Per Degaton is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . He is a known time-traveling villain who is a recurring enemy of the Justice Society of America .
67-759: Cory Grüter-Andrew portrays a young Degaton on the first season of Legends of Tomorrow , while an unknown actor portrayed his older self. Per Degaton made his first appearance in All Star Comics #35 (June/July 1947) and was created by John Broome and Irwin Hasen . Per Degaton was one of the six original members of the Injustice Society, who began battling the Justice Society of America in All Star Comics #37 (October 1947). Per Degaton has been obsessed with time travel ever since he
134-483: A 65% approval rating, with an average rating of 6.42/10 based on 36 reviews. The website's consensus reads: "Fancy effects, comic-book nostalgia, and an alluring cast help keep it afloat, but DC's Legends of Tomorrow suffers from an overloaded cast of characters that contribute to a distractingly crowded canvas." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 58 out of 100 based on reviews from 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Reviewing
201-417: A January 2016 interview with Comic Book Resources the process of filming key elements of the series' pilot, The new facet for Legends was that there's no #1 [actor] on the call sheet. There are seven or eight leads. For me, that was the intimidating part. I wasn't as worried about the action and tone as I was with wrangling all these personalities and finding out how they all work together. Or, how to shoot
268-618: A machine that is designed to take away the powers of the remaining Everymen without activating their metagene. Desaad admits he was forced to this course of action because the Everymen, even after turning into metahumans, are undetectable from Darkseid's minions, and they could be a wild card during the planned Final Crisis . As a side effect of the machine, the Infinitors vanish. Steel, who arrives too late, swears he will resume his search for Natasha. Infinity, Inc. reappeared briefly in
335-450: A member of the team. Thomas briefly toyed with the idea of giving the character superpowers based on Sandy's time as a sand-monster, but it was dropped because Thomas and others felt he could have ended up as the DC equivalent to Marvel's Sandman, which could have further confused a situation that had been a minor irritant between DC and Marvel from time to time. It was ultimately decided that with
402-527: A new life. He can only come out of the dream stream for one hour a day, but it is enough for him and Lyta to rekindle their relationship. During Hector and Lyta Trevor-Hall's wedding, Harlequin (Marcie Cooper) uses trickery to make Bones and Skyman meet at Solomon Grundy 's room. She then deceives Grundy into grabbing Bones' arm and using him to kill Skyman with his cyanide touch. Upset, Bones leaves and Infinity, Inc. finds him with Helix. Doctor Love has gained control of Helix and orders them to kill Bones, but
469-493: A partnership with the city of Los Angeles to commission his team as for-hire protectors and purchases Stellar Studios to revitalize its production of movies. Fury is kidnapped in an extortion attempt by the villain group known as Helix : the original members are Arak the Wind-Walker, Baby Boom, Kritter , Mister Bones , Penny Dreadful , and Tao Jones . They are defeated by the Infinitors, but manage to escape. Later,
536-571: A pivotal role in The Sandman and is the mother of Daniel Hall , while Hourman , Obsidian , Nuklon (as Atom Smasher ), Silver Scarab (as Doctor Fate ), and Power Girl joined the 21st century incarnation of the JSA. The series originally took place on the parallel world of Earth-Two , but in 1986 it was merged with the rest of DC continuity following Crisis on Infinite Earths . From then on, Infinity, Inc. became Los Angeles' superteam with
603-531: A scene with eight people in the Waverider, day after day. He stated of the series style of shooting on location as opposed to predominantly shooting on a soundstage , As is typical with any pilot, most of the time you are going to shoot more on location. Because you don't necessarily know if you are going to have a show that's been picked up, they don't want to invest a lot of money in the infrastructure, so you end up shooting more on location. The only set that
670-548: A series of natural disasters that he causes, Brain Wave uses a machine to sap the Justice Society's willpower and divert it to power Degaton's new body. After being defeated by the JSA, Degaton returns to prison (back in his original body), but is paroled ten years later due to advanced age, thanks to the intervention of Bruce Wayne . Taking advantage of the revelation of "Batman's Diary", a document that supposedly convicts
737-501: A time machine. Degaton plans to take the machine for himself and shoots Zee, who falls into the machine, sending him 40 years into the future. Mekanique suggests that the two of them simply wait four decades for the machine to reappear, but this idea drives Degaton into a lunatic rage. He buries Mekanique's head, and makes new plans for himself. Frustrated for being unable to harm the JSA, Degaton uses his time-traveling abilities to "watch life hurting [his enemies]". Sequentially confronting
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#1732783948766804-466: A year after the end of the Everyman Project. Natasha is living with her uncle John Henry Irons and is in psychotherapy along with Erik, who refers to it as "our national religion" and Gerome. Another longtime patient, teenager Dale Smith, attacks his therapist and realizes his powers as a psychic vampire . He takes the name "Kid Empty". It is revealed that a side effect of the exogene therapy
871-399: Is able to "shut off" any of the team's powers at any time, as he does to Trajectory during a battle, causing her death at the hands of Blockbuster III. Trajectory is replaced by Matrix , a pin-up model who displays superhuman strength and invisibility, similar to the original Matrix. A new version of Jade with plant-based powers debuts with the team on Thanksgiving Day , which leads to
938-418: Is also an eponymous comics series starring the group that ran from March 1984 through June 1988 . The second incarnation was formed by Lex Luthor . The third incarnation was formed by Steel . Roy Thomas and his wife Dann Thomas wrote the series throughout its run. Artists who worked on the series included Jerry Ordway , Don Newton , Todd McFarlane , Michael Bair and Vince Argondezzi. The group
1005-443: Is also aware of changes to the timestream and has made mention of remembering events from before Crisis on Infinite Earths . Per Degaton travels on a "time disc", a machine that allows him to travel through time as well as having fail-safes to return time to normal should his plans fail. He also uses smaller time discs which can speed up metabolism by variable amounts. Legends of Tomorrow (season 1) The first season of
1072-653: Is assembled by Sylvester Pemberton , the original Star-Spangled Kid , in Infinity Inc. #1, when a number of JSA protégés were denied admission to the JSA and instead formed their own group. Members of Infinity, Inc. are known as Infinitors. The series ended in 1988 with the death of the Star-Spangled Kid (by then known as Skyman) at the hands of Solomon Grundy , and the group presumably disbanded shortly thereafter. Several members of Infinity, Inc. went on to supporting roles in other comic series: Fury filled
1139-680: Is assisting Professor Malachi Zee, a former member of the Time Trust who is developing a time machine. Degaton plans to take the machine for himself and shoots Zee. He makes several attempts to alter history, but it returns to normal due to paradoxes inherent in Zee's time machine. After his final attempt, Degaton is imprisoned for 30 years. After his release, Degaton roams the streets as a derelict until his old ally Brain Wave finds him homeless and in poor health. Brain Wave restores his vitality and creates new bodies for himself and Degaton. Under cover of
1206-417: Is eventually stopped by an alliance of the 1950s JSA and the early-2000s JSA. The timeline is restored so that his changes never occurred. However, Degaton retreats into the time-stream with his memories intact rather than being forced back to 1947 with his memories wiped, renewing his commitment to watching his enemies' deaths across time. Following his release from prison, Degaton reconstructs Mekanique, and
1273-525: Is known as the Justice Society Infinity after it merges with its world's Justice Society of America. The Earth-2 versions of Silver Scarab, Fury, Jade, and Northwind are members, but their Superman is missing, their Flash is retired, and their Green Lantern (Alan Scott) is dead. The closest that Infinity, Inc. has come to reforming is when Brainwave (under Mister Mind 's thrall), Atom Smasher, Northwind, Nemesis , and Eclipso (who at
1340-515: Is not over Hector yet and that she only has friendly feelings for him. Disappointed, he discovers that there is a prowler sneaking around the property. Nuklon captures him and discovers him to be Hector Hall, the new Sandman. Hector reveals that his spirit wound up in the dream dimension after the scarab ejected it from his body. The former Sandman, Garrett Sanford, died after years of service and his assistants Brute and Glob conscripted Hector to replace him. They put Hector into Garrett's body and gave him
1407-599: Is referred to as a cat-cycle, appears alongside the Infinity, Inc. group. A caption refers to her as "La Garro", but she never appears in any of the team's adventures, or its comics under this name. She was later developed into the future Infinitor, the second Wildcat (Yolanda Montez) . Sandy Hawkins , also known as Sandy the Golden Boy, sidekick to the Sandman , is also referred to as a member, but does not end up being
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#17327839487661474-477: Is shown—but at his side [...] is a new, young, male Harlequin, who Jerry's notes suggest might become comics' first gay character. Or we could just assume it. Not a bad idea, and maybe we should have played it that way; but we were already going to have two Green Lantern-derived heroes in Infinity, Inc. " In promotional material appearing in All-Star Squadron #28, a Catwoman -like figure, riding what
1541-435: Is that once the exogene itself is suppressed, the energies unleashed by the therapy remains, re-enabling the metagene in a different fashion. As a result, Natasha finds herself turning into a mist-like substance, McKenna gains the ability to duplicate himself, and Strom gains a strong, overconfident, female alter-ego. The group recruit Mercy Graves and Lucia, an Everyman subject who can psychically inflict pain on others. In #8,
1608-456: The All-Star Squadron . In exchange for his help, Mekanique promises to give him the secrets of time travel. They fail in their attack on the All-Stars, and Mekanique's body is destroyed, but Degaton salvages her head. He keeps her head by his side for the next five years, and they fall in love. By 1947 Degaton is assisting Professor Malachi Zee who, with Degaton and Mekanique's help, finishes
1675-685: The Outsiders , and were involved in a crossover with the New Teen Titans . Hector Hall, Lyta Trevor, Norda Cantrell, and Albert Rothstein decide to adopt identities of their own and apply for membership in the Justice Society of America (JSA). They adopt the codenames Silver Scarab , Fury , Northwind , and Nuklon respectively. They are turned down, but apply again with Jennie-Lynn Hayden and Todd Rice , both of whom suspect they are Alan Scott 's children (revealed to be true in Infinity Inc. Annual #1). Star-Spangled Kid decides to leave
1742-585: The Teen Titans , John Henry storms LexCorp to rescue Natasha. The Titans take on Nuklon and the others while Irons faces Everyman and Luthor. Luthor severely injures Irons and impales him with his own hammer before Natasha is able to destroy Lex's exo-gene with an electromagnetic pulse from Steel's hammer, allowing him to be knocked out easily. The remaining members of Infinity, Inc. are taken into custody while Natasha and John Henry reunite. In 52 Week 50, day six, Nuklon, Jade, Matrix, and Fury are seen among
1809-468: The "Everyman Project", to regular people to allow them to develop superpowers. The therapy spawns six perfect specimens, to whom Luthor gives the identities purchased from the Pemberton Estate. He calls the new team Infinity Inc., and creates Starlight ( Natasha Irons , the team's leader), a new Nuklon , a male Fury, a new Skyman , Everyman , and Trajectory . Unbeknownst to the team, Luthor
1876-513: The American television series Legends of Tomorrow , which is based on characters from DC Comics , premiered on The CW on January 21, 2016, and ran for 16 episodes until May 19, 2016. The season follows a group of heroes and villains who are called to travel through time in order to fight a greater threat. It is set in the Arrowverse , sharing continuity with the other television series of
1943-671: The Egyptian god of Death, for the pureness of Hector's heart lives on in his unborn child with Lyta. Therefore, he is not fully cleansed of his goodness and the Silver Scarab is thrown away by the Eye's power. Northwind is able to close the Eye of Ra while Hath-Set escapes. Infinity, Inc. mourn the loss of Hector, and Northwind and Fury leave the team after his funeral. A pregnant Lyta goes home to spend time with her parents. When Nuklon goes to visit her to profess his love, she tells him she
2010-413: The Eye of Ra, a powerful and ancient weapon. Northwind returns and leads Infinity, Inc. into a final confrontation with the Silver Scarab at Hall Mansion, which, when burned down, reveals a topless pyramid inside. While Northwind confronts the Silver Scarab in a duel, Nuklon saves Fury. The Eye of Ra denies the Silver Scarab control and flies away. The Silver Scarab is not pure enough in the eyes of Seketh,
2077-436: The JSA members, he tells them that he saw them die, and reveals some hints on their final moments. Now equipped with a time disc , Degaton has the ability to live "between seconds", apparently ageless in an intangible state, which he can only be removed from with the concentrated tachyons found in the hourglass of Hourman . He mounts a new attack on the JSA after Rick Tyler changes history to save his father from his death at
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2144-596: The JSA to create a new group and they are joined by Power Girl , Huntress , and Brainwave Jr. They call themselves Infinity, Inc. Infinity, Inc. first faces the JSA, turned evil by the Ultra-Humanite 's Stream of Ruthlessness. They defeat the JSA and the Ultra-Humanite. In a press conference to garner media attention for the new team, the members publicly divulge their secret identities, and Hector announces his engagement to Lyta. Star-Spangled Kid forms
2211-611: The Justice Society before being trapped in the Flashpoint universe. Per Degaton is skilled at armed combat and hand-to-hand combat. He is also a skilled tactician, possesses genius-level intellect, can become intangible, and is seemingly immortal. Per Degaton possesses a limited "Time Vision", allowing him to know what will happen in the near future. He is out of phase with normal time, which renders him intangible. Hourman 's tachyon-filled hourglass has been shown to blur his time vision and allow anyone possessing it to hit Degaton. He
2278-474: The Justice Society of treason, Degaton uses his remaining influence to attempt to indict the group. After failing to do so, Degaton commits suicide. Due to the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths , Per Degaton, following his stint with the Time Trust, is employed at another secret scientific group, Project M. During this time he meets the time traveling robot Mekanique , who enlists his aid in her war against
2345-474: The Project itself. Natasha begins to collect evidence against Luthor and the Everyman Project for Steel and enlists Skyman to help her. Skyman is later killed by Everyman, who then assumes his identity, and reveals Natasha's duplicity to Luthor. Luthor captures Natasha as bait to lure Steel and reveals that he has used the exo-gene therapy on himself and now possesses the same powers as Superman . Recruiting
2412-470: The United Kingdom on March 3, 2016. The season was released on Blu-ray on August 23, 2016. The pilot was well reviewed for its potential. Russ Burlingame from ComicBook.com praised it saying, "The series delivers a sharp, enjoyable pilot that's arguably the most attention-grabbing and entertaining from any of the current crop of superhero shows." Jesse Schedeen of IGN gave the first part of
2479-563: The United States, and concluded on May 19, 2016. The series premiere was prefaced with a special airing on January 19, 2016, titled " DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Their Time Is Now ". It featured the origin stories of the heroes and villains of the season, as well as show clips and interviews. The series premiere in Australia was originally announced as January 20, 2016, however it was pushed back until January 22. It started airing in
2546-431: The conflict with Vandal Savage failed to inspire much excitement, the memorable character dynamics made this show a joy to watch." J. C. Macek III of PopMatters said, "While not without its flaws, Legends of Tomorrow is just too good to ignore. There are big surprises in every episode, but the biggest surprise is that the first season actually is a really good show." Writing for Rolling Stone , Alan Sepinwall felt
2613-473: The group turns on Love and kills him instead. Helix leaves in disgust, telling Bones he is no longer one of them, but the Infinitors grant him full membership in the team. The Infinitors decide to continue on in Skyman's memory, but apparently decide to disband some time after. A post- Infinite Crisis version of the original Infinity, Inc. appears in Justice Society of America (vol. 3) Annual #1 in 2008, and
2680-639: The hands of Extant , the change of history creating a weakness in the timestream that Degaton can use to mount an attack. He makes arrangements to ensure that the JSA's temporary 1950s dissolution would become permanent before setting up an attack on the White House that would culminate in the Atom 'self-destructing', reasoning that the death of President Truman due to a costumed hero would disgrace all masked crime-fighters and leave them branded as traitors, thus erasing from history all subsequent superheroes. Degaton
2747-627: The heroes during World War III . Scott asks them to help in the final push against Black Adam . They refuse and flee the battlefield. Dan DiDio revealed at a DC Nation panel in Los Angeles that a new Infinity, Inc. ongoing series would debut in September 2007 with John Henry Irons as the main character. The book was written by Peter Milligan with art by Max Fiumara. The first issues focuses on Natasha Irons (formerly Starlight), Erik Strom (formerly Fury), and Gerome McKenna (formerly Nuklon),
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2814-409: The nature of the series by the end of Arrow ' s third season, specifically why Lotz is slated to appear, given her previous character, Sara, was killed at the start of Arrow season three. Berlanti also stated there was a particular reason for the other half of Firestorm—Ronnie Raymond ( Robbie Amell ), as seen on The Flash —not being mentioned in the initial cast announcement. On the purpose of
2881-515: The opportunity to take full control. When the splintered McKenna personality is able to wrest control over the main body (as shown when McKenna's main personality is transported in Desaad's labs, while his duplicate attempts to force himself on Lucia), the Infinitors try to stop him. However, the plan is revealed to be a trap. The duplicate fatally wounds McKenna to possess his body, but disappears when McKenna's weakens. The other subjects are trapped in
2948-420: The pair battle Infinity, Inc. , at the site where Zee's time machine is to arrive. When it reappears, it contains not only the dying Zee but a past version of Degaton. It is revealed that when Degaton lunged at the disappearing machine in 1947, the machine's energies created two Degatons, one who lives a normal life and one who is carried along with the time machine. The older Degaton disintegrates instantly due to
3015-559: The paradoxical existence of two Degatons at one moment. Mekanique kills the younger Degaton as well as herself, fearing this Degaton would end up betraying her once more. Degaton returns briefly in Justice League of America and then in Booster Gold as part of a team with the Ultra-Humanite , Despero , Supernova , and Black Beetle , who have formed "The Time Stealers", a supervillain group that appears to be manipulating
3082-403: The pilot episode a 7.7/10, praising the show's "epic scope", "fun character dynamics", and Arthur Darvill's performance; and gave the second part of the pilot an 8.4/10, saying it "improved in its sophomore episode thanks to great character dynamics and superhero action". However the series was met with mixed reviews, review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the complete season only
3149-429: The project a straight-to-series order. The network officially confirmed the order for the series on May 7, 2015, as well as the official title, DC's Legends of Tomorrow . Later in the month, it was confirmed that Lotz would reprise her role as Sara Lance , who would be taking the name White Canary , as well as revealing the antagonist as Vandal Savage . In June 2015, it was announced that Phil Klemmer had been made
3216-406: The season as a whole, Jesse Schedeen said, "It's interesting to see where Legends of Tomorrow ended its first season in relation to where it started. Early on, the show's plodding pace caused it to lag behind The Flash and Arrow . But the show eventually found its voice and managed to end on a stronger note than either of its sister series. Even in those weeks where the pointless romantic drama or
3283-722: The season was "dull and boring" feeling that the other seasons of the show greatly improve on it. Infinity, Inc. Infinity, Inc. is a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The first incarnation is mostly composed of the children and heirs of the Justice Society of America (JSA), making them the Society's analogue to the Teen Titans . Created by Roy Thomas , Jerry Ordway , and Mike Machlan, Infinity, Inc. first appears in All-Star Squadron #25 (September 1983 ). There
3350-478: The second Wildcat , Yolanda Montez , learns that she is a cousin of new Helix member Carcharo and that they are products of the same genetic experiments of Doctor Love as Helix. The two teams battle to a stalemate. Mister Bones is arrested, but the others escape. Infinity, Inc. is involved in the Crisis on Infinite Earths event, which results in three new superheroes—Yolanda Montez as Wildcat, Rick Tyler as Hourman, and Beth Chapel as Doctor Mid-Nite —joining
3417-489: The series showrunner as well as executive producer; Chris Fedak serves as executive producer and co-showrunner with Klemmer. In August 2015, Casper Crump was cast as Savage, and Falk Hentschel as Carter Hall / Hawkman . Although initially advertised as a regular cast member, Hentschel was credited as a guest star for his appearances in episodes airing after the season's second episode. In January 2016, Martin Donovan
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#17327839487663484-537: The series, Berlanti said it was designed to be "most similar to our crossover episodes, where you feel that 'event-iness', but all the time. For us, first and foremost, with all of [our shows], it's about 'how is it its own thing?' Because we don't just want to do it to do it." He also revealed the producers were focusing on "making sure that the villain that we have on [the] show is distinct too... another big character who hasn't been used yet." Also in March, Dominic Purcell
3551-467: The series. Also in the month, Franz Drameh was cast as Jefferson Jackson . Keiynan Lonsdale , who would eventually play Wally West / Kid Flash as a regular in the third season, had originally auditioned for this role. Amy Pemberton was chosen to voice Gideon , the artificial intelligence of the Waverider . In May 2015, Garber said that The CW was impressed with what was shown to them, giving
3618-409: The team being attacked by an angry Obsidian , the brother of the original Jade, who died. Scott intervenes and breaks up the fight. Infinity, Inc. then claims that the older heroes will soon be replaced. This version of Infinity, Inc. makes frequent appearances in the local media, acting both as a commercial stunt for the Everyman Project, and as a control system against rogue metahumans spawned from
3685-523: The team gains official costumes and codenames, and go on their first mission. In issue #10, Mercy admits she is not ready to be on a team, and leaves. Issue #11 begins a two issue arc that ties into the Dark Side Club . Desaad , under the false identity of "Doctor Bud Fogel", secretly manipulates McKenna (now using the codename of "Double Trouble") by nurturing a third personality created from McKenna's base and repressed instincts, and promising it
3752-532: The team. Even with all of his friends at Infinity, Inc., Hector leaves the group after a fall out with Lyta. Shortly afterward the team learns that the JSA has disappeared. The other members notify people associated with JSA members of the society's disappearance. Professor James Rock contacts Hector, though he is presumed to be long dead. Northwind travels to Hall Mansion to confront Hector, only to find him already under Hath-Set's manipulations, who used Rock's alias. Hector kidnaps Fury, and he and Hath-Set uncover
3819-582: The third issue of the Terror Titans mini-series, imprisoned by Desaad. Towards the end of the miniseries, an undercover Miss Martian tips Irons off about their imprisonment in the Terror Titans' headquarters, leading to their release. In the original pitch for the Infinity, Inc. series, creators Roy Thomas and Jerry Ordway had planned on using a young gay male as a new Harlequin. In an interview with Alter Ego , Ordway explains: "Northwind
3886-610: The time lines, he will become omnipotent, but that will require his younger selves to cease to exist. When the Justice Society make Monument Point their new base, he appears with greater power over time and battles them, warning Jesse Quick about the fallen god D'arken. In the DC Rebirth relaunch, Per Degaton appears as a member of the Cabal and the Injustice Society . In The New Golden Age story arc, Degaton battles
3953-545: The time was being controlled by the second Wildcat's cousin Alex Montez), were Black Adam 's army in Khandaq. Black Adam mentions in an internal monologue that he had also thought of recruiting Power Girl for the group to further strengthen the Infinity, Inc. ties. In the aftermath of Infinite Crisis , Lex Luthor clears his name and resurfaces as a legitimate businessman. He offers a metagene -based therapy, called
4020-583: The timestream to their advantage. This version of Per Degaton, along with Ultra-Humanite and Despero, is from an earlier period in the timeline, pulled from their respective moments in time by Black Beetle and returned in the Time Masters: Vanishing Point limited series. Later an older version of Degaton appears, calling himself Prime Degaton, who seems to have been present during the earlier plans of Per Degaton. He tells his younger self that by combining all of his infinite selves across
4087-644: The universe, and is a spin-off of both Arrow and The Flash . The season is produced by Berlanti Productions , Warner Bros. Television , and DC Entertainment , with Phil Klemmer and Chris Fedak serving as showrunners . Legends of Tomorrow was given a series order in May 2015, and filming began that August. Arthur Darvill headlines the first season as Rip Hunter , with principal cast members Victor Garber , Brandon Routh , Caity Lotz , Franz Drameh , Ciara Renée , Falk Hentschel , Amy Pemberton , Dominic Purcell , and Wentworth Miller also starring. The season
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#17327839487664154-453: Was also mentioned to be among the main cast. There would be potential for other Arrow / Flash characters to cross over to the new series, and the series would be casting "three major DC Comics characters who have never appeared in a TV series". In March 2015, Stephen Amell , who portrays Oliver Queen / Green Arrow on Arrow , confirmed the series would air in the 2015–16 midseason. Additionally, Kreisberg stated more would be revealed about
4221-401: Was an assistant to the Time Trust, a group of scientists developing a time ray to go to the future and acquire an effective bombing defense for use during World War II . In 1941, the Justice Society of America is sent 500 years into the future to retrieve a formula that produces a bomb-proof shield. In a fit of jealousy, Degaton sabotages the formula and leaves the Time Trust. By 1947 Degaton
4288-420: Was built was the Waverider. That being said, because we knew there was a pickup for the show, it wasn't a conventional pilot. All the resources of construction went into the Waverider. That's continuing into the series. I don't think they tend to build much. I think they tend to adapt locations because there's so much time travel and so many eras to create. The season began airing on January 21, 2016, on The CW in
4355-582: Was cast as Rip Hunter's mentor Zaman Druce , a Time Master. In May 2015, Garber revealed filming would begin in August 2015, for a January 2016 premiere. The series shot a presentation for the network's upfront showcase , which was filmed over the course of one night, and directed by Arrow and The Flash veteran Dermott Downs . Filming of the series began on September 9, 2015, in Vancouver, British Columbia . Director/producer Glen Winter discussed in
4422-793: Was followed by a second season . In January 2015, co-creator Greg Berlanti stated that there were "very early" preliminary talks for an additional spin-off series centered on Ray Palmer / Atom ( Brandon Routh ), from Arrow and The Flash . In February 2015, it was reported that a spin-off series, described as a superhero team-up show, was in discussion by The CW for a possible 2015–16 midseason release. Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg , Marc Guggenheim , and Sarah Schechter would serve as executive producers. The potential series would be headlined by several recurring characters from both Arrow and The Flash , including Palmer, Leonard Snart ( Wentworth Miller ), and Martin Stein ( Victor Garber ). Caity Lotz
4489-475: Was revealed to be reprising his role as Heat Wave in the series, and Blake Neely , composer of Arrow and The Flash , would serve as composer. At the end of the month, Arthur Darvill was cast as Rip Hunter , while Ciara Renée was cast as Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl . In April 2015, in a Variety article on the recent MipTV event, it noted the title for the series would be Legends of Tomorrow , despite it still being unconfirmed by those involved with
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