Season 8 (The Flash)

## Season 8

"*Just remember what Dad always says: 'No matter how fast you run, life is about the journey.'*"
—Nora West-Allen to Bart West-Allen[src]
The **eighth season** of *The Flash* premiered on The CW on November 16, 2021 and concluded on June 29, 2022. The season consisted of 20 episodes.

Like the previous two seasons, this season was broken up into story arcs which are called "Graphic Novels". The first story arc was called "***Armageddon***", the second story arc was called "**Death Revisited**", and the third story arc was called "**It's All Negative".**

## Cast

### Main cast

* Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash/Reverse-Flash
* Candice Patton as Iris West-Allen
* Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow and Frost/Hellfrost
* Danielle Nicolet as Defense Attorney Cecile Horton and Deathstorm
* Kayla Compton as Allegra Garcia
* Brandon McKnight as Chester P. Runk
* Jesse L. Martin as Joe West

### Recurring cast

* Tony Curran as Despero
* Stephanie Izsak as Officer Daisy Korber
* Carmen Moore as Captain Kristen Kramer
* Rachel Drance as Taylor Downs
* Shayan Bayat as Aariz Mousa
* Agam Darshi as Mona Taylor/Queen
* Morena Baccarin as Gideon (voice)
* Chyler Leigh as Dr. Alex Danvers/Sentinel
* Jessica Hayles as Arielle Atkins
* Ashley Rickards as Rosa Dillon/Top
* Christian Magby as Deon Owens and Negative Still Force
* Tom Cavanagh as Professor Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash/The Flash
* Andres Soto as Dr. Marcus
* Jon Cor as Mark Blaine/Chillblaine
* Neal McDonough as Damien Darhk
* Jessica Parker Kennedy as Nora West-Allen/XS
* Jordan Fisher as Bart West-Allen/Impulse
* Rick Cosnett as Detective Eddie Thawne and Deathstorm
* Natalie Dreyfuss as Sue Dearbon
* Mika Abdalla as Tinya Wazzo
* Meghan Gardiner as Renee Wazzo
* Robbie Amell as Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm and Deathstorm
* Michelle Harrison as Deathstorm, Dr. Joan Williams, and Speed Force
* Kausar Mohammed as Dr. Meena Dhawan/Fast Track

## Production

* The season began production on August 16, 2021 and wrapped on April 25, 2022.
	+ Production went on hiatus on December 18, 2021 and resumed on January 5, 2022.

## Trivia

* This was the first season of *The Flash*:
	+ To not feature Carlos Valdes (Cisco Ramon) and Tom Cavanagh (Harrison Wells and Eobard Thawne) as series regulars.
	+ To premiere with a crossover event (*Armageddon*).
	+ To premiere in the same year in which the previous season premiered.
	+ To not feature Carlos Valdes in any capacity.
	+ Since:
		- Season 3 to feature Rick Cosnett (Eddie Thawne), Robbie Amell (Ronnie Raymond), and Matt Letscher (Eobard Thawne) in any capacity.
		- Season 5 to have at least 20 episodes.
			* This season was originally going to consist of 18 episodes.
	+ To not have most of its episodes air on a Tuesday.
* This season of *The Flash* marked the directorial debut of showrunner Eric Wallace.
* This was the last season of *The Flash* to feature Jesse L. Martin (Joe West) as a series regular.
* Jesse L. Martin and Candice Patton (Iris West-Allen) are the only series regulars who do not appear in every episode.

## Gallery

### Promotional images

The Flash Gold Boots poster.pngThe Flash season 8 poster - Armageddon - Fates Collide.png*Armageddon* poster - "Fates Collide"Armageddon The Flash and Reverse-Flash poster.png"Life in the Flash Lane"The Flash season 8 new poster.png
### Videos

The Flash Season 8 Trailer (HD) 5 Episode Crossover EventThe Flash Season 8 "Journey" Trailer (HD)The Flash Season 8 "Unknown" Trailer (HD)
## References

1. ↑ "*The Flash* boss says the season 8 finale could serve as a series ender (if necessary)" - Entertainment Weekly
2. ↑ @iriscentral\_ - Twitter
3. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The Flash Boss Eric Wallace Breaks Down Season 8 Finale & Season 9 Teases" - The Flash Podcast
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Directors Guild of Canada Production List
5. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The Flash Boss Eric Wallace Previews ARMAGEDDON" - The Flash Podcast