When The Flash Returns, It’s Bringing Some Friends

The Flash is about to develop into one among the longest-running DC/CW exhibits round now, as Supergirl prepares to bid farewell with its remaining sixth season. But when The Flash returns, it’s doing so in speedster model to kick off a significant occasion that ties collectively DC exhibits previous and current.

Dubbed Armageddon, the 5 episodes opening season eight will see Team Flash and the remainder of planet Earth threatened by an alien invasion that pushes Barry to his limits. Realizing that he can’t face this new risk alone, Barry and Iris roll out their suitably epic-sized contacts checklist and recruit some previous associates to chip in: Javicia Leslie’s Batwoman, Cress Williams’ Black Lightning, Supergirl’s Chyler Leigh because the Sentinel, Arrow’s Kat McNamara as Mia Queen, Crisis on Infinite Earth’s Osric Chau as Ryan Choi, and former Legends of Tomorrow star (and OK, Superman too I suppose) Brandon Routh because the Atom.

“Simply put, these are going to be some of the most emotional Flash episodes ever. Plus, there are some truly epic moments and huge surprises that await our fans,” Flash producer Eric Wallace stated in a press release (through Collider). “And we’re doing them on a scale that’s bigger and bolder than our traditional Flash episodes. So yes, Armageddon is a lot more than just another graphic novel storyline. It’s going to be a true event for Flash and Arrowverse fans, old and new.”

It’s not simply heroes returning, both: longtime CW/DC stalwarts Neal McDonough and Tom Cavanagh can even return in Armageddon, reprising their roles as Damien Darhk and Eobard Thawne (a.okay.a. the Reverse Flash), respectively. It’s the primary time since Crisis on Infinite Earths that the CW’s DC exhibits have had a significant crossover like this, after a beforehand deliberate team-up that might’ve integrated Superman & Lois in addition to Batwoman final 12 months was scrapped on account of covid-19’s impacts on manufacturing. Perhaps telling then that the occasions of Armageddon, as a substitute of enjoying out throughout a number of exhibits, will strictly be confined to The Flash—however hopefully it means it might keep away from a few of the points previous DC/CW crossovers have had the place particular person episodes should really feel like episodes of “their” present greater than they do elements of a bigger story, too.

Armageddon will kick off The Flash’s eighth season when it hits the CW on November 16.

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