly released summary for season premiere 'The Book of Consequences: The Rise of The Green Light Babies: Chapter One,’ Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning (Cress Williams), Anissa Pierce aka Thunder (Nafessa Williams) and the rest of "Team Lightning" going to have a lot more than a returning Tobias Whale (Marvin “Krondon” Jones III)[...]

Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning (Cress Williams) and Anissa Pierce aka Thunder (Nafessa Williams) are back keeping the streets of Freeland safe But with Green Light out in the community and Tobias Whale (Marvin “Krondon” Jones III) back and more dangerous than ever, the Pierces are going to need a little “family-friendly” help – but[...]

Black Lightning/Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) and Thunder/Anissa Pierce (Nafessa Williams) are back keeping the streets of Freeland safe But with Green Light out in the community and Tobias Whale (Marvin "Krondon" Jones III) back and more dangerous than ever, the Pierces are going to need a little "family-friendly" help - but will Jennifer (China Anne[...]

Breaking out of San Diego Comic-Con, Painkiller is to become a regular cast member in Black Lightning season 2. Painkiller, played by actor Jordan Calloway, is an adaptation of a villain from Black Lightning comics. This was announced at the Warner Bros. panel at SDCC. In the first season, Painkiller, aka Khalil Payne (interestingly, the comic version of […]

A lot happened near the end of Black Lightning season 1, including Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) being framed for selling drugs, which led right into the season finale We don't see if he is reinstated as the principal of Garfield High.There are some other threads that were left open, like Anissa (Nafessa Williams) and her[...]

By the end of season 1 of Black Lightning, it appears that Jefferson (Cress Williams) and Lynn (Christine Adams) have worked through their differences and she is more accepting of him being a superhero again, especially with both of their daughters now having powers But that may not be nearly as safe of an assumption[...]

The episode, written by Melora Rivera and directed by Michael Schultz, had Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) being framed for drug dealing and arrested.He was just one of three heroes arrested in the Arrowverse, the others being Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) for being a vigilante/murder and Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) for murder Of the three crimes,[...]

All rights reserved.[/caption]Cress Williams's portrayal of the retired superhero turned high school principal is one of the best new characters on television He is a man who lives by his convictions and strives to make the world a better place in all aspects of his life But inside of him there is also a darkness[...]

All rights reserved.[/caption]Black Lightning stars Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce, 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 neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community[...]

Included on the stage were Cress Williams, who plays Jefferson Pierce, aka Black Lightning; Christina Adams, who plays Lynn Pierce; Nafessa Williams, who plays Anissa Pierce, aka Thunder; China Ann McClain, who plays Jennifer Pierce, aka Lightning; and Marvin "Krondon" Jones III, who plays Tobias Whale.[caption id="attachment_850199" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The CW Network's 2018 Upfront Presentation at New[...]