Arrow is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, a costumed crime-fighter created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp and premiered in 2012.
The series takes a new look at the Green Arrow character, as well as other characters from the DC Comics universe. Although Oliver Queen/Green Arrow had been featured in the television series Smallville from 2006 to 2011, on the CW, the producers decided to start clean and find a new actor (Amell) to portray the character. Arrow focuses on the humanity of Oliver Queen, and how he was changed by time spent shipwrecked on an island. Most episodes have flashback scenes to the five years in which Oliver was missing.[1]
Willa Holland & Katrina Law attended the MCM London Comic Con on behalf of the Arrow team and took the time to discuss Season 4 & 5.
Talking about Season 5, Arrow will premiere on the 5t of October. If you missed it, here’s the recently released trailer:
Arrow Season 5 officially kicked off production on the first episode, which is called “Legacy” on July 6th. This first episode of Arrow’s Season 5 boasts a story by Greg Berlanti, a script by Marc Guggenheim and Wendy Mericle (so that’s all three of the show-runners accounted for), and it will be directed by James Bamford.
