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The Flash
Season 9
File:The Flash season 9 poster.jpg
Promotional poster for the ninth season
Starring
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkThe CW
Original releaseFebruary 8 (2023-02-08) –
May 24, 2023 (2023-05-24)
Season chronology
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Season 8
List of episodes

The ninth and final season of the American superhero television series The Flash, which is based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash, premiered on February 8, 2023.[1] The season follows Barry facing against his nemeses Red Death, Bloodwork, and Cobalt Blue. It is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe. It also acts as the conclusion of the Arrowverse.[2] The season is produced by Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Entertainment, with Eric Wallace serving as showrunner.

The season was announced on March 22, 2022 and later confirmed to be the final season on August 1. Filming for the season began in September 2022 and concluded in March 2023. Grant Gustin stars as Barry Allen / Flash, with principal cast members Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Danielle Nicolet, Kayla Compton, and Brandon McKnight also returning from previous seasons, while Jon Cor was promoted to series regular from his recurring status in the previous two seasons.

Episodes

See also: List of The Flash episodes

Season nine is broken into two "Graphic Novel" storyline arcs, known as the eighth and ninth graphic novels respectively; this numbering continues from the first seven "Graphic Novels" established in the previous three seasons.[3]

The Flash season 9 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
Graphic Novel #8: Rogue War [4]
1721"Wednesday Ever After"Vanessa PariseTeleplay by : Thomas Pound & Sarah Tarkoff
Story by : Eric Wallace		February 8, 2023 (2023-02-08)T27.149010.51[5]
1732"Hear No Evil"Eric WallaceJonathan Butler & Kristen KimFebruary 15, 2023 (2023-02-15)T27.149020.51[6]
1743"Rogues of War"Brenton SpencerTeleplay by : Jeff Hersh & Jess Carson
Story by : Sam Chalsen		February 22, 2023 (2023-02-22)T27.149030.49[7]
1754"The Mask of the Red Death, Part 1"Menhaj HudaJoshua V. Gilbert & Emily PalizziMarch 1, 2023 (2023-03-01)T27.149040.57[8]
1765"The Mask of the Red Death, Part 2"Rachel TalalayTeleplay by : Dan Fisk
Story by : Jonathan Butler		March 8, 2023 (2023-03-08)T27.149050.56[9]
Interlude IV [10]
1776"The Good, the Bad and the Lucky"Chad LoweThomas Pound & Jess CarsonMarch 15, 2023 (2023-03-15)T27.149060.57[11]
1787"Wildest Dreams"Jesse WarnKristen Kim & Jeff HershMarch 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)T27.149070.45[12]
1798"Partners in Time"Ed FraimanSarah Tarkoff & Joshua V. GilbertApril 5, 2023 (2023-04-05)T27.149080.52[13]
1809"It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To"Danielle PanabakerSam Chalsen & Emily PalizziApril 26, 2023 (2023-04-26)T27.149090.54[14]
Graphic Novel #9: A New World [15][16]
18110"A New World, Part One"[a]Eric WallaceEric Wallace & Thomas PoundMay 3, 2023 (2023-05-03)T27.149100.42[17]
18211"A New World, Part Two"[b]Kayla ComptonTeleplay by : Kristen Kim
Story by : Lauren Fields		May 10, 2023 (2023-05-10)T27.149110.39[18]
18312"A New World, Part Three"[c]Stefan PleszczynskiJonathan Butler & Sarah TarkoffMay 17, 2023 (2023-05-17)T27.149120.46[19]
18413"A New World, Part Four"[d]Vanessa PariseEric Wallace & Sam ChalsenMay 24, 2023 (2023-05-24)T27.149130.46[20]

Cast and characters

Main article: List of The Flash characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Production

Development

In April 2020, series star Grant Gustin said there had been discussions about renewing the series through a ninth season, but those were stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[40] In January 2022, when the eighth season was in its mid-season hiatus, Gustin signed a one-year deal for 15 episodes for a ninth season, with his salary increased to $200,000 per episode.[41] On March 22, 2022, The CW renewed the series for a ninth season.[42] On August 1, it was announced that it would be the final season of the series, with an abbreviated 13-episode order.[43] Showrunner Eric Wallace stated that the cast and crew had originally expected the series to end with the eighth season, but after the ninth season was ordered, Wallace rewrote the season eight finale to not be a series finale.[44]

Writing

Prior to learning that the ninth season would be the series' last and that it would have only 13 episodes, Wallace created additional storylines he hoped to include in the ninth season and a potential tenth season. These would have included a wrap-up to Legends of Tomorrow,[45] the appearance of Max Mercury,[46] an original storyline titled The Forever War,[47] an adaptation of the Blackest Night storyline,[47] and a storyline featuring the Justice League fighting Despero in another alien invasion.[47] After the final 13 episodes were ordered, Wallace's plans for the 200th episode were moved to the series finale.[45]

Casting

Main cast members Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Nicolet, Kayla Compton and Brandon McKnight return as Barry Allen / The Flash,[41] Iris West-Allen,[48] Cecile Horton,[49] Allegra Garcia[1] and Chester P. Runk.[50] Jesse L. Martin, who portrayed Joe West throughout the series, exited as a regular, though he was expected to recur in the season.[51] In October 2022, Jon Cor was promoted to series regular for the season.[52]

Danielle Panabaker, who portrayed Caitlin Snow and Frost in previous seasons, was reported to be returning,[1] but was later confirmed to be playing a new character whose identity was later revealed in the second episode.[53] Ahead of this, Panabaker stated that this character would be called Snow at the beginning of the season;[54] Snow was later revealed to be using the name Khione.[55] Carlos Valdes was unable to reprise his role as Cisco Ramon / Vibe for the finale due to scheduling conflicts with his starring role in the Hulu series Up Here.[56]

Katee Sackhoff, who played Amunet Black in the fourth season, expressed interest in returning for the ninth season, but wasn't invited back to the show for reasons unknown, which Sackhoff theorize as some involved in the show's production not liking her.[57]

Filming

Filming began on September 14, 2022,[58] and concluded on March 6, 2023.[59]

Release

The season premiered on February 8, 2023,[1] and the finale aired on May 24, 2023.[60] The episodes hold an average of 490 thousand viewers per episode. The episodes, "The Mask of the Red Death, Part One" and "The Good, the Bad and the Lucky" both of which had 560 thousand viewers being the season high. The lowest viewed episode was "A New World, Part Three" which has 390 thousand viewers.

Notes

  1. ^ Subtitled "Reunions" on-screen.
  2. ^ Subtitled "The Blues" on-screen.
  3. ^ Subtitled "Changes" on-screen.
  4. ^ Subtitled "Finale" on-screen.
  5. ^ Panabaker also portrays Frost in a minor capacity.

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