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|titlecard= The Flash season 6 second half title card.png
 
|titlecard= The Flash season 6 second half title card.png
 
|type= Television series
 
|type= Television series
|showrunner= [[Andrew Kreisberg]] <small>(seasons 1–4)</small><ref name="Kreisberg">[http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/flash-arrow-andrew-kreisberg-1202623603/ ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Flash,' 'Arrow' EP Andrew Kreisberg Fired Amid Harassment Allegations'' - Variety]</ref><br/>[[Gabrielle Stanton]] <small>(season 2)</small><ref>[https://twitter.com/LauInLA/status/631909658463043584 Laura Prudom (@LauInLA) - Twitter]</ref><br>[[Todd Helbing]] <small>(seasons 2–5)</small><ref name="Kreisberg"/><br>[[Aaron Helbing]] <small>(seasons 2–3)</small><br>[[Eric Wallace]] <small>(season 6–present)</small>
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|showrunner= [[Andrew Kreisberg]] <small>(seasons 1–4)</small><ref name="Kreisberg">[http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/flash-arrow-andrew-kreisberg-1202623603/ "'Flash,' 'Arrow' EP Andrew Kreisberg Fired Amid Harassment Allegations" - Variety]</ref><br/>[[Gabrielle Stanton]] <small>(season 2)</small><ref>[https://twitter.com/LauInLA/status/631909658463043584 Laura Prudom (@LauInLA) - Twitter]</ref><br>[[Todd Helbing]] <small>(seasons 2–5)</small><ref name="Kreisberg"/><br>[[Aaron Helbing]] <small>(seasons 2–3)</small><br>[[Eric Wallace]] <small>(season 6–present)</small>
 
|network= [[The CW]]
 
|network= [[The CW]]
 
|seasons= 7
 
|seasons= 7
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|start= October 7, 2014
 
|start= October 7, 2014
 
|end= present
 
|end= present
|cast= [[Grant Gustin]]<br/>[[Candice Patton]]<br/>[[Danielle Panabaker]]<br/>[[Carlos Valdes]]<br/>[[Rick Cosnett]]<br/>[[Tom Cavanagh]]<br/>[[Jesse L. Martin]]<br/>[[Keiynan Lonsdale]]<br/>[[Neil Sandilands]]<br>[[Hartley Sawyer]]<br>[[Danielle Nicolet]]<br>[[Jessica Parker Kennedy]]<br>[[Chris Klein]]<br>[[LaMonica Garrett]]<br>[[Efrat Dor]]<br>[[Kayla Compton]]<br>[[Brandon McKnight]]
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|cast= [[Grant Gustin]]<br/>[[Candice Patton]]<br/>[[Danielle Panabaker]]<br/>[[Carlos Valdes]]<br/>[[Rick Cosnett]]<br/>[[Tom Cavanagh]]<br/>[[Jesse L. Martin]]<br/>[[Keiynan Lonsdale]]<br/>[[Neil Sandilands]]<br>[[Hartley Sawyer]]<br>[[Danielle Nicolet]]<br>[[Jessica Parker Kennedy]]<br>[[Chris Klein]]<br>[[LaMonica Garrett]]<br>[[Efrat Dor]]<br>[[Kayla Compton]]<br>[[Brandon McKnight]]<br>[[Tony Curran]]
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{{Quote|To understand what I'm about to tell you, you need to do something first. You need to believe in the impossible. Can you do that? Good. You see that red blur? That's me. That too! There I am again. My name is Barry Allen. I am the fastest man alive. My story is pretty simple: my whole life, I have been running...|[[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen]]|Pilot (The Flash (The CW))}}
 
{{Quote|To understand what I'm about to tell you, you need to do something first. You need to believe in the impossible. Can you do that? Good. You see that red blur? That's me. That too! There I am again. My name is Barry Allen. I am the fastest man alive. My story is pretty simple: my whole life, I have been running...|[[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen]]|Pilot (The Flash (The CW))}}
 
'''''The Flash''''' is an American TV series, a modern re-imagining of the DC Comics superhero, [[Wikipedia:Flash (Barry Allen)|The Flash]]. The series premiered on October 7, 2014, airing at 8 pm.
 
'''''The Flash''''' is an American TV series, a modern re-imagining of the DC Comics superhero, [[Wikipedia:Flash (Barry Allen)|The Flash]]. The series premiered on October 7, 2014, airing at 8 pm.
   
Originally, the twentieth episode of {{S|A}}{{'}}s [[Season 2 (Arrow)|second season]], {{Ep|Seeing Red (Arrow)}}, was going to act as a backdoor pilot and if it was popular enough the series would be green-lit.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/cw-eyes-flash-series-with-arrows-greg-berlanti-andrew-kreisberg-david-nutter/ ''UPDATE: CW Eyes ‘Flash’ Series With ‘Arrow’s Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg & David Nutter'' - Deadline]</ref> However, after executives from [[The CW]] saw {{Ep|The Scientist}} and {{Ep|Three Ghosts}}, Barry's premiere episodes on {{S|A}}, they made the call to order the series straight to pilot.<ref>[http://flashtvnews.com/the-flash-to-get-his-own-pilot-episode-separate-from-arrow/ ''The Flash To Get His Own Pilot Episode, Separate From Arrow'' - FlashTVNews]</ref> On May 8, 2014, ''The Flash'' was picked up to series.<ref>[http://flashtvnews.com/its-official-the-flash-is-picked-up-to-series/ ''It’s Official: The Flash Is Picked Up To Series!'' - FlashTVNews]</ref> On October 21, 2014, The Flash was green-lighted for a full season by the CW, extending from 13 episodes to 23.<ref>[http://flashtvnews.com/the-flash-gets-a-full-season-order/17154 ''The Flash Gets A Full Season Order!'' - FlashTVNews]</ref> ''The Flash'' was renewed for a [[Season 2 (The Flash)|second season]] on January 11, 2015.<ref>[http://tvline.com/2015/01/11/renewed-arrow-season-4-supernatural-flash-jane-the-virgin/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed ''The CW Renews Arrow, Supernatural, The 100, Reign, Jane and 3 Others'' - TVLine]</ref> On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed ''The Flash'' for a [[Season 3 (The Flash)|third season]].<ref>[http://tvline.com/2016/03/11/cw-renewed-shows-2016-new-season-lineup-arrow-the-flash-the-100/ ''The CW Renews The Flash, Vampire Diaries, The 100, Reign (!) and 7 Others'' - TVLine]</ref> ''The Flash ''was renewed for a [[Season 4 (The Flash)|fourth season]] on January 8, 2017. On April 2, 2018, the series was renewed for a [[Season 5 (The Flash)|fifth season]], which premiered in the 2018–19 season.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/riverdale-flash-supernatural-10-cw-renewals-1098997 '' 'Riverdale,' 'Flash,' 'Supernatural' Among 10 CW Renewals'' – The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> ''The Flash ''was renewed for a [[Season 6 (The Flash)|sixth season]] on January 31, 2019, which premiered during the 2019-2020 season.<ref>[https://renewcanceltv.com/the-cw-renews-arrow-charmed-supergirl-the-flash-6-more-for-2019-2020/ The CW Renews ‘Arrow’, ‘Charmed’, ‘Supergirl’, ‘The Flash’ & 6 More for 2019-2020]</ref> ''The Flash'' was renewed for a [[Season 7 (The Flash)|seventh season]] on January 8, 2020. <ref name="season 7">[https://ew.com/tv/2020/01/07/cw-renewals-2020-2021-season/ ''The CW renews The Flash, Riverdale, Supergirl, Legacies, Nancy Drew, and 8 other series'' - EW]</ref>The ''Flash'' was renewed for an [[Season 8 (The Flash)|eighth season]] on February 3, 2021.
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Originally, the twentieth episode of {{S|A}}{{'}}s [[Season 2 (Arrow)|second season]], {{Ep|Seeing Red (Arrow)}}, was going to act as a backdoor pilot and if it was popular enough the series would be green-lit.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/cw-eyes-flash-series-with-arrows-greg-berlanti-andrew-kreisberg-david-nutter/ "UPDATE: CW Eyes ‘Flash’ Series With ‘Arrow’s Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg & David Nutter" - Deadline]</ref> However, after executives from [[The CW]] saw {{Ep|The Scientist}} and {{Ep|Three Ghosts}}, Barry's premiere episodes on {{S|A}}, they made the call to order the series straight to pilot.<ref>[http://flashtvnews.com/the-flash-to-get-his-own-pilot-episode-separate-from-arrow/ "The Flash To Get His Own Pilot Episode, Separate From Arrow" - FlashTVNews]</ref> On May 8, 2014, ''The Flash'' was picked up to series.<ref>[http://flashtvnews.com/its-official-the-flash-is-picked-up-to-series/ "It’s Official: The Flash Is Picked Up To Series!" - FlashTVNews]</ref> On October 21, 2014, The Flash was green-lighted for a full season by the CW, extending from 13 episodes to 23.<ref>[http://flashtvnews.com/the-flash-gets-a-full-season-order/17154 "The Flash Gets A Full Season Order!" - FlashTVNews]</ref> ''The Flash'' was renewed for a [[Season 2 (The Flash)|second season]] on January 11, 2015.<ref>[http://tvline.com/2015/01/11/renewed-arrow-season-4-supernatural-flash-jane-the-virgin/ "The CW Renews Arrow, Supernatural, The 100, Reign, Jane and 3 Others" - TVLine]</ref> On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed ''The Flash'' for a [[Season 3 (The Flash)|third season]].<ref>[http://tvline.com/2016/03/11/cw-renewed-shows-2016-new-season-lineup-arrow-the-flash-the-100/ "The CW Renews The Flash, Vampire Diaries, The 100, Reign (!) and 7 Others" - TVLine]</ref> ''The Flash'' was renewed for a [[Season 4 (The Flash)|fourth season]] on January 8, 2017. On April 2, 2018, the series was renewed for a [[Season 5 (The Flash)|fifth season]], which premiered in the 2018–19 season.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/riverdale-flash-supernatural-10-cw-renewals-1098997 "'Riverdale,' 'Flash,' 'Supernatural' Among 10 CW Renewals" – The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> ''The Flash ''was renewed for a [[Season 6 (The Flash)|sixth season]] on January 31, 2019, which premiered during the 2019-2020 season.<ref>[https://renewcanceltv.com/the-cw-renews-arrow-charmed-supergirl-the-flash-6-more-for-2019-2020/ "The CW Renews ‘Arrow’, ‘Charmed’, ‘Supergirl’, ‘The Flash’ & 6 More for 2019-2020" - RenewCancelTV]</ref> ''The Flash'' was renewed for a [[Season 7 (The Flash)|seventh season]] on January 8, 2020. <ref name="season 7">[https://ew.com/tv/2020/01/07/cw-renewals-2020-2021-season/ "The CW renews The Flash, Riverdale, Supergirl, Legacies, Nancy Drew, and 8 other series" - Entertainment Weekly]</ref>The ''Flash'' was renewed for an [[Season 8 (The Flash)|eighth season]] on February 3, 2021.
   
 
[[Grant Gustin]] portrays [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen/The Flash]] in the eponymous lead role. The series is written by [[Greg Berlanti]], [[Todd Helbing]], and [[Geoff Johns]].
 
[[Grant Gustin]] portrays [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen/The Flash]] in the eponymous lead role. The series is written by [[Greg Berlanti]], [[Todd Helbing]], and [[Geoff Johns]].
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
{{Synopsis|[[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen]] was 11 years old when [[Nora Allen|his mother]] was killed in a bizarre, terrifying incident and [[Henry Allen|his father]] was falsely convicted of murder. With his life changed forever by the tragedy, Barry was taken in and raised by Detective [[Joe West]], the father of Barry's best friend, [[Iris West-Allen|Iris]]. Now, Barry has become a brilliant, driven, and endearing CSI assistant, whose determination to uncover the truth about his mother's strange death leads him to follow up on every unexplained urban legend and scientific advancement that comes along. Barry's latest obsession is a cutting edge [[S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator|particle accelerator]], created by visionary physicist [[Eobard Thawne|Harrison Wells]] and his [[S.T.A.R. Labs (Earth-1)|S.T.A.R. Labs]] team, who claim that this invention will bring about unimaginable advancements in power and medicine. However, something goes horribly wrong during the public unveiling, and when the devastating explosion causes a freak storm, many lives are lost and Barry is struck by lightning. After nine months in a coma, Barry awakens to find his life has changed once again - the accident has given him the power of super speed, granting him the ability to move through [[Central City (Earth-1)|Central City]] like an unseen guardian angel. Though initially excited by his newfound powers, Barry is shocked to discover he is not the only "[[meta-humans|meta-human]]" who was created in the wake of the accelerator explosion - and not everyone is using their new powers for good. In the months since the accident, the city has seen a sharp increase in missing people, unexplained deaths, and other strange phenomena. Barry now has a renewed purpose - using his gift of speed to protect the innocent, while never giving up on his quest to solve his mother's murder and clear his father's name. For now, only a few close friends and associates know that Barry is literally the fastest man alive, but it won't be long before the world learns what Barry Allen has become... The Flash.|http://flashtvnews.com/an-official-description-for-the-cws-flash-series/|show = The Flash (The CW)}}
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{{Synopsis|[[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen]] was 11 years old when [[Nora Allen|his mother]] was killed in a bizarre, terrifying incident and [[Henry Allen|his father]] was falsely convicted of murder. With his life changed forever by the tragedy, Barry was taken in and raised by Detective [[Joe West]], the father of Barry's best friend, [[Iris West-Allen|Iris]]. Now, Barry has become a brilliant, driven, and endearing CSI assistant, whose determination to uncover the truth about his mother's strange death leads him to follow up on every unexplained urban legend and scientific advancement that comes along. Barry's latest obsession is a cutting edge [[S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator (Earth-1)|particle accelerator]], created by visionary physicist [[Eobard Thawne|Harrison Wells]] and his [[S.T.A.R. Labs (Earth-1)|S.T.A.R. Labs]] team, who claim that this invention will bring about unimaginable advancements in power and medicine. However, something goes horribly wrong during the public unveiling, and when the devastating explosion causes a freak storm, many lives are lost and Barry is struck by lightning. After nine months in a coma, Barry awakens to find his life has changed once again - the accident has given him the power of super speed, granting him the ability to move through [[Central City (Earth-1)|Central City]] like an unseen guardian angel. Though initially excited by his newfound powers, Barry is shocked to discover he is not the only "[[meta-humans|meta-human]]" who was created in the wake of the accelerator explosion - and not everyone is using their new powers for good. In the months since the accident, the city has seen a sharp increase in missing people, unexplained deaths, and other strange phenomena. Barry now has a renewed purpose - using his gift of speed to protect the innocent, while never giving up on his quest to solve his mother's murder and clear his father's name. For now, only a few close friends and associates know that Barry is literally the fastest man alive, but it won't be long before the world learns what Barry Allen has become... The Flash.|http://flashtvnews.com/an-official-description-for-the-cws-flash-series/|show = The Flash (The CW)}}
   
 
==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
In [[Season 1 (The Flash)|Season 1]], the intro features a voice-over of [[Barry Allen]] where he briefly describes the hardships that he faced in the past. Barry states that he will use his new powers to fight crime and find [[Eobard Thawne|the one]] who killed his [[Nora Allen|mother]] to bring justice for his [[Henry Allen|father]].
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In [[Season 1 (The Flash)|Season 1]], the intro features a voice-over of [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen]] where he briefly describes the hardships that he faced in the past. Barry states that he will use his new powers to fight crime and find [[Eobard Thawne|the one]] who killed his [[Nora Allen|mother]] to bring justice for his [[Henry Allen|father]].
   
 
In [[Season 2 (The Flash)|Season 2]], Barry states how he must now use his powers to stop the [[Hunter Zolomon|new threats]] that have been brought into [[Earth-1|the world]] after finding his mother's murderer.
 
In [[Season 2 (The Flash)|Season 2]], Barry states how he must now use his powers to stop the [[Hunter Zolomon|new threats]] that have been brought into [[Earth-1|the world]] after finding his mother's murderer.
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:''"My name is Barry Allen and I am the fastest man alive. To the outside world, I am an ordinary forensic scientist. But secretly, with the help of my friends at S.T.A.R. Labs, I fight crime and find other meta-humans like me. But I became lost in time. It took everything in my friends’ power to bring me back. And in doing so, our world was opened up to new threats, and I'm the only one fast enough to stop them. I am The Flash."''
 
:''"My name is Barry Allen and I am the fastest man alive. To the outside world, I am an ordinary forensic scientist. But secretly, with the help of my friends at S.T.A.R. Labs, I fight crime and find other meta-humans like me. But I became lost in time. It took everything in my friends’ power to bring me back. And in doing so, our world was opened up to new threats, and I'm the only one fast enough to stop them. I am The Flash."''
   
=== [[Season 5 (The Flash)|Season 5]] ===
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===[[Season 5 (The Flash)|Season 5]]===
 
:''"My name is Barry Allen and I am the fastest man alive. To the outside world, I am an ordinary forensic scientist. But secretly, with the help of my friends at S.T.A.R. Labs, I fight crime and find other meta-humans like me. But when my daughter came back from the future to help, she changed the present, and now our world is more dangerous than ever and I'm the only one fast enough to save it. I am the Flash."''
 
:''"My name is Barry Allen and I am the fastest man alive. To the outside world, I am an ordinary forensic scientist. But secretly, with the help of my friends at S.T.A.R. Labs, I fight crime and find other meta-humans like me. But when my daughter came back from the future to help, she changed the present, and now our world is more dangerous than ever and I'm the only one fast enough to save it. I am the Flash."''
   
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*[[Rick Cosnett]] as [[Eddie Thawne]] <small>(season 1; special guest seasons 2–3)</small>
 
*[[Rick Cosnett]] as [[Eddie Thawne]] <small>(season 1; special guest seasons 2–3)</small>
 
*[[Carlos Valdes]] as [[Cisco Ramon|Cisco Ramon/Vibe/Mecha-Vibe]] <small>(seasons 1–7)</small>
 
*[[Carlos Valdes]] as [[Cisco Ramon|Cisco Ramon/Vibe/Mecha-Vibe]] <small>(seasons 1–7)</small>
*[[Tom Cavanagh]] as [[Eobard Thawne|Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash]] <small>(seasons 1–2 and 4–6)</small>, [[Harrison Wells (Earth-1)|Harrison Wells]] <small>(seasons 1 and 7)</small>, [[Harry Wells|Harrison "Harry" Wells]] <small>(seasons 2–7)</small>, [[Harrison Wells (Earth-19)|Harrison "H.R." Wells]] <small>(seasons 3 and 7)</small>, [[Harrison Sherloque Wells]] <small>(seasons 5–7)</small>, and [[Harrison Nash Wells|Harrison Nash Wells/Pariah]] <small>(seasons 6-7)</small>
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*[[Tom Cavanagh]] as [[Eobard Thawne|Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash]] <small>(seasons 1–2 and 4–6; special appearance season 7)</small>, [[Harrison Wells (Earth-1)|Harrison Wells]] <small>(seasons 1 and 7)</small>, [[Harry Wells|Harrison "Harry" Wells]] <small>(seasons 2–7)</small>, [[Harrison Wells (Earth-19)|Harrison "H.R." Wells]] <small>(seasons 3 and 7)</small>, [[Harrison Sherloque Wells]] <small>(seasons 5–7)</small>, and [[Harrison Nash Wells|Harrison Nash Wells/Pariah]] <small>(seasons 6-7)</small>
 
*[[Jesse L. Martin]] as [[Joe West]]
 
*[[Jesse L. Martin]] as [[Joe West]]
*[[Keiynan Lonsdale]] as [[Wally West|Wally West/Kid Flash]] <small>(seasons 2–4; special guest season 5-present)</small>
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*[[Keiynan Lonsdale]] as [[Wally West|Wally West/Kid Flash]] <small>(seasons 2–4; special guest season 5-6)</small>
 
*[[Neil Sandilands]] as [[Clifford DeVoe|Clifford DeVoe/The Thinker]] <small>(season 4)</small>
 
*[[Neil Sandilands]] as [[Clifford DeVoe|Clifford DeVoe/The Thinker]] <small>(season 4)</small>
 
*[[Hartley Sawyer]] as [[Ralph Dibny|Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man]] <small>(seasons 5–6; recurring season 4)</small>
 
*[[Hartley Sawyer]] as [[Ralph Dibny|Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man]] <small>(seasons 5–6; recurring season 4)</small>
 
*[[Danielle Nicolet]] as [[Cecile Horton]] <small>(season 5–present; guest season 1; recurring seasons 3–4)</small>
 
*[[Danielle Nicolet]] as [[Cecile Horton]] <small>(season 5–present; guest season 1; recurring seasons 3–4)</small>
*[[Jessica Parker Kennedy]] as [[Nora West-Allen|Nora West-Allen/XS]] <small>(season 5; special appearance season 4; special guest season 7)</small> <ref>[https://screenrant.com/flash-season-7-nora-west-allen-xs-return/ The Flash Season 7 Confirms XS Return]</ref>
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*[[Jessica Parker Kennedy]] as [[Nora West-Allen|Nora West-Allen/XS]] <small>(season 5; special appearance season 4; special guest season 7)</small>
 
*[[Chris Klein]] as [[Orlin Dwyer|Orlin Dwyer/Cicada]] <small>(season 5)</small>
 
*[[Chris Klein]] as [[Orlin Dwyer|Orlin Dwyer/Cicada]] <small>(season 5)</small>
 
*[[LaMonica Garrett]] as [[Mar Novu|Mar Novu/The Monitor]] <small>(season 6; guest season 5)</small>
 
*[[LaMonica Garrett]] as [[Mar Novu|Mar Novu/The Monitor]] <small>(season 6; guest season 5)</small>
 
*[[Efrat Dor]] as [[Eva McCulloch|Eva McCulloch/Mirror Monarch]] <small>(season 6-7)</small>
 
*[[Efrat Dor]] as [[Eva McCulloch|Eva McCulloch/Mirror Monarch]] <small>(season 6-7)</small>
*[[Kayla Compton]] as [[Allegra Garcia]] <small>(season 7; recurring season 6)</small>
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*[[Kayla Compton]] as [[Allegra Garcia]] <small>(season 7–present; recurring season 6)</small>
*[[Brandon McKnight]] as [[Chester P. Runk]] <small>(season 7; recurring season 6)</small>
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*[[Brandon McKnight]] as [[Chester P. Runk]] <small>(season 7–present; recurring season 6)</small>
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*[[Tony Curran]] as [[Despero]] <small>(season 8)</small><ref>[https://deadline.com/2021/08/the-flash-tony-curran-joins-cw-series-despero-season-8-1234822486/ "‘The Flash’: Tony Curran Joins CW Series As Despero For Season 8" - Deadline]</ref>
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*In an interview, Grant Gustin revealed that in order to prepare for the role of Barry Allen, he read certain ''Flash'' comics to get a feel for the character. He originally went back to the beginning of ''The Flash'' comics, and started reading some of the older stuff, but realized it'd be impossible for him to read ''all'' of the character's source material. When he got into the New 52 series, he narrowed his focus to those comics, as he felt those were most similar to the TV series. However, he also stated that what's done in the show is unlike the comics, as "a lot of the characters are very different than they are in the comics, but they have the same heart".<ref>[https://cartermatt.com/135100/flash-spoilers-grant-gustin-research-barry-allen-role/ ‘The Flash’ spoilers: How did Grant Gustin research Barry Allen role?]</ref>
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*In an interview, Grant Gustin revealed that in order to prepare for the role of Barry Allen, he read certain ''Flash'' comics to get a feel for the character. He originally went back to the beginning of ''The Flash'' comics, and started reading some of the older stuff, but realized it'd be impossible for him to read ''all'' of the character's source material. When he got into the New 52 series, he narrowed his focus to those comics, as he felt those were most similar to the TV series. However, he also stated that what's done in the show is unlike the comics, as "a lot of the characters are very different than they are in the comics, but they have the same heart".<ref>[https://cartermatt.com/135100/flash-spoilers-grant-gustin-research-barry-allen-role/ "‘The Flash’ spoilers: How did Grant Gustin research Barry Allen role?" - Matt and Jess TV]</ref>
 
*''The Flash'' has had one supplemental comic book series, {{S|0}}, one supplemental internet blog, {{S|TCOC}}, and two supplemental web series, {{S|COC}} and {{S|SS}}. In addition, ''The Flash'' has also had several supplementary [[:Category:Books|books]].
 
*''The Flash'' has had one supplemental comic book series, {{S|0}}, one supplemental internet blog, {{S|TCOC}}, and two supplemental web series, {{S|COC}} and {{S|SS}}. In addition, ''The Flash'' has also had several supplementary [[:Category:Books|books]].
*Grant Gustin had confirmed that elements of the "The Trial of The Flash" comic, where Barry is incarcerated for manslaughter when he accidentally kills Eobard Thawne, would be used in the future after the appearance of Barry in a prison outfit appeared in season 1, hinting at the eventual adaptation of the story with Clifford DeVoe in season 4.<ref>[http://www.fashionnstyle.com/articles/69998/20150731/flash-season-2-spoilers-barry-jail-caitlin-snow-starts-killer-frost-transformation.htm ''‘The Flash’ Season 2 Spoilers: Barry In Jail? Caitlin Snow Starts Killer Frost Transformation'' - Fashion & Style]</ref> However, he falsely indicated it would probably get its own season.<ref>[http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/the-flash-season-2-spoilers-grant-gustin-teases-whats-next-as-carlos-valdes-talks-cisco/ ''The Flash Season 2 Spoilers: Grant Gustin teases what’s next as Carlos Valdes talks Cisco'' - Unreality TV]</ref>
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*Grant Gustin had confirmed that elements of the "The Trial of The Flash" comic, where Barry is incarcerated for manslaughter when he accidentally kills Eobard Thawne, would be used in the future after the appearance of Barry in a prison outfit appeared in season 1, hinting at the eventual adaptation of the story with Clifford DeVoe in season 4.<ref>[http://www.fashionnstyle.com/articles/69998/20150731/flash-season-2-spoilers-barry-jail-caitlin-snow-starts-killer-frost-transformation.htm "‘The Flash’ Season 2 Spoilers: Barry In Jail? Caitlin Snow Starts Killer Frost Transformation" - Fashion & Style]</ref> However, he falsely indicated it would probably get its own season.<ref>[http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/the-flash-season-2-spoilers-grant-gustin-teases-whats-next-as-carlos-valdes-talks-cisco/ "The Flash Season 2 Spoilers: Grant Gustin teases what’s next as Carlos Valdes talks Cisco" - Unreality TV]</ref>
 
*[[Grant Gustin]] is the only cast member to have appeared in every episode of the series.
 
*[[Grant Gustin]] is the only cast member to have appeared in every episode of the series.
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**Below is a list of the episodes that marked the first time the original series regulars did not appear:
 
**Below is a list of the episodes that marked the first time the original series regulars did not appear:
 
***[[Rick Cosnett]] - {{Ep|Fallout (The Flash)}}
 
***[[Rick Cosnett]] - {{Ep|Fallout (The Flash)}}
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***[[Carlos Valdes]] - {{Ep|News Flash}}
 
***[[Carlos Valdes]] - {{Ep|News Flash}}
 
***[[Danielle Panabaker]] - {{Ep|A Girl Named Sue}}
 
***[[Danielle Panabaker]] - {{Ep|A Girl Named Sue}}
***[[Candice Patton]] - {{Ep|Rayo de Luz}} (although he appeared through archive footage near the beginning, meaning {{Ep|Enemy At the Gates}} was the first episode to not feature her in any capacity)
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***[[Candice Patton]] - {{Ep|Rayo de Luz}} (although she appeared through archive footage near the beginning, meaning {{Ep|Enemy At the Gates}} was the first episode to not feature her in any capacity)
*The only actors who have appeared in every season of ''The Flash'' (so far) at least one time are; Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Carlos Valdes, Danielle Panabaker, Jesse L. Martin, Tom Cavanagh, Patrick Sabongui and John Wesley Shipp.
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*The only actors who have appeared in every season of ''The Flash'' (so far) at least one time are; Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Carlos Valdes, Danielle Panabaker, Jesse L. Martin, Tom Cavanagh, Patrick Sabongui, David Ramsey and John Wesley Shipp.
*''The Flash'' has the fourth highest number of series regulars of all the multi-season ''Arrowverse'' shows with 18 to date, behind {{S|L}} with 23, {{S|A}} with 21, and {{S|S}} with 20. The show is ahead of {{S|Black Lightning}} and {{S|Batwoman}}, which both have 9.
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*Since the sixth season, a clip of [[Joseph West]] was used as one of the clips of Joe West during the opening sequence.
 
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"To understand what I'm about to tell you, you need to do something first. You need to believe in the impossible. Can you do that? Good. You see that red blur? That's me. That too! There I am again. My name is Barry Allen. I am the fastest man alive. My story is pretty simple: my whole life, I have been running..."
Barry Allen[src]

The Flash is an American TV series, a modern re-imagining of the DC Comics superhero, The Flash. The series premiered on October 7, 2014, airing at 8 pm.

Originally, the twentieth episode of Arrow's second season, "Seeing Red", was going to act as a backdoor pilot and if it was popular enough the series would be green-lit.[3] However, after executives from The CW saw "The Scientist" and "Three Ghosts", Barry's premiere episodes on Arrow, they made the call to order the series straight to pilot.[4] On May 8, 2014, The Flash was picked up to series.[5] On October 21, 2014, The Flash was green-lighted for a full season by the CW, extending from 13 episodes to 23.[6] The Flash was renewed for a second season on January 11, 2015.[7] On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed The Flash for a third season.[8] The Flash was renewed for a fourth season on January 8, 2017. On April 2, 2018, the series was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered in the 2018–19 season.[9] The Flash was renewed for a sixth season on January 31, 2019, which premiered during the 2019-2020 season.[10] The Flash was renewed for a seventh season on January 8, 2020. [11]The Flash was renewed for an eighth season on February 3, 2021.

Grant Gustin portrays Barry Allen/The Flash in the eponymous lead role. The series is written by Greg Berlanti, Todd Helbing, and Geoff Johns.

Synopsis

Introduction

In Season 1, the intro features a voice-over of Barry Allen where he briefly describes the hardships that he faced in the past. Barry states that he will use his new powers to fight crime and find the one who killed his mother to bring justice for his father.

In Season 2, Barry states how he must now use his powers to stop the new threats that have been brought into the world after finding his mother's murderer.

Season 3 featured two different intros. The first half sees Barry facing the ultimate consequence from when he went back in time to save his mother, which in turn created a new timeline, leaving him facing threats from that timeline who are manifesting powers in the 'real' world. The second version was introduced in "Borrowing Problems from the Future" and tells us Barry attempts to save Iris from being killed by Savitar right after he witnessed her death in the future.

Season 4 mentions the new threats Team Flash have created after they brought Barry out of the Speed Force.

Season 5 mentions Nora West-Allen traveling back to the past to meet Barry and the new threats created from that.

The "Blood and Truth" half of Season 6 had no intro at all. But the second half was different; it had music playing, but no dialogue given during the introduction and showed a montage of each main character and the series as a whole.

Season 1

"My name is Barry Allen and I am the fastest man alive. When I was a child, I saw my mother killed by something impossible. My father went to prison for her murder. Then an accident made me the impossible. To the outside world, I'm an ordinary forensic scientist. But secretly, I use my speed to fight crime and find others like me. And one day, I'll find who killed my mother and get justice for my father. I am The Flash.

Season 2

"My name is Barry Allen and I am the fastest man alive. To the outside world, I am an ordinary forensic scientist. But secretly, with the help of my friends at S.T.A.R. Labs, I fight crime and find other meta-humans like me. I hunted down the man who killed my mother. But in doing so, I opened up our world to new threats, and I am the only one fast enough to stop them. I am The Flash."

Season 3

"My name is Barry Allen and I am the fastest man alive. To the outside world, I'm an ordinary forensic scientist. But secretly, with the help of my friends at S.T.A.R. Labs, I fight crime and find other meta-humans like me. After defeating Zoom and saving the multiverse, I ran back in time and created the alternate timeline Flashpoint. I restored the timeline to how it was, only to find things weren't as I left them. I brought new threats to our world, and I'm the only one fast enough to stop them. I am The Flash."

Midseason variant

"My name is Barry Allen and I am the fastest man alive. To the outside world, I'm an ordinary forensic scientist, but secretly, with the help of my friends at S.T.A.R. Labs, I fight crime and find other meta-humans like me. In an attempt to stop the evil speedster Savitar, I was accidentally thrust into the future, and I saw him murder the woman I love. But I won't let that happen. I'm going to do everything in my power to change the future, and I'm the only one fast enough to keep her alive. I am The Flash."

Season 4

"My name is Barry Allen and I am the fastest man alive. To the outside world, I am an ordinary forensic scientist. But secretly, with the help of my friends at S.T.A.R. Labs, I fight crime and find other meta-humans like me. But I became lost in time. It took everything in my friends’ power to bring me back. And in doing so, our world was opened up to new threats, and I'm the only one fast enough to stop them. I am The Flash."

Season 5

"My name is Barry Allen and I am the fastest man alive. To the outside world, I am an ordinary forensic scientist. But secretly, with the help of my friends at S.T.A.R. Labs, I fight crime and find other meta-humans like me. But when my daughter came back from the future to help, she changed the present, and now our world is more dangerous than ever and I'm the only one fast enough to save it. I am the Flash."

Cast

Main cast

Trivia

  • In an interview, Grant Gustin revealed that in order to prepare for the role of Barry Allen, he read certain Flash comics to get a feel for the character. He originally went back to the beginning of The Flash comics, and started reading some of the older stuff, but realized it'd be impossible for him to read all of the character's source material. When he got into the New 52 series, he narrowed his focus to those comics, as he felt those were most similar to the TV series. However, he also stated that what's done in the show is unlike the comics, as "a lot of the characters are very different than they are in the comics, but they have the same heart".[13]
  • The Flash has had one supplemental comic book series, The Flash: Season Zero, one supplemental internet blog, The Chronicles of Cisco, and two supplemental web series, Chronicles of Cisco and Stretched Scene. In addition, The Flash has also had several supplementary books.
  • Grant Gustin had confirmed that elements of the "The Trial of The Flash" comic, where Barry is incarcerated for manslaughter when he accidentally kills Eobard Thawne, would be used in the future after the appearance of Barry in a prison outfit appeared in season 1, hinting at the eventual adaptation of the story with Clifford DeVoe in season 4.[14] However, he falsely indicated it would probably get its own season.[15]
  • Grant Gustin is the only cast member to have appeared in every episode of the series.
  • The only actors who have appeared in every season of The Flash (so far) at least one time are; Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Carlos Valdes, Danielle Panabaker, Jesse L. Martin, Tom Cavanagh, Patrick Sabongui, David Ramsey and John Wesley Shipp.
  • The Flash has the fourth highest number of series regulars in the Arrowverse with 18.
  • Season 6 is the first season to not have an opening monologue in any episode in addition to introducing a new opening sequence.
  • Since the sixth season, a clip of Joseph West was used as one of the clips of Joe West during the opening sequence.

Gallery

Logos

Title cards

Promotional images

External links

References