Season 5 (The Flash)

The Flash 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
 * Candice Patton as Iris West-Allen
 * 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/Cicada
 * Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Sherloque Wells, Professor Eobard Thawne (archive footage), and Harrison Wolfgang 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
 * Kiana Madeira as Spencer Young/Spin
 * Kyle Secor as Dr. Thomas Snow/Icicle

Confirmed plot points

 * There will be a three-show crossover with Supergirl and Arrow. The crossover will introduce Batwoman, Gotham City, and Lois Lane.
 * One of the themes for this season is family. Another theme for the season is "legacy".
 * There may be a lot of deaths this season.
 * A possible episode in the second half of the season will feature both Grodd and King Shark.
 * There will be a few new versions of Wells.
 * Cisco and Ralph's friendship will be explored.
 * Harry Wells, Jesse Wells and Jay Garrick may return.
 * Hunter Zolomon/Zoom will return in the 100th episode of the series and other past speedster villains may appear as well.
 * There will be an origin episode revolving around Cicada.
 * Orlin's daughter is going to be very important to his story.
 * There’s a reason why Cicada wants all meta-humans to die and it will be revealed what that reason is.

Confirmed new characters

 * Lois Lane: The estranged daughter of U.S. General Sam Lane, Lois is a tenacious, righteous and stubborn reporter who will go to any length to get the story and almost never fails.
 * Monitor: A mysterious visitor who is from another planet and is both ambiguous, inscrutable and has the power that is teased as nearly infinite.
 * Nora Fries:
 * John Deegan: A doctor at Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane in Gotham City, but he might just be crazier than the inmates he treats. His machinations will draw Green Arrow, The Flash and Supergirl to Gotham City.
 * Batwoman: