Black Lightning (TV series)

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Television series
German title Black Lightning
Original title Black Lightning
Country of production United States
Year (s) since 2018
Production
company		 Akil Productions,
Berlanti Productions,
DC Entertainment ,
Warner Bros. Television
Episodes 45 in 3+ seasons ( list )
production Mara Brock Akil ,
Salim Akil
music Kurt Farquhar
First broadcast January 16, 2018 on The CW
German-language
first broadcast		 January 23, 2018 on Netflix

Black Lightning is an American science fiction - Action - television series based on the comic book character Black Lightning by DC Comics based.

action

Headmaster Jefferson Pierce, who retired from superhero personality Black Lightning nine years ago after seeing the effects it had on his family, is forced to come back from his retirement when the rise of the local gang called The 100 under the leadership by Tobias Whale led to a surge in crime and corruption in his community of Freeland.

background

Black Lightning is based on the African-American cartoon character Black Lightning aka Jefferson Pierce, created in 1977 by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden .

In September 2016 it was announced that the broadcaster FOX had confirmed a pilot episode for a comic series about the character Black Lightning . In addition to the series Gotham and Lucifer , it would have been the third series on the station that is based on cartoon characters from the DC Comics . Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter have been appointed executive producers while the series is being produced by Warner Bros. Television . Berlanti is already Executive Producer for the series Arrow , The Flash , Supergirl and DC's Legends of Tomorrow , which are broadcast on The CW and are set in a common multiverse .

In February 2017 it was announced that Salim Akil would direct the pilot episode. In the same month the title role was filled by Cress Williams. However, in March 2017 it was announced that broadcaster CW would take over the series from Fox. In addition to the Berlanti series, the station also runs the iZombie series , making Black Lightning the sixth series based on DC Comics from the start of the series. At the end of March, Williams' first picture was published as Black Lightning. Black Lightning's costume was designed by Laura Jean Shannon .

In mid-May 2017, CW released the first trailer for the series about Jefferson Pierce. Although the series comes from the same producers as the series from the Arrowverse and is premiered on the same channel, the series will be separated from them for the time being. The series is to be broadcast as a midseason series, as CW President Mark Pedowitz said that you never want to run more than four superhero series on the station at the same time. Although it was initially stated that Black Lightning would not be part of this multiverse, and accordingly there would probably be no mutual crossover, producer Mara Brock Akil later announced that such a crossover would not be generally ruled out and Pedowiz added that there would be It is at the showrunner's discretion to allow such a crossover.

Filming for the first season took place in Atlanta. In mid-November 2017 it was announced that Black Lightning will have its premiere on January 16, 2018.

Cast and dubbing

The German version is created in the Splendid Synchron GmbH for dialogue books by Markus Jütte under the dialogue director of Stefan Fredrich and Boris Tessmann .

main characters

Role name Actress Main role Supporting role Voice actor
Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning Cress Williams 1.01– Tilo Schmitz
Jennifer Pierce / Lightning China Anne McClain 1.01– Samira Jakobs
Lynn Pierce Christine Adams 1.01– Traudel Sparrowhawk
Anissa Pierce / Thunder / Blackbird Nafessa Williams 1.01– Jessica Walther-Gabory (Season 1)

Marieke Oeffinger (from season 2)

Tobias Whale Marvin "Krondon" Jones III 1.01– Dirc Simpson
William Henderson Damon Gupton 1.01-3.16 Wolfgang Wagner
Peter Gambi James Remar 1.01– Joachim Tennstedt
Khalil Payne / Painkiller Jordan Calloway 2.02– 1.02-1.04, 1.06, 1.12-1.13 Amadeus Strobl

Minor characters

Role name Actress Supporting role Voice actor
Ms. Kara Fowdy Skye P. Marshall 1.01–1.02, 1.04, 1.06, 1.10–1.12, 2.01, 2.03–2.04 Tanja Fornaro
Lala William Catlett 1.01-1.02, 1.07-1.08, 1.10, 1.12-1.13, 2.14-3.02, 3.11, 3.14-3.16 Felix Spit
Syonide Charlbi Dean 1.01–1.03, 1.05–1.07, 1.12–2.01 Ilona Brokowski
Kiesha Kyanna Simone Simpson 1.01-1.02, 1.05-1.06, 1.08, 1.11, 2.01 Shirin Westenfelder
Want Dabier Snell 1.01-1.02, 1.10, 2.14
Pastor Jeremiah Holt Clifton Powell 1.02-1.03, 2.01, 2.03, 2.05-2.07, 2.10-2.11, 2.16-3.01, 3.05-3.07, 3.09 Sascha Gluth
LaWanda White Tracey Bonner 1.02, 1.07-1.08 Silke Matthias
Lady Eve Jill Scott 1.03-1.04, 1.06-1.07, 3.11, 3.14-3.16 Arianne Borbach
Grace Choi Chantal Thuy 1.03-1.04, 2.02-2.03, 2.05, 2.07, 2.11-2.14, 3.03-3.07, 3.11-3.16 Wicki Kalaitzi
Tori Whale Edwina Findley 1.04-1.05, 1.07 Maria Sumner
Nichelle Payne Yolanda T. Ross 1.04, 1.12, 2.03, 2.08-2.09
Frank '2-Bits' Tanner Jason Louder 1.04, 1.10, 2.05, 3.05, 3.07 Paul Matzke
Randy Mark Thompson 1.05 Harald Effenberg
Martin Proctor Gregg Henry 1.08-1.10, 1.12-1.13 Matthias Klages
Dr. Napier Frank Robert Townsend 2.01-2.02, 2.13
Agent Percy Odell Bill Duke 2.01-2.03, 2.12-3.06, 3.09-3.11, 3.14-3.16
Perenna Erika Alexander 2.03-2.04, 2.07, 2.09, 2.11-2.13, 2.16
Director Mike Lowry PJ Byrne 2.03-2.04, 2.12-2.13, 3.04
Dr. Helga Jace Jennifer Riker 2.03-2.05, 2.11-2.16, 3.06, 3.12-3.16
Anaya Birgundi Baker 2.05-2.08, 3.02, 3.05
Looker Sofia Vassilieva 2.06-2.07
Giselle Cutter Kearran Giovanni 2.08-2.11, 2.13, 2.15-2.16 Franziska Endres
Kito Payne Kendrick Cross 2.09
Todd Green RJ Cyler 2.09-2.12, 2.14
Marcus Bishop Hosea Chanchez 2.13, 2.15-2.16
Brandon Marshall Jahking Guillory 3.03-3.08, 3.10-3.16
Tyson Skyes / Gravedigger Wayne Brady 3.13-3.16

Episode list

Web links

Individual evidence

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  12. ↑ This Arrowverse Crossover Will Fully Take Place Across Every Show from Supergirl to Legends of Tomorrow , accessed November 19, 2017.
  13. ↑ Pilot Locations 2017: NY, Vancouver & Atlanta Tick Up; LA, Toronto, Chicago Slip , accessed October 1, 2017.
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