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The Flash was renewed for an eighth season by The CW on February 3, 2021.[4] It will premiere on November 16, 2021.[1]
Cast
Main cast
- Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash[5]
- Candice Patton as Iris West-Allen[6]
- Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow and Frost[6]
- Danielle Nicolet as Defense Attorney Cecile Horton[7]
- Kayla Compton as Allegra Garcia[7]
- Brandon McKnight as Chester P. Runk[7]
- Jesse L. Martin as Joe West[6]
Recurring cast
Confirmed plot points
- This season will start with a special "five-episode event" that will feature different heroes and villains from across the Arrowverse and have a crossover-type feel.[2][9]
- Ryan Wilder, Ray Palmer, Jefferson Pierce, Alex Danvers, Mia Queen, Ryan Choi, Eobard Thawne, and Damien Darhk will appear in the crossover.[10]
- One of the new villains this season will be "the biggest and most powerful villain the Flash has yet faced" and will appear early in the season.[11]
- He comes from the world of horror and the supernatural.[12]
- Villains from the previous seven seasons will return in unexpected ways to make Barry and Iris' life "a living nightmare."[11]
- The Royal Flush Gang will return in "Armageddon, Part 1".[13]
- Jaco Birch/The Hotness will return.[14]
- Bart Allen, Nora West-Allen, Sue Dearbon, Mark Blaine, and Jay Garrick will return.[15][16][17]
- Iris will have "many exciting things to deal with" as a journalist.[15]
- Iris' "time sickness" will be addressed and clarified after Armageddon.[12][18]
- Solving Iris' "time sickness" will be huge part of the entire season and have big ramifications for Barry and Iris' relationship and marriage.[18]
- This season will feature some unexpected, special guest stars.[12]
- Barry will become similar to the Flash from the comic books—a confident, incredibly powerful, and secure team leader.[12]
- A few more relationships will blossom.[12]
- The first few episodes of the season will further examine Kristen Kramer.[12]
- Another new villain will force Team Flash to face their mortality in a highly personal and ultimately terrifying way.[19]
- Joe West is "going to get an incredibly different perspective on life, and it will lead him to a really big choice."[20]
- Eddie Thawne will return in a flashback episode that will air after Armageddon.[21]
- Barry's The Flash suit will include gold boots, similar to the ones seen in the comic books.[22]
- Barry and Iris' attempts to start a family will be acknowledged in "Armageddon, Part 1".[13]
- There will be several different timelines featured in Armageddon.[13]
- A "lot of different characters" from across the Arrowverse will appear in the same episodes and scenes in Armageddon.[13]
- Barry will go to Jefferson Pierce during Armageddon for the specific powers that the latter has. He will need Jefferson's assistance to achieve a "dark twist" in "Armageddon, Part 2".[23]
Confirmed new characters
- Despero: A powerful and intelligent alien possessing incredible telepathic powers who left his homeworld—Kalanor—under mysterious circumstances. Now he's facing a deadly mission on Earth, one whose outcome will decide the fate of humankind and put him on a collision course with Team Flash.[8]
Episodes
| # | Episode name | Directed by | Story by | Teleplay by | Original airdate |
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| Armageddon | |||||
| 1 | "Armageddon, Part 1"[24] | Eric Dean Seaton[25] | Eric Wallace[25] | November 16, 2021[1] | |
| When a powerful alien threat arrives on Earth under mysterious circumstances, Barry, Iris and the rest of Team Flash are pushed to their limits in a desperate battle to save the world. But with time running out and the fate of humanity at stake, Flash and his companions will also need to enlist the help of some old friends if the forces of good are to prevail.[24] | |||||
| 2 | "Armageddon, Part 2"[26] | Menhaj Huda[26] | Jonathan Butler & Gabriel Garza[26] | November 23, 2021[3] | |
| Despero warns The Flash that great tragedies will befall the speedster and cause him to lose his mind. Once that happens, Armageddon will begin. Determined to prove Despero wrong, Barry doubles down on proving his innocence but a devastating revelation from Iris pushes him to the edge and sends him to seek counsel from Black Lightning.[26] | |||||
| 3 | "Armageddon, Part 3"[27] | Chris Peppe[27] | Sam Chalsen[27] | November 30, 2021[3] | |
| Barry meets Black Lightning at the Hall of Justice after things take a dire turn with Despero. Iris suspects something is off with Despero's vision of the future so she seeks help from a powerful ally.[27] | |||||
| 4 | TBA | TBA | TBA | December 7, 2021[3] | |
| 5 | TBA | TBA | TBA | December 14, 2021[3] | |
| Graphic Novel #5 | |||||
| 6 | TBA | TBA | TBA | March 9, 2022[3] | |
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Production
- The season began production on August 16, 2021 and is expected to wrap on April 25, 2022.[29]
Trivia
- This will be the first season of The Flash:
- To not feature Carlos Valdes (Cisco Ramon) and Tom Cavanagh (Harrison Wells and Eobard Thawne) as series regulars.[5]
- To premiere with a crossover event (Armageddon).
- To premiere in the same year that the previous season premiered in.
- To not have most of its episodes air on a Tuesday.[3]
Gallery
Promotional images
Armageddon poster - "Fates Collide"
Videos
The Flash Season 8 Trailer (HD) 5 Episode Crossover Event
References