Season 8 (Arrow)

## Season 8

"*He saved this city.*"
—Rene Ramirez to John Diggle[src]
The **eighth** and **final season** of *[[|]]*​​​ premiered on October 15, 2019 on The CW, and concluded on January 28, 2020. The season consisted of 10 episodes.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/The Hood/Green Arrow/Spectre
* David Ramsey as John Diggle/Spartan
* Rick Gonzalez as Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog and Rene Ramirez
* Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake/Black Canary and Dinah Drake
* Katherine McNamara as Mia Smoak-Queen/Blackstar/Green Arrow
* Ben Lewis as Older William Clayton
* Joseph David-Jones as Older Connor Hawke
* LaMonica Garrett as Mar Novu/The Monitor and Mobius/Anti-Monitor

### Special appearance by

* Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance/Black Canary and Laurel Lance

### Recurring cast

* Colin Donnell as Tommy Merlyn/Dark Archer and Tommy Merlyn
* Susanna Thompson as Moira Queen and Moira Queen
* Audrey Marie Anderson as Lyla Michaels/Harbinger
* Willa Holland as Thea Queen
* David Nykl as Anatoly Knyazev
* Andrea Sixtos as Older Zoe Ramirez
* Charlie Barnett as Older John Diggle, Jr./Deathstroke
* Echo Kellum as Curtis Holt
* Colton Haynes as Roy Harper/Arsenal
* Paul Blackthorne as Quentin Lance
* Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash
* Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers/Supergirl

## Trivia

* This is the first and only season of *[[|]]* to:
	+ Not to feature any one of the main cast members in all of the episodes.
	+ Feature new series regulars Katherine McNamara (Mia Smoak-Queen/Blackstar/Green Arrow), Ben Lewis (Older William Clayton), Joseph David-Jones (Older Connor Hawke), and LaMonica Garrett (Mar Novu/The Monitor and Mobius/Anti-Monitor) whose was only credited for his respective episode appearances and also had an uncredited voice cameo as Mobius in "Purgatory".
	+ Not have a new arrowhead as the official title card. Additionally, the opening title card for "Fadeout" featured all the arrowheads from the previous title cards lined up together to form a crown very similar to the title card from the SDCC trailer.
* In this season all of the main cast members both previous and current appear in at least one episode with the exception of Kirk Acevedo.
* This season of *Arrow*:
	+ Featured the directional debut of Katie Cassidy (Laurel Lance/Black Canary and Laurel Lance), who directed "Leap of Faith".
	+ Would've been the first since Season 2 to feature two episodes named after songs by Bruce Springsteen including the penultimate episode that's been a tradition in almost every season. But "Livin' In the Future" was changed to "Green Arrow & The Canaries" at the request of Warner Bros. In addition, the backdoor pilot for the proposed spinoff *[[|]]* was created after The CW asked Marc Guggenheim to make one more episode despite being aware that Stephen Amell (Oliver Queen/The Hood/Green Arrow/Spectre) would not be in all of the episodes since he was only contracted for nine episodes.
	+ Marks the third season in a row where the premiere and finale were both directed by James Bamford.
* Marc Guggenheim briefly served as co-showrunner despite being a consultant at the time showrunner Beth Schwartz was on maternity leave.
* Although Katie Cassidy is credited in the "special appearance by" bill, she is still considered to be a main cast member, according to *TVLine.*
* The first seven episodes featured all of the title cards from the first seven seasons in order.
* Whilst this season doesn't have a traditional "big bad" like preceding seasons, the Anti-Monitor, who was heavily foreshadowed and referenced throughout the season, is the overarching antagonist and can be considered as the "big bad" of the season.

## Gallery

### Title cards

Arrow season 1 title card.pngSeason 1 variant title card for "Starling City". Also used as the end title card variant for "Fadeout".Arrow season 2 title card.pngSeason 2 variant title card for "Welcome to Hong Kong".Arrow season 3 title card.pngSeason 3 variant title card for "Leap of Faith".Arrow season 4 title card.pngSeason 4 variant title card for "Present Tense".Arrow season 5 title card.pngSeason 5 variant title card for "Prochnost".Arrow season 6 episodes 1, 14, 20-23 title card.pngSeason 6 variant title card for "Reset".Arrow season 7 title card.pngSeason 7 variant title card for "Purgatory".To be continued on Crisis on Infinite Earths.png"To be continued on *Crisis on Infinite Earths*" end variant title card for "Purgatory".Crisis on Infinite Earths title card.pngVariant title card for "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Four".Green Arrow & The Canaries title card.pngVariant title card for "Green Arrow & The Canaries".Fadeout title card.pngVariant title card for "Fadeout".
### Concept artwork

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### Promotional images

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### Videos

Arrow Comic-Con®️ 2019 Sizzle The CWARROW Season 8 "Sacrifice" Promo HD Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey

## References

1. ↑ "*Arrow*/*The Flash*: Burning Qs Answered About Earth-Two, the New Hood, *Canaries* Spinoff Set-Up and More" - TVLine