The Flash 

After being struck by lightning, Barry Allen wakes up from his coma to discover he's been given the power of super speed, becoming the Flash, fighting crime in Central City.

Creators:

Greg Berlanti, Geoff Johns, Andrew Kreisberg

Stars:

Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 26 wins & 77 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Grant Gustin	...	Barry Allen / ... 136 episodes, 2014-2020
Candice Patton	...	Iris West / ... 136 episodes, 2014-2020
Danielle Panabaker	...	Caitlin Snow / ... 136 episodes, 2014-2020
Carlos Valdes	...	Cisco Ramon / ... 136 episodes, 2014-2020
Tom Cavanagh	...	Dr. Harry Wells / ... 136 episodes, 2014-2020
Jesse L. Martin	...	Joe West / ... 136 episodes, 2014-2020
Danielle Nicolet	...	Cecile Horton 59 episodes, 2015-2020

Storyline

Barry Allen is a Central City police forensic scientist with a reasonably happy life, despite the childhood trauma of a mysterious red and yellow lightning killing his mother and framing his father. All that changes when a massive particle accelerator accident leads to Barry being struck by lightning in his lab. Coming out of coma nine months later, Barry and his new friends at S.T.A.R labs find that he now has the ability to move at superhuman speed. Furthermore, Barry learns that he is but one of many affected by that event, most of whom are using their powers for evil. Determined to make a difference, Barry dedicates his life to fighting such threats, as The Flash. While he gains allies he never expected, there are also secret forces determined to aid and manipulate him for their own agenda.

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Plot Keywords:

superhuman speed | dc arrowverse | superhero | dc comics | based on comic | 

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Taglines:

Reborn. Recharged. (Season 4)

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Guest stars Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell and Robert Knepper were all Main Casts of Prison Break (2005).

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Goofs

When running at super speed, Flash communicates with his team in real time; but to Barry his team would be talking super slow and to his team he would be talking super fast. A real time conversation simply is not physically possible at super speed.

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Quotes

[Season 5 opening]
Barry Allen: My name is Barry Allen and I am the fastest man alive. To the outside world, I am an ordinary forensic scientist. But secretly, with the help of my friends at S.T.A.R. Labs I fight crime and find other meta-humans like me. But when my daughter came back from the future to help, she changed the present, and now our world is more dangerous than ever and I'm the only one fast enough to save it. I am the Flash.

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Crazy Credits

The Warner Bros and DC Comics logos (2016-) are red and yellow (the Flash's uniform colours) and are charged with electricity.

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Connections

Referenced in Family Guy: Send in Stewie, Please (2018)

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Soundtracks

The Flash Theme
Written by Blake Neely

User Reviews

Please just kill iris off already

It's a good show but every time she gets a main plot or even talks it just ruins it for me

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Flash

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Berlanti Productions, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD