Arrow (season 7)

Arrow (season 7)
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Original network The CW
Season chronology

The seventh season of the American television series Arrow, which is based on the DC Comics character Oliver Queen / Green Arrow, is set to debut on The CW on October 15, 2018. The season follows Oliver, a former billionaire businessman and politician, and the aftermath of outing himself as a vigilante. It is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe. The season is produced by Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Entertainment. This is the first season with Beth Schwartz as showrunner following the departures of Marc Guggenheim and Wendy Mericle.

The season was ordered in April 2018, and production began that July. Stephen Amell stars as Oliver, with principal cast members David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards, Echo Kellum, Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, and Katie Cassidy also returning from previous seasons. Colton Haynes, a principal cast member for seasons two and three and a special guest actor for seasons four and six, was reinstated as a series regular for the seventh season. They are joined by Kirk Acevedo, who was promoted to the series regular from his recurring status in season six.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1391"Inmate 4587"[1]James BamfordBeth Schwartz & Oscar BalderramaOctober 15, 2018 (2018-10-15)T27.13651TBD
1402"The Longbow Hunters"[2]Laura BelseyJill Blankenship & Rebecca BellottoOctober 22, 2018 (2018-10-22)T27.13652TBD
1413"Crossing Lines"[3]Ben BrayEmilio Ortega Aldrich & Tonya KongOctober 29, 2018 (2018-10-29)T27.13653TBD
1424TBABen Bray[4]Emilio Ortega Aldrich & Tonya Kong[4]TBAT27.13654TBD
1435TBAMark Bunting[5]Benjamin Raab & Deric A. Hughes[5]TBAT27.13655TBD
1446TBAKristin Windell[5]Sarah Tarkoff & Tonya Kong[5]TBAT27.13656TBD
1457TBAJames Bamford[5]Jill Blankenship & Rebecca Bellotto[5]TBAT27.13657TBD

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

The ninth episode will be part of the "Elseworlds" crossover event, and air on December 10, 2018.[14] David Ramsey will direct the eleventh episode of the season.[15] Alexandra La Roche will direct an episode this season.[16]

Production

Development

At the Television Critics Association winter press tour in January 2018, The CW president Mark Pedowitz said he was "optimistic" and "confident" about Arrow and the other Arrowverse shows returning next season, but added that it was too soon to announce anything just yet.[17] On April 2, The CW gave the series an early renewal for its seventh season.[18] Marc Guggenheim and Wendy Mericle stepped down as showrunners at the end of the sixth season, with veteran writer Beth Schwartz taking over as sole showrunner for the seventh season. Guggenheim, who co-created the show, will still be involved as a consultant.[19]

Writing

In May 2018, outgoing showrunner Marc Guggenheim revealed that the Longbow Hunters, a villainous organization in DC Comics, would be teased in the sixth season finale before being introduced in the seventh season.[20] Following the conclusion of the sixth season, which marked the first time in the series' history where the season’s main antagonist was still at large, Guggenheim’s successor Beth Schwartz confirmed that Ricardo Diaz would return and, like his comic book counterpart, establish the Longbow Hunters, "a legendary group of assassins Diaz recruits to get back at Team Arrow for toppling his nascent criminal empire at the end of season 6."[21][9]

The seventh season is the first time the series will employ a female-dominated writing staff while introducing new writers this season.[22] Stephen Amell requested that the seventh season be written as if it were the series' last.[23] According to Amell, this season will employ a new storytelling technique.[24] Schwartz said the seventh season would not be based on David S. Goyer's scrapped film Green Arrow: Escape From Super Max, which would have featured Oliver Queen being arrested, exposed as the Green Arrow, and attempting a prison escape.[25] She also said it would be "dark" and tonally similar to the first season.[26] Schwartz described redemption as the theme of the seventh season: "since last season when Oliver outed his identity, the city is a little bit mixed about how they feel about the Green Arrow [...] So his whole season is about redemption".[27]

Casting

Main cast members Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards, Echo Kellum, Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, and Katie Cassidy return from previous seasons as Oliver Queen / Green Arrow, John Diggle / Spartan, Felicity Smoak / Overwatch, Curtis Holt / Mister Terrific, René Ramirez / Wild Dog, Dinah Drake / Black Canary, and Laurel Lance / Black Siren, respectively.[28] The seventh season is the first not to feature original cast members Willa Holland and Paul Blackthorne, who play Thea Queen / Speedy and Quentin Lance, respectively, following both actors' departures during the previous season.[29] On April 9, 2018, it was announced that Colton Haynes would return as a series regular for the seventh season after previously starring in the second and third seasons and making guest appearances in the fourth and sixth seasons.[30] The following month, Guggenheim confirmed that Haynes would be reprising his role as Roy Harper / Arsenal from previous appearances, and not another version of the character.[31] On October 11, Kirk Acevedo was promoted to series regular status after previously recurring in the sixth season as main antagonist, Ricardo Diaz.[21]

Filming

Production for the season began on July 6, 2018,[32] in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is set to conclude on April 18, 2019.[16] In May 2018, Stephen Amell revealed that co-star David Ramsey would direct the eleventh episode of the season, marking Ramsey's directorial debut.[28] He also grew a beard to accurately resemble the Green Arrow of the comics.[33]

Arrowverse tie-ins

In May 2018, Stephen Amell announced at The CW upfronts that the next Arrowverse crossover would feature Batwoman and Gotham City. The crossover, "Elseworlds", is slated to air in December 2018, ahead of a potential 2019 solo series for the character.[34][35][14]

Release

Broadcast

In May 2018, it was announced that Arrow would move to Mondays for its seventh season, a first for the series, due to The CW's programming expansion to Sunday nights.[36] On June 20, the network released its fall schedule, revealing that the series would additionally move from the 9:00pm time-slot to the 8:00pm time-slot, to serve as the lead-in to Legends of Tomorrow. The season is set to premiere on The CW in the United States on October 15, 2018.[37]

Marketing

The main cast of the season as well as Beth Schwartz attended San Diego Comic-Con on July 21, 2018 to promote the season and debut exclusive footage.[38]

Ratings

No. Title Air dateRating
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Inmate 4587" October 15, 2018TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD

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