ARROW's Willa Holland Exits The Series; Check Out The New Promo For Next Week's Episode: "Brothers In Arms"
Willa Holland has officially left the building as Arrow loses another original cast member. With his sister gone, next week will see Oliver go toe-to-toe with his best friend. Check out the new promo now!
Source: The CW Television Network
While it had been heavily rumored for several weeks now, tonight's episode finally saw original cast member Willa Holland officially leave the series as Thea Queen embarked on her own adventure with Roy Harper (Colton Haynes) to find and destroy the three remaining Lazarus Pits her dead father (John Barrowman) left behind.
While Holland didn't provide any comment regarding her departure, which has reportedly been in the works since the end of season four, executive producer Marc Guggenheim - who played a part in sidelining Thea in favor of Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) these past few seasons - provided the following statement to The Hollywood Reporter, "We’re very sad to see Willa go. She’s been a critical part of Arrow since its inception and a wonderful and talented person to boot. But we’re in our sixth season now and supportive of her wish to stretch her legs and pursue other creative opportunities. The door is always open for Willa to return if she has a hankering to."
Watch the new promo for episode seventeen, titled "Brothers in Arms," below:
"Brothers in Arms" - (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)
OLIVER MAKES A DARING MOVE THAT COULD COST HIM EVERYTHING - Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Diggle (David Ramsey) face their biggest challenge yet. Curtis (Echo Kellum) is disappointed to find out his new boyfriend has a firm anti-vigilante stance. Mark Bunting directed the episode written by Sarah Tarkoff & Jeane Wong (#617). Original airdate 4/5/2018.
After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the North China Sea. He returned home to Star City, bent on righting the wrongs done by his family and fighting injustice. As the Green Arrow, he protects his city with the help of Team Arrow with former soldier John Diggle, computer-science expert Felicity Smoak, his vigilante-trained sister Thea Queen, Deputy Mayor Quentin Lance, brilliant inventor Curtis Holt, and his new recruits, street-savvy Rene Ramirez and meta-human Dinah Drake. Oliver has finally solidified and strengthened his crime-fighting team only to have it threatened when unexpected enemies from his past return to Star City, forcing Oliver to rethink his relationship with each member of his “family”.
Arrow features:
Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow
Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance/Black Siren
David Ramsey as John Diggle/Spartan
Willa Holland as Thea Queen/Speedy
Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak
Echo Kellum as Curtis Holt/Mr. Terrific
Rick Gonzalez as Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog
Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake/Black Canary
Paul Blackthorne as Captain Quentin Lance
Manu Bennett as Slade Wilson/Deathstroke
David Nykl as Anatoly Knyazev
Audrey Marie Anderson as Lyla Michaels
Colton Haynes as Roy Harper/Arsenal
Kirk Acevedo as Ricardo Diaz/Richard Dragon
Arrow returns with an all-new episode April 5