document_title: Bosch (TV series)

question_text: who plays harry bosch in the amazon series

text: Bosch (TV series)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Season 1[edit]

text: As the pilot opens, Bosch is tailing a suspect. Eventually cornering him in an alley, Bosch shoots the suspect when he reaches in his pocket. The incident is shown later in the episode in two separate flashbacks. When seen from Bosch's point of view it appears that there is something in the suspect's hand that falls in a puddle. When the incident is recounted by the plaintiff's lawyer during a wrongful death suit, there is clearly nothing in the suspect's hand and Bosch is shown planting a gun. Whatever really happened, he is cleared by the department. The show fast-forwards to two years later where Bosch is being sued by the family of the suspect in a wrongful death civil suit.

text: Feeling that he has to do something as a police officer, he agrees to trade with two other detectives to take the weekend shift, where he is called out on a case which turns out to be a suicide, and a second case where a doctor reports his dog found a human bone in the woods.

text: The bone leads to more bones and the coroner determines the skeleton is that of a small boy who was horribly abused and beaten, then buried in the woods. The boy has been dead since at least 1989, and could have been anything from 10 to 12 when he died, but was so horribly treated that it is not certain exactly how old he was. The details of the boy's mistreatment – more than 40 broken bones, some having healed while others were relatively recent – and his death are so grisly that Bosch has to step away and go into the restroom to splash water on his face and sit down on a commode for a moment to regain his composure.

text: Production[edit]

text: Amazon Studios announced on October 31, 2013 that it had given the green light to Bosch for production. The hour-long pilot starred Titus Welliver as Harry Bosch, with Annie Wersching, Amy Price-Francis, and Jamie Hector co-starring. Henrik Bastin of Fabrik Entertainment was the producer and Jim McKay directed.[7]

text: According to Connelly, "a fair amount of changes" were made "to the world of Harry Bosch" "in making the shift from page to screen." In the series, Harry "is 47 years old and a veteran of the first Gulf War in 1991," when he was a member of a Special Forces team clearing tunnels, but "he has now been a police officer for twenty years, with a one-year exception when he re-upped with the Army after 9/11, as many LAPD officers did. He came back to the force after serving in Afghanistan and again encountering tunnel warfare."[8]

text: On November 4, 2013, the 13-day shoot began in Los Angeles, while Connelly kept a daily set journal.[9]

text: The pilot premiered on Amazon Prime in February 2014 to allow customers to vote to decide if more episodes should be made.[10] In March 2014, Amazon announced that they had commissioned Bosch for a full series.[11]

text: All ten episodes of the first season of Bosch were released for viewing on Amazon Video on February 13, 2015.[12] Portions of the first episode were changed from the pilot, including the addition of Mimi Rogers to the cast to replace Amy Price-Francis as plaintiff's attorney Honey Chandler and the addition of a scene in which Bosch testifies in court and is questioned about his background by Chandler.

text: On March 18, 2015, Bosch was renewed for a second season.[4] On July 16, the series was nominated for the Outstanding Main Title Design award at the 67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, along with Manhattan, American Horror Story: Freak Show, Daredevil, Halt and Catch Fire, and Olive Kitteridge; the award was won by Manhattan.[13]

text: On April 1, 2016, Bosch was renewed for a third season.[14][15] On October 16, 2016, Bosch was renewed for a fourth season.[16]

text: Cast[edit]

text: Main cast[edit]

text:
Titus Welliver as Los Angeles Police Department Detective Hieronymus 'Harry' Bosch, a homicide detective in the Hollywood Division. Something of a renegade, Harry is an astute detective with a fundamental respect for rules and policy. Harry lives in a house on stilts in the Hollywood Hills, purchased with money he earned as a technical advisor on a film. (Quinn Welliver as adolescent Harry.)[citation needed]
Jamie Hector as Det. Jerry Edgar, Harry's partner
Amy Aquino as Lieutenant Grace Billets, Harry's immediate superior and his friend
Lance Reddick as Deputy Chief Irvin Irving, West Bureau Commanding Officer
Madison Lintz as Maddie Bosch, Harry's teenaged daughter. She has a close, loving relationship with her father (recurring season 1; main season 2-)
Sarah Clarke as Eleanor Wish, Harry's ex-wife, with whom he still has a cordial, if tense, relationship (season 1–2; guest season 3)

text: Season 1[edit]

text:
Annie Wersching as Officer Julia Brasher, a rookie cop assigned to the Hollywood Division. She becomes involved with Harry, but comes into conflict with him when he realizes she makes up the rules as she goes along.
Jason Gedrick as Raynard Waits, a serial killer and the suspect in the death of a boy whose bones are found in Laurel Canyon

text: Season 2[edit]

text:
Jeri Ryan as Veronica Allen, a manipulative former porn star married to an Armenian porn producer who is murdered.
Brent Sexton as Carl Nash, a corrupt LAPD Homicide Detective, now retired, who oversees a team of villainous police officers while working as a security guard at the estate where the Allens live.

text: Recurring cast[edit]

text:
Scott Klace as Sgt. John Mankiewicz, a Sergeant and Assistant Watch Commander at the Hollywood Division station
Troy Evans as Det. Johnson (Barrel), a senior homicide detective at Hollywood Division
Gregory Scott Cummins as Det. Moore (Crate), Barrel's longtime friend and partner
David Marciano as Det. Brad Conniff, Robbery Homicide Division (season 2-)
DaJuan Johnson as Off., later Det. Rondell Pierce
Robbie Jones as Off. George Irving, Deputy Chief Irving's son, a rookie cop later assigned to undercover narcotics (season 1–2)
Steven Culp as Richard 'Rick' O'Shea, the politically ambitious Los Angeles County District Attorney
Mimi Rogers as Honey 'Money' Chandler, a civil rights attorney
Matthew Lillard as Luke 'Lucky' Rykov, an FBI agent with whom Harry works on two cases
Yancey Arias as Los Angeles Mayor Hector Ramos (season 2-)

text: Season 1[edit]

text:
Scott Wilson as Dr. Paul Guyot, a retired doctor whose dog found bones of a missing boy.
Alan Rosenberg as Dr. William Golliher, a forensic anthropologist who assisted Bosch with the identification of the bones
Mark Derwin as Captain Harvey Pounds
Abraham Benrubi as Rodney Belk, a lawyer who represented Bosch in his trial.
Paul Vincent O'Connor as Judge Alan M. Keyes, a judge who presided at Bosch's trial.
Adam O'Byrne as Nate Tyler, an aggressive LA Times reporter
Veronica Cartwright as Janet Saxon, Reynard Waits' mother
Deji LaRay as Off. Julius Edgewood
Jason Sims-Prewitt as Off. Victor Rhodes
Rose Rollins as Det. Kizmin Rider
Shawn Hatosy as Johnny Stokes

text: Season 2[edit]

text:
Erika Alexander as Connie Irving, Deputy Chief Irving's wife and Off. Irving's mother
James Ransone as Off. Eddie Arceneaux, Off. Irving's partner, involved in the ring of dirty cops led by Carl Nash
Leisha Hailey as Off. Maureen 'Mo' O'Grady, also a cop in Nash's ring
Emilia Zoryan as Layla, the stagename of a dancer at Dolly's in Las Vegas, Nevada and mysterious girlfriend to an Armenian porn producer who is murdered.

text: Season 3[edit]

text:
Paul Calderón as Detective Santiago Robertson, a seasoned detective investigating the murder of a vet who has a history with Harry
Paola Turbay as DDA Anita Benitez, who is trying the Holland case, and has a brief relationship with Harry
Bridger Zadina as Sharkey, a young street boy who is key to one of Harry's cases
Eric Ladin as Scott Anderson, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times following the Gunn murder case
John Ales as Andrew Holland, a movie writer/director accused of murder
Spencer Garrett as Fowkkes, Andrew Holland's high-powered attorney
Arnold Vosloo as Rudy Tafero, an investigator working for the defense on the Holland case
Jared Ward as Jesse Tafero, Rudy's younger brother and helper
Beth Broderick as Judge Sharon Houghton
Jeffrey Pierce as Trevor Dobbs, leader of a team of former military men transiting illicit cargo through the Port of Los Angeles
Max Arciniega as Xavi Moreno, a sniper who is part of Dobbs' team
Christopher Backus as Woody Woodrow, part of Dobbs' team
Brooke Smith as Captain Ellen Lewis, Hollywood Station
Monti Sharp as the mysterious man on a bicycle involved in the Korea Town Killer (KTK) murders

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally released

1
10
February 13, 2015 (2015-02-13)

2
10
March 11, 2016 (2016-03-11)

3
10
April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)

text: Reception[edit]

text: Reviews of Bosch have been generally positive. Metacritic gives the series a score average of 71 (out of 100) based on 16 critics.[17]

text: Cory Barker of TV.com wrote that the series is "rock-solid and generally enjoyable without ever making much of an attempt to push boundaries," and praised Amazon Studios for "producing a show based on a book that somehow reproduces the experience of reading." [18]

text: Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times wrote that, despite an "impossibly long" "list of brooding, taciturn small-screen police detectives," Bosch "proves gripping" because its "plotting and pacing...draw you in...like a good page-turner." [19]

text: Noel Murray of the A.V. Club remarked that "the best thing about Bosch is how well it captures Connelly’s Los Angeles," while noting that "the series’ biggest stumbling block is that it’s stubbornly slow-paced" despite the fact that "the slow-drip approach makes sense." [20]

text: Brian Lowry of Variety wrote that "the series has the texture and tone of an old-fashioned detective yarn," but said that "the transition from page to screen ... proves too talky in places and clunky in others". He remarked that the show boasted "good casting and a strong sense of L.A. noir", but opines that the series "feels undercooked".[21]

text: Hank Stuever of The Washington Post called Welliver's performance "nicely built out of smirks and smolders," and wrote that the show's "unvarnished, unglamorous L.A. is a far more intriguing, far more complex setting for a story."[22]

text: Brian Moylan of The Guardian praised the "noir" feeling of the show and considered it a step above NCIS, but did not like the similarities to too many other cop shows, calling the series "samey."[3]


document_title: Blended (film)

question_text: where was the adam sandler movie blended filmed

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text: Blended (film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. (August 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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text: Divorcee Lauren Reynolds goes on a blind date with widower Jim Friedman at Hooters; it goes badly. Lauren talks at work to her friend Jen about the experience. Jim discusses his date with his co-worker. They both agree in the separate discussions that things could have gone better. Lauren and Jim run into each other while on errands to the pharmacy to get a personal item for one of their own children. They attempt to avoid embarrassment by these purchases and switch between themselves. Jim attempts to sort out the mess by going over to Lauren's to exchange. Jen is at Lauren's and has broken up with her boyfriend Dick, Jim's boss, although they had already paid for a trip to Africa. Lauren committed to using Jen's portion of the holiday without knowing that Jim intended using Dick's. Also, the hotel accommodation for Jen and Dick was a romantic suite.

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text: The families are put together for a "blended familymoon", where they get together with other couples, including the oversexed Eddy and Ginger, Eddy's new bride and quite his junior to the chagrin of their teenage son Jake, whom Jim's oldest daughter Hilary develops a crush on at first sight.

text: The kids make an awkward impression with each other, with Brendan calling his mom "hot," and the others not knowing how to react to Espn acting like her mom is there with her, as she is not ready to let go of her quite yet. Over time though, they begin to bond with each other and each other's parent.

text: Jim makes the boys happy by helping them with adventurous sports, and they slowly warm up to him, ultimately seeing him as a father figure they needed, while Lauren takes care of the girls, and helps Hilary to change her tomboyish look into a more feminine one drawing the attention of Jake, who becomes her boyfriend. Jim is pleasantly surprised by her change of appearance and he and Lauren begin to warm up to each other as time passes. They inadvertently get together for a couples massage and have fun with each other. Afterwards, the girls prove their affection for Lauren, when Lou asks for her to put her to bed. Lauren does so and sings "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," which, unknown to her, was the song Lou's mom used to sing. The other girls pretend to sleep, while realizing how much they truly love Lauren. She returns this feeling when she maternally kisses each girl's forehead as she says goodnight. Jim starts to realize the depth of his feelings for Lauren.

text: On the last night of the trip, Lauren puts on a beautiful black dress that she admired earlier. She wears it that evening and receives admiration from everyone. While the children are pulled away for a kids-only buffet, Jake briefly smiles at Ginger, causing her to tearfully tell Eddy how truly happy she is, and them to agree that they are ultimately going to be a beautiful family. Meanwhile, Jim and Lauren are sat down for a romantic dinner, which Lauren soon discovers was actually planned by Jim specifically for her. They chat briefly about basic parenting techniques and then pull in for a kiss; however, at the last second, Jim pulls away, apologizing and explaining that he "can't do it".

text: After returning home, Jim realizes he misses Lauren and that he's fallen in love with her, which he admits to his daughters who are ecstatic with the news. Although Espn is not fully ready to move on from her mother's passing, she also doesn't want her dad, or herself to lose Lauren. She starts to move on by telling her dad that her mom said that she had other things to do in Heaven and wouldn't be around as much. At the kids' behest, Jim goes to Lauren's house to give her flowers, only to find her ex-husband Mark there, pretending to be back with Lauren. Tyler gets excited to see Jim and wants to play ball, but Jim sadly leaves and Mark bails on his son again. Mark later tries to make a move on Lauren, but she refuses because of his continuous failure to be a good father, as well as having an affair with his receptionist during their marriage.

text: That following Saturday, Lauren and Brendan go to support Tyler at his game, along with Jen, Dick, whom Jen has worked things out with, and his kids. Mark, once again, is a no-show. Jim and his daughters arrive to show encouragement, inspiring Tyler to hit the ball. Jim then finds Lauren and they admit to wanting to be together, and they finally kiss, to the happiness of their kids, who realize that they are already a family.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Adam Sandler as Jim Friedman
Drew Barrymore as Lauren Reynolds
Bella Thorne as Hilary "Larry" Friedman
Emma Fuhrmann as Espn Friedman
Braxton Beckham as Brendan Reynolds
Alyvia Alyn Lind as Louise "Lou" Friedman
Kyle Red Silverstein as Tyler Reynolds
Terry Crews as Nickens
Kevin Nealon as Eddy Warnick
Jessica Lowe as Ginger Warnick
Zak Henri as Jake Warnick
Alexis Arquette as Georgina
Wendi McLendon-Covey as Jen Palmer
Shaquille O'Neal as Doug
Abdoulaye N'Gom as Mfana
Joel McHale as Mark
Dan Patrick as Dick
Lauren Lapkus as Tracy
Dale Steyn as Himself

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text: Production[edit]

text: Wendi McLendon-Covey joined the cast of the film on July 31, 2013; she played Barrymore's character's best friend, who does not have any children. Chelsea Handler was previously cast in this role.[5] On July 31, 2013, Warner Bros. changed the title from Blended to The Familymoon,[6][7] before reverting to its original title later that year.

text: Filming[edit]

text: Principal photography for Blended took place in Sun City, South Africa; some scenes were filmed near Lake Lanier,[citation needed] Buford,[8] and Gainesville[citation needed] in Georgia, USA. Warner Bros. co-produced the film with Happy Madison Productions.[citation needed]

text: Release[edit]

text: The film was distributed by Warner Bros. and was released theatrically on May 23, 2014.[7]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: Blended received generally negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 14% based on 133 reviews with an average rating of 3.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Lurching between slapstick and schmaltz without showing much of a commitment to either, Blended commits the rare Sandler sin of provoking little more than boredom."[9] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 31 out of 100 based on 33 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[10] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.[11]

text: A. O. Scott, chief film critic for The New York Times, complained about the film's "retrograde gender politics; its delight in the humiliation of children; its sentimental hypocrisy about male behavior; its quasi-zoological depiction of Africans as servile, dancing, drum-playing simpletons" and concluded "Parents strongly cautioned. It will make your children stupid."[12]

text: Hitfix declared Blended is “[Not] Adam Sandler's Worst [film]!"[13] Christy Lemire gave the movie 1.5 stars and stated that while this wasn’t Sandler’s best performance, "That actor is in there, somewhere. Perhaps Sandler will actually challenge himself again one of these days and set him free."[14] The National's Jocelyn Noveck said, “To say that the new Adam Sandler movie is better than some of his other recent work isn’t saying much” and gave the movie a single star.[15]

text: Defending the film for its strong family values, Graham Young of the Birmingham Mail wrote, "It’s warm, funny, tender, serious and, despite a couple of teenage references, decidedly old fashioned. There’s no swearing, no pandering to repeated toilet gags and the ‘gross-out’ market is all but ignored. Instead, there’s lots of genuinely funny slapstick, singing asides and some great kids’ performances."[16]

text: Box office[edit]

text: As well as being bashed by critics, Blended initially performed poorly at the box office. The film grossed $14,284,031 in its opening weekend, finishing third at the box office behind X-Men: Days of Future Past and Godzilla.[17] Blended is considered to be “one of Adam Sandler’s Worst-Ever Openings" by Cinema Blend.[18]

text: However, by February 28, 2015, the film had grossed $46,219,290 in North America and roughly $81,800,000 in other territories for a total gross of roughly $128 million, i.e., three times its budget.

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
Award
Category
Recipient(s)
Result
Ref(s)

Golden Raspberry Awards
Worst Actor
Adam Sandler
Nominated
[19]

Worst Actress
Drew Barrymore
Nominated

Worst Supporting Actor
Shaquille O'Neal
Nominated

Teen Choice Awards
Choice Movie: Comedy
Blended
Nominated
[20]

Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
Adam Sandler
Nominated

Choice Movie Actress: Comedy
Drew Barrymore
Nominated


document_title: The Lightning Thief (musical)

question_text: who plays annabeth in the lightning thief musical

text: The Lightning Thief (musical)

text: Background[edit]

text: After it was introduced in New York City by Theatreworks USA in 2014 as a one-hour musical, part of its free theatre series, and went into a national tour, it was announced on January 10, 2017 that a new version would be produced, with a new score and an updated, expanded script. The musical would have a limited run, with performances beginning on March 23, an opening set for April 4 and a last performance on May 6 on the Lucille Lortel Theatre.[1]

text: Principal roles and original cast[edit]

text:
Character(s)
Original Off-Broadway Cast

Percy Jackson
Chris McCarrell

Grover & Mr. D
George Salazar

Annabeth
Kristin Stokes

Luke, Ares, & Others
James Hayden Rodriguez

Sally, Silena Beauregard, Charon, Oracle, & Others
Carrie Compere

Mr. Brunner/Chiron, Poseidon, & Others
Jonathan Raviv

Mrs. Dodds, Clarisse, & Others
Sarah Beth Pfeifer

text: Musical numbers[edit]

text:
Act 1

"The Day I Got Expelled" – Company
"Strong" – Sally, Percy
"The Minotaur / The Weirdest Dream" – Percy, Ensemble
"Another Terrible Day" – Mr. D
"Their Sign" – Chiron, Percy, Luke
"Put You in Your Place" – Clarisse, Annabeth, Percy, Campers
"The Campfire Song" – Company
"The Oracle" – Oracle, Ensemble
"Good Kid" – Percy, Ensemble
"Killer Quest!" – Percy, Grover, Annabeth, Company

Act 2

"Lost!” – Annabeth, Grover, Percy
"My Grand Plan" – Annabeth
"Drive" – Grover, Annabeth, Percy, Ares, Ensemble
"The Weirdest Dream (Reprise)" – Percy
"The Tree on the Hill" – Grover, Ensemble
"D.O.A." – Company
"Son of Poseidon" – Percy, Sally, Annabeth, Grover, Ares, Company
"The Last Day of Summer" – Percy, Luke, Campers
"Bring on the Monsters"– Company

text: Recording[edit]

text: The original cast album was released on July 7, 2017. For a limited-time, Broadway Records offered a special package that included an official Lightning Thief t-shirt in addition to a physical copy of the cast album. [2]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical has received positive reviews from critics. Fern Siegel, for The Huffington Post, praised the musical for its dialogue, story and cast, calling it "a reminder that Off-Broadway is an important venue for musicals",[3] while Raven Snook, for Time Out, describe it as "worthy of the gods".[4]

text: Frank Scheck, in reviewing the production for The Hollywood Reporter, wrote that the musical "proves far more enjoyable than the misbegotten 2010 film version or its 2013 sequel" and "also provides an excellent if irreverent introduction to Greek mythology that just might persuade some kids to dig deeper."[5]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text:
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result

2017
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Musical
Nominated

Outstanding Book of a Musical
Joe Tracz
Nominated

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
George Salazar
Nominated

Theater Fans' Choice Awards
Best Off-Broadway Musical
Nominated


document_title: Africa Cup of Nations

question_text: when did ghana win african cup of nations

text: Africa Cup of Nations

text: History[edit]

text: 1950s–60s: Origin and early years[edit]

text:
The origin of the African Nations Cup dates from June 1956, when the creation of the Confederation of African Football was proposed during the third FIFA congress in Lisbon. There were immediate plans for a continental tournament to be held and, in February 1957, the first African Cup of Nations was held in Khartoum, Sudan. There was no qualification for this tournament, the field being made up of the four founding nations of CAF (Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, and South Africa). South Africa's insistence on selecting only white players for their squad due to its apartheid policy led to its disqualification, and as a consequence Ethiopia were handed a bye straight to the final.[4]
Hence, only two matches were played, with Egypt being crowned as the first continental champion after defeating hosts Sudan in the semi-final and Ethiopia in the final. Two years later Egypt hosted the second ANC in Cairo with the participation of the same three teams. Host and defending champions Egypt again won, after defeating Sudan.

text: The field grew to include nine teams for the third ANC in 1962 in Addis Ababa, and for the first time there was a qualification round to determine which four teams would play for the title. Host Ethiopia and reigning champion Egypt received automatic berths, and were joined in the final four by Nigeria and Tunisia. Egypt made its third consecutive final appearance, but it was Ethiopia that emerged as victors, after first beating Tunisia and then downing Egypt in extra time.

text: 1960s: Ghanaian domination[edit]

text: In 1963, Ghana made its first appearance as it hosted the event, and won the title after beating Sudan in the final. They repeated that as they became champions two years later in Tunisia—equalling Egypt as two-time winners—with a squad that included only two returning members from the 1963 team.[5]

text: In 1965, the CAF introduced a rule that limit the number of overseas players in each team to two. The rule persisted to 1982.[6]

text: The 1968 competition's final tournament format expanded to include eight of the 22 teams entered in the preliminary rounds. The qualifying teams were distributed in two groups of four to play single round-robin tournaments, with the top two teams of each group advancing to semi-finals, a system that remained in use for the finals until 1992. The Democratic Republic of Congo won its first title, beating Ghana in the final. Starting with the 1968 tournament, the competition has been regularly held every two years in even numbered years. Côte d'Ivoire forward Laurent Pokou led the 1968 and 1970 tournaments in scoring, with six and eight goals respectively, and his total of 14 goals remained the all-time record until 2008. Play was covered for television for the first time during the 1970 tournament in Sudan,[5] as the hosts lifted the trophy after defeating Ghana—who were playing their fourth consecutive final.

text: 1970s: A decade of champions[edit]

text: Six different nations won titles from 1970 to 1980: Sudan, Congo-Brazzaville, Zaire, Morocco, Ghana, and Nigeria. Zaire's second title in the 1974 edition (they won their first as the Democratic Republic of Congo) came after facing Zambia in the final. For the only time to date in the history of the competition, the match had to be replayed as the first contest between the two sides ended in a 2–2 draw after extra time. The final was re-staged two days later with Zaire winning 2–0. Forward Mulamba Ndaye scored all four of Zaire's goals in these two matches: he was also the top scorer of the tournament with nine goals, setting a single-tournament record that remains unmatched. Three months earlier, Zaire had become the first Sub-Saharan African nation to qualify to the FIFA World Cup. Morocco won their first title in the 1976 ANC held in Ethiopia and Ghana took its third championship in 1978, becoming the first nation to win three titles.

text: 1980s: Cameroonian domination[edit]

text:
In 1980, Nigeria hosted the event and beat Algeria to capture its first championship.
Ghana's fourth continental title came in the 1982 cup tournament; they beat Algeria in the semi-finals in extra time, and faced host Libya in the final. The match ended in a 1–1 draw after 120 minutes and Ghana won the penalty shootout to become champions. Cameroon won their first title two years later by beating Nigeria, and in the 1986 cup, they faced Egypt—absent from the final since 1962—with Egypt winning the title on penalty kicks. Cameroon reached its third consecutive final in the 1988 tournament and won their second championship by repeating their 1984 victory over Nigeria.

text: 1990s: The return of South Africa[edit]

text: In 1990, Nigeria lost once again as they made their third final appearance in four tournaments, this time falling to host Algeria. The 1992 Cup of Nations expanded the number of final tournament participants to 12; the teams were divided into four groups of three, with the top two teams of each group advancing to quarter-finals. Ghanaian midfielder Abedi "Pelé" Ayew, who scored three goals, was named the best player of the tournament after his contributions helped Ghana reach the final; he was, however, suspended for that match and Ghana lost to Côte d'Ivoire in a penalty shootout that saw each side make 11 attempts to determine the winner. Côte d'Ivoire set a record for the competition by holding each of their opponents scoreless in the six matches of the final tournament.

text: The 12-team, three-group format was used again two years later, where hosts Tunisia were humiliated by their first round elimination. Nigeria, who had just qualified to the World Cup for the first time in their history, won the tournament, beating Zambia, who a year before had been struck by disaster when most of their national squad died in a plane crash while traveling to play a 1994 World Cup qualification match. Nigerian forward Rashidi Yekini, who had led the 1992 tournament with four goals, repeated as the top scorer with five goals.

text: South Africa hosted the 20th ACN competition in 1996, marking their first ever appearance after a decades long ban was lifted with the end of apartheid in the country and a failed attempt to qualify in 1994. The number of final round participants in 1996 was expanded to the current 16, split into four groups. However, the actual number of teams playing in the final was only 15 as Nigeria withdrew from the tournament at the final moment for political reasons.[7] Bafana Bafana won their first title on home soil, defeating Tunisia in the final.[8]

text: The South Africans would reach the final again two years later in Burkina Faso, but were unable to defend their title, losing to Egypt who claimed their fourth cup.

text: 2000s: Egypt's unprecedented treble[edit]

text: The 2000 edition was hosted jointly by Ghana and Nigeria, who replaced the originally designated host Zimbabwe. Following a 2–2 draw after extra time in the final, Cameroon defeated Nigeria on penalty kicks. In 2002, Cameroon's Indomitable Lions made the second consecutive titles since Ghana had done it in the 1960s and after Egypt had done it before in 1957 and 1959. Again via penalty kicks, the Cameroonians beat first-time finalists Senegal, who also debuted in the World Cup later that year. Both finalists were eliminated in quarter finals two years later in Tunisia, where the hosts won their first title, beating Morocco 2–1 in the final. The 2006 tournament was also won by the hosts, Egypt, who reached a continental-record fifth title. Ahead of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations several European clubs called for a rethink of the tournament's schedule. As it takes place during the European season, players who are involved miss several matches for their clubs.[9]

text: In January 2008, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced that he wanted the tournament to be held in either June or July by 2016, to fit in the international calendar, although this would preclude many countries in central and west Africa from hosting the competition (as these months occur during their wet season).[10] The 2008 tournament was hosted by Ghana, and saw Egypt retain the trophy, winning their record-extending sixth tournament by defeating Cameroon 1–0 in the final.[11]

text: Egypt set a new record in the 2010 tournament that was hosted by Angola by winning their third consecutive title in an unprecedented achievement on the African level after defeating Ghana 1–0 in the final, retaining the gold-plated cup indefinitely and extending their record to 7 continental titles (including when Egypt was known as UAR between 1958 and 1961).[12] Egypt became the first African nation to win three consecutive cups and joined Mexico, Argentina, and Iran who also won their continent cup 3 times in a row.

text: On 31 January 2010, Egypt set a new African record, not being defeated for 19 consecutive Cup of Nations matches, since a 2–1 loss against Algeria in Tunisia in 2004,[citation needed] and a record 9 consecutive win streak.[citation needed]

text: In May 2010, it was announced that the tournament would be moved to odd-numbered years from 2013 in order to prevent the tournament from taking place in the same year as the World Cup. It also meant there were two tournaments within twelve months in January 2012[13]  (co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea) and January 2013 (hosted by South Africa).[3] The change of FIFA Confederations Cup from a biennial to a quadrennial tournament, and the switching of the African Cup of Nations from even to odd-number years, meant that some previous African Cup of Nations champions such as Egypt, Zambia, and Ivory Coast (winners of the 2010, 2012, and 2015 tournaments respectively) were deprived from participating in the Confederations Cup tournament.

text: On 29 January 2011, Morocco won the bid to host the 2015 edition and Libya won the right to host the 2013 tournament. But due to the 2011 Libyan civil war, Libya and South Africa traded years with South Africa hosting in 2013 and Libya hosting in 2017,[14] (though CAF ultimately decided to hold the 2017 tournament in Gabon due to ongoing fighting in Libya[15])

text: In 2012, Zambia won the final after a penalty shootout against Côte d'Ivoire. This drew increased media attention since the match took place in Gabon, only a few hundred meters from the crash site of the 1993 air disaster of their national team. The 2013 tournament was won by Nigeria, beating first time finalists Burkina Faso.

text: In 2014-15, the West African Ebola virus epidemic disrupted the tournament.[16] The Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia, Liberia was converted into an Ebola treatment unit.[17] On 24 July Liberia suspended all football activities.[18] The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was scheduled to be held in Morocco, but they refused to hold the tournament on the allotted dates due to concerns of the Ebola outbreak. The 2015 tournament was then moved to Equatorial Guinea.[19]

text: Reforms[edit]

text: Under Ahmad Ahmad's presidency, there were discussions regarding further changes to the African Cup of Nations. In July 2017, two changes were proposed:[20][21]

text:
Switch the competition from January to Summer
expansion from 16 to 24 teams (effective from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations)

text: On 20 July 2017, the CAF Executive Commission approved the propositions at a meeting in Rabat, Morocco.[2]

text: Sponsorship[edit]

text: In July 2016, Total secured the rights to an eight-year sponsorship package to support 10 of CAF's principal competitions. This began with the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon which was renamed the "Total Africa Cup of Nations".[22]

text: Trophy[edit]

text: Throughout the history of the African Cup of Nations, three different trophies have been awarded to the winners of the competition. The original trophy, made of silver, was the Abdelaziz Abdallah Salem Trophy, named after the first CAF president, Egyptian Abdelaziz Abdallah Salem. As the first winner of three African Cup of Nations tournaments, Ghana obtained the right to permanently hold the trophy in 1978.[23]

text: The second trophy was awarded from 1980 to 2000, and was named "Trophy of African Unity"[24] or "African Unity Cup".[23] It was given to CAF by the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa prior to the 1980 tournament and it was a cylindrical piece with the Olympic rings over a map of the continent engraved on it. It sat on a squared base and had stylized triangular handles. Cameroon won the Unity Cup indefinitely after they became three-time champions in 2000.

text: In 2001, the third trophy was revealed, a gold-plated cup designed and made in Italy.[23] Cameroon, permanent holders of the previous trophy, were the first nation to be awarded the new trophy after they won the 2002 edition. Egypt won the gold-plated cup indefinitely after they became three-time champions in 2010, in an unprecedented achievement by winning three consecutive continental titles. Unlike previous winners who would have then taken the trophy home, Egypt were presented with a special full size replica that they were allowed to keep. First and second time winners usually get a smaller sized replica for their trophy cabinets.

text: Results[edit]

text:
No.

Year

Host(s)

Teams

Final

Third Place Play-off

Champion

Score

Second Place

Third Place

Score

Fourth Place

1

1957Details

 Sudan

4/3 [1]

Egypt

4–0

Ethiopia

Sudan

N/A [2]

2

1959Details

 United Arab Republic

3

United Arab Republic

N/A [3]

Sudan

Ethiopia

N/A [2]

3

1962Details

 Ethiopia

4

Ethiopia

4–2 (a.e.t.)

United Arab Republic

Tunisia

3–0

Uganda

4

1963Details

 Ghana

6

Ghana

3–0

Sudan

United Arab Republic

3–0

Ethiopia

5

1965Details

 Tunisia

6

Ghana

3–2 (a.e.t.)

Tunisia

Ivory Coast

1–0

Senegal

6

1968Details

 Ethiopia

8

Congo-Kinshasa

1–0

Ghana

Ivory Coast

1–0

Ethiopia

7

1970Details

 Sudan

8

Sudan

1–0

Ghana

United Arab Republic

3–1

Ivory Coast

8

1972Details

 Cameroon

8

Congo

3–2

Mali

Cameroon

5–2

Zaire

9

1974Details

 Egypt

8

Zaire

2–2 (a.e.t.)

Zambia

Egypt

4–0

Congo

Match replay: 2–0

10

1976Details

 Ethiopia

8

Morocco

N/A [4]

Guinea

Nigeria

N/A [4]

Egypt

11

1978Details

 Ghana

8

Ghana

2–0

Uganda

Nigeria

2–0 [5]

Tunisia

12

1980Details

 Nigeria

8

Nigeria

3–0

Algeria

Morocco

2–0

Egypt

13

1982Details

 Libya

8

Ghana

1–1 (a.e.t.)

Libya

Zambia

2–0

Algeria

Penalty Shoot-out: 7–6

14

1984Details

 Ivory Coast

8

Cameroon

3–1

Nigeria

Algeria

3–1

Egypt

15

1986Details

 Egypt

8

Egypt

0–0 (a.e.t.)

Cameroon

Ivory Coast

3–2

Morocco

Penalty Shoot-out: 5–4

16

1988Details

 Morocco

8

Cameroon

1–0

Nigeria

Algeria

1–1 (a.e.t.)

Morocco

Penalty Shoot-out: 4–3

17

1990Details

 Algeria

8

Algeria

1–0

Nigeria

Zambia

1–0

Senegal

18

1992Details

 Senegal

12

Ivory Coast

0–0 (a.e.t.)

Ghana

Nigeria

2–1

Cameroon

Penalty Shoot-out: 11–10

19

1994Details

 Tunisia

12

Nigeria

2–1

Zambia

Ivory Coast

3–1

Mali

20

1996Details

 South Africa

16/15 [6]

South Africa

2–0

Tunisia

Zambia

1–0

Ghana

21

1998Details

 Burkina Faso

16

Egypt

2–0

South Africa

DR Congo

4–4 (a.e.t.)

Burkina Faso

Penalty Shoot-out: 4–1

22

2000Details

 Ghana & Nigeria

16

Cameroon

2–2 (a.e.t.)

Nigeria

South Africa

2–2 (a.e.t.)

Tunisia

Penalty Shoot-out: 4–3

Penalty Shoot-out: 4–3

23

2002Details

 Mali

16

Cameroon

0–0 (a.e.t.)

Senegal

Nigeria

1–0

Mali

Penalty Shoot-out: 3–2

24

2004Details

 Tunisia

16

Tunisia

2–1

Morocco

Nigeria

2–1

Mali

25

2006Details

 Egypt

16

Egypt

0–0 (a.e.t.)

Ivory Coast

Nigeria

1–0

Senegal

Penalty Shoot-out: 4–2

26

2008Details

 Ghana

16

Egypt

1–0

Cameroon

Ghana

4–2

Ivory Coast

27

2010Details

 Angola

16/15 [7]

Egypt

1–0

Ghana

Nigeria

1–0

Algeria

28

2012Details

 Gabon & Equatorial Guinea

16

Zambia

0–0 (a.e.t.)

Ivory Coast

Mali

2–0

Ghana

Penalty Shoot-out: 8–7

29

2013Details

 South Africa

16

Nigeria

1–0

Burkina Faso

Mali

3–1

Ghana

30

2015Details

 Equatorial Guinea

16

Ivory Coast

0–0 (a.e.t.)

Ghana

DR Congo

0–0 (a.e.t.)

Equatorial Guinea

Penalty Shoot-out: 9–8

Penalty Shoot-out: 4–2

31

2017Details

 Gabon

16

Cameroon

2–1

Egypt

Burkina Faso

1–0

Ghana

32

2019Details

 Cameroon

24

To be played

To be played

33

2021Details

 Ivory Coast

TBD

To be played

To be played

34

2023Details

 Guinea

TBD

To be played

To be played

text:
^ South Africa were disqualified from the tournament due to the country's apartheid policies.
^  Only three teams participated.
^  There was no final match; the three teams played each other once, with the winner on points receiving the Cup. It finished: UAR 4pts, Sudan 2, Ethiopia 0.
^  There was no final match; the tournament was decided in a final group contested by the last four teams. It finished: Morocco 5pts, Guinea 4, Nigeria 3, Egypt 0.
^  The third-place match was tied 1–1 when the Tunisian team withdrew from the field in the 42nd minute in protest at the officiating. Nigeria were awarded a 2–0 walkover.[25]
^   Nigeria withdrew prior to the start of the finals. Guinea, as the best side to not qualify, was offered Nigeria's spot in the finals, but declined due to a lack of preparation time.
^  The Togolese team withdrew from the competition after their bus was attacked by gunmen in Cabinda, Angola. Following their departure from Angola, Togo were formally disqualified from the tournament after failing to fulfil their opening Group B game against Ghana on 11 January. On 30 January 2010, CAF banned Togo from participating in the next two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and fined the team $50,000 due to "government involvement in the withdrawal from the tournament". Togo were unable to compete until the 2015 tournament, but that ban was lifted on 14 May 2010 by a ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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text:
Key:
a.e.t. – after extra time

text: Summary[edit]

text:
Team

Winners

Runners-up

Third place

Fourth place

Total (top four)

 Egypt

7 (1957, 1959*1, 1986*, 1998, 2006*, 2008, 2010)

2 (19621, 2017)

3 (19631, 19701, 1974*)

3 (1976, 1980, 1984)

15

 Cameroon

5 (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)

2 (1986, 2008)

1 (1972*)

1 (1992)

9

 Ghana

4 (1963*, 1965, 1978*, 1982)

5 (1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, 2015)

1 (2008*)

4 (1996, 2012, 2013, 2017)

14

 Nigeria

3 (1980*, 1994, 2013)

4 (1984, 1988, 1990, 2000*)

7 (1976, 1978, 1992, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010)

–

14

 Ivory Coast

2 (1992, 2015)

2 (2006, 2012)

4 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1994)

2 (1970, 2008)

10

 DR Congo

2 (19682, 19743)

–

2 (1998, 2015)

1 (19723)

5

 Zambia

1 (2012)

2 (1974, 1994)

3 (1982, 1990, 1996)

–

6

 Tunisia

1 (2004*)

2 (1965*, 1996)

1 (1962)

2 (1978, 2000)

6

 Sudan

1 (1970*)

2 (1959, 1963)

1 (1957*)

–

4

 Algeria

1 (1990*)

1 (1980)

2 (1984, 1988)

2 (1982, 2010)

6

 Ethiopia

1 (1962*)

1 (1957)

1 (1959)

2 (1963, 1968*)

5

 Morocco

1 (1976)

1 (2004)

1 (1980)

2 (1986, 1988*)

5

 South Africa

1 (1996*)

1 (1998)

1 (2000)

–

3

 Congo

1 (1972)

–

–

1 (1974)

2

 Mali

–

1 (1972)

2 (2012, 2013)

3 (1994, 2002*, 2004)

6

 Burkina Faso

–

1 (2013)

1 (2017)

1 (1998*)

3

 Senegal

–

1 (2002)

–

3 (1965, 1990, 2006)

4

 Uganda

–

1 (1978)

–

1 (1962)

2

 Guinea

–

1 (1976)

–

–

1

 Libya

–

1 (1982*)

–

–

1

 Equatorial Guinea

–

–

–

1 (2015*)

1

text:
* hosts
1 as United Arab Republic
2 as Congo-Kinshasa
3 as Zaire

text: All-time record[edit]

text:
Tournaments

Matches

Goals Scored

Goals per match

1957

2

7

3.50

1959

3

8

2.67

1962

4

18

4.50

1963

8

33

4.13

1965

8

31

3.88

1968

16

52

3.25

1970

16

51

3.19

1972

16

53

3.31

1974

17

54

3.18

1976

18

54

3.00

1978

16

38

2.38

1980

16

33

2.06

1982

16

32

2.00

1984

16

39

2.44

1986

16

31

1.94

1988

16

23

1.44

1990

16

30

1.88

1992

20

34

1.70

1994

20

44

2.20

1996

29

78

2.69

1998

32

93

2.91

2000

32

73

2.28

2002

32

48

1.50

2004

32

88

2.75

2006

32

73

2.28

2008

32

99

3.09

2010

29

71

2.45

2012

32

76

2.38

2013

32

69

2.16

2015

32

68

2.13

2017

32

66

2.06

text: Champions by region[edit]

text:
Regional federation

Champion(s)

Title(s)

UNAF (North Africa)

Egypt (7), Algeria (1), Morocco (1), Tunisia (1)

10

WAFU (West Africa)

Ghana (4), Nigeria (3), Ivory Coast (2)

9

UNIFFAC (Central Africa)

Cameroon (5), DR Congo (2), Congo (1)

8

CECAFA (East Africa)

Ethiopia (1), Sudan (1)

2

COSAFA (Southern Africa)

South Africa (1), Zambia (1)

2

text: Records and statistics[edit]


document_title: Polysemy

question_text: term for a word that has two meanings

question_tokens: term for a word that has two meanings

text: Polysemy

text: Polysemes[edit]

text: A polyseme is a word or phrase with different, but related senses. Since the test for polysemy is the vague concept of relatedness, judgments of polysemy can be difficult to make. Because applying pre-existing words to new situations is a natural process of language change, looking at words' etymology is helpful in determining polysemy but not the only solution; as words become lost in etymology, what once was a useful distinction of meaning may no longer be so. Some apparently unrelated words share a common historical origin, however, so etymology is not an infallible test for polysemy, and dictionary writers also often defer to speakers' intuitions to judge polysemy in cases where it contradicts etymology. English has many polysemous words. For example, the verb "to get" can mean "procure" (I'll get the drinks), "become" (she got scared), "understand" (I get it) etc.

text: In vertical polysemy a word refers to a member of a subcategory (e.g., 'dog' for 'male dog').[4] A closely related idea is metonymy, in which a word with one original meaning is used to refer to something else connected to it.

text: There are several tests for polysemy, but one of them is zeugma: if one word seems to exhibit zeugma when applied in different contexts, it is likely that the contexts bring out different polysemes of the same word. If the two senses of the same word do not seem to fit, yet seem related, then it is likely that they are polysemous. The fact that this test again depends on speakers' judgments about relatedness, however, means that this test for polysemy is not infallible, but is rather merely a helpful conceptual aid.

text: The difference between homonyms and polysemes is subtle. Lexicographers define polysemes within a single dictionary lemma, numbering different meanings, while homonyms are treated in separate lemmata. Semantic shift can separate a polysemous word into separate homonyms. For example, check as in "bank check" (or Cheque), check in chess, and check meaning "verification" are considered homonyms, while they originated as a single word derived from chess in the 14th century. Psycholinguistic experiments have shown that homonyms and polysemes are represented differently within people's mental lexicon: while the different meanings of homonyms (which are semantically unrelated) tend to interfere or compete with each other during comprehension, this does not usually occur for the polysemes that have semantically related meanings.[5][6][7][8] Results for this contention, however, have been mixed.[9][10][11][12]

text: For Dick Hebdige[13] polysemy means that, "each text is seen to generate a potentially infinite range of meanings," making, according to Richard Middleton,[14] "any homology, out of the most heterogeneous materials, possible. The idea of signifying practice—texts not as communicating or expressing a pre-existing meaning but as 'positioning subjects' within a process of semiosis—changes the whole basis of creating social meaning".

text: One group of polysemes are those in which a word meaning an activity, perhaps derived from a verb, acquires the meanings of those engaged in the activity, or perhaps the results of the activity, or the time or place in which the activity occurs or has occurred. Sometimes only one of those meanings is intended, depending on context, and sometimes multiple meanings are intended at the same time. Other types are derivations from one of the other meanings that leads to a verb or activity.

text: Examples[edit]

text:
The human species (i.e., man vs. other organisms)
Males of the human species (i.e., man vs. woman)
Adult males of the human species (i.e., man vs. boy)

text: This example shows the specific polysemy where the same word is used at different levels of a taxonomy. Example 1 contains 2, and 2 contains 3.

text:
a small burrowing mammal
consequently, there are several different entities called moles (see the Mole disambiguation page). Although these refer to different things, their names derive from 1. :e.g. A Mole burrows for information hoping to go undetected.

text:
a financial institution
the building where a financial institution offers services
a synonym for 'rely upon' (e.g. "I'm your friend, you can bank on me"). It is different, but related, as it derives from the theme of security initiated by 1.

text:
a bound collection of pages
a text reproduced and distributed (thus, someone who has read the same text on a computer has read the same book as someone who had the actual paper volume)
to make an action or event a matter of record (e.g. "Unable to book a hotel room, a man sneaked into a nearby private residence where police arrested him and later booked him for unlawful entry.")

text:
a company that publishes written news.
a single physical item published by the company.
the newspaper as an edited work in a specific format (e.g. "They changed the layout of the newspaper's front page").

text: The different meanings can be combined in a single sentence, e.g. "John used to work for the newspaper that you are reading."

text:
a piece of a tree
a geographical area with many trees

text:
a bird
a type of construction equipment
to strain out one's neck

text: Related ideas[edit]

text: A lexical conception of polysemy was developed by B. T. S. Atkins, in the form of lexical implication rules.[16] These are rules that describe how words, in one lexical context, can then be used, in a different form, in a related context. A crude example of such a rule is the pastoral idea of "verbizing one's nouns": that certain nouns, used in certain contexts, can be converted into a verb, conveying a related meaning.

text: Another clarification of polysemy is the idea of predicate transfer[17]—the reassignment of a property to an object that would not otherwise inherently have that property. Thus, the expression "I am parked out back" conveys the meaning of "parked" from "car" to the property of "I possess a car". This avoids incorrect polysemous interpretations of "parked": that "people can be parked", or that "I am pretending to be a car", or that "I am something that can be parked". This is supported by the morphology: "We are parked out back" does not mean that there are multiple cars; rather, that there are multiple passengers (having the property of being in possession of a car).


document_title: Black Lightning (TV series)

question_text: who plays the youngest daughter in black lightning

text: Black Lightning (TV series)

text: Premise[edit]

text: High school principal Jefferson Pierce, who retired from his superhero persona Black Lightning nine years ago after seeing the effects it had on his family, is forced to become a vigilante again when the rise of the local gang called the 100 leads to increased crime and corruption in his community of Freeland.[2]

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning: A retired superhero with the ability to harness and manipulate electricity who works as a principal at Garfield High School. He returns to fighting crime after his daughters are kidnapped by a local gang.[3][2] Kaden Washington Lewis portrays teenage Jefferson Pierce.
China Anne McClain as Jennifer Pierce: Jefferson's younger daughter, who is "an independent, outspoken scholar-athlete with a wild streak of her own",[4] who also possesses powers where her cells start generating energy; her electric power is orange unlike her father's which is blue.[5]
Nafessa Williams as Anissa Pierce / Thunder: Jefferson's elder daughter who is in medical school and teaches part-time at Jefferson's school.[4] Anissa is a metahuman like her father, having an ability to manipulate her density with her breathing and emotions, endowing herself with superhuman strength and near invulnerablity. She can also create powerful shockwaves against opponents with this power during combat. In addition, she has an accelerated healing factor. She eventually fights crime as Thunder,[5]  and later becomes her father's protégée and partner.  Describing her character as a positive role model, Williams said "I'm just really grateful to tell the story for young lesbians — and black lesbians in particular ... My hope is that when you watch Anissa, a young lesbian is inspired to walk boldly as who she is and to love herself and to love herself exactly how she looks."[6]
Christine Adams as Lynn Stewart: A neuroscientist at Bowman College and Jefferson's ex-wife.[7]
Marvin "Krondon" Jones III as Tobias Whale: A former politician who rose through the ranks of local government through corruption but was brought down by Jefferson's father, Alvin. After killing Alvin, Tobias was exiled and became the leader of the 100.[8] Despite being Black Lightning's chief adversary and wants to kill him, Whale also becomes involved with the A.S.A.'s efforts to capture and study him.
Damon Gupton as Billy Henderson: A veteran detective inspector with the police who becomes an unlikely ally to Jefferson, despite his role in the community. After exposing the dirty Deputy Chief, Cayman, he is appointed to replace him.[9]
James Remar as Peter Gambi: Jefferson's oldest friend who became a father figure and mentor to him and works as his "tailor" while having connections with Lady Eve. His real name is Peter Esposito and was a former member of the A.S.A. until he turned against the organization and gave information to Alvin Pierce, resulting in his murder.[9]

text: Recurring[edit]

text:
Kyanna Simone Simpson as Kiesha Henderson: Jennifer Pierce's best friend and the daughter of Billy Henderson, who encourages Jennifer to challenge her perfect image.[10]
Skye P. Marshall as Kara Fowdy: Garfield High's vice-principal. She is later revealed to be a spotter for the A.S.A. who reports on metahuman sightings at the school to them.[11]
William Catlett as Latavius "Lala" Johnson/Tattoo Man: A member of the 100 who is in charge of the Seahorse Motel that the 100 use as a front for their prostitution ring. He is killed by Tobias Whale for his repeated failures to dispose of Black Lightning, but is later resurrected by Lady Eve's magic dust and starts seeing Lawanda's ghost and Will's ghost where their tattoos appear on his body. In addition, he starts to demonstrate super-strength. After regaining control of Lala and mentioning the ghosts being a side effect of the reanimation project he was put through, Tobias uses him as a bomb mule in an attempt to kill Martin Proctor.
Dabier as Will: A member of the 100 and cousin of Lala who kidnaps Anissa and Jennifer. He is later killed by Lala for disappointing him and later appears as a ghost that only Lala can see.
Charlbi Dean as Syonide: Tobias Whale's henchwoman, hit person, and mob enforcer. As an infant, she was found in the dumpster with her umbilical cord wrapped around her. When she was eight years old, Tobias discovered her in an orphanage, where she was abused and malnourished. He took her in and trained her in the art of assassination while also having her put through a painful procedure that involved placing carbon fiber armor beneath her skin.
Eric Mendenhall as Joey Toledo: Tobias Whale's right-hand man and mob enforcer. He is killed by Gambi.
Tracey Bonner as Lawanda White: One of Jefferson's former students whose daughter was taken by the 100 under Lala's supervision. After Jefferson fails to help her as promised, Lawanda confronts Lala, who shoots and kills her mercilessly. Unknown to him, she recorded the entire exchange, which leads to his arrest and eventual death. Lawanda later turns up as a ghost that only Lala can see.[12]
Anthony Reynolds as Zeke Cayman: A corrupt deputy chief of the Freeland Police Department who has connections with the A.S.A and Tobias Whale. He is tasked by Kara with framing Jefferson for drug dealing, but is subsequently arrested by Henderson alongside those involved after Henderson got a confession from one of Cayman's accomplices.
Jordan Calloway as Khalil Payne/Painkiller: A track star at Garfield High and Jennifer's ex-boyfriend. After a bullet from Syonide's gun paralyzes him from the waist down, he becomes involved with Tobias Whale where he undergoes an experimental treatment done by the A.S.A. involving a spinal implant that gives him enhanced abilities, becomes a cyborg in the process. Tobias Whale is the one who names Khalil's new form of Painkiller.[13]
Chantal Thuy as Grace Choi: A bartender who becomes Anissa's girlfriend.[14]
Jill Scott as Evelyn Stillwater-Ferguson / Lady Eve: The owner of a funeral parlor who connects Tobias Whale with a secret group of corrupt leaders that gave him leadership over the 100.[15] She is later murdered by Tobias as part of a plan to frame Black Lightning.
Edwina Findley as Tori Whale: Tobias Whale's younger sister who assists in his plot to destroy Black Lightning.[16] She is accidentally killed by a stray bullet while trying to escape from Black Lightning.
Gregg Henry as Martin Proctor: The leader of the A.S.A., who initially wants to kill Black Lightning, but changes his mind when he realizes that his DNA can be used to create metahuman soldiers. Peter Gambi is associated with him. During a confrontation at one of the warehouses storing the metahuman stasis pods, Martin is briefly attacked by Jennifer and shot by Gambi. Tobias Whale had his thumbs salvaged by an ally at the coroner's office in order to access the contents of his briefcase.

text: Guest[edit]

text:
Clifton Powell as Jeremiah Holt: A reverend looking to challenge the 100.[17][18]
Jason Louder as Frank "Two-Bits" Tanner: Jefferson's childhood friend who sells drugs and bootleg DVDs on the streets, and an occasional informant for Black Lightning.[19][20]
Antonio Fargas as David Poe: The editor of the Freeland Gazette, who gives Anissa files that once belonged to her grandfather, Alvin. He is subsequently killed offscreen in a staged hit-and-run.[21]
Keith Arthur Bolden as Alvin Pierce: The father of Jefferson and friend of Peter Gambi who worked as a reporter. He was killed by Tobias Whale after exposing him for corruption.[22][23]
Josh Henry as Man in Lab Coat: An unnamed scientist working for the A.S.A. who oversees the stasis pods that the captured metahumans are in.[23][23]

text: Roland S. Martin and Nina Turner appeared as themselves in the pilot.[24] Journalist Amanda Davis has a posthumous cameo appearance in the debut episode.[24]

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.codeUS viewers(millions)1"The Resurrection"Salim AkilSalim AkilJanuary 16, 2018 (2018-01-16)T43.100012.31[25]
After his older daughter Anissa is arrested for protesting, high school principal and former superhero Jefferson Pierce is again pulled over for a crime he did not commit. The last straw comes when his youngest daughter, Jennifer, gets in trouble at a club owned by a gang called the "100" and he is forced to use his powers to rescue her. Peter Gambi, his mentor and friend, urges him to become Black Lightning again, but Jefferson refuses to break the promise he made to his ex-wife, Lynn, to give up heroics in hopes of reconciling with her. A 100 gangbanger named Will and his friends abduct Jennifer and Anissa despite an agreement between Jefferson and the gang. Lynn temporarily frees him from his promise in order to save their daughters. With Gambi's help, he rescues the girls from the 100 at the Seahorse Motel. However, he is unable to find Will's boss Lala. After being brought to the head of the 100, Tobias Whale, by his two underlings Syonide and Joey Toledo, Lala is instructed to kill Black Lightning. Anissa's trauma activates her own powers, causing her to break a sink in half.
2"LaWanda: The Book of Hope"Oz ScottSalim AkilJanuary 23, 2018 (2018-01-23)T43.100021.94[26]
Jefferson assures Lynn that he is giving up his Black Lightning identity for good. However, he learns that the 100 are still running prostitutes at the Seahorse Motel and that his daughters are being targeted as witnesses. Jefferson asks Gambi to help him find Lala by hacking the police's database. Anissa's girlfriend offers to get her a therapist. Will escapes police custody, but is captured and executed by Lala. LaWanda, a former student of Jefferson's, tries to free her daughter from the grip of the 100 and he promises to help her. LaWanda is killed when she confronts Lala at the Seahorse Motel. Blaming himself for her death, Jefferson throws aside his concerns and prepares to go after the 100. Lynn visits Gambi and asks him to convince her husband otherwise, but he refuses. Using information from Will's recovered phone, Jefferson suits up and storms the hotel where Lala is hiding, beating him severely just before the police arrive to arrest him. While out shopping, Anissa subdues a robber with her powers. Using his connections with Deputy Chief Zeke Cayman after the Seahorse Motel was shut down, Tobias gets access to Lala's cell and strangles him with only one hand.
3"LaWanda: The Book of Burial"Mark TonderaiJan NashJanuary 30, 2018 (2018-01-30)T43.100032.21[27]
Following LaWanda's death, Reverend Holt plans to orchestrate a peace march in light of the 100's crime waves, much to the dismay of Jefferson and Inspector Henderson. Anissa meets Grace Choi and experiments with her new abilities. Tobias has an talk with Lady Eve and instructs his minions to massacre the peace march in exchange for Lala's place in the ranks. Though Black Lightning succeeds in stopping the assailant, Tobias is nearby as Syonide shoots Reverend Holt. The bullet goes through Reverend Holt and hits Khalil, Jennifer’s boyfriend. At the hospital, Jefferson sees the mixed news about the opinions of Black Lightning from the peace marchers and Inspector Henderson. At the tailor shop, Gambi deletes evidence that Tobias was the one responsible for the reverend and Khalil being shot. Back at the hospital, Lynn assures Anissa that she will be there for her. Jefferson and Jennifer tell them that Reverend Holt is doing well but Khalil won't walk again. As Jefferson embraces his family, he continues to see the news about Black Lightning as other peace marchers praise his heroic actions.
4"Black Jesus"Michael SchultzPat CharlesFebruary 6, 2018 (2018-02-06)T43.100041.88[28]
One of Jefferson's students, Bernard, almost overdoses on a new strength-enhancing street drug, Green Light. Jefferson is forced to use his powers to knock him out. The school board wants Bernard expelled but lets him stay when Jefferson cedes final authority over student matters to the board. Gambi and Jefferson track Green Light to a mid-level dealer named Two Bits, an old friend of Jefferson's. 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. Jennifer quits track to focus on supporting Khalil. Lady Eve gets impatient with Tobias, who entered the criminal world after being forced out of city council for supposedly killing Black Lightning. Tobias has Joey Toledo murder the morgue doctor who told him Black Lighting was dead. Tobias' sister Tori arrives and proposes turning the people against Black Lightning. Tobias visits Khalil where he pays his medical bills and tells him it's Black Lightning's fault that he'll never walk again.
5"And Then the Devil Brought the Plague: The Book of Green Light"Rose TrocheAdam GiaudroneFebruary 13, 2018 (2018-02-13)T43.100051.81[29]
Gambi alters Black Lightning's suit for flight. Jefferson experiences severe headaches. Tobias pays Gambi a visit, looking for the identity of Black Lightning but Gambi says he doesn't know; and that Tobias is breaking their deal by coming to him. Tracking Green Light, Black Lightning finds out it is coming from Joey Toledo. Jennifer defends herself against two girls at a skating rink. One girl's family is furious. While Jefferson and Lynn take responsibility upon being confronted by the family, they are impressed. Tori says Tobias needs to finally deal with their abusive father, Eldridge. Now an old man, Tobias breaks his father's back and convinces Tori to let him die. Anissa discovers that, decades ago, her grandfather, reporter Alvin Pierce, had a story on the disappearance of nine enhanced teenagers. The newspaper wouldn't print the story and Alvin was murdered a week later. Anissa visits the paper's editor who says "they" are still watching. Nevertheless, he gives her some files and Anissa suits up to explore a storage unit after putting together a costume from different clothes she purchases. On a tip from Inspector Henderson, Black Lightning confronts Toledo, but his headaches incapacitate him. This allows Toledo to escape as he vows to Black Lightning that Tobias Whale will kill him.
6"Three Sevens: The Book of Thunder"Benny BoomCharles HollandFebruary 27, 2018 (2018-02-27)T43.100061.64[30]
After Joey Toledo contacts Deputy Chief Cayman about Black Lightning's sighting, Gambi picks up Black Lightning before the police can find him and informs Lynn. The next day, Jefferson deals with Anissa getting in trouble with the police in relation to vandalism of a Confederate general's statue, as well as Fowdy showing cyber-bullying videos about Jennifer. Meanwhile, Lynn compares the brain scans of those on Green Light and Black Lightning. While Black Lightning prepares for a confrontation with Tobias, Anissa uses her powers to destroy the Confederate general's statue after she learns that someone was killed over it. Afterwards, Anissa contacts Lynn to reveal her powers. Due to an attack at the hospital, Black Lightning cancels his planned attack on Tobias. Anissa shows up and fights off the thieves; Black Lightning battles and injures her, thinking that she was a metahuman who attacked Lynn. After realizing who she is, Lynn and Jefferson call Gambi for help. Gambi visits Lady Eve, having trained her, and makes a deal to keep the Pierce family off-limits to The 100, who want to stop Lynn's research. Meanwhile, Khalil takes up Tobias's offer to walk again. Anissa awakes and finally discovers that her father is Black Lightning.
7"Equinox: The Book of Fate"Bille WoodruffLamont MageeMarch 6, 2018 (2018-03-06)T43.100071.46[31]
Since the discovery of Anissa having developed metahuman powers, Lynn examines Anissa while Gambi comes clean to Jefferson about not telling him that Tobias Whale is back in town. Investigating the break-in at the hospital, Inspector Henderson gets the description of the criminals responsible and thinks the 100 is behind this though the two thieves are killed. After visiting Lady Eve about Tobias Whale, a disguised Gambi enters Tobias's club and kills Toledo to make Tobias fall in line. Lynn asks Gambi to make a suit for Anissa. At a club that Tobias is attending, Black Lightning fights him and his henchmen which results in Tobias getting wounded and Tori accidentally getting killed by a stray bullet. During this time, Tobias Whale's henchmen use special electrical guns to kill Lady Eve and her minions. After a talk with Anissa, Black Lightning gets a call from Henderson believing he killed Lady Eve. In the final scene, Lala is in a hotel room as he is brought back to life with Lawanda's head tattooed on his chest.
8"The Book of Revelations"Tanya HamiltonJan NashMarch 13, 2018 (2018-03-13)T43.100081.45[32]
Two henchmen are surprised to see Lala back from the dead; while Lawanda talks to him encouraging violence and seducing him. Gambi meets with A.S.A. member Martin Proctor who wants Black Lightning dead as a threat to the Freeland experiment. Examining Lady Eve's body, Jefferson and Anissa trace the weapon's radiation; finding it and the body of Lady Eve's killer. Meanwhile, Jennifer is startled at school, causing her to unlock her own electrical powers. After calling Henderson, Jefferson and Anissa hide nearby when they see someone coming close. While Jefferson sneaks up on the person, Anissa sees that it is about to explode and activates her powers to shield her father. Jefferson suspects The 100 intercepted his call to Henderson. Lynn finds that Greenlight was similar to a vaccine that was found in Alvin Pierce's locker from 30 years ago. Gambi admits that his real name is Peter Esposito and that he withheld some things to protect Jefferson and his family from the A.S.A. who made the vaccine and hunt metahumans. Jefferson warns Gambi to stay away from his family. In the final scene, Jennifer confides in Anissa about her electrical powers.
9"The Book of Little Black Lies"Tawnia McKernanKeli GoffMarch 20, 2018 (2018-03-20)T43.100091.55[33]
Anissa reveals her own powers and the fact their father is Black Lightning to Jennifer; and she feels lied to by her parents all her life. Three separate investigations of Inspector Henderson into the corrupt police officers, Gambi into the electrical weapons, and Jefferson and Anissa into Green Light from Alvin's research all lead to the same lab where the drug is currently being manufactured. Gambi gives Anissa her costume as Thunder and says he made a mistake in keeping secrets, but he was just trying to protect the ones he loves. With help from her mother, Jennifer is able to see why her parents lied but doesn't want to save the world, mourning her loss of her chance at a normal life. Black Lightning and Thunder attack the Green Light lab together and Inspector Henderson is able to make a few arrests before they blow it up. A.S.A. agents attack with weapons to disable Black Lightning's powers, but Thunder saves him. At home, Jennifer is able to forgive her father who promises to be honest with her from now on as they watch The Princess and the Frog.
10"Sins of the Father: The Book of Redemption"Eric LaneuvillePat CharlesMarch 27, 2018 (2018-03-27)T43.100101.55[34]
This episode's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. (May 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Thunder investigates Gambi's tip about the kids from 30 years ago and finds they are still alive. When she brings Black Lightning to the lab, it's empty and they fight off ASA agents again. Two Bits sees one of Jefferson's students display powers and get kidnapped, telling Jefferson. Meanwhile, Lala begins seeing Will, now also tattooed on his chest, as a ghost while taking over The 100 to sell traditional drugs again while planning revenge on Tobias Whale. He even displayed increased strength on anyone who disagrees with the plan. Anissa and Jennifer argue about powers again causing Jennifer's whole body to flare up with electricity. Lynn finds that while their father is like a battery manipulating electricity, Jennifer can generate it. Martin Proctor and the A.S.A. kidnap and torture Gambi, demanding Black Lightning's identity. Under orders of Martin, two A.S.A. agents take Jefferson away while he mentors a child to get Gambi to talk. Jefferson uses his powers, allowing Gambi to kill two A.S.A. agents. Gambi begins healing in his basement base and the Pierce family hides in Alvin's old house. Gambi tells Jefferson to find the new A.S.A. spotter in the community that finds kids with powers. At the new location of the stasis pods holding the kids, Martin has realized that Jefferson is Black Lightning after putting two and two together and informs Vice-Principal Fowdy about it as she is revealed to be the A.S.A.'s new spotter.
11"Black Jesus: The Book of Crucifixion"Michael SchultzMelora RiveraApril 3, 2018 (2018-04-03)T43.100111.50[35]
Black Lightning and Thunder raid another location and find that the bodies have been moved again. Vice-Principal Kara Fowdy tells a scientist to keep an eye on the stasis pods stable, but one teenager from 30 years ago dies. From the shadows, Fowdy instructs Deputy Chief Cayman to have Jefferson framed for possession of Greenlight. In an online discussion with her bosses, Fowdy is told that the federal agents will take Jefferson to the black site to determine if he is Black Lightning. While Lynn tries to find a lawyer that can defend Jefferson, Henderson visits Jefferson's cell, as he acts out an interrogation with Jefferson by talking about why his daughters were kidnapped by Lala. Thanks to Gambi, Thunder runs after his remote-controlled car using a hologram of Black Lightning; to fool everyone into believing Jefferson cannot be Black Lightning. Henderson is able to catch Detective Grunion and convinces him to snitch on the rest. Henderson has Jefferson released and Cayman is arrested for his corruption. Jefferson has been exonerated and Henderson has been sworn in as the new Deputy Chief of Police. Gambi joins the Pierce family for dinner to celebrate Jefferson's exoneration.
12"The Resurrection and the Light: The Book of Pain"Oz ScottJan Nash & Adam GiaudroneApril 10, 2018 (2018-04-10)T13.100121.54[36]
This episode's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. (May 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)After recuperating, Tobias Whale is told by Martin Proctor to capture Black Lightning alive. To aid in this mission, Khalil emerges where he was given a spinal implant to help him walk again. Gambi confronts a weapon maker for information about Martin Proctor. While the weapon maker finds the information, he is confronted by Lala, who acted strange after hearing the phrase "The devil deals the cards." Meanwhile, Lynn works to help Jennifer with her condition. Under orders of Tobias Whale, Khalil as Painkiller attacks Jefferson High using paralysis needles based from a toxin his implant now creates; to draw out Black Lightning so that they can find out who he is. When Black Lightning confronts Khalil, Tobias joins the fight. As Jennifer works to get control of her abilities, Thunder faces off against Syonide where she manages to get a cut in Syonide's left arm under her internal body armor. As Tobias restrains Black Lightning, Khalil does a strike that accidentally stops Black Lightning's heart. Tobias reprimands Khalil for that action. When Thunder appears, Syonide covers their escape as Jennifer builds up enough energy to resuscitate Black Lightning. Falling back to a cabin in the woods at North Freeland, Gambi cloaks them from tracking. Following the incident at the school, Martin Proctor tells Kara Fowdy to find Black Lightning even if she has to burn Freeland to do it. Meanwhile, Lala is brought to Tobias Whale by Syonide, who is unsurprised to see Lala alive. Using the phrase, Tobias is able to control Lala and plans on taking out Martin Proctor next.
13"Shadow of Death: The Book of War"Salim AkilCharles D. HollandApril 17, 2018 (2018-04-17)T43.100131.68[37]
Near death in North Freeland, Jefferson speaks with his late father Alvin, who motivates him to wake up, though his powers are gone. With the metahuman occupants are dying, Martin Proctor demands Lala be brought to him for information on Tobias. Tobias had Lala revived and placed under his control while mentioning that the ghosts of his victims and the tattoos of their heads on him are a side effect of his revival. Tobias then sends him with a bomb inside his stomach to the A.S.A. which kills a few agents. As Proctor sends agents to the cabin, Inspector Henderson gets word and the police pursue. Jennifer uses her powers to restore her father's, increasing her family’s and Gambi's chances of survival against the A.S.A. agents and avoid the police. Tobias’s group attack the A.S.A. headquarters and only Martin is able to escape. The Pierce family confronts Martin and Gambi realizes he is running a rogue operation; Gambi then kills Procter. When the scientist states that he needs the briefcase to deal with the pods' inhabitants, Lynn states that she knows someone who can help them. The details of the A.S.A's experiments are exposed to the media, causing a government scandal. The public recognizes Black Lightning and Thunder as public heroes for having stopped the rogue government conspiracy. Tobias opens Martin's briefcase using his severed thumbs; this provides Tobias the means he needs to eliminate Black Lightning.

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: In September 2016, after being in various stages of development, Warner Bros. Television began pitching Black Lightning to networks.[38] The project was being developed by Mara Brock Akil and her husband, Salim Akil. They were partnered with Greg Berlanti, who was behind several DC Comics properties for the studio, eventually landing at Fox with a pilot production commitment.[39] In February 2017, Fox opted not to go forward with the project, deciding that it was "not a good fit into its already crowded genre drama space".[40] Warner Bros. Television presented the project to other networks, with The CW officially ordering a pilot for Black Lightning.[41] The CW also opted to discard the original pilot script, as it had been written for Fox, and shoot a short presentation instead.[42] The CW officially ordered Black Lightning to series on May 10, 2017.[43]

text: On April 2, 2018, The CW renewed the show for a second season, which is set to premiere on October 9, 2018.[44][45]

text: Writing[edit]

text: Salim Akil stated that Black Lightning would not follow the villain of the week format or be a procedural, because he wanted to "explore the characters, even the villains".[46]

text: Casting[edit]

text: In late February 2017, Cress Williams was cast as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning,[3] followed a month later by the casting of China Anne McClain and Nafessa Williams as his daughters, Jennifer Pierce and Anissa Pierce, respectively,[4] and Christine Adams was cast as Lynn Pierce, Jefferson's ex-wife.[7] At the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International, it was announced that James Remar and Damon Gupton had joined the cast as Pierce's friend Peter Gambi and detective inspector Henderson, respectively.[9] The following month, Marvin "Krondon" Jones III of the hip hop group Strong Arm Steady was cast as Tobias Whale.[8]

text: At the end of September 2017, Kyanna Simone Simpson was cast as the recurring role Kiesha.[10] The following month, Edwina Findley joined the cast as Tori Whale,[16] while Chantal Thuy was cast as Grace Choi.[14] In January 2018, it was revealed that Skye Marshall had been cast as Mrs. Fowdy.[11]

text: Design[edit]

text: Black Lightning's costume was designed by Laura Jean Shannon.[47]

text: Filming[edit]

text: Filming for the series takes place in Atlanta.[2][48] Filming for the first season began August 14, 2017.[49]

text: Music[edit]

text: Kurt Farquhar composes the soundtrack for the series while Godholly provides original music for the series. These tracks include "Black Lightning", "Power", "Green Light", "Welcome to Freeland", "Can't Go" and "Thunder".[citation needed]

text: Release[edit]

text: Broadcast[edit]

text: Black Lightning began airing on The CW on January 16, 2018,[50] and is set to run for 13 episodes.[51] Each episode airs a week later on Netflix across Western Europe.[52]

text: Home media[edit]

text: The first season was released on Blu-ray and DVD in Region 1 in June 26, 2018.[53]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Ratings[edit]

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No.

Title

Air date
Rating/share(18–49)
Viewers(millions)
DVR(18–49)
DVR viewers(millions)
Total(18–49)
Total viewers(millions)

1

"The Resurrection"

January 16, 2018
0.8/3
2.31[25]
N/A
1.32
N/A
3.63[54]

2

"LaWanda: The Book of Hope"

January 23, 2018
0.6/2
1.94[26]
0.7
1.54
1.3
3.48[55]

3

"LaWanda: The Book of Burial"

January 30, 2018
0.8/3
2.21[27]
0.6
1.54
1.4
3.77[56]

4

"Black Jesus"

February 6, 2018
0.6/2
1.88[28]
0.6
1.39
1.2
3.27[57]

5

"And Then the Devil Brought the Plague: The Book of Green Light"

February 13, 2018
0.5/2
1.81[29]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

6

"Three Sevens: The Book of Thunder"

February 27, 2018
0.5/2
1.64[30]
0.5
1.17
1.0
2.80[58]

7

"Equinox: The Book of Fate"

March 6, 2018
0.5/2
1.46[31]
0.4
1.03
0.9
2.48[59]

8

"The Book of Revelations"

March 13, 2018
0.5/2
1.45[32]
0.4
0.96
0.9
2.41[60]

9

"The Book of Little Black Lies"

March 20, 2018
0.5/2
1.55[33]
0.4
0.91
0.9
2.47[61]

10

"Sins of the Father: The Book of Redemption"

March 27, 2018
0.5/2
1.55[34]
0.4
0.92
0.9
2.47[62]

11

"Black Jesus: The Book of Crucifixion"

April 3, 2018
0.5/2
1.50[35]
N/A
0.83
N/A
2.33[63]

12

"The Resurrection and the Light: The Book of Pain"

April 10, 2018
0.5/2
1.54[36]
N/A
0.86
N/A
2.40[64]

13

"Shadow of Death: The Book of War"

April 17, 2018
0.5/2
1.68[37]
0.4
N/A
0.9[65]
N/A

text: Critical response[edit]

text: On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has received a 97% approval rating, with an average rating of 8.3/10, based on 43 reviews.[66] The website's critical consensus reads, "Black Lightning doesn't reinvent superhero TV, but it does give the genre a necessary jolt with real-world plots, scary new villains, and a star-making performance from Cress Williams."[66] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 79 out of 100 based on 24 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[67]

text: Daniel Fienberg, in a review for The Hollywood Reporter, praised the series for being "smart and relevant and full of an attitude that's all its own."[68] The portrayal of Anissa Pierce as Thunder has received praise for making television history as the first black lesbian superhero.[69][70][71]

text: Accolades[edit]

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Year

Award

Category

Recipient(s) and nominee(s)

Result

Ref.

2018

Saturn Awards

Best Superhero Television Series

Black Lightning

Nominated

[72]

Teen Choice Awards

Choice Breakout TV Show

Black Lightning

Nominated

Choice Breakout TV Star

Nafessa Williams

Nominated

text: Connection to the Arrowverse[edit]

text: Despite airing on The CW and being created by Berlanti, Mark Pedowitz, president of The CW said in May 2017 that the series "at this time, is not part of the Arrowverse. It is a separate situation."[2] Berlanti had previously stated when the series was in development at Fox that it would not crossover with his other DC Comics television properties on The CW nor would it exist in the Arrowverse.[73] However, Akil later stated that they were not ruling out eventual crossovers.[46] In August 2017, Pedowitz added, "If [the showrunners] wish to bring it in, that is their call. We had a long discussion with the studio, Mara, Salim, and myself. We were fine with them making it separate from the Arrowverse, they have a different point of view. If they end up wanting to go that way, that will be their decision."[74] Salim Akil noted references in the first season to the Arrowverse heroes Vixen and Supergirl were a "fun" way "to tease the fans". He also further reiterated that the series existed on a separate Earth from the other Arrowverse series (like Earth-One from Arrow, The Flash, and Legends of Tomorrow and Earth Thirty-Eight from Supergirl) and was hopeful that any future crossover would involve the heroes of the other series visiting the Earth that is associated with Black Lightning.[75]