List of Black Lightning episodes
Black Lightning is an American superhero television drama series which ran for four seasons on The CW. It is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with other related television series. The series was created by Salim Akil and was based on the character of the same name from DC Comics. Black Lightning follows retired superhero Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning returning to his life as a superhero and the effects of his vigilante activity on his professional and family life.
Alongside Williams, the series stars Christine Adams, Damon Gupton, Marvin Jones III, China Anne McClain, James Remar, and Nafessa Williams. In season two, Jordan Calloway was promoted from recurring to series regular. At the end of the third season, Gupton was written out; he later claimed it was not his decision to depart the series. In the fourth season, Chantal Thuy joined the main cast after recurring in the first three seasons. Prior to the release of season four, McClain, who portrayed Jennifer Pierce, stated that she would not be returning past the expiration of her contract and had only agreed to a limited number of season four episodes. Starting with the fifth episode of the season, "The Book of Ruin: Chapter Two", Jennifer was instead portrayed by Laura Kariuki.
During the course of the series, 58 episodes of Black Lightning aired over four seasons. The first season premiered on January 16, 2018, and concluded on April 17. The series was renewed in early April. Season two aired from October 9 through March 18, 2019. The series was renewed for a third season which began airing on October 19 and concluded on March 9, 2020. A fourth season was ordered in January 2020, which in November of the same year was confirmed to be the show's last. The fourth and final season premiered on February 8, 2021, with the series finale airing May 24. A spinoff revolving around Calloway as Painkiller was in development but The CW opted against producing a full series.