The Flash Cancellation Is Bad News For the Arrowverse (Nerdist News w/ Dan Casey)

After surviving an invasion, Crisis on Infinite Earths, and Armageddon, it appears the Arrowverse will come to an end with the ninth and officially final season of The Flash in 2023. What does the future hold for the Arrowverse once the Scarlet Speedster is gone? Dan dives in to break down all the latest on today’s episode of Nerdist News!


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[bubblesthekitty]

Guess cw flash is sadly running out of time…but maybe since Ezra is most likely not coming back as the flash maybe we could get grant gustin back

[VonArens]

Arrow (first few seasons) was the high point for superhero shows on CW imho, with Legends as a fun runnerup. The Flash had its good episodes (maybe even entire seasons), but it always bugged me how often Barry and the team will repeat mistakes and barely ever learn their lesson.

[carpemkarzi]

I wish all involved well. Tbh I stopped watching after the Barry in prison and trial that stretched even comic book logic to the absolute breaking point. Legends was fun and did not take itself too seriously, it will be missed

[BardovBacchus]

Would anyone else LOVE to see Grant replace Ezra..? Grant is my favorite Barry Allen

[mweathers]

Saw this coming and frankly I’m shocked it didn’t happen sooner. Flash is one of my favorite heroes of all time but they never really did this well after season 1. They started too strong and really had nowhere to go after they settled everything with Eobard Thawne

[juliodiaz]

I don’t know why people seem to keep forgetting that “Stargirl” is still a thing, there’s definitely at least one more season coming and as far as I know, there’s been no decisions about whether it will continue to season 4.

[Dave]

Literally no one is saying it was cancelled. They ended it on their terms. Unlike Legends, sadly.

[HolyGiraffeMapleStory]

I love the flash, but I am sad that the show too this long to end, they stretched too long, and it was clear from early seasons this isn't going to get better.
I love most actors that participated in the show, and in a way I'm glad they took part in it, but this had to have happened sooner.

[iamjeannevbopp]

the crazy wigs really were peek. Pouring one out for the original Killer Frost wig.

[Dxnze]

This makes me so sad I know most people at one point stopped enjoying the arrow verses shows and I get it I was on the fence w the newest seasons of the flash but after watching the latest one I’m really gonna miss them and all the good moment. I can’t believe I’ve been watching this show for so many years I practically grew up w it half my life I’m turning 18 in a few days and I’m just glad I got see these characters and the crossovers and everything no matter what people say w it’s flaws and what not the arrow verse always have a special place in my heart 🥲Wish I could see it all from the beginning for the first time again 😢😢Hope to see these characters cameo some how in the future it’s be dope like a dc’s version of endgame but I’ll prob just have to keep on dreaming and fantasizing 😞😞thank you CW

[logankerlee]

I've always loved The Arrowverse. Watching any of the shows brought a smile to my face. my favorite among them would probably be The Flash but it could very well be Supergirl or Arrow as well. I'm not certain.

I'll be sad to see it end completely but happy that it ended before things went too far.

[Omaha]

Honestly, while sad, i'm also glad. I feel like the Flash show deserved to end gracefully while it still could, and i've felt like they're just beating a dead horse for a couple seasons now..

[therealshadow]

The saddest part about the 'arrowverse' is that it had originally been meant to become a thing during SmallVille's run... But WB didn't have the will to create spin-offs until after Smallville ended...

[TheDragonaf]

Didn't make it to 2024... hopefully we get him going back in time for the final fight with oringal reverse flash.

[chazm]

I stopped caring about the Arrowverse a while ago. Flash stopped being good after S4. Superman & Lois is phenomenal and everyone should be watching it.

[piercepatterson]

THERE IS NO CANCELLATION. THE SHOW IS LEGITIMATELY ENDING ON ITS OWN TERMS.

[JasonSpitzer]

This was clearly filmed before the BATGIRL movie news came out.

Has anyone remembered that STARGIRL is still on?! She’s on the Arrowverse-adjacent Earth 2. Right?! Isn’t Jessie Quick on Earth 2 as well?!

With Grant having signed for 15 episodes and Season 9 will only consist of 13, I hope they either took the money for the 2 other episodes and spread it out or hopefully we’ll get 2 - 2hr episodes this season.

I hope we get a nice Arrowverse reunion of sorts this year too!

[Hathur]

Bad news? What? No, this is good news, this series should have ended years ago, it's worn out its welcome. It was fine for awhile but has dragged on WAAAY too long.

[GeTakeo]

To me the Flash was over since that time Barry got stuck on speedforce then came back and his girlfriend was leader of the team. A team that included a veteran detective and 2 of the smartest ppl in on the planet, and they all pick the reporter to lead them.

[gerardomas]

Hey Dan, I love you man, you’re the only reason why I watch this channel, your voice is epic, and the way you speak is just nice to listen to. Don’t ever change man!