The Flash Season 3
The third season of the American television series ''The Flash'', which is based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash, a costumed superhero crime-fighter with the power to move at super speeds, follows Barry as he deals with the consequences of his decision to save his mother, which creates a timeline called " Flashpoint", and the resulting emergence of a new foe in Savitar. It is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe, and is a spin-off of ''Arrow''. The season was produced by Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Entertainment, with Andrew Kreisberg, Aaron and Todd Helbing serving as showrunners. The season was ordered in March 2016, and production began that July, lasting until April 2017. Alongside Grant Gustin, who reprises his role as Barry Allen, principal cast members Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Keiynan Lonsdale, Tom Cavanagh, and Jesse L. Martin return from the second se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Grant Gustin
Thomas Grant Gustin (born January 14, 1990) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his roles as Barry Allen (Arrowverse), Barry Allen / The Flash on The CW series ''The Flash (2014 TV series), The Flash'' as part of the Arrowverse, and as Sebastian Smythe on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox series ''Glee (TV series), Glee''. Early life Thomas Grant Gustin was born on January 14, 1990, in Norfolk, Virginia. He is the son of Tina Haney, a pediatric nurse, and Thomas Gustin, a college professor. During his high school years, he attended the Governor's School for the Arts program in Norfolk for musical theater. He also went to Hurrah Players Incorporated which is a theater organization in Virginia. In 2008, he graduated from Granby High School and went on to attend the BFA Music Theater Program at Elon University in North Carolina for two years. He has been a friend of actor Chris Wood (actor), Chris Wood since college. Career Gustin's first known screen role c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aaron And Todd Helbing
Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing are American sibling screenwriters who had formerly worked as a team. They are known for their work on the Starz series ''Spartacus'' and '' Black Sails'', and for The CW superhero drama ''The Flash''. They stopped writing together after Season 3 of ''The Flash'', splitting into separate careers. Career In 1999, Todd first got his start on the drama ''Melrose Place'', where he served as an assistant production coordinator. He then had positions on such projects as ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' and ''The Twilight Zone''. He and his brother first worked together on the HBO series ''Carnivàle''; Todd as an assistant production coordinator, and Aaron as a writers assistant. Todd then spent 2009 as a script coordinator on ''Entourage'', while Aaron worked on the cable dramas '' Saved'' and ''Brotherhood'', also as a script coordinator. The first script the two co-wrote was for the Superman prequel series ''Smallville''’s season seven episode "Hero". The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wally West (Arrowverse)
''The Flash'' is an American television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns, based on the DC Comics character the Flash. The series premiered on The CW television network in the United States on October 7, 2014, and has concluded its seventh season. The series is a spin-off from ''Arrow'', and set in the same fictional universe. The following is a list of characters who have appeared in the television series. Many of the characters appearing in the series are based on DC Comics characters. Overview ;Legend : = Main cast (credited) : = Recurring cast (4+) : = Guest cast (1-3) Main characters Barry Allen / Flash Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen (portrayed by Grant Gustin; seasons 1–9) (portrayed by Logan Williams as a child; recurring: season 1; guest: season 2) is the main protagonist of the series. He is an awkward assistant crime-scene investigator (CSI) for the Central City Police Department (CCPD) who moonlights as the Flash. Barr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joe West (Arrowverse)
Joseph West is a fictional character portrayed by Jesse L. Martin in The CW's Arrowverse franchise. Created by Geoff Johns, Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg, the character was introduced in the pilot episode of ''The Flash''. He is the foster father (later father-in-law) of protagonist Barry Allen / Flash, father of Iris West, Wally West, and Jenna West. Joe works at the Central City Police Department initially as a detective, heading its metahuman task force, and later as the captain, aiding Barry in keeping Central City safe from superpowered and dangerous criminals. Martin has received positive reviews for his performance as Joe. Fictional character biography In season one, Central City Police Department (CCPD) detective Joe West becomes the legal guardian to his neighbor Barry Allen after the boy's mother Nora was murdered and his father Henry convicted. Joe remains convinced Henry killed Nora, despite Barry's insistence of witnessing mysterious speedsters fighting tha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Flashpoint (Arrowverse)
''Flashpoint'' is a 2011 comic book crossover story arc published by DC Comics. Consisting of an eponymous core limited series and a number of tie-in titles, the storyline premiered in May 2011. The core miniseries was written by Geoff Johns and pencilled by Andy Kubert. In its end, the series radically changes the status quo for the DC Universe, leading into the publisher's 2011 relaunch, The New 52. ''Flashpoint'' details an altered DC Universe in which only Barry Allen seems to be aware of significant differences between the regular timeline and the altered one, including Cyborg's place as the world's quintessential hero, much like Superman is in the main timeline, with Superman himself being held captive as a lab-rat by the United States government within an underground facility in Metropolis. In addition, Thomas Wayne is Batman, and a war between Wonder Woman and Aquaman has decimated western Europe. Consisting of a 61 issue run, the series crossed over with ''Booster G ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eobard Thawne (Arrowverse)
Eobard Thawne, otherwise known as the Reverse-Flash, is a character in The CW's Arrowverse franchise. The character first appeared on the television series ''The Flash'' and has also been featured in spin-off shows and crossover events in the shared fictional universe. Based on the DC Comics supervillain of the same name, Thawne is primarily portrayed by Tom Cavanagh and Matt Letscher. Letscher plays Thawne's original likeness, while Cavanagh portrays him in the form of Harrison Wells. As in the comics, Thawne is depicted as a scientist-turned-time traveling criminal from the future and the archenemy of Barry Allen / The Flash. Storylines Origins In the 22nd century, Professor Eobard Thawne is a scientist obsessed with a speedster known as the Flash. Thawne manages to recreate the accident behind the Flash's super-speed, tapping into his own "negative" version of the Speed Force. He becomes bitter and jealous when his idol, having traveled through time, saves a crowd ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Barry Allen (Arrowverse)
Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen, also known by his alter ego The Flash, is a Character (arts), fictional character in The CW's Arrowverse franchise, first introduced in the 2013 episode "The Scientist (Arrow), The Scientist" of the television series ''Arrow (TV series), Arrow'', and later starring in ''The Flash (2014 TV series), The Flash''. The character is based on the DC Comics character Flash (Barry Allen), of the same name, created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino and was adapted for television in 2013 by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns. Barry Allen has been continually portrayed by Grant Gustin, with Logan Williams and Liam Hughes portraying younger versions. In the series, Barry is 26 and portrayed as a smart, goofy and tardy character, who works at the Central City Police Department as a forensic chemist. When he was younger, he witnessed the murder of his Nora Allen (Arrowverse), mother by Eobard Thawne (Arrowverse), The Reverse Flash, which resu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nora Allen (Arrowverse)
''The Flash'' is an American television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns, based on the DC Comics character the Flash. The series premiered on The CW television network in the United States on October 7, 2014, and has concluded its seventh season. The series is a spin-off from ''Arrow'', and set in the same fictional universe. The following is a list of characters who have appeared in the television series. Many of the characters appearing in the series are based on DC Comics characters. Overview ;Legend : = Main cast (credited) : = Recurring cast (4+) : = Guest cast (1-3) Main characters Barry Allen / Flash Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen (portrayed by Grant Gustin; seasons 1–9) (portrayed by Logan Williams as a child; recurring: season 1; guest: season 2) is the main protagonist of the series. He is an awkward assistant crime-scene investigator (CSI) for the Central City Police Department (CCPD) who moonlights as the Flash. Barry ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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TV By The Numbers
TV by the Numbers was a website devoted to collecting and analyzing television ratings data in the United States that operated from 2007 to 2020. It was a part of Nexstar Media Group's Zap2it television news/listings site. History An Internet and statistical analyst, Robert Seidman had previously worked for IBM and Charles Schwab, and published an online newsletter about the Internet and AOL before founding TV by the Numbers; Bill Gorman had been an AOL executive until 1998, and had read Seidman's column. Friends since the early 1990s when they met near Washington, D.C., both were fond of television, as Gorman loved numbers and Seidman enjoyed statistics relating to it; the subject of television ratings data entered into one of their conversations. Gorman was dismayed at being unable to find other blogs devoted solely to television data, and after a Google search confirmed this, he and Seidman thought of the idea for a website devoted solely to the subject. In Gorman's words, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brooke Roberts
Brooke Roberts is an American television and comic book writer. She is known for her work on the ABC legal drama ''Boston Legal'' and for The CW's superhero series ''The Flash''. Life and career She lived in France as a teenager. Roberts served in the US Army as a cryptologic linguist in the Arabic language. She received an honorable discharge in September 2013. Her first foray into show business was on the NBC sitcom ''Inside Schwartz'', as a writers' assistant. Roberts went on to serve as an assistant to the writers of such series as '' 3-South'', ''The Bernie Mac Show'', '' Love, Inc.'', ''Family Guy'' and ''Boston Legal''. Her first television script was co-written, with Sanford Golden and Karen Wyscarver, for the ''Boston Legal'' episode "Tea and Sympathy". ''Alice in Arabia'' In March 2014, Eikmeier was embroiled in a controversy with her ABC Family pilot ''Alice in Arabia'', which depicted the story of an American girl being swept from her status quo and placed with h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Greg Berlanti
Gregory Berlanti (born May 24, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer and director of film and television. He is known for his work on the television series ''Dawson's Creek'', '' Brothers & Sisters'', ''Everwood'', '' Political Animals'', '' Riverdale'', ''Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'' and ''You'', in addition to his contributions to DC Comics on film and television productions, including The CW's Arrowverse, ''Titans'', and the ''Doom Patrol''. In 2000, Berlanti founded the production company Berlanti Productions. In the 2017–2018 television season, Berlanti tied Jerry Bruckheimer's 2005–2006 record in having 10 different live-action scripted television series airing on various networks and digital platforms and took sole possession of the record, with 14 airing in the 2018–19 television season, having signed the most expensive producer deal at that time (June 2018) with Warner Bros. In the 2019–20 television season, with one cancellation and two new series, Ber ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jesse Warn
Jesse Warn is an American television director, film director, and screenwriter. He is well known for his work on the Starz drama ''Spartacus'' and for The CW's '' The Originals'', ''Arrow'', ''The Flash'' and ''Supergirl''. Warn also directed and made his screenwriting debut in the film '' Nemesis Game''. Career He began his career writing and directing the 1999 short film ''9 Across'', starring Rena Owen. In 2000, he wrote and directed his second short film, ''Little Samurai''. He then segued to television work, directing for series such as, ''Legend of the Seeker'', '' V'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''The Vampire Diaries'', '' The Originals'' and ''True Blood''. ''Spartacus'' Having had directed the first installment of the Starz mini-series '' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena'', "Past Transgressions", Warn was hired as a director for the sequel series '' Spartacus: War of the Damned''. He ultimately directed eight episodes ("The Thing in the Pit", "Great and Unfortunate Things", "Kill ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |