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Black Lightning Season 1: First Look at Nafessa Williams as Thunder
We knew they were going to showcase the powers of Jefferson Pierce's daughters Anissa (Nafessa Williams) and Jennifer (China Anne McClain), but it seems like we'll be seeing Thunder sooner than later when Black Lightning debuts later this month. The series focuses on former superhero turned high school principal Pierce (Cress Williams) who gets back into the costumed vigilante game when a local gang, the 100, threatens his family.
The series also stars Marvin "Krondon" Jones III as Tobias Whale, Jill Scott as Lady Eve, Chantal Thuy as Grace Choi, James Remar as Peter Gambi, and Damon Gupton as Inspector Henderson. The show comes from executive producers Greg Berlanti, Salim Akil & Mara Brock Akil and Sarah Schechter is based on the DC Comic character created by artist Trevor Von Eeden and writer Tony Isabella in the pages of Black Lightning #1 (1977).
Anissa Piearce is a teacher at her dad's school. We see hints of her powers early on and now we know she will become Thunder soon enough that they're already teasing the costume.
Black Lightning premiers January 16th on the CW.
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