Black Lightning
School principal and retired superhero Jefferson Pierce leaps back into action as the legendary Black Lightning after a gang threatens his family.
- Metascore79
- 2018-2021
- 4 seasons
- The CW
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
- TV-14
School principal and retired superhero Jefferson Pierce leaps back into action as the legendary Black Lightning after a gang threatens his family.
Season 4 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
The Book of Reconstruction: Chapter One: Collateral Damage
Mon, Feb 8, 2021 42 mins
One year after the Markovian war, Jeff is still mourning the death of his friend Bill. The police suspect that Jeff is Black Lightning, Jeff's daughters are attacking The 100 in the streets, Peter gets a job offer, and Tobias makes a donation to Lynn's laboratory.
Episode 2
The Book of Reconstruction: Chapter Two: Unacceptable Losses
Mon, Feb 15, 2021 42 mins
The battle between the 100 and the Kobra Cartel spills into the streets; Lynn's vigilantism increases to the point where Jen and Anissa intervene; Gambi gets a job offer from an old friend at Monovista; Anissa stops a shootout; Tobias confronts Jeff to threaten revenge.
Episode 3
The Book of Reconstruction: Chapter Three: Despite All My Rage...
Mon, Feb 22, 2021 42 mins
Jeff learns that Lynn is "borrowing" meta super powers, and then Tobias offers her funding in return for her research. Lightning becomes the target of a newscaster out to make her look bad, and Grace comes out of her coma and finds Anissa waiting for her with a proposal.
Episode 4
The Book of Reconstruction: Chapter Four: A Light in the Darkness
Mon, Mar 1, 2021 42 mins
Tobias sets up Lala to give him an excuse to bring DEGs into Freeland. Jeff confronts Tobias, and then Lynn. Meanwhile, Peter has TC put a design flaw in the DEGs, Anissa and Grace have their first fight, and then Blackbird, Lightning, and Wylde try to stop an attack on Mayor Black.
Episode 5
The Book of Ruin: Chapter One: Picking Up the Pieces
Mon, Mar 8, 2021 42 mins
The Pierces, Peter, and TC wait to see if Jennifer can recover from her energy overload in the ionosphere. Anissa has trust issues with her new bride Grace, Lopez appoints Hassan as the head of the Meta Task Force, and Lala agrees to negotiate a truce with Destiny.
Episode 6
The Book of Ruin: Chapter Two: Theseus's Ship
Mon, Mar 15, 2021 41 mins
Team Black Lightning comes to grips with Jen's new face. Meanwhile, Tobias uses Mayor Black's death to his own political advantage, Peter makes a move on Lauren, Anissa suggests to Grace that they take a honeymoon, and Destiny recruits a killer to deal with Lala.
Episode 7
Painkiller
Mon, Apr 12, 2021 42 mins
Khalil Payne is a young man ridden with the guilt of his troubled past from his former life in Freeland City, where, as a super-enhanced killing machine known as Painkiller, he was both a member of Tobias Whale's gang and a weapon of Agent Odell and the shadowy ASA. After attempting to bury the darker, devastatingly lethal Painkiller part of his persona, Khalil has distanced himself away from everyone he knows and loves in a new city, Akashic Valley, in order to find peace - but peace never comes easy for men with pasts like Khalil Payne and Painkiller. As his violent, destructive history crashes his idyllic new beginning, Khalil is thrust back into action with a new mission - bring justice where he once gave out punishment - but to do that, he will first have to deal with and harness his darker side, Painkiller.
Episode 8
The Book of Ruin: Chapter Three: Things Fall Apart
Mon, Apr 19, 2021 42 mins
Jeff is framed for embezzlement from Garfield by Tobias, and the FBI serve a search warrant. Meanwhile, Ishmael hunts Blackbird and Wyld, TC reaches out to Khalil, Gambi steals some promethium, and JJ makes a new friend at her "first" day at Garfield.
Episode 9
The Book of Ruin: Chapter Four: Lyding
Mon, Apr 26, 2021 42 mins
JJ goes public as Lightning to help the Garfield music program get funding. Black Lightning confronts Ishmael, Anissa is drawn further into the cystic fibrosis scam, and Lynn is arrested. Meanwhile, Tobias steals Lynn's research and discovers a way to negate the meta-powers of all those who oppose him.
Episode 10
The Book of Reunification: Chapter One: Revelations
Mon, May 3, 2021 40 mins
JJ makes a desperate attempt to regain her powers; Lynn calls on an old friend to help get her out of jail; Lauren discovers Gambi's betrayal; Grace considers whether they'd be better off without powers; and Tobias continues gathering power in Freeland to rule the city.
Episode 11
The Book of Reunification: Chapter Two: Trial and Errors
Mon, May 10, 2021 42 mins
With help from Hassan and Khalil, Jeff manages to find out who is framing him and stop them. Meanwhile, Tobias wins the election and learns that Jennifer and JJ are one and the same, and learns that Khalil is working directly against him now.
Episode 12
The Book of Resurrection: Chapter One: Crossroads
Mon, May 17, 2021 42 mins
Jeff makes one last, desperate attempt to remove Tobias as a threat. Khalil delivers Looker to Hassan and Mason despite the obstacles in his path, and Lynn and Lauren team up to track down the emitter so it can be destroyed and the Freeland metas can regain their powers.
Episode 13
The Book of Resurrection: Chapter Two: Closure
Mon, May 24, 2021 42 mins
Jeff survives Tobias' attack, and the two men meet in final battle. Jennifer returns to fight her counterpart JJ, TC finds a way to free Khalil from the kill code implanted in him to wipe out the Pierces, and Jeff and Gambi have news for the others.