The Black Lightning television set show premieres in less than a month , and Jefferson Pierce is gearing up for a return to action .
The abbreviated new trailer , courtesy of The CW ’s YouTube canal , offer a dexterous depression of the crisis that pushes Black Lightning , who has the mogul to control electrical energy , back into the ruffle after almost a tenner out of the vigilante plot . His hometown is getting bad , and he wants to help , and even if it ’s dangerous , it ’s deserving it . “ I ca n’t save the world , ” Pierce tell one character .
“ But you may keep your piece of it , ” the other character replies . And that ’s a compelling argument .
Can I just say how much I really stab this premise ? The previous - hero - coming - out - of - retirement trope is a well one , and I ’m interested in seeing it represent out in a serialized television receiver formatting . Plus , it let the show skip the wearisome backstory .
And an older Black Lightning have the show trifle up the angle of communal responsibility and civil engagement , letting the show play as a legend of grownup province . While superhero stories so often tell stories that feel like allegories for adolescence , or stories of arrested development , this iteration of Black Lightning has the potential difference to be about the challenges of balancing responsibilities as a existent , true - to - god grownup . I ’m right smart into that .
Check out the prevue below . Black Lightning premieres on The CW January 16th at 9/8central .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxcX2qVOnoM
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