The CW has yet to officially confirm a premiere date for theirArrowandThe FlashspinoffDC’s Legends of Tomorrow. There’s even conflicting reports that it will either air during the mid-season hiatus for the other two DC Comics series, debuting in the winter, or it will arrive after both have concluded, serving as a late spring/early summer series. What has been confirmed is that Hawkman and Hawkgirl will appear on the new superhero series in some capacity. And we have your first look at both of them today.
Hawkman and Hawkgirl will appear on bothArrowandThe Flashbefore they head over to their own show later in the year. These two badasses from Midway City are ready to take flight in the latest photo from The CW. The pair are part of time-traveler Rip Hunter’s crew. NewcomerCiarra Reneeplays Kendra Saunders, aka Hawkgirl. She was previously glimpsed inThe Flash Season 1. She will be joined byFalk Hentschel, best known for his appearances inWhite House DownandTranscendence. He plays Carter Hall, aka Hawkman. Together, they will make their debut in the upcomingArrow/The Flashcrossover event planned for later this year.
It was reported last month thatCasper Crumphas signed on to play main villainVandal Savage. First introduced in 1944, Vandal Savage has been one of the DC Universe’s biggest heavies for over 70 years, frequently going up against the Justice Society and most recently fighting alongside Etrigan the Demon and Madame Xanadu in The New 52’s Demon Knights. However, he’s never been brought to live action life before (though he’s appeared in animated movies and shows, including Justice League: Doom and Young Justice). Vandal Savage is immortal, having spent the past 6,000 years moving like a virulent disease through history, whispering in the ears of despots and dictators, all leading to his eventual domination of the world.
DC’s Legends of Tomorrowalso starsArthur Darvillas Rip Hunter,Franz Dramehas Jay Jackson,Victor Garberas Dr. Martin Stein,Caity Lotzas White Canary,Wentworth Milleras Captain Cold,Dominic Purcellas Heat Wave andBrandon Routhas Atom.Caity Lotz’s White Canary has also been confirmed to appear onArrowearly on inSeason 4, to set up her resurrection as White Canary. The actress previously starred as Black Canary on The CW series, before she was killed in theSeason 3premiere.
When heroes alone are not enough… the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogueRip Hunteris tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat - one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?Greg Berlanti,Andrew Kreisberg, Sarah Schechter andMarc Guggenheimwill serve as executive producers ofDC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Take a look at Hawkman and Hawkgirl as they prepare to rule Midway City.
