ARROW Star Stephen Amell Shares First Look At His Return As Oliver Queen In THE FLASH Season 9

ARROW Star Stephen Amell Shares First Look At His Return As Oliver Queen In THE FLASH Season 9 ARROW Star Stephen Amell Shares First Look At His Return As Oliver Queen In THE FLASH Season 9

Arrow star Stephen Amell has shared the first behind-the-scenes photo from his return to the Arrowverse in The Flash's upcoming ninth season, and Oliver Queen and Barry Allen are finally together again...

By JoshWilding - Jan 05, 2023 02:01 PM EST
Filed Under: The Flash

News broke yesterday that Stephen Amell will return as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow in the upcoming ninth and final season of The Flash. The actor, who bid farewell to the Emerald Archer in 2020, immediately took to social media to comment on his Arrowverse comeback with a GIF and the statement, "Of course I’m coming back."

Now, Amell has followed that up with a photo from the Vancouver set of The CW series, teasing his character's reunion with Barry Allen.

Neither of them is decked out in their respective superhero costumes here, though we can't believe The Flash and Green Arrow won't be heading into battle again together one final time. As for how Ollie returns, we're assuming this will be a flashback to a previously unseen adventure considering the fact the hero died during Crisis on Infinite Earths

Then again, it's always possible this Green Arrow hails from another reality! The Flash started delving into the DC Multiverse long before the upcoming movie, and even beat the MCU to it. 

With the Arrowverse winding down, The CW looks set to embark on a new approach to the content it offers. That may or may not include Superman & Lois and Gotham Knights, but The Flash's conclusion definitively ends the Arrowverse following last year's cancellation of Batwoman and Legends of Tomorrow

"As soon as our final season was announced, we knew we wanted Stephen to come back and reprise his iconic role as Oliver Queen," The Flash showrunner Eric Wallace said yesterday. He'd add that fans can expect, "an epic-yet-emotional episode we hope Arrowverse fans will enjoy."

Season 9 of The Flash will premiere on February 8, running (no pun intended) for a total of 13 episodes. 

Check out Amell's social media posts below. 

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Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 1/5/2023, 2:12 PM
Completely forgot he wasn’t still playing Oliver Queen
grif
grif - 1/5/2023, 2:19 PM
what a huge ass burning trash fire his last season was. not to mention what they did with him in the crisis on infinite earths. you are not welcome back sir.
TheyDont
TheyDont - 1/5/2023, 2:19 PM
Could've been a surprise...
MrDandy
MrDandy - 1/5/2023, 2:23 PM
It’ll be good to see him back. Like all the Arrowverse, his show had its ups and downs but when it got it right, it was a lot of fun if outdated by modern TV superhero fare.
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 1/5/2023, 2:24 PM
I wonder if he’s still The Spector?
Origame
Origame - 1/5/2023, 3:07 PM
@WruceBayne - he should be. Don't know why he wouldn't. Otherwise he's just dead.
CaptainFlapjaks
CaptainFlapjaks - 1/5/2023, 3:51 PM
@WruceBayne - This show is basically the end of the arrowverse so I could see season 9 being a celebration of it. Flash going back in time and revisting moments and so he finds himself in Star City and we find him helping out Green Arrow. Or the Spectre takes on his Green Arrow persona to help out Flash. I just don't see them bringing back Stephen to play Spectre. I see them bringing him back to play GA one last time for fun.
Shmokey20
Shmokey20 - 1/5/2023, 2:25 PM
Loved Arrow & his performance, but I tapped out of the Arrowverse after Crises... Arrow, Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Black Lightning, Constantine & Batwoman plus all the other tie-ins I've watched and had my fill of with the CW DC shows, but that's it for me, I'll probably just catch this episode to see how it all ends.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 1/5/2023, 2:30 PM
@Shmokey20 - honestly, I think that is a lot of people. I too tapped out of most of the shows after Crisis. It did feel like the climax and conclusion of the Arrowverse.
Himura
Himura - 1/5/2023, 3:06 PM
@Shmokey20 - Same but I still watch Superman & Lois. It's too good not to.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 1/5/2023, 3:09 PM
@Himura - Superman and Lois is the exception for me as well.
Shmokey20
Shmokey20 - 1/5/2023, 4:47 PM
@Himura - I've been hesitant to watch it, but I've heard nothing but great things about it
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 1/5/2023, 2:29 PM
The OG. Great to see him back.
PatientXero
PatientXero - 1/5/2023, 2:54 PM
Why only 13? Weren’t other seasons in the 20s range?
Himura
Himura - 1/5/2023, 3:05 PM
@PatientXero - I'm all for it. All the other seasons had way too much filler and needed to be cut down anyways.
PatientXero
PatientXero - 1/5/2023, 3:53 PM
@Himura - I stopped watching the shows a few seasons ago. Not due to quality, but work and family stuff. I was just curious, and agree. A lot of shows could use shorter seasons.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 1/5/2023, 3:18 PM
I’d like to see the classic goatee on Green Arrow but whatever I’ll probably not watch the final season for a long while anyway.
bythepowercosmic
bythepowercosmic - 1/5/2023, 3:27 PM
The pic was taken years ago, Stephen just reposted it.
kg8817
kg8817 - 1/5/2023, 5:26 PM
He’s probably still The Spectre.

And since Red Death is the villain, he likely comes to warn Barry about her arrival, and stick around to help him out.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 1/5/2023, 11:41 PM
Bring back Hartley Sawyer.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 1/5/2023, 11:58 PM
Looking forward a lot to what this episode will explore in their dynamic. Bloodwork being behind it however is something that looks vital to whatever the plot for 9x09 is.
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