The Flash has been via a number of speedsters (each pretty good and fairly unhealthy), alien invasions, and universe ending crises via its lifetime. Lest you suppose the present eighth season could be the final of the CW’s Scarlet Speedster, you might be mistaken, as a result of the present is coming again for season 9.

Grant Gustin’s contract has been finalized, and he’s set to return because the Arrowverse’s Scarlet Speedster for at the very least another 12 months. His new contract solely permitting for 15 episodes, and season 9 could possibly be the shortest but—COVID has capped the usually 22-episode seasons to be 19 episodes for season six and 18 for seasons seven and eight. A multi-year contract was on the desk, however Gustin turned that provide down. With season 9, The Flash is now the longest working Arrowverse collection, beating out its older collection Arrow, which ended its eight season tenure again in 2020.

It might also wind up being the final season for the collection, particularly on condition that the CW as we all know it may find yourself being a factor of the previous. Surprisingly, the present additionally managed to do the unattainable and survive being eradicated simply earlier than Ezra Miller’s model of Barry Allen ran to the massive display. (Recall that again when Arrow was on, it had a model of the Suicide Squad that was largely scuttled fully to clear the best way for the cinematic model after doing a reasonably good job establishing them.)

If that is the final season for the collection, which the CW has but to verify, it’ll be fascinating to see the way it wraps all the pieces up. As it’s, they’ve already touched on nearly each huge a part of the character’s mythos, from the varied Forces of current comics runs to the character’s household, as grownup variations of Nora and Bart Allen are actually within the current day for season eight. New episodes are beginning up on March 9, so we’ll have to attend and see what the longer term holds in retailer for the CW’s golden youngster.

[Deadline]

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