The Flash (2014 TV series)
The Flash (2014 TV series)
Initially envisioned as a backdoor pilot, the positive reception Gustin received during two appearances as Barry on Arrow led to executives choosing to develop a full pilot to make use of a larger budget and help flesh out Barry's world in more detail. The series is primarily filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Flash (2014 TV series)
The Flash's premiere on October 7, 2014 became the second-most watched pilot in the history of The CW, after The Vampire Diaries) in 2009. It has been well received by critics and audiences, and won the People's Choice Award for "Favorite New TV Drama" in 2014. The series, together with Arrow, has spun characters out to their own show, Legends of Tomorrow, which premiered on January 21, 2016.
Series overview
The first season follows Barry Allen), a crime-scene investigator who gains superhuman speed from the explosion of the S.T.A.R. Labs' particle accelerator and becomes the costumed superhero the Flash). He uses his new powers to fight criminals along with other metahumans who have also gained superhuman abilities in Central City). Barry eventually discovers that his mentor Harrison Wells is actually Eobard Thawne)–the Reverse-Flash–his archenemy from the future who traveled back in time to murder his mother, Nora Allen, when he was a child. Thawne is ultimately erased from existence when his ancestor Eddie sacrifices himself, causing a singularity to form in the process.
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