Directed by Benny Boom   Written by Tony Isabella   Trevor Von Eeden   Jake Waller   Andre Edmonds   Salim Akil   Jamila Daniel   Cast Cress Williams ... Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning Nafessa Williams ... Anissa Peirce / Thunder Christine Adams ... Lynn Stewart Marvin Jones III ... Tobias Whale (as Marvin 'Krondon' Jones III) Jordan Calloway ... Khalil Payne / Painkiller Chantal Thuy ... Grace Choi Laura Kariuki ... JJ / Lightning James Remar ... Peter Gambi Alexander Hodge ... Philky Wallace Smith ... Detective Hassan Shakur Rico Ball ... Ishmael Christopher Ammanuel ... TC (as Christopher A'mannuel) Matt Roszak ... Red Teesha Renee ... Destiny Elena Varela ... Lauren Caruso Todd Anthony ... Dr. Darius Morgan Sh'Kia ... Shonda (voice) (as Sh'Kia Augustin) Will Blagrove ... Keith Michaels David Calhoun ... Lead Committee Member George Contini ... Smug Committee Member Stella Doyle ... Woman Committee Member Pacey Liz Walker ... Board Member #4 Vince Canlas ... Board Member #5 Chris Naylor ... Uniformed Officer Driver Jackson Smith ... Uniformed Officer Passenger Produced by Salim Akil   Greg Berlanti   Mara Brock Akil   Brusta Brown   Jamila Daniel   Adam Giaudrone   Gabrielle Greig   Charles Holland   Jennifer Lence   Lamont Magee   John Mitchell Todd   Carl Ogawa   Sarah Schechter   James Spies   Ty Walker   Bille Woodruff   Original Music by Kurt Farquhar   Rene Van Verseveld

Additional Info Premiere: May 03, 2021 DVD Release: October 12, 2021 Blu-ray Release: October 12, 2021 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 #3,290 / 21,908 Site Ranking