It’s been over 10 years sinceArrowhit the screen onThe CW, kicking off the DC television universe. Sometime later,TheFlashdebuted to accompany it, marking the definitive start of the Arrowverse. Now, nine years after its premiere, the adventures of Grant Gustin as the fastest man alive, the story will present its outcome.
Released in 2014,The Flash quickly became a smash hit. Its first few seasons were critically acclaimed and adored by DC fans, who put Gustin at the top of the list of portrayals of the character. In fact, when the conflicts surrounding Ezra Miller began, many asked that the formerGleestar replace him and bring the popular hero to life on the big screen.
On the way to its end,The Flashhas already begun airing its final season and has also wrapped up filming for the final episode, which will hit The CW on May 24. Yes, chapter 13, which will mark the last race of Gustin’s Barry Allen, will arrive in less than three months.
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What to Expect from The Flash Final Season?
For this latest installment, the series will have several returns. For starters, Stephen Amell will return to play Oliver Queen. Joining him is David Ramsey as John Diggle, Keiynan Lonsdale as Wally West, Sendhil Ramamurthy as Bloodwork, Matt Letscher as Reverse-Flash, Jessica Parker Kennedy as XS, John Wesley Shipp as Jay Garrick, and Teddy Sears as Zoom.
Rick Cosnett, who played Eddie Thawne in the first installment, will also return to embody a mythical villain. The actor will become Cobalt Blue, one of the bad guys that fans have asked for the most since the beginning of the show.
Currently, Barry and his team find themselves facing another surprising enemy: Red Death, played by another formerArrowversestar, Javicia Leslie, the main star ofBatwoman. As for the character’s future, the Scarlet Speedster will return to the big screen in July with the premiere ofThe Flash, Ezra Miller’s long-awaited solo film that will work as a reboot for the new DCU. Beyond that, it is unknown when, how or with whose face we will see the famous hero again.
The Flashadapts one of the character’s most famous arcs, Flashpoint, in which Barry returns to the past using the Speed Force to prevent his mother’s death, changing his reality and putting the whole world in danger. This story was also adapted in the show.
