CW's 'Arrow' to End After Next Season
by EG
The CW's roster of series based on DC Comics characters are strong, and now the oldest of the DC series is ready for retirement. Next season will be the last for Arrow, and it will be a shortened season, too. Read on for details.
It's the end of an era at The CW.
Arrow, the first of the network's current roster of DC Comics dramas, will end with its previously announced eighth season. The final season of the Stephen Amell-led drama from executive producer Greg Berlanti and Warner Bros. TV will consist of a reduced order of 10 episodes and air in the fall. The final season will air during the 2019-2020 broadcast calendar.
The decision to wrap the series arrives as CW president Mark Pedowitz was open about needing to make way for a possible second phase of DC Comics-inspired series on the network. "Things will age and we want to get the next generation of shows to keep The CW DC universe going for as long as possible," the executive told reporters in January at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour.
Arrow, which lost bragging rights as The CW's most-watched scripted original to The Flash, ushered the network into its current era as a home for DC Comics fare. The success of the comic book drama led to offshoots including The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl. (Black Lightning, while still a DC Comics drama, exists outside the so-called Arrow-verse.)
"This was a difficult decision to come to, but like every hard decision we’ve made for the past seven years, it was with the best interests of Arrow in mind," showrunner Beth Schwartz and executive producers Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim said Wednesday in a joint statement. "We’re heartened by the fact that Arrow has birthed an entire universe of shows that will continue on for many years to come. We’re excited about crafting a conclusion that honors the show, its characters and its legacy and are grateful to all the writers, producers, actors, and — more importantly — the incredible crew that has sustained us and the show for over seven years."
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