Season 5 (Arrow)

On March 11, 2016, Arrow was renewed for a fifth season by The CW. It premiered on October 5, 2016. It took place in conjunction with the third season of The Flash, the second season of Supergirl and the second season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow.

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/Mr. Terrific
 * Josh Segarra as Adrian Chase/Prometheus
 * Michael Dorn as Prometheus (voice; uncredited)
 * Paul Blackthorne as Quentin Lance

Special appearance by

 * Neal McDonough as Damien Darhk
 * John Barrowman as Malcolm Merlyn/Dark Archer

Special guest cast

 * Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/Flash
 * Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon
 * Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer
 * Caity Lotz as Sara Lance
 * Colton Haynes as Roy Harper/Arsenal
 * Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance and Laurel Lance/Black Siren
 * Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers/Supergirl
 * Susanna Thompson as Moira Queen
 * Nick Zano as Nate Heywood

Recurring cast

 * Audrey Marie Anderson as Lyla Michaels
 * Adrian Holmes as Frank Pike
 * Amy Gumenick as Carrie Cutter/Cupid
 * Alexander Calvert as Lonnie Machin/Anarchy
 * Venus Terzo as Dr. Schwartz
 * Rick Gonzalez as Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog
 * Madison McLaughlin as Evelyn Sharp/Artemis
 * Chad L. Coleman as Tobias Church
 * Tyler Ritter as Billy Malone
 * Carly Pope as Susan Williams
 * David Nykl as Anatoly Knyazev
 * Joe Dinicol as Rory Regan/Ragman
 * Dolph Lundgren as Konstantin Kovar
 * David Meunier as Ishmael Gregor
 * Mike Dopud as Viktor
 * Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake/Tina Boland
 * Lexa Doig as Talia al Ghul
 * Kacey Rohl as Alena

Universe regulars

 * Wentworth Miller as Leonard Snart/Captain Cold

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

 * In the season 5 finale, there will be a flashback to the scene of Oliver getting rescued from Lian Yu in the Pilot. Also, there will not be a terrorist attack like in previous seasons, and the episode will not take place in Star City.
 * Black Siren will return in the final two episodes of the season.

Trivia

 * This will be the last season of Arrow to display flashbacks, regarding the five years Oliver was away from Starling City, later Star City; albeit this will not be the final season of the series.