Hot on the heels of a well-received freshman season, Black Lightning is back for round two and if last night's premiere was any indicator, then fans are surely in for quite an electrifying treat this coming year.
While the premiere set the stage for a number of season-long storylines, one of the biggest was undoubtedly Bill Henderson (Damon Gupton) finally uncovering Jefferson Pierce's (Cress Williams) secret and according to star Cress Williams, it doesn't sound like their relationship is going to be easily mended. He tells IGN, "It’s gonna put a huge strain on their relationship that is gonna take time to work through because this doesn’t happen in a bubble where they can put a pause on all the other things that are going on and say 'let’s sit down and talk,'" Williams says. "All the other things are going on for Jefferson with the school, with his family, with crime-fighting in general; with Henderson there’s all the things going on with Freeland and his new job, and so it’s gonna take a long time for that to work through. They work together in a professional capacity, but it’s gonna take a while before they know, do they even have a friendship? It’s hard to say at this point."
"The Book of Consequences: Chapter Two: Black Jesus Blues" - (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)
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Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) 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. Nine years ago, Pierce was a hero of a different sort. Gifted with the superhuman power to harness and control electricity, he used those powers to keep his hometown streets safe as the masked vigilante Black Lightning. However, after too many nights with his life on the line, and seeing the effects of the damage and loss that his alter ego was inflicting on his family, he left his Super Hero days behind and settled into being a principal and a dad. Choosing to help his city without using his superpowers, he watched his daughters Anissa (Nafessa Williams) and Jennifer (China Anne McClain) grow into strong young women, even though his marriage to their mother, Lynn (Christine Adams), suffered. Almost a decade later, Pierce’s crime-fighting days are long behind him…or so he thought. But with crime and corruption spreading like wildfire, and those he cares about in the crosshairs of the menacing local gang The One Hundred, Black Lightning returns — to save not only his family, but also the soul of his community.
Black Lightning features:
Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning
China Anne McClain as Jennifer Pierce
Nafessa Williams as Anissa Pierce/Thunder
Christine Adams as Lynn Pierce
Marvin "Krondon" Jones III as Tobias Whale
Damon Gupton as Inspector William Henderson
James Remar as Peter Gambi
Jordan Calloway as Khalil Payne/Painkiller
Black Lightning returns with an all-new episode October 9