Directed by Salim Akil   Written by Tony Isabella   Trevor Von Eeden   Salim Akil   Jan Nash   Lamont Magee   Keli Goff   Cast Cress Williams ... Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning China Anne McClain ... Jennifer Pierce Nafessa Williams ... Anissa Pierce / Thunder Christine Adams ... Lynn Pierce Marvin Jones III ... Tobias Whale (as Marvin 'Krondon' Jones III) Damon Gupton ... Bill Henderson (credit only) Jordan Calloway ... Khalil Payne (credit only) James Remar ... Peter Gambi Bill Duke ... Agent Percy Odell William Catlett ... Lala Kearran Giovanni ... Giselle Cutter Hosea Chanchez ... Marcus Bishop Michael Wright ... Lazarus Prime Eric C. Lynch ... Councilman Kwame Parker (as Eric Lynch) Jennifer Riker ... Dr. Helga Jace Brooke Ence ... Rebecca Jones Derrick Lewis ... Darryl Robinson Madison Bailey ... Wendy Hernandez Esteban Cueto ... Joe Kiah Alexandria Clingman ... Young Woman Jeremy Ayers ... Cape Guy (as Jeremy M. Ayers) Joseph Steven Yang ... Old Man Uncredited Cast McDaniel Austin ... Odell's Agent Jason M. White ... Odell Agent Produced by Salim Akil   Greg Berlanti   Mara Brock Akil   Pat Charles   Suzanne C. Geiger   Adam Giaudrone   Katrin L. Goodson   Charles Holland   Jennifer Lence   Elvis Mitchell   Jan Nash   Carl Ogawa   Melora Rivera   Sarah Schechter   Oz Scott   James Spies   Original Music by Kurt Farquhar

Additional Info Premiere: March 11, 2019 DVD Release: January 10, 2020 Blu-ray Release: October 27, 2020 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Berlanti Productions DC Entertainment Warner Bros. Television Distributors The CW Network (The CW)   (2018) (United States) (TV) HBO Max   (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,266 / 21,254 Site Ranking