TV SERIES · 2014–2023 · USA
The Flash
- Created by
- Geoff Johns, Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg
- Network
- The CW
- Seasons
- 9
- Episodes
- 184
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Television, Berlanti Productions, DC Entertainment
29 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to discover he has been granted the gift of super speed. Teaming up with S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry takes on the persona of The Flash, the Fastest Man Alive, to protect his city.
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17 Facts From the Making of The Flash
- #001
On July 30, 2013, it was announced that Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter and Geoff Johns would develop a television series based on the Flash for The CW, detailing Barry Allen's origin.
- #002
Andrew Kreisberg said that Barry Allen would first appear as a recurring character in three episodes of Arrow's second season, all written by Greg Berlanti, Kreisberg and Geoff Johns, with the final episode serving as a backdoor pilot for the new series.
- #005
The Flash's pilot was officially ordered on January 29, 2014, written by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns, and directed by Nutter.
- #006
The CW executives cancelled the planned backdoor pilot for The Flash in favour of a traditional pilot, after being impressed by early cuts of Barry's first two episodes on Arrow.
- #007
Following a positive response to newly completed episodes, three more scripts for The Flash were ordered in September 2014, and a back ten was ordered the next month for a full 23-episode season.
- #008
Gabrielle Stanton, a former writer on Arrow and Ugly Betty, was promoted to executive producer and showrunner of The Flash when production began on the series' second season. She had previously worked as a consulting producer and writer on the first season's finale, "Fast Enough."
- #009
It was reported that Andrew Kreisberg would return to sole showrunner duties on The Flash at an unspecified time, which proved to be the start of 2016 with the episode "Potential Energy," when Gabrielle Stanton was no longer credited as involved with the show.
- #010
In May 2017, it was reported that Aaron Helbing would leave The Flash. He had written for the series since the first season and had served as co-showrunner alongside his brother Todd and Andrew Kreisberg since the second.
- #011
Todd Helbing departed as showrunner of The Flash in 2019, and Eric Wallace, a co-executive producer since the fourth season, was promoted to sole showrunner effective from season six.
- #012
The CW renewed The Flash for a fifth season on April 2, 2018, and the season premiered on October 9, 2018.
- #013
The CW renewed The Flash for a sixth season on January 31, 2019, and for a seventh season on January 7, 2020; those seasons premiered on October 8, 2019 and March 2, 2021, respectively.
- #015
The CW renewed The Flash for an eighth season on February 3, 2021, and for a ninth season on March 22, 2022; on August 1, 2022, it was announced that the ninth season, ordered for 13 episodes, would be the series' conclusion, premiering on February 8, 2023 with its finale on May 24, 2023.
- #021
Additional filming for The Flash takes place in Portland, Oregon.
- #023
Blake Neely, who composed music for Arrow, was brought on in April 2014 as the primary composer for The Flash and scored its pilot.
- #024
Before The Flash, Blake Neely had written a Barry Allen theme that appeared in the Arrow season two episodes "The Scientist" and "Three Ghosts"; it was later titled "The Scientist" on the Arrow: Season 2 soundtrack.
- #025
Blake Neely said the music for The Flash needed to differ from Arrow while still fitting the Arrow universe and being able to "hold hands" with it.
- #026
WaterTower Music released a selection of music from The Flash/Arrow crossover episodes on December 18, 2014, along with two bonus tracks from their 2014 midseason finales.
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