Top 10 awesome shows like Black Lightning that you will enjoy watching
You just finished watching Black Lightning and you can't get over how good this show was. Now you want to watch more of such masterpieces. We have curated a list of similar shows which are created by the likes of Salim Akil, Cress Williams and China Anne McClain . Here goes the list -
- The Tomorrow People
- Alphas
- Defiance
- Day Break
- Runaways
- Freedom
- Second Chance
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- Extant
- Defying Gravity
The Tomorrow People
Evolved humans with amazing abilities (Teleportation, Telekinesis, Telepathy) are being hunted down by agents of Ultra.
This show, created by Dermott Downs, Robbie Amell and Peyton List, scores 7.2 on IMDb.
Genres - Sci-Fi | Drama | Action
Watch TrailerAlphas
Alphas is a science fiction drama focusing on a team that investigates people with supernatural abilities.
This show, created by Nick Copus, David Strathairn and Ryan Cartwright, scores 7.2 on IMDb.
Genres - Sci-Fi | Drama | Action
You can watch this on Apple Itunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store and Fandangonow.
Watch TrailerDefiance
Life in the city of Defiance, in a near future after the arrival of different alien lifeforms to Earth.
This show, created by Michael Nankin, Grant Bowler and Julie Benz, scores 7.0 on IMDb.
Genres - Sci-Fi | Drama | Action
You can watch this on Fandangonow, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video and Apple Itunes.
Watch TrailerDay Break
Today Detective Brett Hopper will be accused of shooting state attorney Alberto Garza. He will offer his rock solid alibi. He will realize he's been framed. And he will run. Then he will wake up and start the day over again.
This show, created by Rob Bowman, Taye Diggs and Moon Bloodgood, scores 8.0 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama | Sci-Fi | Action
Runaways
After discovering their parents are super-villains in disguise, a group of teenagers band together to run away from their homes in order to atone for their parents' actions and to discover the secrets of their origins.
This show, created by Jeffrey W. Byrd, Rhenzy Feliz and Lyrica Okano, scores 7.0 on IMDb.
Genres - Sci-Fi | Drama | Action
You can watch this on Disney Plus and Hulu.
Freedom
After a coup, the US government is taken over by renegade military forces, forcing four people - each of whom had been arrested for treason - to band together and help the resistance return the legitimate government to power.
This show, created by Paul Abascal, Scarlett Chorvat and Darius McCrary, scores 6.6 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama | Sci-Fi | Action
Second Chance
A billionaire bio-engineer brings a dead police officer back to life.
This show, created by Brad Turner, Robert Kazinsky and Dilshad Vadsaria, scores 7.5 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama | Sci-Fi
You can watch this on Hulu.
Watch TrailerTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Set after the events in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Sarah Connor and her son, John, try to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon.
This show, created by Charles Beeson, Lena Headey and Thomas Dekker, scores 7.6 on IMDb.
Genres - Sci-Fi | Drama | Action
You can watch this on Hulu.
Watch TrailerExtant
An astronaut struggles to learn how she became pregnant while on a thirteen-month-long solo space mission.
This show, created by Dan Lerner, Halle Berry and Pierce Gagnon, scores 6.6 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama | Thriller | Sci-Fi
You can watch this on Cbs.
Watch TrailerDefying Gravity
Eight astronauts living aboard an international spacecraft on a mission through the Solar System, as the world watches from billions of kilometers away.
This show, created by Fred Gerber, Ron Livingston and Malik Yoba, scores 7.3 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama | Sci-Fi
You can watch this on Apple Itunes, Vudu, Amazon Video and Microsoft Store.