Season 8 (Arrow)

​​​​​​ was renewed for an eighth and final season by The CW on January 31, 2019. It will premiere on October 15, 2019.

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, Oliver successfully saved his city with the help of his team including former soldier John Diggle, computer-science expert Felicity Smoak, former protégé Roy Harper, street-savvy Rene Ramirez, metahuman Dinah Drake, brilliant inventor Curtis Holt and Earth-2 Laurel Lance. In the wake of discovering what his future holds, Oliver will find himself pit against his most challenging battle yet, one that will leave the multiverse hanging in the balance. In Arrow’s final season, Oliver Queen is forced to confront the reality of what it means to be a hero.

Main cast

 * Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow
 * David Ramsey as John Diggle/Spartan
 * Rick Gonzalez as Rene Ramirez
 * Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake
 * Joseph David-Jones as Connor Hawke
 * Katherine McNamara as Mia Smoak
 * Ben Lewis as Older William Clayton
 * Charlie Barnett as Older John Diggle, Jr.
 * Katie Cassidy Rodgers as Laurel Lance/Black Canary

Recurring cast

 * Andrea Sixtos as Older Zoe Ramirez
 * LaMonica Garrett as Mar Novu/The Monitor

Confirmed plot points

 * The first seven episodes leading up to Crisis on Infinite Earths, are "love letter" to the fans with each episode highlighting some of the most memorable moments from the previous seasons.
 * The final two episodes will deal with the fallout from the "Crisis".

Trivia

 * This is the only season to feature new series regulars Katherine McNamara, Ben Lewis and Joseph David-Jones in addition to new cast member Charlie Barnett.
 * Katie Cassidy Rodgers will make her directional debut while David Ramsey is set to direct his second episode.