ARROW Season 6 Will See The Return Of Katie Cassidy As Black Siren In A Series Regular Role
It's being reported that Katie Cassidy is set to return as Black Siren for the final 2 episodes of the current season of The CW's Arrow, and then again in a series regular capacity for season 6...
Most viewers figured it was only a matter of time, and it's now been announced that Katie Cassidy will be returning for the final 2 episodes of Arrow season 5, before once again reprising the role as a series regular next year. However, that doesn't mean Laurel Lance is being resurrected, as Cassidy will be playing Black Canary's villainous Earth-2 doppelganger, Black Siren, who actually debuted on The Flash.
Here's what executive producer Marc Guggenheim had to say about Cassidy's return in an offcial statement:
"One of the things that most excites us about Arrow is that we go where the story takes us. Last year, the story took us to the tragic death of Laurel Lance. This year, our midseason finale reintroduced us to Laurel’s doppelgänger, Black Siren. We were so taken by Katie’s fearless interpretation of this character that we knew her story was not yet finished. We couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome Katie back to Arrow as Black Siren, though as her appearances on Arrow and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow this season show, she never really left the family."
Does this mean Black Siren will reform and join Team Arrow as the new Black Canary (Dinah Drake might have a thing or two to say about that), or will she play an antagonistic role? We'll just have to wait and see.
Arrow returns with a new episode this Wednesday on The CW.