The CW Shares First Photo of Black Lightning, Its Next Solo Hero

The CW is having such luck with its DC superhero shows The Flash, Supergirl, Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow that this fall they're adding Black Lightning, produced by Greg Berlanti, who does the other four series. Below, check out the first picture of a fully suited Jefferson Pierce, played by Cress Williams. The 46-year-old's storied career includes runs on Friday Night Lights, ER, Grey's Anatomy, Hart of Dixie and Living Single.

“Resurrecting him at a time in our society when a sense of hope is lacking...Black Lightning will be that hope,” says executive producer/writer/director Salim Akil (Soul Food, Being Mary Jane and The Game, created by wife Mara Brock Akil). “And in updating the suit, it will signal to a new generation that it’s time to harness and release our power, and become our own superheroes.”