

Back at the hospital, Lynn assures Anissa that she will be there for her. At the tailor shop, Gambi deletes evidence that Tobias was the one responsible for the reverend and Khalil being shot.

At the hospital, Jefferson sees the mixed news about the opinions of Black Lightning from the peace marchers and Inspector Henderson.

The bullet goes through Reverend Holt and hits Khalil, Jennifer’s boyfriend. Though Black Lightning succeeds in stopping the assailant, Tobias is nearby as Syonide shoots Reverend Holt. Tobias talks with Lady Eve and instructs his minions to massacre the peace march in exchange for Lala's place in the ranks. Anissa meets Grace Choi and experiments with her new abilities. Using his connections with Deputy Chief Zeke Cayman after the Seahorse Motel was shut down, Tobias gets access to Lala's cell and strangles him with only one hand.įollowing Lawanda's death, Reverend Holt plans to orchestrate a peace march in light of the 100's crime waves, much to the dismay of Jefferson and Inspector Henderson. While out shopping, Anissa subdues a robber with her powers. Using information from Will's recovered phone, Jefferson suits up and storms the hotel where Lala is hiding, beating him severely just before the police arrive to arrest him. Lynn visits Gambi and asks him to convince her husband otherwise, but he refuses. Blaming himself for her death, Jefferson throws aside his concerns and prepares to go after the 100. Lawanda is killed when she confronts Lala at the Seahorse Motel.
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Lawanda, a former student of Jefferson's, tries to free her daughter from the grip of the 100 and he promises to help her. Will escapes police custody, but is captured and executed by Lala. Anissa's girlfriend offers to get her a therapist. Jefferson asks Gambi to help him find Lala by hacking the police's database. However, he learns that the 100 are still running prostitutes at the Seahorse Motel and that his daughters are being targeted as witnesses. Jefferson assures Lynn that he is giving up his Black Lightning identity for good.

Anissa's trauma activates her own powers, causing her to break a sink in half. After being brought to the head of the 100, Tobias Whale, by his two underlings Syonide and Joey Toledo, Lala is instructed to kill Black Lightning. However, he is unable to find Will's boss Lala. With Gambi's help, he rescues the girls from the 100 at the Seahorse Motel. Lynn temporarily frees him from his promise in order to save their daughters. A 100 gangbanger named Will and his friends abduct Jennifer and Anissa despite an agreement between Jefferson and the gang. Peter Gambi, his mentor and friend, urges him to become Black Lightning again, but Jefferson refuses to break the promise he made to his ex-wife, Lynn, to give up heroics in hopes of reconciling with her. The last straw comes when his youngest daughter Jennifer gets in trouble at a club owned by a gang called " The 100" and he is forced to use his powers to rescue her. See also: List of Black Lightning episodes Black Lightning, season 1 episodes No.Īfter his older daughter Anissa is arrested for protesting, high school principal and retired superhero Jefferson Pierce is again pulled over for a crime he did not commit. Cress Williams stars as Jefferson, along with principal cast members China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, Christine Adams, Marvin "Krondon" Jones III, Damon Gupton, and James Remar. The season introduces Jefferson Pierce, a high school principal who retired from his superhero identity Black Lightning nine years prior after seeing the effects it had on his family, as he is forced to become a hero again when the rise of the local gang called The 100 leads to increased crime and corruption in his community of Freeland. It was ordered in May 2017 and production began that September, with Salim Akil serving as showrunner. The season was produced by Berlanti Productions, Akil Productions, Warner Bros.
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The first season of the American television series Black Lightning, which is based on the DC Comics character Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning, premiered on The CW on Januand ran for 13 episodes until April 17, 2018.
