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 long 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 and concluded on May 14, 2019. The season consisted of 22 episodes.

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/Reverse-Flash, Dr. Harrison Wolfgang Wells, and Dr. Harrison "Harry" Wells
 * Jesse L. Martin as Detective/Captain Joe West

Recurring cast

 * Patrick Sabongui as Captain/Chief of police 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
 * Phil LaMarr as Rag Doll (voice)
 * 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
 * Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Renee Adler, Harrison Sherloque Wells' first ex-wife, Harrison Sherloque Wells' second ex-wife, Harrison Sherloque Wells' fourth ex-wife, and Harrison Sherloque Wells' fifth ex-wife

Trivia

 * This was the last season of ​​​ to have Todd Helbing as the showrunner. He will be replaced by Eric Wallace in the next season.
 * This was the first season of :
 * to have two main antagonists, Orlin Dwyer and Grace Gibbons. They both shared the same moniker "Cicada" and the same mission.
 * to have a female main antagonist.
 * to have 22 episodes. All previous seasons consisted of 23 episodes.
 * to not feature Wentworth Miller in any capacity.
 * where Emily Bett Rickards didn't reprise her Arrowverse role of Felicity Smoak.
 * This was the only season of to feature Jessica Parker Kennedy and Chris Klein as series regulars.
 * Before the season started, Wally West was confirmed to appear in three episodes. However, he only appeared in.