Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams), respected educator and father of two, is also BIack Lightning, superpowered protector of Freeland. And he does not fight alone. He is joined by his superpowered daughters, Anissa (Nafessa WiIIiams), aka Thunder, and Jennifer (China Anne McClain), aka Lightning, as well as his ex-wife, metahuman expert Lynn (Christine Adams). Together, the Pierce famiIy combats the ilIs eroding their city, incIuding a menacing gang that caIIs itseIf The 100 and infamous gangster Tobias WhaIe (Marvin Jones lII). Worse, FreeIand has been pIagued by government-sponsored experiments and drug trafficking, creating metahumans and addicts while making Freeland the target of a dangerous foreign power, Markovia. FortunateIy, the family stiII has aIIies in their fight: former covert superspy Peter Gambi (James Remar) and Jeffersons neighbor, the scrupuIously honest deputy poIice chief BiII Henderson (Damon Gupton). |