7 Ups & 5 Downs From The Arrowverse In 2019
3. Preparing For A Future Without Arrow
The news that Arrow would be coming to an end with its eighth season understandably caught fans off-guard. We all knew that the veteran superhero show had more days behind it than ahead of it, but we weren't ready for it to leave so suddenly - especially when it had already been renewed for Season 8.
The Arrowverse will look like a very different place without it, but that hasn't stopped The CW from preparing for the inevitable by laying the groundwork for two brand new shows to fill the Arrow-shaped hole. One will come in the form of a direct spin-off series focusing on leading lady Katie Cassidy's Laurel Lance/Black Canary, newcomer Katherine McNamara's Mia Smoak and veteran Juliana Harkavy's Dinah Drake/Black Canary. Its current working title is Green Arrow and The Canaries and following a backdoor pilot episode in the ninth episode of Arrow's final season, it will hopefully be picked up to series.
The second is the long-awaited Superman series, titled Superman & Lois, that will follow Tyler Hoechlin's Man of Steel and Bitsie Tulloch's intrepid reporter Lois Lane as the pair navigate life back on earth as parents of baby Jonathan Kent. A direct spin-off of Supergirl, fans have wanted to see Hoechlin's Clark Kent headline his own show ever since he debuted on the show - and now it's finally going to happen.
Arrow may be about to bow out, but its legacy will continue to flourish.