Arrow star Stephen Amell has responded following the announcement that he will reprise the role of Oliver Queen, aka Green Arrow, in the ninth and final season of The Flash. The actor took to social media to simply declare that “Of course” he is coming back, alongside a GIF of Oliver embracing Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen in a hugely wholesome hug. You can check out the post from Stephen Amell below.
The Flash Season 9 picks up with the DC superhero one week after defeating the Reverse Flash once and for all. Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) and Iris West-Allen (Candice Patton) are reconnecting and growing closer than ever before. But when a deadly group of Rogues descends on Central City led by a powerful new threat, The Flash and his team — Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker), Meta-Empath Cecile Horton (Danielle Nicolet), the light-powered meta Allegra Garcia (Kayla Compton), brilliant tech-nerd Chester P. Runk (Brandon McKnight) and reformed cryogenics thief Mark Blaine (Jon Cor) — must once again defy impossible odds to save the day.
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But as The Rogues are defeated, a deadly new adversary rises to challenge Barry Allen’s heroic legacy. In their greatest battle yet, Barry and Team Flash will be pushed to their limits to save Central City one last time.
The final season of The Flash sees the central cast return, including Grant Gustin as Barry Allen, aka Flash; Candice Patton as Iris West-Allen; Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow; Danielle Nicolet as Cecile Horton, Kayla Compton as Allegra Garcia, and Brandon McKnight as Chester P. Runk, with Jon Cor as Mark Blaine aka Chillblaine promoted to series regular.
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The Flash Showrunner’s Felt They Had to Bring Back Stephen Amell as Green Arrow One Last Time
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Stephen Amell began what would come to be known as The Arrowverse back in 2012, with the first season of Arrow introducing the actor as Oliver Queen, aka Green Arrow, a billionaire playboy who becomes a hooded vigilante with an affinity for archery after being stranded on a deserted island. Considering he was the one that started it all, the showrunners behind The Flash felt bringing him back one last time was the right thing to do.
“As soon as our final season was announced, we knew we wanted Stephen to come back and reprise his iconic role as Oliver Queen,” The Flash showrunner Eric Wallace said in a statement to Deadline regarding Stephen Amell’s return. “After all, it was Oliver who originally launched Barry Allen on his heroic path. That’s why everyone on Team Flash felt so strongly that it was important to create a full-circle moment with Oliver’s return in the final season of The Flash. The result is an epic-yet-emotional episode we hope Arrowverse fans will enjoy. It’s all to say ’thank you’ to everyone for watching and supporting our show throughout nine wonderful years. We absolutely cannot wait for everyone to see Grant and Stephen saving the world together again. And yes, there will be thrills, chills and tears.”
The Flash Season 9 is set to premiere on February 8, 2023, and is expected to be the final adventure set within The CW’s Arrowverse.
