The Flash will return soon for its fifth season on The CW, and this will now be our nerve centre for all the Century City news that’s fit to print. We’ll have all the casting latest, plus trailers, story details, and maybe even a spoiler or two – they’ll be signposted ahead of time with our resident spoiler squirrel, Daphne, of course!
Here’s a preview of the next episode…
And here’s the synopsis…
After Cicada’s (Chris Klein) attack on The Flash (Grant Gustin), the team realises they need to think outside the box to stop this dangerous new foe. Desperate to help her parents, Nora (Jessica Parker Kennedy) comes up with a plan that ultimately puts a member of Team Flash in danger. Meanwhile, Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) delves into her past.
The Flash season 5 air date
The Flash‘s season 5 premiere was on 9th October in the US. Sky One began airing it on 18th October.
We’ll bring you all the new details as we get them!
Flip over to page 2 for more on season 5’s cast changes and story…
The Flash season 5 cast
There’ll no doubt be a few changes afoot before our favourite speedster returns.
One such change is the promotion of Hartley Sawyer. The actor will return for season 5 to play Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man as a series regular, according to TV Line. The arc of Swayer’s Dibny – Barry’s former police mentor, whose career ended in disgrace for fabricating evidence – was one of the defining parts of The Flash season 4; an arc that was simultaneously comical and powerfully dramatic, going from sleazy private investigator to reluctantly heroic metahuman The Elongated Man. The character – often confused with DC’s powers-similar Plastic Man – debuted in the pages of The Flash comic book back in 1960.
Sawyer’sFlash run ran concurrently with his run on the Go90 sci-fi series Miss 2059. He previously appeared on Saving The Human Race, Caper, The Young And The Restless, GCB, Glory Daze and (zombie comedy,) I Am Not Infected.
Danielle Nicolet, who plays Central City’s District Attorney Cecile Horton, is also gaining series regular status.
Danielle has been around off-and-on since season one, but Deadline has now confirmed that we’ll be seeing a lot more of her when the ever-popular DC show returns from its summer break.
The series remains one of the most beloved on the network, and it has consistently delivered traditional superhero adventure, terrific characters, and a hefty dose of weirdness when the situation demands it. Barry Allen won’t be coming back alone – The Flash season 5 runs alongside renewals for Supergirl, Legends Of Tomorrow, Black Lightning, and Arrow.
The Flash season 5 story
So, what do we know about season 5 so far? Well, there’ll naturally be a new villain, but they won’t be a speedster, there’ll be another Arrowverse crossover (yay), one of the main themes of the season is “family”, Future Nora will return, Iris will spend more time in the field, Ralph will get to use his detective skills a lot more, Tom Cavanagh will be back as a “funny” version of Wells, and Kid Flash will definitely show up in the very first episode.
A brand new poster has also been unveiled for season 5. Here it is…
