The sixth season of the American television series ''

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'', which is based on characters from

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, premiered on

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on May 2, 2021, and consisted of 15 episodes. It is set in the

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, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe, and is a spin-off of ''

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'' and ''

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''. The season was produced by

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, and

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, with

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and

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serving as

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s. The season was ordered in January 2020. Production began that October and concluded in May 2021. Principal cast members

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Tala Ashe Talayeh Ashrafi ( fa, طلایه اشرفی; born July 24, 1984) known professionally as Tala Ashe, is an Iranian-American actress. She is known for her roles on the television series '' Smash'', ''American Odyssey'', and ''As the World Turns'', ...

Jes Macallan Jes Macallan is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Josslyn Carver in ABC drama series ''Mistresses'' and Ava Sharpe in The CW superhero comedy-drama ''Legends of Tomorrow''. Career Jes Macallan is an actor and director. Bef ...

, Olivia Swann,

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and Matt Ryan return from previous seasons, while

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and Shayan Sobhian were promoted to the main cast from their recurring status in previous seasons. They are joined by new cast member

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Episodes

Cast and characters

Main

as Sara Lance / White Canary *

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* Olivia Swann as

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as Gary Green * Shayan Sobhian as

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as Nate Heywood / Steel *

as Mick Rory / Heat Wave * Matt Ryan as

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Recurring

* Raffi Barsoumian as

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as Kayla

Guest

;Cast notes

Production

Development

In January 2020, The CW renewed the series for a sixth season.

and

return as showrunners.

Writing

In February 2020, Klemmer said the theme of season six would be one that the writers had since the first season, but declined to reveal what it was. It was later revealed that the season would involve aliens. Regarding the decision to make aliens the villains of the season, Klemmer said this was to differentiate them from previous villains. He added, "To think about

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with laser guns who just want to rule the world, you know,

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kinda shape, you're like, "Yes, that's what we need!" Not having to understand who our villains are on any kind of emotional scale means we can focus on the emotional stories of our characters". The fifth season ended with

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being abducted by aliens. According to an interview with Klemmer, the season will feature a "motley assortment" of aliens, and will focus on the team attempting to rescue Sara, as well as Sara's experiences in outer space.

Casting

Main cast members

, Olivia Swann,

, and Matt Ryan return as Sara Lance / White Canary,

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, Nate Heywood / Steel, Mick Rory / Heat Wave, and

. Shayan Sobhian, who recurred as

in season five, was promoted to series regular with this season.

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, who had been a regular since season two, left the series ahead of season six in order to "make her mark as a filmmaker on her own", though she does appear through archive footage in the seventh episode. In September 2020,

joined the main cast as an original character named

. The following month,

, who recurred as Gary Green since the third season, was promoted to the main cast. In December 2020,

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, who portrayed

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in the Arrowverse, was revealed to be appearing in the season in an undisclosed role. In January 2021,

was cast in a recurring role for the sixth season. On April 17, 2021, Purcell announced he would be leaving the series after the sixth season, but will return periodically in the seventh season. On July 25, 2021, it was announced that the sixth season would be the last for Ryan to portray John Constantine (though he will portray a new character in the seventh season). Tala Ashe also portrayed Zari Tomaz who returned in a recurring capacity.

Filming

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for the sixth season was scheduled to begin on October 5, 2020, in

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, British Columbia. However, by September 29, the start of filming was temporarily postponed, because of delays in receiving

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results for the cast and crew. Filming ultimately began on October 8, and concluded on May 8, 2021.

Marketing

In early August 2020, The CW released several posters of the Arrowverse superheroes wearing face masks, including White Canary and Beebo, with all posters having the caption "Real Heroes Wear Masks". This marketing tactic was used to "raise public awareness on the efficacy of facial coverings preventing the spread of

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Release

The season premiered on May 2, 2021, consisting of 15 episodes.

Reception

References

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