The CW Opts to Make THE FLASH Pilot a Standalone Hour

The Flash plans for ARROW have changed.

Originally, The Flash (who will be played by Grant Gustin) was set to have a three-episode arc on ARROW (episodes 8, 9, and 20), with the final hour serving as a backdoor pilot that introduced us more extensively to Barry Allen’s world. However, a CW rep has confirmed that while the first two episodes of the arc will play out as planned (with Barry/The Flash coming to Starling City), the official backdoor pilot (episode 20) will now be made as an official, separate pilot. (Meaning, you’ll only see it if The CW opts to pick the show up to series.) There’s no word yet on what ARROW will do with the episode, now that it won’t be featuring The Flash.

The change was first reported by Deadline.

Are you sad we’re getting less of The Flash on ARROW?

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