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 next 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 27 wins & 83 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Grant Gustin	...	Barry Allen / ... 138 episodes, 2014-2021
Candice Patton	...	Iris West / ... 134 episodes, 2014-2021
Tom Cavanagh	...	Dr. Harry Wells / ... 134 episodes, 2014-2021
Danielle Panabaker	...	Caitlin Snow / ... 133 episodes, 2014-2020
Carlos Valdes	...	Cisco Ramon / ... 133 episodes, 2014-2020
Jesse L. Martin	...	Joe West / ... 133 episodes, 2014-2020
Danielle Nicolet	...	Cecile Horton 56 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:

Alternative reality check

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The newspaper from the future that Dr. Wells keeps looking at during season 1 is a nod to the Crisis on Infinite Earths and spin off show Arrow (2012) and Bruce Wayne's/Batman's company Waynetech.

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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

Barry Allen: My name is Barry Allen and I'm the fastest man alive. When I was a child, I saw my mother killed by something impossible. My father went to prison for her murder. Then an accident made me the impossible. To the outside world, I'm just an ordinary forensic scientist, but secretly I use my speed to fight crime and find others like me, and one day I'll find who killed my mother and get justice for my father. 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

Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Memorable TV Couples of 2018 (2018)

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Soundtracks

The Flash Theme
Written by Blake Neely

User Reviews

Flash episode 01/16/18

I am so tired of the lame writing in this show. I can tell these writers are not committed to the plot and development of a true SUPER HERO. Smallville suffered from the same horrible writing. It isn't hard to write for such epic superheroes. The corny dialogue and the weak plots need to stop...PLEASE STOP

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