Season 1 (Arrow)

## Season 1

"*Do you remember when the people in this city helped each other? They can't do that anymore, because a group of people, people like my father, they see nothing wrong with raising themselves up by stepping on other people's throats. It does need to stop, and if it's not gonna be the courts and it's not gonna be the cops... then it's gonna be me. And, I hope, you.*"
—Oliver Queen to John Diggle[src]
The **first season** of *Arrow* premiered on October 10, 2012 on The CW and concluded on May 15, 2013. The season consisted of 23 episodes.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/The Hood
* Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance
* Colin Donnell as Tommy Merlyn
* David Ramsey as John Diggle
* Willa Holland as Thea Queen
* Susanna Thompson as Moira Queen
* Paul Blackthorne as Detective Quentin Lance

### Recurring cast

* Jamey Sheridan as Robert Queen
* Colin Salmon as Walter Steele
* Annie Ilonzeh as Joanna de la Vega
* Roger Cross as Lucas Hilton
* Kelly Hu as Chien Na Wei/China White
* Byron Mann as Yao Fei Gulong
* Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak
* Christie Laing as Carly Diggle
* John Barrowman as Malcolm Merlyn/Dark Archer
* Sebastian Dunn as Edward Fyers
* Jessica De Gouw as Helena Bertinelli/Huntress
* Jeffrey Nordling as Frank Bertinelli
* Janina Gavankar as McKenna Hall
* Manu Bennett as Slade Wilson
* Adrian Holmes as Frank Pike
* Celina Jade as Shado
* Colton Haynes as Roy Harper
* Chin Han as Frank Chen
* Jarod Joseph as Alan Durand
* Alex Kingston as Dinah Lance

## Trivia

* Emily Bett Rickards was originally credited in the co-starring bill under the name "Emily Rickards" in "Lone Gunmen" before she was promoted to recurring for the remainder of the season, starting with "Legacies". In addition, Rickards also had an uncredited role in "Year's End".
* Christie Laing was credited in the co-starring bill in three episodes.
* This is the only season which:
	+ Features Colin Donnell as a series regular.
	+ Doesn't feature Grant Gustin as Barry Allen, since he didn't debut until Season 2.
	+ Doesn't feature Caity Lotz, since Sara Lance was played by Jacqueline MacInnes Wood.
	+ Not to feature any special guest stars.
		- However, several cast members from this season would receive such billing at some point in future seasons.

## Home media release

Main article: Arrow: The Complete First Season
A boxset of the first season, titled *Arrow: The Complete First Season*, was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 9, 2013. It contains additional features, including making-of featurettes, deleted scenes, gag reel, and highlights from the Paley Fest 2012.

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## Gallery

### Character portraits

Arrow promotional image.pngOliver Queen promotional image.pngOliver Queen promo medium shot.pngOliver Queen full-body shot.pngArrow dark promo - textless.pngThe Hood aims his bow.pngOliver Queen promo mid-shot.pngShirtless Oliver running with arrows strapped to his back.pngOliver Queen on a target background.pngOliver Queen aiming an arrow on a target background.pngOliver Queen front-on promo.pngOliver as The Hood promo image.pngArrow promo - Oliver in a suit above Starling City.pngLaurel Lance promotional image.pngLaurel Lance promo mid-shot.pngTommy Merlyn promo image 1.pngTommy Merlyn promo image 2.pngJohn Diggle promo image 1.pngJohn Diggle promo image 2.pngThea Queen - promo image.pngThea Queen character promo.pngMoira Queen promo image.pngQuentin Lance promo image.pngWalter Steele promotional image.png

### Promotional images

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## References

1. ↑ *Arrow - Blu-rays, DVDs for 'The Complete 1st Season': Date, Cost, Packaging, More!* - TVShowsOnDVD.com

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