The Flash To Appear In ‘Arrow’, Spinoff In The Works

Aquaman and Wonder Woman may never appear on The CW, but it looks as though The Flash definitely will, and sooner than you might think.

The character (Barry Allen) will debut during Arrow‘s second season (episodes eight, nine, and twenty to be specific). His origin story will be told at some point in these episodes, and some time after that, he’ll get his own series. The episodes will be written by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns.

Kreisberg has stated that we’ll meet Barry as ‘an ordinary man’ in episode eight, and that “The character will be as grounded and realistic as possible. That’s how we’ll get to know him. Then his life will get a bit faster.”

Arrow, of course, has been a strictly ‘no-powers’ series to this point. Kreisberg noted that the origins “won’t be treated as commonplace on the show but as extraordinary events,” and that “he does need powers to become The Flash. And he will be The Flash. He will wear a red costume, and he will go by that name.”

An actor has not yet been chosen for the role, as casting is set to begin next week. We’ll be sure to keep you updated on this one, as of course a series based on The Flash is one that we definitely want to see.

What do you think of the announcement? Are you a fan of Arrow so far?

Source: Deadline