This afternoon, The CW announced that its inaugural DCTV series Arrow will end with its upcoming eighth season.Confirmed by star Stephen Amell, Season 8 will air during the 2019-2020 television season for ten episodes before the founding Arrowverse series comes to an end. Following the annoucement, the cast has posted their reactions to the news on their respective social media accounts.RELATED:Â Why The CW Decided to End Arrow With Season 8
There had been speculation that the series would end as following next season's annual Arrowverse crossover, "Crisis on Infinite Earths," and the news of the series' impending finale appears to confirm this news.
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Arrow is currently in the midst of airing its seventh season, with flash-forward sequences teasing an ominous fate for its characters during the present timeline. The main cast for the eighth and final season has yet to be announced by The CW.
Airing Mondays at 8 pm ET/PT on The CW, Arrow stars Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen, David Ramsey as John Diggle, Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak, Rick Gonzalez as Wild Dog, Juliana Harkavy as Black Canary, Colton Haynes as Arsenal, Kirk Acevedo as Diaz and Katie Cassidy as Black Siren.