Season 7 (Arrow)

Season 7
Information
Original network	The CW
Original run	October 15, 2018 – present
Time slot	Mondays at 8:00 pm
Number of episodes	22
Chronology
Preceded by	Season 6
Followed by	Season 8

The seventh season of Arrow premiered on October 15, 2018.

Cast

Main cast

• Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow
• David Ramsey as John Diggle
• Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak/Overwatch
• Echo Kellum as Curtis Holt
• Rick Gonzalez as Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog
• Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake
• Colton Haynes as Roy Harper
• Kirk Acevedo as Ricardo Diaz/Dragon
• Sea Shimooka as Unidentified Green Arrow
• Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance

Recurring cast

• Michael Jai White as Ben Turner
• Vinnie Jones as Danny Brickwell
• Audrey Marie Anderson as Lyla Michaels
• David Nykl as Anatoly Knyazev
• Sydelle Noel as Samanda Watson
• Holly Elissa as Red
• Miranda Edwards as Honor/Silencer
• Michael Jonsson as Bear
• Cody Runnels as Derek Sampson
• Katherine McNamara as Blackstar
• Brendan Fletcher as Stanley Dover
• Ben Lewis as older William Clayton
• Andrea Sixtos as older Zoe Ramirez

Synopsis

There has been no shortage of close calls for Oliver Queen when it comes to protecting his super hero identity, but in the season six finale, he was finally backed into a corner and forced to reveal himself to the world as the Green Arrow. Now, Oliver will come face-to-face with many of the criminals he placed behind bars, as he makes a new home for himself at Slabside Maximum Security Prison. Oliver will find himself vulnerable in a way unlike ever before when a mysterious new enemy begins to unravel his work as Green Arrow, challenging him to redeem his name or risk losing everything.

Confirmed plot points

• The annual crossover event will introduce Batwoman and Gotham City.
• Redemption serves as the major theme for season 7.
• Roy will have to deal with the consequences of Oliver revealing his identity.
  • Returning cast member Colton Haynes teased that Roy is not the same person when he returns.
• John Barrowman has confirmed that he will return in some way.

Confirmed new characters

• 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:

Episodes

#	Episode name	Directed by	Story by	Teleplay by	Original airdate
1	"Inmate 4587"	James Bamford	Beth Schwartz & Oscar Balderrama		October 15, 2018
Following Oliver’s shocking decision to turn himself over to the FBI and reveal his identity as Green Arrow to the public, Oliver has spent the past five months in Slabside Maximum Security Prison. Determined to keep a low profile to shorten his sentence for the sake of his family, Oliver is tested when he runs into old foes. Meanwhile, Diggle and Dinah have taken on new jobs and left their costumes behind but not everyone is following suit. With her focus on William, Felicity tries to start over but when someone from her past resurfaces, things become complicated.
2	"The Longbow Hunters"	Laura Belsey	Jill Blankenship & Rebecca Bellotto		October 22, 2018
In order to track down Diaz from inside prison, Oliver realizes that will require aligning with an old enemy. Meanwhile, in Star City, Felicity’s attempts to root out Diaz are thwarted by Diggle, whose allegiance to A.R.G.U.S. now requires him to keep civilians like her on the outs. Realizing that she can no longer rely on her old team or old methods, a clear-eyed Felicity resolves to find a new way to go after Diaz.
3	"Crossing Lines"	Gordon Verheul	Elizabeth Kim	Onalee Hunter Hughes & Sarah Tarkoff	October 29, 2018
Still in prison, Oliver faces his biggest challenge yet. Meanwhile, Felicity gets an intriguing offer, and Diggle asks Curtis to go undercover for A.R.G.U.S..
4	"Level Two"	Ben Bray	Emilio Ortega Aldrich & Tonya Kong		November 5, 2018
Oliver makes a drastic move in his quest to find Diaz. Like her husband, Felicity pulls out all the stops to get to Diaz. Meanwhile, when arsonists target Rene’s community center, injuring Zoe in the process, the mysterious new Green Arrow swoops in to help save the day. Faced with pressure from the mayor to capture the vigilante, Dinah must decide if following the rules at all costs is the best plan to keep the city safe.
5	"The Demon"	Mark Bunting	Benjamin Raab & Deric A. Hughes		November 12, 2018
Felicity learns something new about Oliver that shocks her. Meanwhile, Diggle asks Curtis to go undercover for ARGUS. Dinah works with an unlikely ally.
6	"Due Process"	Kristin Windell	Sarah Tarkoff & Tonya Kong		November 19, 2018
Slabside becomes even more dangerous after a guard is murdered and everyone is a suspect. Felicity enlists help from a surprising source in her pursuit of Diaz, and Laurel flexes her muscles as the District Attorney.
7	"The Slabside Redemption"	James Bamford	Jill Blankenship & Rebecca Bellato		November 26, 2018
Oliver makes a choice that will affect his entire life, as well as the lives of everyone he cares about.
8	"Unmasked"	Alexandra La Roche	Oscar Balderrama & Beth Schwartz		December 3, 2018
Felicity stands by her recent decisions regarding her family. Meanwhile, Diggle and Lyla continue to look into the Dante painting that Curtis found.
9	"Elseworlds, Part 2"	James Bamford	Marc Guggenheim	Caroline Dries	December 10, 2018
With Oliver and Barry still stuck in the other’s bodies, the two get a lead on John Deegan and head to Gotham City with Supergirl to figure out why their reality has changed. While there, they meet the mysterious Kate Kane who provides them with information that leads the group to Arkham Asylum.
10	"Shattered Lives"	Andi Armaganian	TBA		January 21, 2019
11	"Past Sins"	David Ramsey	Onalee Hunter Hughes & Tonya Kong		January 28, 2019
12	"Emerald Archer"	Glen Winter	Marc Guggenheim & Emilio Ortega Aldrich		TBA
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Trivia

• According to several cast members, there is a turnover which introduces several new writers in Season 7. But that is not the only major shakeup. On April 17, 2018, in addition to being promoted to executive producer, Beth Schwartz replaced Marc Guggenheim and Wendy Mericle as the sole showrunner. Guggenheim remains as a consultant to Arrow along with another show he stepped down from, DC's Legends of Tomorrow.
• This season airs on Mondays, originally at 9/8c before it was switched back to its original 8/7c time slot.
• A few of the episode summaries have made mistakes concerning the events of that episode. For example, the episode description for “Crossing Lines” describes Felicity getting an intriguing offer and Curtis going undercover—neither of which actually happen in that episode (although Curtis does go undercover in “The Demon”). In the episode description for “The Demon” it says that Felicity learns something new about Oliver that shocks her which doesn’t happen in that episode.
• Unlike the previous seasons who ran for 23 episodes each this is only set to run for 22 episodes.
• Sea Shimooka was not credited in the main cast bill earlier in the season until her first appearance in "Unmasked".
• This season is the first to feature flashforwards (as opposed to the previous six seasons which featured flashbacks). The flashforwards take place around 2040.

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Video

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