Season 3 (The Flash)

On March 11, 2016, The Flash was renewed for a third season by The CW. It will take place in conjunction with season five of Arrow, and season two of DC's Legends of Tomorrow.

Main cast

 * Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash
 * Candice Patton as Iris West
 * Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow
 * Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon/Vibe
 * Keiynan Lonsdale as Wally West/Kid Flash
 * Tom Felton as Julian Dorn
 * Tom Cavanagh
 * Jesse L. Martin as Detective Joe West

Recurring cast

 * Wentworth Miller as Leonard Snart ('Arrowverse' Main Cast)
 * John Wesley Shipp
 * John Barrowman as Malcolm Merlyn/Dark Archer ('Arrowverse' Main Cast)
 * Violett Beane as Jesse Quick

Confirmed plot points

 * There will be a four-way crossover between Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow and DC's Legends of Tomorrow in December 2016.
 * Caitlin Snow's past will be revealed.
 * According to Carlos Valdes, this season will be way different.
 * Tom Cavanagh will return as a different character.
 * Cisco Ramon/Vibe will get a full costume.
 * Grant Gustin has hinted that the 'big bad' of the season may not be a meta-human, and has said that more speedsters are "inevitable".
 * Gustin has also said that Barry Allen will retain his sense of optimism, despite the losses he suffered during Season 2.
 * Kevin Smith will direct the seventh episode this Season.
 * Wally West will become Kid Flash this season.

Confirmed new characters

 * Julian Dorn: Another CSI at the Central City Police Department who has suspicions about Barry Allen. He is also Barry's slightly older, slightly geekier contemporary, a guy who is as smart as he is intuitive. As such, this newcomer doesn't buy Barry’s nice guy routine and sets out to learn what he's hiding — all while concealing some secrets of his own.