Warner Bros. has announced that The Cosby Show and Living Single actress Erika Alexander has signed on for a recurring guest role in the second season of The CW’s DC superhero show Black Lightning.
Alexander is set to portray Perenna, “a therapist with telepathic abilities that works with Jennifer (China Anne McClain) to help her handle her manifesting powers and the complex bundle of emotions they stir up.”
The actress’ recent credits include Bosch and Get Out, and she will soon be seen opposite Helen Hunt in the horror thriller I See You, along with a role in HBO’s Insecure.
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Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. Nine years ago, Pierce was gifted with the superhuman power to harness and control electricity, which he used to keep his hometown streets safe as the masked vigilante Black Lightning. However, after too many nights with his life and his family on the line, he left his Super Hero days behind. Almost a decade later, Pierce’s crime-fighting days are long behind him…or so he thought. But with crime and corruption spreading like wildfire, Black Lightning returns — to save not only his family, but also the soul of his community.
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Black Lightning season 2 will premiere on October 9th on The CW.
