Season 5 (The Flash)

"People call me XS. Every day, I hope to live up to the legacy of the Flash. But I've still got a looong way to go."

- Nora West-Allen

​​​ was renewed for a fifth season by The CW on April 2, 2018. It premiered on October 9, 2018.

Synopsis
Matching wits with The Thinker, who by season's end had harnessed the powers of all twelve bus metas he created, stretched Team Flash to their limits, but with the help of some new allies, Barry Allen (aka The Flash) and company were able to put a stop to the Enlightenment and save Central City once again.

However, with the arrival of Barry and Iris' speedster daughter, Nora, who arrived from the future admitting to having made a "big mistake", things are anything but status quo. Will parenthood be the challenge that finally slows The Flash down?

Main cast

 * Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash/Savitar/Green Arrow
 * Candice Patton as Iris West
 * Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost
 * Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon/Vibe
 * Hartley Sawyer as Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man
 * Danielle Nicolet as District Attorney Cecille Horton
 * Jessica Parker Kennedy as Nora West-Allen/XS
 * Chris Klein as Orlin Dwyer/Cicada
 * Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Sherloque Wells, Professor Eobard Thawne, Harrison Wolfgang Wells and Dr. Harrison "Harry" Wells
 * Jesse L. Martin as Detective Joe West

Recurring cast

 * Keiynan Lonsdale as Wally West/Kid Flash
 * Patrick Sabongui as Captain David Singh
 * Susan Walters as Dr. Carla Tannhauser
 * Kyle Secor as Dr. Thomas Snow/Icicle
 * Islie Hirvonen and Sarah Carter as Grace Gibbons/Cicada
 * Lossen Chambers as Dr. Vanessa Ambres
 * Klarc Wilson as Officer Jones
 * Troy James as Peter Merkel/Rag Doll
 * Liam McIntyre as Mark Mardon/Weather Wizard
 * Reina Hardesty as Joslyn Jackam/Weather Witch
 * John Wesley Shipp as Dr. Henry Allen and The Flash
 * Victoria Park as Kamilla Hwang

Confirmed plot points

 * One of the themes for this season is "family". Another theme for the season is "legacy".
 * There may be a few new versions of Harrison Wells.
 * Jesse Wells and Jay Garrick may return.
 * Thomas Snow/Icicle will return.
 * Ralph might get a love interest.
 * Godspeed will be introduced this season.

Confirmed new characters

 * Godspeed:

Trivia

 * This is the first season of ​​​ to have two main antagonists, Orlin Dwyer and Grace Gibbons who share the same moniker "Cicada".
 * This is the last season of ​​​ to have Todd Helbing as the showrunner. He will be replaced by Eric Wallace in the next season.
 * This is the first season of ​​​ to have 22 episodes.