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86-478: The Longbow Hunters appeared in the seventh season of Arrow as assassins hired by Ricardo Diaz . Holly Elissa portrayed Red Dart , Michael Jonsson portrayed Kodiak, and Miranda Edwards played Silencer. The Longbow Hunters first appeared where they surround John Diggle following an ambush where they were assisted by Clock King who double-crossed Diggle. Richard Dragon has Brick , Count Vertigo , Killer Moth , and Red Dart surround John and states that he

172-485: A Muslim student was arrested for bringing a disassembled digital clock to his high school. Amell posted a tweet saying that "[s]tereotyping Texas isn't any better than stereotyping Ahmed ", referring to the name of the student. The tweet sparked backlash on the internet, prompting Amell to take a break from social media. In 2018, Amell faced accusations of disrespecting Black names when he tweeted " my âpölògīés " to respond to comments criticizing his failure to use

258-490: A backstage segment with Triple H , it was announced that Neville would team with Amell to face Stardust and King Barrett at SummerSlam. At the event on August 23, 2015, Amell and Neville defeated Barrett and Stardust in a tag team match . Amell participated in the wrestling, and, behind the scenes, wrestlers were said to have been impressed with Amell's performance. Amell became friends with Rhodes, with whom he later also worked on Arrow . On December 21, 2015, Amell

344-565: A "good version of A.R.G.U.S." Meanwhile, Rene confronts Dinah, Roy, and Zoe, revealing that Galaxy One plans to blow up Star City to rebuild it like the Glades, but the city will be evacuated beforehand. The three discover that a terrorist organization named Eden Corps , that uses Galaxy One as a front, paid the SCPD to fake Felicity's death. Mia, William, and Connor enter the headquarters' sublevels, where they find an imprisoned Felicity who claims that

430-508: A bug in her belt. Diaz slaughters the Bratva and tortures Anatoly Knyazev in order to get in contact with one of his former KGB associates. Team Arrow rescues Anatoly and discovers that Diaz plans to level Star City with aerial explosives obtained from the associate. Team Arrow foils the plan and finally captures Diaz with help from the new Green Arrow. Meanwhile, in Slabside, Stanley Dover

516-401: A deal with Agent Watson . Meanwhile, Laurel Lance and Dinah are forced to put their feud aside and work together, while Oliver tries to get rid of a prison guard in exchange for info on Diaz from Brick. In prison, Oliver is tortured both psychologically and with the use of drugs and electrical devices, in order to "reprogram" his brain. In Star City, Dinah arrests Rene when she learns that he

602-567: A documentary titled The Hood and the Rise of Vigilantes . A new vigilante, named Chimera by Curtis, begins attacking vigilantes in Star City, including Ragman , Huntress , and the new Green Arrow. William returns from witness protection and tells Felicity he was expelled from school, while Oliver debates Mayor Pollard about vigilantism but is interrupted by Chimera. During the attack, Dinah saves Pollard using her Canary Cry, revealing her identity as

688-465: A female-dominated writing staff, with new writers being introduced this season. Schwartz said the seventh season would not be based on David S. Goyer 's scrapped film Green Arrow: Escape From Super Max , which would have featured Oliver Queen being arrested, exposed as the Green Arrow, and attempting a prison escape . Amell reported that the season would employ a new storytelling technique. This

774-570: A mysterious island in the North China Sea, before returning home to Starling City (later renamed "Star City") to fight crime and corruption as a secret vigilante whose weapon of choice is a bow and arrow. In the seventh season taking place five months after Oliver's imprisonment, Diaz has recruited the Longbow Hunters , consisting of Kodiak (Michael Jonsson), Silencer (Miranda Edwards), and Red Dart ( Holly Elissa Dignard ) for

860-446: A new criminal agenda, including seeking revenge on Oliver's loved ones and allies. After Oliver is released from prison while taking down Diaz in the process, he and the former members of Team Arrow are deputized and begin working alongside the police. Another hooded archer, later revealed to be Oliver's second half-sister Emiko Queen (Sea Shimooka) emerges as the new Green Arrow, seemingly to fight crime on Oliver's behalf. However, Emiko

946-482: A normal life, chooses to go live with his grandparents. Curtis accepts a job in Washington, D.C. and leaves Star City, signing sole ownership of their Helix company over to Felicity. Meanwhile, a medical checkup discovers something important about Felicity. Felicity and Laurel continue growing closer, with Felicity revealing to her that she is pregnant with Oliver's child. John and Lyla successfully locate Dante with

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1032-468: A number of successful fundraising campaigns via the crowd funded merchandise platform Represent.com . In 2014, Amell partnered with the charity Fuck Cancer to raise almost a million dollars with the release of a T-shirt featuring his face on the front (with a Post-it note on his forehead and featuring the organization's name). He ended up selling over 60,000 shirts from this campaign. In January 2015, Amell launched his second Represent.com campaign featuring

1118-496: A principal cast member for seasons two and three and a special guest actor for seasons four and six , was reinstated as a series regular for the seventh season as Roy Harper . They are joined by Kirk Acevedo as Ricardo Diaz , who was promoted to a series regular from his recurring status in the previous season, and new cast member Sea Shimooka. The series follows billionaire playboy Oliver Queen ( Stephen Amell ), who claimed to have spent five years shipwrecked on Lian Yu ,

1204-445: A scenario where his vendetta against Emiko leads to the deaths of his teammates. Team Arrow locates Oliver and saves him. Meanwhile, the SCPD raids Smoak Tech, accusing Team Arrow of both the cover-up and the biological weapon, which was traced to Archer. Felicity and Alena escape to the bunker, where they are confronted by Emiko, who leaves after Felicity reveals she is pregnant. Emiko is revealed to have stolen Oliver's arrows and attacks

1290-767: A total of 22 episodes. The series is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow , a costumed crime-fighter created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp , and is set in the Arrowverse , sharing continuity with other Arrowverse television series. The showrunner for this season was Beth Schwartz . Stephen Amell stars as Oliver Queen , with principal cast members David Ramsey as John Diggle , Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak , Echo Kellum as Curtis Holt , Rick Gonzalez as Rene Ramirez , Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake , and Katie Cassidy Rodgers as Laurel Lance also returning from previous seasons. Colton Haynes ,

1376-642: A word he made up, Sinceriously , to benefit two mental health charities: Paws and Stripes and Stand For The Silent. In August 2015, Amell used his guest appearance on WWE Raw with Stardust to raise funds via his third campaign for children's hospice Emily's House in Toronto. The campaign raised $ 300,000, and Amell and Stardust presented a cheque together at Emily's House. During the Red Nose Day special of American Ninja Warrior , Amell donated $ 35,000 for completing all six obstacles, and an extra obstacle,

1462-637: Is "nothing about [Oliver] that's heroic" in the season premiere. While Schwartz confirmed that other characters would be influenced by the season's theme, she stated that after Black Siren committed several murders during her partnership with Diaz, she still has "a large way to go to redeem herself from last season." The previous season also left off with Team Arrow fractured and divided. This season sees its members redefining their roles and what it means to be heroes to an anti-vigilante Star City , while honoring "the sacrifice Oliver made for them." The showrunner named Felicity's storyline as one of her favorites for

1548-404: Is a systemic problem but he had not personally "seen it in action". In 2021, Amell was asked to leave a Delta Air Lines flight traveling from Austin to Los Angeles for yelling at his wife. Amell later explained on a podcast hosted by Michael Rosenbaum that he was intoxicated when the incident took place. In July 2023, Amell was criticized for comments he made at a fan convention regarding

1634-463: Is accused of murdering a guard, but proclaims his innocence. Oliver finds the knife used in the attack, which belonged to Brick's associate Ben Turner . Released from solitary confinement, Stanley thanks Oliver, but inadvertently reveals knowing that the knife belonged to Turner, information he could not have gotten in solitary. At Star City Police Department (SCPD), Laurel orchestrates a deal which will see Oliver walk out of prison in exchange for helping

1720-436: Is blameless in his father's death. Alena copied Archer's root code and suggests a partnership with Magnus Labs to expand it, but Felicity refuses to rebuild it. Oliver is trapped one floor below his team. The physical and psychological trauma causes him to hallucinate Tommy Merlyn talking to him about how to deal with Emiko. Oliver refuses to listen to Tommy about using the best parts of himself to save her until he envisions

1806-430: Is going to bring Green Arrow to them. When Green Arrow returned to Seattle after his mission of chasing Komodo and Shado , he learns from Henry Fyff and Naomi Singh that Richard Dragon took over the city. Just then, Green Arrow detects that they were followed and protects them from an explosion caused by Red Dart. As Richard Dragon recaps his history of his father Ricardo Diaz being killed by John Diggle, Green Arrow

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1892-590: Is instructed to deter the police. Naomi defeats Killer Moth with charged darts. Tearing a stray arrow from through the palm of his hand, Diggle tosses it to Oliver, who then uses its razor tip to slice through Dragon's femoral artery. After noticing the chaos caused by Count Vertigo, Green Arrow and Diggle focus on helping the innocent lives that were injured. The Longbow Hunters appear in the seventh season of Arrow , consisting of Red Dart (portrayed by Holly Elissa ), Kodiak (portrayed by Michael Jonsson), and Silencer (portrayed by Miranda Edwards). This version of

1978-610: Is personal. Laurel goes on the run and partners up with a former associate named Shadow Thief . Felicity discovers that Emiko framed Laurel, but Dinah informs her that Laurel has gone back to committing crime as Black Siren. After failing to convince Laurel to come back, Felicity recruits Sara Lance to come to her and Dinah's aid. The three confront Laurel about what she wants to be, which leads to her turning on Shadow Thief. Dinah clears Laurel's reputation by claiming she went undercover. Laurel decides to return to Earth-2 to right her wrongs as Black Canary. Meanwhile, Oliver and Diggle track

2064-491: Is providing support to the new Green Arrow but, when the vigilante saves Zoe Ramirez 's life, she has a change of heart. Working together, Dinah, Rene, and the vigilante are able to capture a group of arsonists plaguing Star City. Elsewhere, Felicity enlists the help of Laurel to torture the Silencer for information on Diaz, but to no avail. Felicity allows her to escape in the hope that she will lead them to Diaz, having planted

2150-783: Is revealed to be the leader of the Ninth Circle , a terrorist group that begins launching several attacks upon Star City, and is seeking to destroy Oliver's legacy as the Green Arrow ever since she was raised by them. Green Arrow defeats the Ninth Circle at the cost of a repentant Emiko's life. The season features flash-forwards twenty years into the future to Oliver's now adult son William ( Ben Lewis ) who seeks out Roy Harper on Lian Yu where they discover instructions left by Felicity leading them back to Star City. There they discover more secrets, including Oliver and Felicity's hidden daughter Mia ( Katherine McNamara ) while they work to save

2236-454: Is the first not to feature original cast members Willa Holland and Paul Blackthorne , who play Thea Queen / Speedy and Quentin Lance , respectively, as series regulars following both actors' departures during the previous season. They did, however, reprise their roles for the series' 150th episode. On April 9, 2018, it was announced that Colton Haynes would return as a series regular for

2322-415: Is then attacked by Brick. When Green Arrow claims that Richard Dragon has enlisted D-list supervillains, Killer Moth joins the fight and states that he is a C-list supervillain. As Brick, Killer Moth, and Red Dart beat Green Arrow senseless, he witnesses a group of arrows falling from the sky that was launched by his half-sister Emiko Queen who is in a Green Arrow costume. Emiko has joined the fight against

2408-527: The Legends of Tomorrow 's first season episode " Star City 2046 ". Aiden Stoxx portrays the character as a child in the present. In March 2019, Adrian Paul joined the series in a recurring role as Dante . Production for the season began on July 6, 2018, in Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada . In May 2018, Stephen Amell revealed that co-star David Ramsey would direct the eleventh episode of

2494-405: The 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike . While he expressed support for SAG-AFTRA as his union, he called striking a "reductive negotiating tactic" and "myopic" and seemed to criticize that the strike banned him from promoting the second season of Heels . He later clarified his opinion, saying that while he does not like striking, he "[understands] fundamentally why we're here" and stated that his support for

2580-678: The CW Seed webseries Vixen . Amell co-starred in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (released on June 3, 2016) as vigilante " Casey Jones ". Amell announced in May 2017 that he would be participating on a special celebrity edition of American Ninja Warrior . Amell demonstrated great physical abilities which was reflective of his athleticism in his portrayal of Oliver Queen. In 2017, he took part in

2666-446: The Longbow Hunters , a villainous organization in DC Comics , would be teased in the sixth-season finale before being introduced in the seventh season. Following the conclusion of the sixth season, which marked the first time in the series' history where the season's main antagonist was still at large, Guggenheim's successor Beth Schwartz confirmed that Ricardo Diaz / Dragon would return and, like his comic book counterpart, establish

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2752-582: The acute accent while tweeting singer Beyoncé 's name. He later clarified that his omission of the accent was due to being "lazy in the midst of a mediocre joke". Initially, Amell mentioned Beyoncé in the context of missing her Coachella performance to watch an André the Giant documentary. In 2020, during the Black Lives Matter protests , Amell garnered criticisms, including from comic book writer Tee Franklin , after admitting that racism

2838-496: The fourth season of 90210 . Amell announced on October 28, 2011, that he had just finished filming the Christmas episode of New Girl with Zooey Deschanel and Max Greenfield . He touches on the experience of filming his first "network half-hour comedy" in an interview with Daemon's TV . On November 9, 2011, Amell was announced for the recurring role of Scottie, a paramedic on ABC 's Private Practice . He also played

2924-572: The professional wrestling circuit. Stephen Adam Amell was born on May 8, 1981 in Toronto , Ontario, the son of Sandra Anne (née Bolté) and Thomas J. Amell. He is a first cousin of actor Robbie Amell . He attended St. Andrew's College , a private independent school for boys, and graduated in 2000. Amell appeared in two episodes of the fourth season of Queer as Folk as the Liberty Ride spinning instructor in 2004. Amell played Adam in

3010-520: The Black Canary. When Team Arrow arrives and helps Oliver capture Chimera, Pollard arrests them, prompting Oliver and Dinah to turn themselves in and resulting in Pollard deputizing Team Arrow as part of the SCPD. Members of Team Arrow receive threatening notes and discover a similar note at the murder scene of a councilman who previously worked with Ricardo Diaz. Tracking a drug used to immobilize

3096-597: The FBI with their case against Diaz. Now free from prison, Oliver tries to readjust to outside life. When a murder occurs at a party honoring Oliver, the new Green Arrow is suspected and Oliver, Dinah, and Rene set out to prove the vigilante's innocence. Meanwhile, Oliver and Felicity struggle to adjust to the changes Oliver's incarceration inflicted upon their lives and relationship. After she helps Oliver arrest Max Fuller for orchestrating Frank Cassady's murders of Sam Hutchinson and Clayton Ford, Dinah authorizes Oliver to work with

3182-674: The Ghost Initiative, identifying A.R.G.U.S. Director Bell as the mole. During the operation to catch Dante, Diaz betrays the team to warn him and he escapes, killing Bell and potential client Quraci Princess Noor in the process. Diaz is taken back to Slabside, where an unseen assailant lights him on fire in his cell, killing him. With the Ghost Initiative exposed, John takes the fall for his wife and hands in his resignation. Oliver and Rene work together with Emiko to find out who killed her mother. In her hideout, Emiko meets Dante, revealing they are working together. Team Arrow works with

3268-530: The Glades. Emiko visits her father's grave, where she is confronted by Oliver. Meanwhile, in order to be able to work without A.R.G.U.S. oversight, Diggle and Lyla restore the Suicide Squad as the Ghost Initiative, recruiting Diaz as its first member and implanting an explosive into his neck to ensure his compliance in tracking down terrorist financier Dante . Oliver allows a camera crew to follow himself and others associated with Team Arrow around and film

3354-581: The Longbow Hunters as Green Arrow's "apprentice" much to the objection of Green Arrow. As Brick is nearly beaten to death by Green Arrow for harming Emiko, Killer Moth points a weapon at him which Green Arrow counters with a tornado arrow. Red Dart returns to the battle to take Emiko hostage only to be thumped in the back of her head by Naomi. Killer Moth then gives up Richard Dragon's location as Green Arrow insists that his friends look after Emiko. After Green Arrow left, Clock King appeared and revealed to

3440-403: The Longbow Hunters, "a legendary group of assassins Diaz recruits to get back at Team Arrow for toppling his nascent criminal empire at the end of season 6." Schwartz revealed that "redemption" would be the theme of the seventh season, "since last season when Oliver outed his identity, the city is a little bit mixed about how they feel about the Green Arrow." Stephen Amell commented that there

3526-598: The Monitor appears, demanding Oliver hold up his part of their deal. Oliver leaves with him to assist in the oncoming crisis, despite learning he will die in it. At the Television Critics Association winter press tour in January 2018, The CW president Mark Pedowitz said he was "optimistic" and "confident" about Arrow and the other Arrowverse shows returning next season, but added that it

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3612-676: The Ninth Circle can now track. While securing the assets, Diggle and Stewart are captured by Dante. Stewart surrenders codes for a biological weapon called Cygnus X-1 when Dante starts torturing Diggle. The two call in Team Arrow with the Spartan helmet and escape. Team Arrow tracks Archer and the Ninth Circle to Cygnus X-1. While the rest destroy Archer, Oliver confronts Emiko, telling her Dante had her mother killed. Dante exfiltrates Emiko and they escape with Cygnus X-1, after which Emiko kills Dante. Diggle makes amends with Stewart after learning he

3698-510: The SCPD as a special deputy in order to avoid the anti-vigilante law, much to the annoyance of Mayor Emily Pollard . Diggle and Lyla connect the Dante painting and the Zürich finances to an individual who has a transaction history with multiple terrorist cells, including both the Longbow Hunters and Diaz. Unbeknownst to Team Arrow, they pay Diaz a visit in prison to request his assistance. Meanwhile,

3784-439: The SCPD as the Green Arrow, stealing the weapon back. Oliver tries to reason with Emiko and refuses to take the opportunity to kill her, allowing her to escape. Emiko spreads the virus throughout the city and holds the detonator in the former Queen Consolidated building. Team Arrow, with Curtis, Laurel, and Ben Turner, evacuates it and disables the relay to the other bombs, while Oliver confronts Emiko, pleading for her to abandon

3870-547: The SCPD to take down an operation that is manufacturing poison bullets. When the initial attempt as part of the SCPD fails, Team Arrow goes rogue and successfully takes down the operation as vigilantes, resulting in Mayor Pollard creating a special vigilante task force that is sanctioned by the SCPD and made up of Team Arrow. Dinah, who can no longer fully perform the Canary Cry following her injury, decides to return to

3956-831: The Salmon Ladder. Amell married his first wife, fellow Canadian Carolyn Lawrence, on December 8, 2007, in Toronto. The couple divorced in 2010. Amell married actress and model Cassandra Jean on December 25, 2012, in a private ceremony in the Caribbean , and for a second time in New Orleans on May 26, 2013. The couple have a daughter who was born on October 15, 2013. They have a son, born May 13, 2022. Amell's personal statements and behavior have occasionally drawn controversy. In September 2015, he came under scrutiny after commenting on an incident in Irving , Texas, where

4042-561: The beginning of a new era for Arrow , and whether you credit this episode's success to either focus or flash-forwards, it's a promising start." Stephen Amell Stephen Adam Amell (born May 8, 1981) is a Canadian-American actor. He came to prominence for playing the lead role of Oliver Queen on the CW superhero series Arrow (2012–2020), based on DC Comics . Amell also appeared in subsequent Arrowverse franchise media, along with reprising his role in various video games. Following

4128-623: The book to Deegan, who changes reality once more. This time, Oliver and Barry wake up as wanted criminals and are forced to contend with both the police and a black-suited Superman . Oliver discovers blood belonging to the new Green Arrow and Felicity determines that it belongs to a woman named Emiko Queen , Oliver's father's illegitimate daughter and thus his paternal half-sister. Oliver goes through his father's belongings and discovers that his mother knew about Emiko and her mother Kazumi Adachi . After being injured, Emiko goes to Rene for help and reveals that she seeks to avenge her mother's murder in

4214-543: The building houses the bombs to be used on Star City. The others reunite with the group before they meet Rene, who has learned that the bombs are already on-site and that there are no plans to evacuate. The group infiltrates a party where Mia destroys an electronic device held by Galaxy One head Keven Dale , disabling the bombs. Dale unveils a helmet that would enable Galaxy One to take the Archer program global. Felicity makes amends with Mia, stating that her grudge with Galaxy One

4300-492: The cast of The Vampire Diaries as werewolf 'Brady' for season 2. Amell starred as the real life convicted killer Joran van der Sloot in the Lifetime film Justice for Natalee Holloway which originally aired in May 2011. On October 2, 2011, season 3 of HBO 's series Hung premiered with Amell starring as busboy-turned-prostitute Jason, a younger rival "ho" to Thomas Jane 's Ray Drecker. He also appeared as Jim in

4386-509: The character. The episode "Emerald Archer" featured appearances from Grant Gustin and Caity Lotz as Barry Allen and Sara Lance , respectively, for the series' 150th episode. Joseph David-Jones reprises his role as Connor Hawke from the Legends of Tomorrow episode " Star City 2046 " where the character becomes the new Green Arrow in an alternate timeline. The main cast of the season as well as executive producer Beth Schwartz attended San Diego Comic-Con on July 21, 2018, to promote

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4472-439: The city from another attack by Galaxy One and the security program Archer. The series was renewed for its seventh season on April 2, 2018, and filming began in Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada on July 6, 2018, and ended on April 11, 2019. The season featured the directorial debut of cast member David Ramsey. This season includes the fifth annual Arrowverse crossover with TV series The Flash and Supergirl . The season

4558-568: The conclusion of Arrow , Amell landed the lead role of Jack Spade on the Starz drama series Heels (2021–2023). Outside of television, Amell portrayed Casey Jones in the superhero film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016). He co-produced and starred in Code 8 and its sequel Code 8: Part II with his cousin Robbie Amell . He has also made a number of appearances in

4644-502: The dark path. Beatrice informs Emiko that her failure to destroy Star City, while publicly exposing the Ninth Circle, has led to the council turning on her. Oliver and Emiko fight the Ninth Circle together, but Emiko is mortally wounded by Beatrice and tells Oliver to hide Felicity and their baby, before he escapes the exploding building. Oliver and Felicity invent the Mark of Four before leaving Star City for Bloomfield. Following Mia's birth,

4730-539: The directorial debut of former Heartland co-star Michelle Morgan , a short film entitled Mi Madre, My Father , playing the estranged father of a six-year-old girl. Morgan raised funds for the production through a crowdfunding campaign. The film premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival . In March 2019, Amell announced the end of Arrow with its eighth and final season , which premiered in October 2019 and concluded in January 2020. His first post- Arrow project

4816-514: The doctor to escape by causing a mass breakout. While trying to contain it, Batwoman shows up to help them before telling them to leave Gotham. Returning to A.R.G.U.S., the heroes attempt to unlock the book when the Flash of Earth-90 breaches through to them and warns them of the Monitor . Oliver, Barry, Kara, and Earth-90's Flash go to confront the Monitor, but the omnipotent being escapes and returns

4902-428: The field as part of the task force. Laurel visits Slabside, where Ben Turner tells her that he witnessed the new Green Arrow kill Diaz. Laurel confronts Emiko, who states that no one would believe Black Siren, a former criminal. In the flashforwards, Mia and William follow Felicity's coordinates to Galaxy One headquarters. They are almost caught, but are saved by Connor, who reveals himself as an agent of Knightwatch ,

4988-609: The first season of the television series Dante's Cove ; he was replaced in the second season by Jon Fleming. In 2007, Amell won a Gemini Award for his guest-starring role on ReGenesis . The same year he was also nominated for a Gemini Award in the Best Ensemble Cast Category for Rent-a-Goalie . He had recurring roles in the TV series Da Kink in My Hair and Heartland . On December 3, 2010, Amell joined

5074-411: The focus." Both Chancellor Agard of Entertainment Weekly and Allison Shoemaker of The A.V. Club gave the premiere a "B" grade and noted a comparison to ABC 's Lost , with Agard praising Amell and Rickards' performances. Shoemaker explained that the episode "revisits a lot of familiar territory, but it breaks new ground for Arrow while having its priorities in precisely the right place. It's

5160-530: The fugitive Diaz. Back in Star City , a new vigilante archer appears on the scene, targeting criminals on their list while also helping the city's poor. After being saved from a group of criminals, Rene Ramirez decides to trust the vigilante, despite not knowing who is under the hood. The rest of Team Arrow do not trust the archer and Dinah Drake is determined to make an arrest. Because the archer's tactics, skills, and appearance parallel Oliver's suited persona,

5246-555: The group are assassins feared by the League of Assassins who were presumed dead since the 1950s. In the present, they are hired by Ricardo Diaz to serve in his criminal empire and later hired by Diaz's financier Dante to kill Emiko Queen 's mother Kazumi Adachi . Arrow season 7 The seventh season of the American television series Arrow premiered on The CW on October 15, 2018, and concluded on May 13, 2019, with

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5332-405: The group that Richard Dragon double-crossed him and killed his men with him only following orders so that he would have the heads of Henry and Naomi. In addition, Clock King states that Richard Dragon wants to also hurt Green Arrow outside of killing him. As Clock King is taken down by Emiko, Killer Moth appears to finish the job. While Green Arrow and John Diggle fight Richard Dragon, Count Vertigo

5418-411: The media dubs the vigilante as the new Green Arrow. After being discovered by Diaz, Felicity leaves witness protection to help capture him. The Longbow Hunters arrive in Star City and the team works together with A.R.G.U.S. to try and stop them from stealing a weapon with incredible destructive capabilities. Felicity and Diggle clash over their priorities in dealing with Diaz, leading Felicity to strike

5504-420: The new Green Arrow is revealed as Robert Queen 's daughter. Oliver, Barry Allen , and Kara Danvers head to Gotham City to find John Deegan , but are quickly arrested. However, they are bailed out by Kate Kane , who tells them Deegan can be found at Arkham Asylum . With some assistance from Oliver and Barry's teams, they break in to confront Deegan and retrieve the book he used to rewrite reality, only for

5590-420: The rifle used to kill Emiko's mother and discover it belongs to Kodiak of the Longbow Hunters. Through interrogation, they find out he was hired by Dante. With the Ninth Circle after a Department of Defense vault drive, Diggle contacts his stepfather, General Roy Stewart , but Stewart refuses to give up classified intel. After they steal Archer from Smoak Tech, Stewart reveals the drive contains an asset list

5676-546: The role of Travis McKenna in Blue Mountain State . In January 2012, Amell was cast as Oliver Queen in The CW series Arrow , based on the DC Comics superhero of the same name . This series and role led to Amell appearing as the character on other superhero series on the network as part of the growing Arrowverse , including The Flash , Legends of Tomorrow , Supergirl , and Batwoman , as well as

5762-407: The season's first half. "We played her pretty parallel to Oliver, where she's hiding and not being herself. She's in protective custody, but when someone attacks her family, she can't ignore that, so she has to fight back." Schwartz also said that the season would be "grounded" and have a "dark" tone, similar to that of the first season . The seventh season is the first time the series will employ

5848-405: The season, marking Ramsey's directorial debut. Amell also grew a beard during the filming hiatus to accurately resemble the Green Arrow of the comics. Production wrapped on April 11, 2019. In May 2018, Stephen Amell announced at The CW upfronts that the next Arrowverse crossover would feature Batwoman and Gotham City . The crossover " Elseworlds " is slated to launch a 2019 solo series for

5934-554: The season. In May 2018, it was announced that Arrow would move to Mondays for its seventh season, a first for the series, due to The CW 's programming expansion to Sunday nights. On June 20, the network released its fall schedule, revealing that the series would additionally move from the 9:00 pm time-slot to the 8:00 pm time-slot. The season began airing in the United States on The CW on October 15, 2018, and completed its 22-episode run on May 13, 2019. The season

6020-513: The series during the season, with the episode " Star City Slayer " marking his final appearance as a series regular. Acevedo also exited the series during the season, with the episode " Brothers & Sisters " marking his final appearance as a regular. On March 30, 2019, Rickards posted on Instagram that she would be leaving the series, making the seventh season her last as a member of the main cast. Series co-creator Greg Berlanti and Schwartz confirmed her departure later that day. On July 21 at

6106-424: The series' San Diego Comic-Con 2018 panel, it was announced that the Longbow Hunters had been cast with Holly Elissa as Red Dart , Miranda Edwards as Silencer , and Michael Jonsson as Kodiak . It was also revealed that Michael Jai White , Vinnie Jones , and Cody Runnels would additionally recur as Ben Turner , Danny Brickwell , and Derek Sampson from previous seasons. On September 21, Katherine McNamara

6192-456: The seventh season after previously starring in the second and third seasons and making guest appearances in the fourth and sixth seasons as Roy Harper / Arsenal . On October 11, Kirk Acevedo was promoted to series regular status after previously recurring in the sixth season as main antagonist, Ricardo Diaz / Dragon. Sea Shimooka was introduced as a series regular during the season, playing Oliver's half-sister Emiko Queen . Kellum exited

6278-467: The slammer and letting the series' reliable ensemble blossom into the forefront." Reviewing for Den of Geek , Delia Harrington gave the premiere a rating of 3/5. She opined that Roy's inclusion in the season made his "moving sendoff" with Thea from last season feel "cheap" and that she remained "cautious" about the flashforward structure, but said that the episode was "solid" nonetheless. She concluded, "The Arrow Season 7 premiere manages to both wipe

6364-445: The slate clean and nod in the direction of the show's early glory." IGN ' s Jesse Schedeen wrote, " Arrow ' s Season 7 premiere kicks off the most significant status quo change in the series' history. Some of these sweeping changes are already working in the show's favor." He gave the episode a rating of 7.1/10, adding, " Arrow ' s seventh season has a promising start, though the premiere drags whenever Oliver Queen isn't

6450-896: The union was unconditional and that he stood with them. Amell did not attend the Arrow cast reunion on the picket line outside the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank, California , as he was in New York City at the time, but on the day of the reunion, he was photographed on the picket line in front of the Warner Bros. Discovery offices in New York and reportedly sent his regards to his former showrunners in California. Marc Guggenheim , executive producer of Arrow and organizer of

6536-401: The victim, they discover the hiding place of the "Star City Slayer," who is revealed as Stanley. He slits Dinah's throat, but Curtis cauterizes the wound, saving her life. Stanley confronts Oliver, Felicity, and William at their apartment, claiming to be the only one who truly understands Oliver. While Felicity distracts Stanley, Oliver subdues him and he is sent back to Slabside. William, wanting

6622-441: The wrestling, including being put through a table by The Addiction. On August 6, 2018, it was announced that Amell would be competing at All In , in his first-ever singles match, where he was defeated by Christopher Daniels. On February 29, 2020, Amell made an appearance at All Elite Wrestling 's Revolution , where he accompanied Cody Rhodes alongside Rhodes' Nightmare Family for his match against MJF . Amell has hosted

6708-586: Was announced in August 2019 as Heels , a Starz drama series set in the world of independent professional wrestling . In December of the same year, it was announced that short-form streaming platform Quibi were developing a spin-off series starring Amell and his cousin Robbie Amell, developed from their crowd-funded film Code 8 . In September 2023, Heels was canceled after two seasons, being purchased by netflix in 2024. In February 2024, Stephen Amell

6794-722: Was awarded a Slammy for the "Celebrity Moment of the Year" for his dive onto Stardust during the match. Amell returned to professional wrestling for Ring of Honor on November 17, 2017, at Survival of the Fittest . On the day of the show, Amell joined the Bullet Club faction , and teamed with Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega , and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) in a five-on-four tag team match. They defeated The Addiction ( Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian ), Flip Gordon , and Scorpio Sky , and Amell again participated in

6880-514: Was cast as Ted Black in the upcoming NBC pilot Suits L.A. , based on the USA Network original series Suits . On July 19, 2024, Suits: LA has ordered to series by NBC. Amell has also been announced as playing Henry Roland, a police officer, in the forthcoming Crave crime drama series Underbelly . As an avid professional wrestling fan, Amell campaigned for a guest appearance on WWE 's weekly Raw program. In May 2015, it

6966-514: Was cast in a recurring role as Maya, though her character was later revealed to be Oliver and Felicity's future daughter, Mia Smoak / Blackstar . Jack Moore returned in the role of Oliver's son William Clayton , with Ben Lewis portraying the character in flashforwards. Joseph David-Jones also recurs as Connor Hawke , John's adoptive son, in flashforwards. David-Jones previously played an alternate future version of John's biological son John Diggle, Jr. , who went by Connor Hawke / Green Arrow, in

7052-782: Was later revealed to be sporadic flashforwards, as opposed to the weekly flashbacks of seasons past. Schwartz named Westworld and This Is Us as inspirations for the time structure, and Prison Break as an inspiration for the prison arc. Amell also revealed that he requested that the seventh season be written as if it were the series' last. Main cast members Stephen Amell, David Ramsey , Emily Bett Rickards , Echo Kellum , Rick Gonzalez , Juliana Harkavy , and Katie Cassidy Rodgers return from previous seasons as Oliver Queen / Green Arrow , John Diggle / Spartan , Felicity Smoak / Overwatch , Curtis Holt / Mr. Terrific , Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog , Dinah Drake / Black Canary , and Laurel Lance / Black Siren , respectively. The seventh season

7138-421: Was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 20, 2019, with special features including the fifth annual Arrowverse crossover event titled " Elseworlds ". The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports an 88% approval rating for the seventh season, with an average rating of 7.36/10 based on 211 reviews. The site's critics consensus reads, "Arrow recovers from a creative rut by throwing Oliver Queen in

7224-716: Was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 20, 2019. The series was renewed for an eighth and final season on January 31, 2019. Five months after being exposed as Green Arrow and into his life sentence, Oliver Queen tries to maintain a low profile in Slabside Maximum Security Prison in hopes of getting a reduced sentence, an effort which is complicated when Danny "Brick" Brickwell tries to coerce Oliver into helping him and by him being stalked by Ricardo Diaz 's associates. Meanwhile, Felicity Smoak and William Clayton try to cope with witness protection while John Diggle and A.R.G.U.S. continue hunting

7310-401: Was reported that he was set to wrestle Stardust (Cody Rhodes) at WWE's SummerSlam pay-per-view in August. Amell made his first WWE appearance on the May 25 episode of Raw , where he had a confrontation with Stardust. Amell returned to Raw in early August; after being assaulted in the audience by Stardust, Amell got into the ring to attack him until being contained by security. Following

7396-447: Was too soon to announce anything just yet. On April 2, The CW renewed the series for its seventh season. Marc Guggenheim and Wendy Mericle stepped down as showrunners at the end of the sixth season, with veteran writer Beth Schwartz taking over as sole showrunner for the seventh season. Guggenheim, the series' co-developer, remains involved as an executive consultant. In May 2018, outgoing showrunner Marc Guggenheim revealed that

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