Season 5 (Arrow)

On March 11, 2016, Arrow was renewed for a fifth season by The CW.

Main

 * Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow
 * Echo Kellum as Curtis Holt
 * TBA as "James"

Confirmed plot points

 * Laurel Lance's final words to Oliver Queen (what she needed him to promise her), never seen in, will be revealed in this season.
 * The flashbacks are poised to be more engrossing and focused. Also, the flashbacks will reveal how Oliver got his Bratva tatoo, and how he learned to speak Russian.

Confirmed new characters

 * "James": An "irrepressibly charming" contemporary of Oliver's who is described as "a man on a mission" — out as he is to avenge a tragic, violent loss from his own, years-ago past. The character is said to "just as easily shake your hand as your best friend or break your neck as your worst enemy — and you never know which one is coming. Either way, he’s more than capable of having a good time as he does it."