Season 5 (Arrow)

On March 11, 2016, Arrow was renewed for a fifth season by The CW. It premiered on October 5, 2016.

Main cast

 * Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow/The Hood
 * David Ramsey as John Diggle/Spartan/The Hood
 * Willa Holland as Thea Queen/Speedy
 * Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak/Overwatch
 * Echo Kellum as Curtis Holt/Mister Terrific
 * Josh Segarra as Adrian Chase
 * Paul Blackthorne as Quentin Lance

Special appearance by

 * Neal McDonough as Damien Darhk

Recurring cast

 * Rick Gonzalez as Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog
 * Madison McLaughlin as Evelyn Sharp/Artemis
 * Joe Dinicol as Rory Regan/Ragman
 * Chad L. Coleman as Tobias Church
 * Tyler Ritter as Billy Malone
 * Carly Pope as Susan Williams
 * David Nykl as Anatoly Knyazev
 * Dolph Lundgren as Konstantin Kovar
 * David Meunier as Ishmael Gregor
 * Mike Dopud as Viktor
 * Colton Haynes as Roy Harper/Arsenal
 * TBA as "James"
 * TBA as Vigilante
 * Mick Wingert as Vigilante (voice; uncredited)
 * TBA as Prometheus
 * Michael Dorn as Prometheus (voice; uncredited)
 * Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake
 * Lexa Doig as Talia al Ghul

Universe regulars

 * Wentworth Miller as Leonard Snart/Captain Cold
 * Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance and Laurel Lance/Black Siren
 * John Barrowman as Malcolm Merlyn/Dark Archer

Synopsis
''After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the North China Sea. He returned home to Star City, bent on righting the wrongs done by his family and fighting injustice. As the Green Arrow, he protects his city with the help of former soldier John Diggle, computer-science expert Felicity Smoak, his vigilante-trained sister Thea Queen, former police captain Quentin Lance, and brilliant inventor Curtis Holt. But sinister players with a connection to Oliver's past will push the team to its breaking point, threatening everything Oliver's worked for and his legacy as the Green Arrow.''

Confirmed plot points

 * Stephen Amell stated that Flashpoint will "majorly" affect season 5.
 * Stephen Amell said that the season is very 'patient' and that they are "taking their time, so everything can go crazy in the second half of the year."
 * The main villain is a direct result of Oliver's actions when he returned to Starling City at the beginning of the series.
 * In the season 5 finale, there will be a flashback to the scene of Oliver getting rescued from Lian Yu in the Pilot.

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." As far as Stephen Amell knows, he doesn't have superpowers.