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In 2017, Williams was cast as Anissa Pierce in the 2018 Mara Brock Akil/Greg Berlanti series Black Lightning. [21] The character became the first black lesbian superhero to be portrayed to be on network television, while also being a part of the first black superhero family to lead a major television show.
Born Anissa Pierce, she is a metahuman and daughter of superhero Black Lightning, able to increase her physical density and durability and create massive shockwaves. Pierce is also the older sister of Jennifer, herself a superhero operating under the alias Lightning. Against her parents' wishes, Anissa chooses to utilize her abilities to fight ...
Cress Williams. Jefferson "Jeff" Pierce (portrayed by Cress Williams as an adult; seasons 1–4; Kaden Washington Smith as a child) is the main protagonist of the series.. At the beginning of season one, Jefferson has retired crime-fighting as Black Lightning due to the urges of his ex-wife Lynn and the safety of his two daughters and is the benevolent school principal of Garfield High who is ...
Anissa's powers return and Gambi shows her that the A.S.A.'s occupation of Freeland has been reported by the outside media as a SARS outbreak containment. To prevent the A.S.A. from using him to finish the meta gene stabilizer and weaponize the young metas, Tobias suggests that Lynn give him Maryam's camouflage abilities so that he can escape.
When he dismisses Jefferson, Black Lightning gets him to reveal the location of a warehouse. Anissa and Grace are confronted outside a bar and Anissa uses her strength on the two thugs. Gambi erases the security footage, but keeps a photo of Anissa's footprint. Black Lightning saves Bernard from a drug den and Jefferson puts him in rehab.
Black Lightning is an American superhero drama television series, developed by Salim Akil, that premiered on The CW on January 16, 2018, and concluded on May 24, 2021. It is based on the character of the same name, created by Tony Isabella with Trevor Von Eeden, featured in publications of DC Comics.
As Kanye West made a surprise return to the Grammys, his wife, Bianca Censori, made her debut at the ceremony wearing almost nothing.. On Sunday, Feb. 2, the couple arrived at the 2024 award show ...
The 2019 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards, honoring the best make-up and hairstyling in film and television for 2018, the winners were announced on February 16, 2019 [1] while the nominees were announced on January 10, 2019.