New CW Promo Features Clips from All DC Shows
With the Fall TV season quickly approaching, networks are trying to get your attention before anyone else does.
The CW is playing the game by releasing a short promo for their DC TV shows, including The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl.
They gave us a lot to look forward to in those short clips, including a possible Barry/Iris reunion (or dream sequence) and a team up between Kid-Flash and Citizen Steel.
Check it out:
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The Flash Episode 4.04 Title Teases the Elongated Man
It seems like we won’t be introduced to Hartley Sawyer’s Elongated Man until episode four.
The episode will be called “Elongated Journey Into Night.”
In case you don’t remember, the CW recently cast Sawyer to play the role of the Elongated Man, one of the Flash’s most famous side characters.
Here’s the list of episodes for The Flash season 4 so far:
Season 4, Episode 1: “The Flash Reborn.”
Season 4, Episode 2: “Mixed Signals.”
Season 4, Episode 3: “Luck Be A Lady.”
Season 4, Episode 4: “Elongated Journey Into Night.”
Source: Spoiler TV.
Sydelle Noel Joins the Cast of Arrow Season 6
GLOW actress Sydelle Noel has joined the cast of Arrow in its sixth season.
According to Variety, Noel is set to recur as Samanda Watson, an FBI agent investigating Oliver Queen’s connection to the Green Arrow.
The character has been described as dedicated woman who won’t stop until the Green Arrow’s secrets are revealed, as well as “intelligent and poised with a no nonsense attitude.”
Season 6 of Arrow will premiere October 12.
Two-Night Arrowverse Crossover Announced
The CW has announced that the 2017-2018 television season’s Arrowverse crossover event will take place over two nights at the Television Critics Association summer press tour.
The crossover event beings Monday, November 27 on Supergirl, followed by a special Monday episode of Arrow. The crossover continues Tuesday, November 28 on The Flash, then concludes on that night’s DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.
CW boss Mark Pedowitz said that with The Flash and Legends already paired up on Tuesdays — and after discussions with producers and the marketing department — “We felt that it would be better and tighter in storytelling…. This was the best way to go.”
“Next year we may go back to four nights,” he allowed.
Pedowitz also made clear that unlike last year’s event, which technically started but barely took place on Supergirl, “It’s a full, four-episode crossover.” As for how one tops an alien invasion as a premise for the all-star team-up, all he would say is, “Romance is in the air.”
The Arrowverse’s very first crossover took place in December 2014 and started on The Flash and concluded on Arrow. In December 2015, Legends of Tomorrow villain Vandal Savage targeted Central City barista Kendra Saunders, triggering the involvement of Flash and Arrow heroes. Last year’s four-show, three-night event included Supergirl, as the many Superfriends battled the alien race known as The Dominators.
Supergirl Scoop: #Karamel & #Sanvers
The president of The CW defended Supergirl Season 2’s introduction and heavy involvement of love interest Mon-El on Wednesday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour.
After network chief Mark Pedowitz alluded to MIA Mon-El’s return at some point in Season 3, the TCA member who had asked him the question at hand opined, “Nobody wants that.” To which the network boss promptly replied with a smile, “I think people would disagree with you on that.”
Pedowitz went on to tell TVLine that he keeps an eye on all of his shows and “I understand there is some backlash to [Mon-El]. I am a big fan of Chris Wood and Melissa [Benoist], and they get along great. And you know what, it’s the right way to tell a story.”
But what about Sanvers? Especially since Floriana Lima dropped to recurring status after being a series regular.
At the Television Critics Association summer press tour showrunner Greg Berlanti was asked by TVLine if Lima’s new contract status would be perceptible to viewers. He answered with, “I don’t think so. Any character people love is not there as much as people want them there. [But] from my perspective, we will use her as much as we can. She’s wonderful on the show, and she’s got some real ardent fans, as she should…. We wanted more of her, but she’s got other things in the hopper, other things she wants to consider. We’d love to have her back as much as possible.”
Supergirl returns Monday, October 9 at 8/7c on The CW.
Black Lightning‘s Location Confirmed
While The CW’s latest superhero series Black Lightning might not be set in the Arrowverse (yet), we do have confirmation on the actual city location of the new series.
Black Lightning will be set in Freeland, a fictional city. The television series is filming in Atlanta.
Developed by executive producers Salim and Mara Brock Akil, alongside Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter, Black Lightning will showcase battles that are even more grounded in social justice than when Jefferson Pierce debuted as one of DC’s first African-American heroes in 1977.
Topics tackled by the series will include Black Lives Matter, race relations and police brutality. “This is an American story, this is not a black story… We’re going to be culturally specific, but universal in our themes so everyone can see themselves in these stories,” said Salim Akil in an EW interview.
In the interview they also discussed if crossovers with other CW DC series could occur.
One of the things that Black Lightning will do, and Jefferson will do, is be able to introduce the humanity of the people who are caught in these communities. So I didn’t want to distract from that, and I didn’t want to distract from us getting to know Jefferson, Jennifer, and Anissa, or Black Lightning, Thunder, and Lightning. I wanted people to get to know them first.
Now, you know, everything is possible. But hopefully this season everybody will just get to know them and get to respect them and accept them for who they are before we start making other moves.
But will there be crossover potential?
Yeah, I’m not opposed to it at all.
Black Lightning premieres in 2018.
Titles for Episodes 02 and 03 of The Flash Season 4 Released
Right on the heels of that Comic-Con trailer released last week, The Flash showrunners have released the titles for the second and third episodes of the upcoming season.
Season 4 Episode 02 will be called “Mixed Signals,” while episode 03 will be called “Luck be a Lady.”
Season 4 of The Flash will premiere on the CW on October 10.
Arrow Season 6 Episode 3 Title Revealed
Almost a week after releasing the official first trailer for season 6, Arrow showrunners have released the title of the third episode of the season.
Episode 6.03 will be called: “Next of Kin.”
Season 6 of Arrow will premiere October 12.
Source: SpoilerTV.
DCTV Casting Scoop: Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
There has been an incredible amount of casting news announced for our favorite DC/CW superhero shows. The following is a round up of all the important casting news that has been announced recently.
- Arrow
Manu Bennett (Slade Wilson) will recur during Season 6. “I can report that Manu Bennett is back to being a part of the show and I think we will see him multiple times this year, which is awesome,” star Stephen Amell announced during Heroes & Villains FanFest.
Michael Emerson is joining Season 6 in the recurring role of… Well that isn’t known quite yet. But Stephen Amell is totally on board with this announcement.
Arrow premieres October 12.
- The Flash
Britne Oldford will reprise her Season 1 role as villainous metahuman Peek-a-Boo in the season 4 premiere of The Flash. Details on what brings Peek-a-Boo back are being kept under wraps.
Neil Sandilands will play the villainous metahuman known as Clifford Devoe aka “The Thinker”. Devoe is “a megamind who embarks on a season-long battle” with the Scarlet Speedster, per the official description. He is “a true genius” who has “devised an intricate plan to fix all that he deems wrong with humanity.”
Kim Engelbrecht will play Devoe’s partner-in-crime, the DC Comics character The Mechanic. A true believer and a highly intelligent engineer who designs devices for The Thinker to help him implement his plan.
Danny Trejo has been cast as Earth-19 bounty hunter, Gypsy’s imposing father, Breacher.
The Flash premieres October 10.
- Supergirl
Odette Annable is joining as a series regular. She will play the new Big Bad “Worldkiller” Reign.
Supergirl premieres October 9.
- DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Tala Ashe has joined the cast as Zari Adrianna Tomaz, a Muslim-American computer nerd with a wry, combative attitude who hails from the year 2030.
Billy Zane will play politician and showman P.T. Barnum, who founded Barnum & Bailey Circus (aka “The Greatest Show on Earth”).
Tracy Ifeachor will play Season 3 Big Bad Kuasa. Kuasa is the sister of Mari McCabe, a.k.a. Megalyn E.K.’s version of Vixen. So that means Kuasa is also the granddaughter of Maisie Richardson Sellers’ version of Vixen, Amaya.
Showrunner Marc Guggenheim announced during Comic-Con that the show has had “really good conversations” with Matt Ryan to reprise his role as Constantine on Legends, but for now, the actor is busy with other projects.
Legends of Tomorrow premieres October 10.
Synopses for Season Premieres of Three DC TV Shows Revealed
With SDCC only weeks away, the CW is building momentum by officially releasing the synopses for upcoming seasons of Arrow, The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow.
Synopsis for Season 6 premiere of Arrow:
“With the future of the team left hanging in the balance, Arrow gave new definition to the phrase “blowing up the show.” The emotional showdown between Oliver Queen and Adrian Chase was the perfect conclusion to a stellar fifth season of The CW’s gritty DC Super Hero series. Now, the focus shifts to uncovering the fate of each and every member of Team Arrow. Could anyone have possibly survived an island-wide explosion, or has the book closed on them, as it has on Oliver’s five-year flashback story? Returning to San Diego Comic-Con for a sixth consecutive year, cast members Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Willa Holland, Emily Bett Rickards, Paul Blackthorne, Katie Cassidy, Echo Kellum, Juliana Harkavy, Rick Gonzalez and producers will be on-hand for an eye-opening conversation about the upcoming season.”
Synopsis for Season 4 premiere of The Flash:
“Running up against an evil time remnant version of yourself is something no one should ever have to do, but that’s exactly what faced Barry Allen (aka The Flash) as he fought to save the life of fiancée Iris West from the God of Speed known as Savitar. Barry’s victory was short-lived, however, as an unbalanced Speed Force began to wreak havoc on Central City, forcing Barry to sacrifice himself for the greater good. With The Fastest Man Alive now trapped inside an extra-dimensional energy, and unknown dangers lurking in the shadows, it will be up to Team Flash to free Barry from his own personal Hell.”
Synopsis for Season 3 premiere of Legends of Tomorrow:
“After crash landing the Waverider in a version of 2017 Los Angeles where dinosaurs roam the streets and the skyline is adorned with London’s iconic Big Ben clock tower, the Legends were quick to realize that “we broke time.” Last year, the loveable band of misfit heroes traveled throughout the timeline fixing a series of Aberrations.”
We can all expect a lot more information on these shows to come out of this year’s San Diego Comic Con later this month.
Source: ComicBookMovie.