History Series / Arrow

''Arrow'' is a television series from Creator/TheCW based on the Creator/DCComics character ComicBook/GreenArrow. Originally conceived as a spin-off from ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' set to feature star Creator/JustinHartley, it was instead decided to offer a more realistic and grounded adaptation of the character. Premiering on October 10, 2012, it was the series that became the foundation for what would become known as the ''{{Series/Arrowverse}}''.

->"''My name is Oliver Queen. After six months in hell, I have been released from prison and returned home with only one goal: to save my city. But things have changed. Instead of operating outside the law, I'm working with the police. I am no longer Inmate 4587. I am once again the Green Arrow.''"
-->-- '''Oliver Queen''', Season Seven OpeningNarration

''Arrow'' is a television series from Creator/TheCW based on the Creator/DCComics character ComicBook/GreenArrow.

By 2012, Creator/DCComics was in a period of arguable stagnation. The ''New 52'' event had begun the year prior and was already setting itself up as a controversial time for the comics side of the company. While the ''WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies'' kept the animated side going, there were no mainline DC live-action shows on the air, with the last one, ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' having ended a year before, and the film side having the combo of both ''Film/GreenLantern'' bombing and the ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' wrapping up with ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''. Enter Creator/GregBerlanti, writer/producer on ''Green Lantern'', among other works as ''Series/EliStone'' and ''Series/DirtySexyMoney''. The idea was to bring back to TV a character previously seen on ''Smallville'', one that became popular in its own right. The initial idea was a spin-off of the ''Smallville'' iteration as portrayed by Creator/JustinHartley; Berlanti instead suggested a reboot, a completely new telling of the Green Arrow story that was more realistic and grounded. With the casting of character actor Creator/StephenAmell, Arrow premiered on Creator/TheCW October 10, 2012.

Billionaire playboy Oliver Queen, missing and presumed dead for five years after his family's yacht, ''The Queen's Gambit'' sank in a violent storm in the Pacific, is discovered alive on a remote island in the South China Sea. When he returns home to Starling City, his mother Moira (Creator/SusannaThompson), younger sister Thea (Creator/WillaHolland), and best friend Tommy (Creator/ColinDonnell) welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island and the losses sustained in the sinking of his family's yacht, in which six other people, including Queen's father, Robert Queen and his ex-girlfriend's sister, Sara Lance (Creator/CaityLotz [[note]] [[TheOtherMarty Jacqueline McInnes Wood in the pilot]][[/note]]). Oliver keeps quiet about the man he’s become, as he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as an arrogant, unfaithful playboy. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his ex-girlfriend, [[ComicBook/BlackCanary Laurel Lance]] (Creator/KatieCassidy), who at the time of the sinking he had been cheating on her with Sara.

By 2012, Creator/DCComics was in a period of arguable stagnation. While the ''WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies'' kept the animated side going, there were no mainline DC live-action shows on the air, with the last one, ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' having ended a year before, and the film side having the combo of both ''Film/GreenLantern'' bombing and the ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' wrapping up with ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''. Enter Creator/GregBerlanti, writer/producer on ''Green Lantern'', among other works as ''Series/EliStone'' and ''Series/DirtySexyMoney''. The idea was to bring back to TV a character previously seen on ''Smallville'', one that became popular in its own right. The initial idea was a spin-off of the ''Smallville'' iteration as portrayed by Creator/JustinHartley; Berlanti instead suggested a reboot, a completely new telling of the Green Arrow story that was more realistic and grounded. With the casting of character actor Creator/StephenAmell, Arrow premiered on Creator/TheCW October 10, 2012.

As the show progresses, Oliver and his comrades frequently face off against both personal enemies and those who pose a threat to the city Oliver swore to protect, making amends with some and burning bridges with others along the way. His desire to honor his father's memory is further compounded by the death of his best friend Tommy, who is killed in an earthquake at the end of the first season, whose memory he also wishes to honor.

Despite some hesitation regarding the series[[note]]As mentioned above, a different version of Green Arrow was a cast member on ''Smallville'', and the producers were concerned by the DarkerAndEdgier tone that the new show would take, with many detractors saying it felt like the writers wanted to do a ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' show. As it turned out, it eventually ''did'' become a ''Batman'' show of sorts, thanks to various references and dabbling liberally on RoguesGalleryTransplant. When the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse started in 2013, however, the creators were limited to a select number of figures they could choose from the ''Batman'' mythos, as DC did not want its film and television divisions to crossover too much. Notably, they could not make an explicit reference to Bruce Wayne himself until 2017[[/note]], the show ended up highly acclaimed for the cinematic presentation and having a strong cast. It brought in high ratings for The CW and was such a success it lead to the creation of a televised SharedUniverse, known popularly by its FanNickname: "Series/{{Arrowverse}}." Two other shows in the franchise had their main characters debuting in ''Arrow'' first. The first, ''{{Series/The Flash|2014}}'', starred Creator/GrantGustin as [[ComicBook/TheFlash Barry Allen]], who appeared in a two-part [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot backdoor pilot]] in the second season. The second, ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', features an EnsembleCast of minor DC characters, including two debuting in ''Arrow'': Creator/BrandonRouth as Ray Palmer / [[ComicBook/TheAtom the A.T.O.M.]] and Caity Lotz as Sara Lance, who has taken the mantle of "White Canary". Following the cancellation of ''Series/{{Constantine}}'', in the fourth season of ''Arrow'', Creator/MattRyan showed up reprising the title character, [[CanonWelding retroactively incorporating]] that show [[NetworkToTheRescue into the shared universe]]. While Constantine never reappeared again in ''Arrow'', he was added into ''Legends of Tomorrow'' starting with its third season. As the franchise' flagship title, ''Arrow'' participated in all of the franchise's {{Crisis Crossover}}s: ''Series/FlashVsArrow'', ''Series/HeroesJoinForces'', ''{{Series/Invasion|2016}}'', ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'', ''{{Series/Elseworlds|2018}}'', and ''{{Series/Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}''.

In September 2019, [[https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/arrow-canaries-spinoff-katherine-mcnamara-katie-cassidy-juliana-harkavy-cw-1203347438/amp/ it was reported that a female-centered spinoff was being developed]] as a {{backdoor pilot}} for ''Arrow'''s final season, focusing on the characters Mia Smoak / Blackstar (Creator/KatherineMcNamara), Laurel Lance / Black Canary (Katie Cassidy), and Dinah Drake / Black Canary (Creator/JulianaHarkavy) and known as ''Green Arrow & The Canaries''. The full synopsis has not been revealed, but [[https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/24/arrow-female-centric-backdoor-pilot/ it's been alluded]] that the series will focus on Mia as she inherits the Green Arrow identity from her father Oliver.

Despite some hesitation regarding the series[[note]]As mentioned above, a different version of Green Arrow was a cast member on ''Smallville'', and the producers were concerned by the DarkerAndEdgier tone that the new show would take, with many detractors saying it felt like the writers wanted to do a ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' show. As it turned out, it eventually ''did'' become a ''Batman'' show of sorts, thanks to various references and dabbling liberally on RoguesGalleryTransplant. When the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse started in 2013, however, the creators were limited to a select number of figures they could choose from the ''Batman'' mythos, as DC did not want its film and television divisions to crossover too much. Notably, they could not make an explicit reference to Bruce Wayne himself until 2017[[/note]], the show ended up highly acclaimed for the cinematic presentation and having a strong cast. It brought in high ratings for The CW and was such a success it lead to the creation of a televised SharedUniverse, known popularly by its FanNickname: "Series/{{Arrowverse}}." Two other shows in the franchise had their main characters debuting in ''Arrow'' first. The first, ''{{Series/The Flash|2014}}'', starred Creator/GrantGustin as [[ComicBook/TheFlash Barry Allen]], who appeared in a two-part [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot backdoor pilot]] in the second season. The second, ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', features an EnsembleCast of minor DC characters, including two debuting in ''Arrow'': Creator/BrandonRouth as Ray Palmer / [[ComicBook/TheAtom the A.T.O.M.]] and Caity Lotz as Sara Lance, who has taken the mantle of "White Canary". Following the cancellation of ''Series/{{Constantine}}'', in the fourth season of ''Arrow'', Creator/MattRyan showed up reprising the title character, [[CanonWelding retroactively incorporating]] that show [[NetworkToTheRescue into the shared universe]]. While Constantine never reappeared again in ''Arrow'', he was added into ''Legends of Tomorrow'' starting with its third season. As the franchise' flagship title, ''Arrow'' participated in all of the franchise's {{Crisis Crossover}}s: ''Series/FlashVsArrow'', ''Series/HeroesJoinForces'', ''{{Series/Invasion|2016}}'', ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'', ''Elseworlds'', and ''{{Series/Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}''.

Despite some hesitation regarding the series[[note]]As mentioned above, a different version of Green Arrow was a cast member on ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', and the producers were concerned by the DarkerAndEdgier tone that the new show would take, with many detractors saying it felt like the writers wanted to do a ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' show. As it turned out, it eventually ''did'' become a ''Batman'' show of sorts, thanks to various references and dabbling liberally on RoguesGalleryTransplant. When the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse started in 2013, however, the creators were limited to a select number of figures they could choose from the ''Batman'' mythos, as DC did not want its film and television divisions to crossover too much. Notably, they could not make an explicit reference Bruce Wayne himself until 2017[[/note]], the show ended up highly acclaimed for the cinematic presentation and having a strong cast. It brought in high ratings for The CW and was such a success it lead to the creation of a televised SharedUniverse, known popularly by its FanNickname: "Series/{{Arrowverse}}." [[ComicBook/TheFlash Barry Allen]], played by Creator/GrantGustin, was introduced in a two-part [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot backdoor pilot]] in the second season. His {{spinoff}} show, ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'', premiered alongside Arrow's third season. A second spinoff, ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', premiered in 2016 and followed an EnsembleCast consisting of minor DC characters introduced between the previous two shows in a team-up to combat unique threats, starring Creator/BrandonRouth as Ray Palmer / [[ComicBook/TheAtom the A.T.O.M.]] and Creator/CaityLotz as Sara Lance, who has taken the mantle "White Canary", alongside others. Following the cancellation of ''Series/{{Constantine}}'', in the fourth season of ''Arrow'', Creator/MattRyan showed up reprising the title character, [[CanonWelding retroactively incorporating]] that show [[NetworkToTheRescue into the shared universe]]. While Constantine never reappeared again in ''Arrow'', his character was incorporated into ''Legends of Tomorrow'' starting with its third season. A third spin-off and the last to premiere during this show's run, ''{{Series/Batwoman|2019}}'', began its run in 2019, following the debut of [[ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} the titular character]] in the ''{{Series/Elseworlds|2018}}'' crossover, played by Creator/RubyRose. There are also two animated spin-offs, ''WesternAnimation/{{Vixen}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/FreedomFightersTheRay'', both premiering in CW Seed.

In March 2019, The CW announced that ''Arrow'''s then-upcoming eighth season would also be its last, with a contracted order of ten episodes to wrap up the series as part of the build up to 2019's ''{{Series/Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}'', with the final episode airing on January 28, 2020 after eight years and 170 episodes. This makes ''Arrow'' the first live-action Arrowverse series to come to an end.

In September 2019, [[https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/arrow-canaries-spinoff-katherine-mcnamara-katie-cassidy-juliana-harkavy-cw-1203347438/amp/ it was reported that a female-centered spinoff was being developed]] as a {{backdoor pilot}} for ''Arrow'''s final season, focusing on the characters Mia Smoak / Blackstar (Creator/KatherineMcNamara), Laurel Lance / Black Siren (Creator/KatieCassidy), and Dinah Drake / Black Canary (Creator/JulianaHarkavy) and known as ''Green Arrow & The Canaries''. The full synopsis has not been revealed, but [[https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/24/arrow-female-centric-backdoor-pilot/ it's been alluded]] that the series will focus on Mia as she inherits the Green Arrow identity from her father Oliver.

By 2012, Creator/DCComics was in a period of arguable stagnation. While the ''WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies'' kept the animated side going, there were no mainline DC live-action shows on the air, with the last one, ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' having ended a year before, and the film side having the combo of both ''Film/GreenLantern'' bombing and the ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' wrapping up with ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''.

Enter Creator/GregBerlanti, writer/producer on ''Green Lantern'', among other works as ''Series/EliStone'' and ''Series/DirtySexyMoney''. The idea was to bring back to TV a character previously seen on ''Smallville'', one that became popular in its own right in the ComicBook/GreenArrow. The initial idea was a spin-off of the ''Smallville'' iteration as portrayed by Creator/JustinHartley; Berlanti instead suggested a reboot, a completely new telling of the Green Arrow story that was more realistic and grounded. With the casting of charactor actor Creator/StephenAmell, Arrow premiered on Creator/TheCW October 10, 2012

Billionaire Playboy Oliver Queen , missing and presumed dead for five years after his family's yacht, ''The Queen's Gambit'' sinks in a violent storm in the Pacific, is discovered alive on a remote island in the South China Sea. When he returns home to Starling City, his mother Moira (Creator/SusannaThompson), younger sister Thea (Creator/WillaHolland), and best friend Tommy (Creator/ColinDonnell) welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island and the losses sustained in the sinking of his family's yacht, in which six other people, including Queen's father, Robert Queen and his girlfriend's sister, Sara Lance (Creator/CaityLotz [[note]] [[TheOtherMarty Jacqueline McInnes Wood in the Pilot]][[/note]]). Oliver keeps quiet about the man he’s become, as he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as an arrogant, unfaithful playboy. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Sara's sister [[ComicBook/BlackCanary Laurel Lance]] (Creator/KatieCassidy), who at the time of the sinking he'd been cheating on her with.

Despite some hesitation regarding the series[[note]]As mentioned above, a different version of Green Arrow was a cast member on ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', and the DarkerAndEdgier tone of Arrow didn't help concerns, with many detractors saying it felt like the writers wanted to do a Batman show instead[[/note]], the show ended up highly acclaimed for the cinematic presentation and having a strong cast. It brought in high ratings for The CW and was such a success it lead to the creation of a televised SharedUniverse known as the "Series/{{Arrowverse}}." Barry Allen, played by Creator/GrantGustin, was introduced in a two-part episode in the second season and [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot showed the event]] that would turn him into Franchise/TheFlash at the very end of the episode. His {{spinoff}} show ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'' premiered alongside Arrow's third season. ''Its'' success would expand the universe again with [[WesternAnimation/{{Vixen}} an animated web series]] on CW Seed focusing on ComicBook/{{Vixen}}, set in the same continuity. Soon after a third spinoff was created, ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', following other DC characters introduced between the two shows in a team-up to combat unique threats, starring Creator/BrandonRouth as Ray Palmer / [[ComicBook/TheAtom the A.T.O.M.]] and Creator/CaityLotz as Sara Lance / [[ComicBook/BlackCanary the Canary]] alongside others. Following the cancellation of ''Series/{{Constantine}}'', in the fourth season Creator/MattRyan showed up reprising the title character, [[CanonWelding retroactively incorporating]] that show [[NetworkToTheRescue into the shared universe]].

In March 2019, The CW announced that ''Arrow'''s then-upcoming eighth season would also be its last, with a contracted order of ten episodes to wrap up the series as part of the build up to 2019's ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', with the final episode airing on January 28, 2020 after eight years and 170 episodes. This makes ''Arrow'' the first Arrowverse series to come to an end.

In September 2019, [[https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/arrow-canaries-spinoff-katherine-mcnamara-katie-cassidy-juliana-harkavy-cw-1203347438/amp/ it was reported that a female-centered spinoff was being developed]] as a {{backdoor pilot}} for ''Arrow'''s final season, focusing on the characters Mia Smoak / Blackstar (Creator/KatherineMcNamara), Laurel Lance / Black Siren (Creator/KatieCassidy), and Dinah Drake / Black Canary (Creator/JulianaHarkavy), possibly set in the show's future timeline as seen in the seventh season, and known as ''Green Arrow & The Canaries''. The full synopsis has not been revealed, but [[https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/24/arrow-female-centric-backdoor-pilot/ it's been alluded]] that the series will focus on Mia as she inherits the Green Arrow identity from her father Oliver.

''Arrow'' is a television series from Creator/TheCW based on the Creator/DCComics character ComicBook/GreenArrow. Originally conceived as a spin-off from ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' set to feature star Creator/JustinHartley, it was instead decided to offer a more realistic and grounded adaptation of the character. Premiering on October 10, 2012, it was the series that became the foundation for what would become known as the ''{{Series/Arrowverse}}''.

Billionaire Playboy Oliver Queen (Creator/StephenAmell), missing and presumed dead for five years after his family's yacht, ''The Queen's Gambit'' sinks in a violent storm in the Pacific, is discovered alive on a remote island in the South China Sea. When he returns home to Starling City, his mother Moira (Creator/SusannaThompson), younger sister Thea (Creator/WillaHolland), and best friend Tommy (Creator/ColinDonnell) welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island and the losses sustained in the sinking of his family's yacht, in which six other people, including Queen's father, Robert Queen and his girlfriend's sister, Sara Lance (Creator/CaityLotz [[note]] [[TheOtherMarty Jacqueline McInnes Wood in the Pilot]][[/note]]). Oliver keeps quiet about the man he’s become, as he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as an arrogant, unfaithful playboy. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Sara's sister [[ComicBook/BlackCanary Laurel Lance]] (Creator/KatieCassidy), who at the time of the sinking he'd been cheating on her with.

In March 2019, The CW announced that ''Arrow'''s then-upcoming eighth season would also be its last, with a contracted order of ten episodes to wrap up the series as part of the build up to 2019's ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', with the final episode airing on January 28, 2020. This makes ''Arrow'' the first Arrowverse series to come to an end.

In September 2019, [[https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/arrow-canaries-spinoff-katherine-mcnamara-katie-cassidy-juliana-harkavy-cw-1203347438/amp/ it was reported that a female-centered spinoff was being developed]] as a {{backdoor pilot}} for ''Arrow'''s final season, focusing on the characters Mia Smoak / Blackstar (Creator/KatherineMcNamara), Laurel Lance / Black Siren (Creator/KatieCassidy), and Dinah Drake / Black Canary (Creator/JulianaHarkavy), possibly set in the show's future timeline as seen in the seventh season. The full synopsis has not been revealed, but [[https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/24/arrow-female-centric-backdoor-pilot/ it's been alluded]] that the series will focus on Mia as she inherits the Green Arrow identity from her father Oliver.

In March 2019, The CW announced that ''Arrow'''s then-upcoming eighth season would also be its last, with a contracted order of ten episodes to wrap up the series ahead of 2019's ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', making it the first Arrowverse series to come to an end.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''Every universe has a beginning...'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''...and an end.'']]

In September 2019, [[https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/arrow-canaries-spinoff-katherine-mcnamara-katie-cassidy-juliana-harkavy-cw-1203347438/amp/ confirmed it was reported that a female-centered spinoff was being developed]] as a {{backdoor pilot}} for ''Arrow'''s final season, focusing on the characters Mia Smoak / Blackstar (Creator/KatherineMcNamara), Laurel Lance / Black Siren (Creator/KatieCassidy), and Dinah Drake / Black Canary (Juliana Harkavy), possibly set in the show's future timeline as seen in the seventh season. The full synopsis has not been revealed, but [[https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/24/arrow-female-centric-backdoor-pilot/ it's been alluded]] that the series will focus on Mia as she inherits the Green Arrow identity from her father Oliver.

Despite some hesitation regarding the series[[note]]As mentioned above, a different version of Green Arrow was a cast member on ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', and the DarkerAndEdgier tone of Arrow didn't help concerns, with many detractors saying it felt like the writers wanted to do a Batman show instead[[/note]], the show ended up highly acclaimed for the cinematic presentation and having a strong cast. It brought in high ratings for The CW and was such a success it lead to the creation of a televised SharedUniverse known as the "Series/{{Arrowverse}}." Barry Allen, played by Creator/GrantGustin, was introduced in a two-part episode in the second season and [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot showed the event]] that would turn him into Franchise/TheFlash at the very end of the episode. His {{spinoff}} show ''Series/TheFlash2014'' premiered alongside Arrow's third season. ''Its'' success would expand the universe again with an animated web series on CW Seed focusing on ComicBook/{{Vixen}}, set in the same continuity. Soon after a third spinoff was created, ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', following other DC characters introduced between the two shows in a team-up to combat unique threats, starring Creator/BrandonRouth as Ray Palmer / [[ComicBook/TheAtom the A.T.O.M.]] and Creator/CaityLotz as Sara Lance / [[ComicBook/BlackCanary the Canary]] alongside others. Following the cancellation of ''Series/{{Constantine}}'', in the fourth season Creator/MattRyan showed up reprising the title character, [[CanonWelding retroactively incorporating]] that show [[NetworkToTheRescue into the shared universe]].

However, before the final season aired, it was already [[https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/arrow-canaries-spinoff-katherine-mcnamara-katie-cassidy-juliana-harkavy-cw-1203347438/amp/ confirmed]] that the series would get a successor/spin-off, focusing on the characters of Creator/KatherineMcNamara, Creator/KatieCassidy and Juliana Harkavy, probably set in the future.

[[caption-width-right:350:Be honest... [[DistractedByTheSexy how long before you noticed the scars?]]]]
->"''My name is Oliver Queen. After six months in hell, I have been released from prison and returned home with only one goal: to save my city. But things have changed. Instead of operating outside the law, I'm working with the police. I am no longer Inmate 4587. I am once again the Green Arrow.''"
-->-- '''Oliver Queen''', Season Seven OpeningNarration

''Arrow'' is a television series from Creator/TheCW based on the Creator/DCComics character ComicBook/GreenArrow. It started airing in 2012 and is currently in its seventh season. A more realistic and grounded adaptation of DC's Green Arrow comics, it was the show that began the Series/ArrowVerse.

Despite some hesitation regarding the series[[note]]A different version of Green Arrow was a cast member on ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', and the DarkerAndEdgier tone of Arrow didn't help concerns, with many detractors saying it felt like the writers wanted to do a Batman show instead[[/note]], the show ended up highly acclaimed for the cinematic presentation and having a strong cast. It brought in high ratings for The CW and was such a success it lead to the creation of a televised SharedUniverse known as the "Series/{{Arrowverse}}." Barry Allen, played by Creator/GrantGustin, was introduced in a two-part episode in the second season and [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot showed the event]] that would turn him into Franchise/TheFlash at the very end of the episode. His {{spinoff}} show ''Series/TheFlash2014'' premiered alongside Arrow's third season. ''Its'' success would expand the universe again with an animated web series on CW Seed focusing on ComicBook/{{Vixen}}, set in the same continuity. Soon after a third spinoff was created, ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', following other DC characters introduced between the two shows in a team-up to combat unique threats, starring Creator/BrandonRouth as Ray Palmer / [[ComicBook/TheAtom the A.T.O.M.]] and Creator/CaityLotz as Sara Lance / [[ComicBook/BlackCanary the Canary]] alongside others. Following the cancellation of ''Series/{{Constantine}}'', in the fourth season Creator/MattRyan showed up reprising the title character, [[CanonWelding retroactively incorporating]] that show [[NetworkToTheRescue into the shared universe]].

->-- Oliver Queen, Season Seven OpeningNarration

Despite some hesitation regarding the series[[note]]A different version of Green Arrow was a cast member on ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', and the DarkerAndEdgier tone of Arrow didn't help concerns, with many detractors saying it felt like the writers wanted to do a Batman show instead[[/note]], the show ended up highly acclaimed for the cinematic presentation and having a strong cast. It brought in high ratings for The CW and was such a success it lead to the creation of a televised SharedUniverse known as the "Series/{{Arrowverse}}." Barry Allen, played by Creator/GrantGustin, was introduced in a two-part episode in the second season and [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot showed the event]] that would turn him into Franchise/TheFlash at the very end of the episode. His {{spinoff}} show ''Series/TheFlash2014'' premiered alongside Arrow's third season. ''Its'' success would expand the universe again with an animated web series on CW Seed focusing on ComicBook/{{Vixen}}, set in the same continuity. Soon after a third spinoff was created, ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', following other DC characters introduced between the two shows in a team-up to combat unique threats, starring Creator/BrandonRouth as Ray Palmer / [[ComicBook/TheAtom the A.T.O.M.]] and Creator/CaityLotz as Sarah Lance / [[ComicBook/BlackCanary the Canary]] alongside others. Following the cancellation of ''Series/{{Constantine}}'', in the fourth season Creator/MattRyan showed up reprising the title character, [[CanonWelding retroactively incorporating]] that show [[NetworkToTheRescue into the shared universe]].

In March 2019, The CW announced that ''Arrow'''s then-upcoming eighth season would also be its last, with a contracted order of ten episodes to wrap up the series ahead of 2019's ''Series/{{Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}'', making it the first Arrowverse series to come to an end.

->"''My name is Oliver Queen. After 6 years of being a vigilante, the only way to achieve my goal and save my city was to confess to being the Green Arrow. Now my family and friends must carry on my mission without me. I am no longer a hero. I am Inmate 4587.''"

''Arrow'' is a television series from Creator/TheCW based on the Creator/DCComics character ComicBook/GreenArrow. It started airing in 2012 and is currently in its sixth season. A more realistic and grounded adaptation of DC's Green Arrow comics, it was the show that began the Series/ArrowVerse.