"It will not quite be a crossover but will have a crossover-type feel and the introduction of all these characters."Īs the current series has not concluded, it is hard to predict what will happen in the eighth series. To begin with, The Flash will open with a five-episode-long crossover event.ĭetails about the event have been kept under wraps by The CW but the network has teased it will be different to crossover's before, teasing it will "feature different heroes from the CW-verse."ĬW CEO Mark Pedowitz told Deadline: "The idea for The Flash is, Eric Wallace and Greg have come together and are talking about other superheroes from the CW-verse who will come together in each individual episode. My thanks to everyone on all sides of the screen that makes up this wee superhero show of ours."Ī post shared by Tom Cavanagh showrunner Eric Wallace told Deadline the door was always open for Valdes and Cavanagh to return in the future. "At times brusque, sunny, capricious, and perpetually shameless, they will always be linked by a single unbreakable thread of gratitude. In an Instagram post announcing his departure from the series, Cavanagh wrote: "It has been a joy creating and playing the myriad Wells that makeup 'Wells st' on #theFlash. Tom Cavanagh, who played a range of characters including Eobard Thawne, Reverse-Flash, and Harrison Wells, will also not return for season eight.
And I'm so appreciative of that, but at the end of the day, mental health is to step away from the show, it's a way of me taking care of myself." And a lot of joy and satisfaction and career rewards and momentum have come from that. "I just put my head down and I made it work. He said: "I'm the child of an immigrant, so my whole ethos is "earn your place or card" and I think that's what I did for a long time. In a recent Entertainment Weekly interview, Valdes was asked exactly why he decided to step away from the role. Sadly, Carlos Valdes who played Cisco Ramon from the very beginning of The Flash w ill not be back for the new series. Grant Gustin will be back in the cast of "The Flash" Season 8 The CW The upcoming season already has a release date and it isn't too far away. There is even more good news for fans of The Flash. The Flash was renewed alongside other huge CW shows including Riverdale, All American, Batwoman, Legends of Tomorrow, Nancy Drew, Legacies, and In the Dark. The announcement was made on February 3, 2021, just one month before season seven landed on screens. Season eight has officially been given the green light by The CW. There is good news for fans of The Flash. Will There Be Another Season of The Flash? Will there be another series of The Flash? Newsweek has everything you need to know. Barry is also on a mission to rescue his missing wife Iris West-Allen (Candice Patton). The most recent series followed Barry/Flash (played by Grant Gustin) try to stop the evil Eva McCulloch (Efrat Dor), a quantum engineer, co-founder of McCulloch Technologies, and the wife of Joseph Carver (Eric Nenninger). The Flash season seven concludes tonight (July 20) on The CW.