Season 1 (The Flash)

## Season 1

"*I don't think that bolt of lighting struck you, Barry. I think it chose you.*"
"*I’m just not sure I'm like you, Oliver. I don't know if I can be some vigilante."
"You can be better. Because you can inspire people in a way that I never could. Watching over your city like a guardian angel, making a difference, saving people... in a flash.*"
—Barry Allen and Oliver Queen[src]
The **first season** of *The Flash* premiered on October 7, 2014 on The CW and concluded on May 19, 2015. The season consisted of 23 episodes.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Streak/The Flash and Hannibal Bates/Everyman
* Candice Patton as Iris West and Hannibal Bates/Everyman
* T.J.Williams as Tyler West/Ghost-Man and Hannibal Bates/Everyman
* Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow, Hannibal Bates/Everyman, and Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost
* Rick Cosnett as Detective Eddie Thawne and Hannibal Bates/Everyman
* Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon
* Tom Cavanagh as Professor Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash, Dr. Harrison Wells, and Hannibal Bates/Everyman
* Jesse L. Martin as Detective Joe West

### Recurring cast

* John Wesley Shipp as Dr. Henry Allen
* Michelle Harrison as Nora Allen
* Logan Williams as Young Barry Allen
* Malese Jow as Linda Park
* Chad Rook as Clyde Mardon
* Patrick Sabongui as Captain David Singh
* Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/The Arrow
* Robbie Amell as Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm
* Anthony Carrigan as Kyle Nimbus/The Mist
* Wentworth Miller as Leonard Snart/Captain Cold
* Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak
* Clancy Brown as General Wade Eiling
* Greg Finley as Tony Woodward Girder
* Paul Anthony as Roy G. Bivolo/Rainbow Raider
* Victor Garber as Professor Martin Stein/Firestorm
* Amanda Pays as Dr. Tina McGee
* Dominic Purcell as Mick Rory/Heat Wave
* Peyton List as Lisa Snart/Golden Glider
* Roger Howarth as Mason Bridge
* Andy Mientus as Hartley Rathaway/Pied Piper
* Britne Oldford as Shawna Baez/Peek-a-Boo
* Liam McIntyre as Mark Mardon/Weather Wizard
* Matt Letscher as Professor Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash
* Danielle Nicolet as District Attorney Cecile Horton

## Trivia

* This was the only season of The Flash to feature Rick Cosnett (Eddie Thawne) as a series regular.
* Throughout the first half of the season, the main cast was interviewed about what they thought of the show in the interview series *Chasing Lightning*.

## Home media release

Main article: The Flash: The Complete First Season
A boxset of the first season, titled *The Flash: The Complete First Season*, was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 22, 2015. It contains additional features, deleted scenes, a gag reel, audio commentaries and the "A Night of DC Entertainment" panel from the San Diego Comic-Con International 2014.

The Flash - The Complete First Season region 1 cover.pngDVD boxsetThe Flash - The Complete First Season region A cover.pngBlu-ray boxset
## Gallery

### Title cards

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### Promotional images

The Flash coming soon poster.pngComing to CW posterThe Flash San Diego Comic-Con poster.pngSan Diego Comic-Con 2014 posterThe Flash season 1 poster - Is he fast enough to change time?.png"Is he fast enough to change time?"The Flash promo poster - Discover what makes a hero.png"Discover what makes a hero"The Flash promo poster - He searched for the impossible Then he became it.png"He searched for the impossible; Then he became it."The Flash promo poster - A light in the darkness.png"A light in the darkness"The Flash vs Arrow fan screening promo.pngFan screening of the 2-part crossover with *Arrow*The Flash promo poster - Lightning didn't strike him. It chose him..png"Lightning didn't strike him. It chose him."The Flash promo poster - Try to keep up.png"Try to keep up"The Flash February sweeps 2014 poster 1.pngFebruary sweepsThe Flash February sweeps 2014 poster 2.pngFebruary sweepsThe Flash February sweeps 2014 poster 3.pngFebruary sweepsSuperhero Fight Club full promo image.pngSuperhero Fight Club
#### Character portraits

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## References

1. ↑ *‘Arrow’ season 3, ‘The Flash’ season 1 DVD release date, cover art revealed* - Hypable

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