The Flash ( season 5 ) - wikipedia The Flash ( season 5 ) The Flash ( season 5 ) Promotional poster Starring Grant Gustin Candice Patton Danielle Panabaker Carlos Valdes Tom Cavanagh Jesse L. Martin Danielle Nicolet Hartley Sawyer Jessica Parker Kennedy Chris Klein Country of origin United States Release Original network The CW Season chronology ← Previous Season 4 List of The Flash episodes The fifth season of the American television series The Flash, which is based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash, is set to debut on The CW on October 9, 2018 and will consist of 22 episodes. The season follows Barry, a crime scene investigator with superhuman speed who fights criminals, including others who have also gained superhuman abilities, as he deals with the consequences of his future daughter 's time traveling. It is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe, and is a spin - off of Arrow. The season is produced by Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Entertainment, with Todd Helbing serving as showrunner. The season was ordered in April 2018, and production began that July. Grant Gustin stars as Barry, with principal cast members Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Tom Cavanagh, and Jesse L. Martin also returning from previous seasons, while Danielle Nicolet, Hartley Sawyer, and Jessica Parker Kennedy were promoted to series regulars from their status as recurring characters in season four. They are joined by Chris Klein, who will portray the season 's main antagonist, Cicada. Contents 1 Episodes 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 2.3 Guest 3 Production 3.1 Development 3.2 Writing 3.3 Casting 3.4 Design 3.5 Filming 3.6 Arrowverse tie - ins 4 Release 4.1 Broadcast 4.2 Marketing 5 References 6 External links Episodes See also : List of The Flash episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod. code U.S. viewers ( millions ) 93 `` Nora '' David McWhirter TBA October 9, 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 09 ) TBA TBD 94 `` Blocked '' TBA TBA October 16, 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 16 ) TBA TBD 95 `` The Death of Vibe '' TBA TBA October 23, 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 23 ) TBA TBD 96 `` News Flash '' TBA TBA October 30, 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 30 ) TBA TBD The fifth and sixth episodes are titled `` All Doll 'd Up '' and `` The Icicle Cometh '' respectively. Cast members Tom Cavanagh and Danielle Panabaker will direct the eighth and eighteenth episodes of the season, respectively. Kevin Smith will also direct an episode this season. Cast and characters Main article : List of The Flash characters Main Grant Gustin as Barry Allen / Flash Candice Patton as Iris West Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon / Vibe Tom Cavanagh as Harrison `` Sherloque '' Wells Jesse L. Martin as Joe West Danielle Nicolet as Cecile Horton Hartley Sawyer as Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man Jessica Parker Kennedy as Nora West - Allen / XS Chris Klein as Cicada Recurring Kiana Madeira as Spencer Young / Spin Kyle Secor as Thomas Snow Guest Keiynan Lonsdale as Wally West / Kid Flash Susan Walters as Carla Tannhauser Troy James as Peter Merkel / Rag Doll Tyler Hoechlin as Kal - El / Clark Kent / Superman Production Development At the Television Critics Association winter press tour in January 2018, The CW president Mark Pedowitz said he was `` optimistic '' and `` confident '' about The Flash and the other Arrowverse shows returning next season, but added that it was too soon to announce anything just yet. On April 2, The CW gave the series an early renewal for its fifth season. Todd Helbing will serve as the season 's showrunner. Writing In October 2017, Kevin Smith revealed that then - executive producer Andrew Kreisberg already already had plans for the next season of the show and had told him the story for The Flash 's fifth season, which got Smith very excited and jokingly commenting, `` I now have to stay alive one more year. '' At San Diego Comic - Con 2018, Todd Helbing revealed that `` legacy '' would be a theme during the season, adding `` I think everybody 's thinking about what it means after they leave. '' On the arrival of Barry Allen and Iris West 's future daughter, Nora West - Allen, Grant Gustin teased the different headspaces the characters would be in. `` ( Nora ) 's kind of attached to ( Barry ) when she arrives and a little more distant with Iris, '' Gustin said. `` It 's a weird thing for Iris to see them bond so easily... obviously something happened in the future, which worries Iris, '' added Candice Patton. The season will also see Barry, Ralph Dibny, and Iris returning to their professional careers as a CSI, detective, and journalist, respectively. Patton noted that, `` We live in such precarious times where we do n't know what the truth is... I feel like ( journalists ) are superheroes... I hope that 's a concept we bring to the show and give journalists the praise they deserve. '' Helbing also revealed that there will be `` a lot of deaths this season, '' and that the main antagonist would not be a speedster for the second season in a row. The new antagonist, Cicada, will instead possess powers that `` present a challenge for Team Flash that they 've never had to deal with before. '' He will not be a cult leader as he is in the comics, but will be portrayed as a `` grizzled, blue - collar everyman whose family has been torn apart by metahumans '' and who views the rise of metas as an epidemic, and seeks to exterminate them one by one. Casting Main cast members Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, and Jesse L. Martin return from previous seasons as Barry Allen / The Flash, Iris West, Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost, Cisco Ramon / Vibe and Joe West, respectively. Tom Cavanagh will also return as a series regular, playing a new version of his character Harrison Wells, nicknamed Sherloque Wells. Cavanagh also implied that he would portray more versions of Wells in the season. The fifth season is the first not to feature Keiynan Lonsdale, who plays Wally West / Kid Flash, as a series regular since his introduction in the second season, following the character 's move to Legends of Tomorrow during the previous season and Lonsdale 's subsequent departure from that show as well. He will appear only in three episodes, including the season premiere. In June 2018, Danielle Nicolet, Hartley Sawyer, and Jessica Parker Kennedy who recurred during the previous season as Cecile Horton, Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man, and Nora West - Allen, respectively, were promoted to series regulars for the fifth season. The season establishes that Nora 's alias is XS. Chris Klein also joined the main cast as Cicada, the season 's main antagonist. Design The season introduces a new Flash suit, which Todd Helbing described as the series ' most `` accurate incarnation '' of the Flash suit from the comics. The season also introduces Barry 's `` Flash ring '' from the comics. The new suit adopts brighter colors than previous suits -- which had maroon overtones -- and, unlike prior incarnations, does not have a chin strap. Filming Production for the season began on July 6, 2018, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is set to conclude on April 10, 2019. Kevin Smith will direct an episode of the season. Danielle Panabaker will make her directorial debut this season. Tom Cavanagh will direct the eighth episode of the season, which will lead into the annual crossover and serve as the 100th episode of the series. Arrowverse tie - ins In May 2018, Arrow star Stephen Amell announced at The CW upfronts that the next Arrowverse crossover would feature Batwoman and Gotham City. The crossover is slated to air in December 2018, ahead of a potential 2019 solo series for the character. Release Broadcast The season is set to begin airing in the United States on The CW on October 9, 2018. 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Question: when does the first episode of season 5 of the flash come out
Answer: October 9, 2018