Season 8 (Arrow)

## Season 8

"*Oliver always told me that in order to save his city, he had to become someone else, he had to become something else. I always thought that meant becoming the Green Arrow, but... today, I realized that meant becoming a better man, the best man he knew how to be, and he took all of us with him on that journey. He changed everything. Oliver brought heroes into the world, he inspired heroes, he inspired all of us here.*"
—John Diggle[src]
The **eighth** and **final season** of *Arrow*​​​ 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 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

* Audrey Marie Anderson as Lyla Michaels/Harbinger
* Willa Holland as Thea Queen and Thea Queen
* Andrea Sixtos as Older Zoe Ramirez
* Charlie Barnett as Older John Diggle, Jr./Deathstroke
* Echo Kellum as Curtis Holt and Curtis Holt's Earth-2 doppelgänger
* Colton Haynes as Roy Harper/Arsenal

## Trivia

* This was the first and only season of *Arrow* to:
	+ Not to have a series regular who appeared in all of the episodes.
	+ Feature new 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 only credited for the episodes he appears in 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 previous and current series regulars appeared in at least one episode with the exception of Kirk Acevedo (Ricardo Diaz/The Dragon).
* 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 *Green Arrow and the Canaries* 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 when showrunner Beth Schwartz was on maternity leave.
* Although Katie Cassidy was credited in the "special appearance by" bill, she was 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 didn'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.
* Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist were also credited in the special appearance bill in "Fadeout".

## 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".Variant 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

Green Arrow suit - season 8 concept art.pngGreen Arrow suitSpartan suit - season 8 concept art.pngSpartan suitBlack Canary suit - season 8 concept art.pngBlack Canary suit
### Promotional images

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### Videos

ARROW Comic-Con® 2019 Video S7 Retrospective & S8 Teaser WBSDCCArrow Season 8 Comic-Con Trailer (HD) Final SeasonArrow Season 8 "Sacrifice" Trailer (HD) Final Season
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## References

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