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Things are only going to heat up as Tobias Whale (Marvin 'Krondon" Jones III) returns to Freeland, and we all know that Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) wants to take him down… permanently This is the showdown we've wanted since the first episode But the really big questions is: who sent Tobias after Black Lightning, and[...]

Marshall) that they believe Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is Black Lightning She has a hard time believing it and seems to have had a bit of a crush on Jefferson since the beginning of the season She is ordered to deal with him, which involves her giving Deputy Chief Cayman (Anthony Reynolds) and Detective Glennon[...]

She is about to smash one of the pods but decides to go get Jefferson (Cress Williams) instead And over at Club 100, Lala (William Catlett) is still seeing dead people, but this time it's his cousin Will (Dabier), whom he killed in episode 2 Lala gets upset that his boys are just hanging around[...]

Black Lighitng (Cress Williams) giving Thunder a boost so that she can come down harder and shake the ground more Her standing in front of her father to protect him from bullets as he fires electricity around her And no words spoken, they just have the timing down It's a really well put together action[...]

We are nine episodes into the first season of Black Lightning, and while the season is a short 13 episodes, they put so much into each episode it feels like more. We've already met and gotten to know Jefferson (Cress Williams), set up the street politics of Freeland, met Gambi (James Remar) and Henderson (Damon Gupton)[...]

She's upset so Anissa (Nafessa Williams) shows her she's Thunder and reveals that Jefferson (Cress Williams) is Black Lightning Jennifer responds to this poorly, feeling like her family has been lying to her She runs off to be alone. Jefferson decides they need to continue to try to clear Black Lightning's name, and Anissa is going[...]

Anissa (Nafessa Williams), in an attempt to make her feel better, reveals that she is Thunder and that Jefferson (Cress Williams) is Black Lightning But instead, this makes her more upset that everyone's been lying to her. Lynn (Christine Adams) comes to talk to her and Jennifer makes a joke that she can come in, as[...]

All rights reserved. The Flash may be going on hiatus, but Black Lightning is going strong with the story involving Gambi's (James Remar) past and Alvin, Jefferson's (Cress Williams) father If the show continues on it's current schedule, we should have new episodes straight through until April 17th, with the season finale airing the day after[...]

Being framed for the murder of Lady Eve (Jill Scott) and the cops with a shoot-to-kill mindset, Jefferson (Cress Williams) decides to take Anissa (Nafessa Williams) with him as part of her training to try to clear his name This is the main story of the episode as they go to check out the bodies[...]

Actor Cress Williams, who plays their father Jefferson Pierce and the title character Black Lightning, talked about what's to come once Jennifer's powers begin to manifest with EW.com: It'll be different because she comes at it from a different perspective Even if you separate powers, you see that there's a difference in personality types and what's[...]

The series, based on the DC Comic Character created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden, tells the story of Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) a high school principal and retired costumed vigilante After nine years off the streets, his daughters get in trouble and he suits up again to save them… then finds that the[...]

Everyone is at the tailor shop after Lynn (Christine Adams) was attacked and Jefferson (Cress Williams) ended up knocking out Anissa (Nafessa Williams) They learn she has powers and she learns that her father is Black Lightning Fun day all around Gambi (James Remar) talks with Lady Eve (Jill Scott) about the attack and is[...]

All rights reserved. A new video just released has the Pierce family: Jefferson (Cress Williams), Lynn (Christine Adams), Anissa (Nafessa Williams), and Jennifer (China Anne McClain) reacting to the scene where Thunder comes in to save her mom from the two gunmen Jennifer says she wants to see Black Lightning and the Flash (Grant Gustin) together,[...]

But we'll get back to this. Gambi (James Remar) saves Jefferson (Cress Williams) before the police arrive when he is having an attack Gambi calls in Lynn and she does some scans, but can't find anything because of how quickly Jefferson's powers heal him He seems better, she gets upset with him pulling her back into[...]

Below are the official synopsis for episodes 7 and 8. Equinox: the Book of Fate (March 6th) THE NEW NORMAL – Black Lightning's (Cress Williams) pursuit for Tobias (Marvin Jones III) continues Anissa (Nafessa Williams) continues to find herself in the new normal China Anne McClain, Christine Adams, Damon Gupton and James Remar also star The episode[...]

In the five episode so far they've built up a pretty good universe around the character of Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams), school principal by day and costumed vigilante by night His family is his first priority, including his ex-wife Lynn (Christine Adams) and his two daughters Anissa (Nafessa Williams) and Jennifer (China Ann McClain) He[...]

This week's Black Lightning opened with Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) suited up and trying out some theoretical new powers For some reason, testing out whether or not he can use his electricity powers to fly involved him jumping off a four-story building Why he couldn't test it from the ground, I don't know But it[...]

This article contains spoilers for the Black Lightning season one episode – And the Devil Brought the Plauge: the Book of Green Light. . . . . . Black Lightning — "And Then the Devil Brought the Plague: The Book of Green Light" — Image BLK105b_0085b.jpg — Pictured (L-R): Christine Adams as Lynn and Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce — Photo:[...]

It may be why she was able to take on the two girls so easily. Christine Adams as Lynn, Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce and China Anne McClain as Jennifer Pierce — Photo: Bob Mahoney/The CW — © 2018 The CW Network, LLC All rights reserved. In the clip below we see that people have just left[...]

An ex-politician brought down by an unknown scandal reinvents himself as a crime boss who becomes famous for killing Black Lightning (Cress Williams) and pulls together all of the other crime bosses into the 100 gang and takes over Freeland He has no super power, no great intelligence He doesn't even have a trained group[...]

The attending cast included Cress Williams, Marvin 'Krondon' Jones III, Nafessa Williams, Chistine Adams, China Ann McClain, Damon Gupton, and James Remar. While at the restaurant, they talked to owner Virginia Ali, who told them the history of the community and how everything changed after the assassination of King Ben's Chili Bowl was the only restaurant[...]

It will be easier to follow and less jumping around like the show did. Starting off, Jefferson (Cress Williams) arrives at school to find a kid freaking out on a new kind of drug called Green Light The kid has increased strength and Jefferson has to blast him twice to put him down He takes the[...]

This will put both Jefferson (Cress Williams) and Anissa (Nafessa Williams) separately on the trail of the 100 gang as she decides to use her powers to help the people of the city Meanwhile Jennifer (China Ann McClain) tries to help Khalil (Jordan Calloway) with his recovery from being shot. Black Lightning — Image BLK_FEB_SWEEPS_W2.jpg —[...]

But the outlier is the fact that Jefferson (Cress Williams) and Lynn (Christine Adams) are not together at the moment You can see that they love each other very much and they seem to be moving back towards a place where they can be together — except now Jefferson is back to being Black Lightning,[...]

The awkwardness as Jefferson (Cress Williams) and Lynn (Christine Adams) try to applaud their daughter for feeling she could come to them and at the same time not horribly overreact to the idea of their youngest daughter about to have sex This scene and later when Jefferson is talking to Khalil about how he showers[...]

We get a really good clean shot of the Black Lightning suit as well as individual shots of Jefferson (Cress Williams), Lynn (Christine Adams), Anissa (Nafessa Williams), Jennifer (China Ann McClain), Gambi (James Remar) and Henderson (Damon Gupton) We also get a shot of Tobias Whale (Marvin 'Krondon' Jones III) and our first good look[...]

Jefferson (Cress Williams) gave up the costume for his family, and the relationship he has with his wife Lynn (Christine Adams) is the thing that he might have to sacrifice to start up again There is also the dynamic of the daughters having been taken hostage by the 100 Gang and being freed by Black[...]

In Black Lightning, he plays Peter Gambi, anything but a simple tailor who has been Jefferson Pierce's (Cress Williams) 'Alfred' for years He's the Cisco/Felicity/Diggle role for Team Black Lightning The video below has Remar talking about Gambi, how he is not only there to support Jefferson, but to also be a moral compass. In the[...]

This article contains spoilers for the Black Lightning season 1 episode – LaWanda: The Book of Hope. . . . . . Black Lightning — "LaWanda: The Book of Hope" — Image BLK102b_0283r.jpg — Pictured (L-R): Tracey Bonner as LaWanda and Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce — Photo: Richard Ducree/The CW — © 2018 The CW Network, LLC[...]

It is a strong, powerful scene that addresses the decision Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) has in front of him, to keep trying to repair the dream of a family and help the people of Freeland as a principal or to suit up again as Black Lightning and put his life on the line every night[...]