The Flash Season 3 will introduce a new evil speedster in the season premiere.
Don't worry, The Flash Season 3 is happening. The CW officially confirmed The Flash Season 3 back in March, along with renewals of just about every other show on its roster, including ArrowSeason 5 and Legends of Tomorrow Season 2!
The Flash Season 3 Latest News
The latest The Flash season 3 news? Caitlin is getting a family! It only took two seasons, but The Flash has cast Susan Walters (of Vampire Diaries fame) as Dr. Carla Tannhauser. According to Entertainment Weekly, in addition to being Dr. Snow's doctor mom, Carla is "a world class biomedical engineer and CEO of a major research company."
As was hinted at when Caitlin had a chat with her Earth Two doppelganger, Killer Frost, in season 2, Caitlin doesn't have the best relationship with her mom. Caitlin finds her mom cold and distant, while Carla sees her daughter as an ungrateful rebel. Sounds like we're in for lots more domestic drama come season 3. Carla has the potential of being a recurring character, so it's unclear if she will be part of the Flashpoint reality, the original reality, or both.
And now, the first look at The Flash Season 3, and its reality warping "Flashpoint" story has arrived. Check it out!
Who's that new evil speedster? There's a definite resemblance to the New 52 version of the Black Racer, but that's not a terribly likely scenario here. But here's a look at him anyway...
But seriously, that's not who it's going to turn out to be. Trust me on this.
For a better look at Kid Flash, just keep going...
The Flash Season 3 Kid Flash Details
Keiynan Lonsdale will finally put on the Kid Flash costume, at least for The Flash season 3 premiere. But here's the thing, if Wally is Kid Flash in the premiere, which is titled "Flashpoint" and presumably takes place in an altered timeline, what does this mean for Wally's future as Kid Flash? There were indications at the end of season two that the pieces were in place for his speed powers to manifest, but they hadn't yet.
So, is this Kid Flash an alternate timeline Wally who is already an experienced crimefighter? And when does this mean we'll get to see him in the suit if/when the show returns to "normal" after the events of the season 2 finale? Confused? We wrote much more about how Flashpoint will influence this season right here.
Check out the costume, which is somehow even more faithful to the comic book version than Barry's costume is. This looks really great.
Note the lightning emblem, which looks quite a bit like the version of the emblem Wally/Flash wore on the Justice League Unlimited animated series.
The Flash Season 3 Premiere Date
The Flash Season 3 will premiere on Tuesday, October 4th at 8 pm. And what's that first episode called? Well, just as expected, it's "Flashpoint."
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The Flash Season 3 Story
Well, this is too much for just one post, but we have our suspicions which comic book storyline that the next season will take its cues from. Click here for more on that.
Andrew Kreisberg told Colliderback in January that maybe, just maybe, we'll see more Gorilla City one day, though. “I would liken the Gorilla City thing to Ra’s al Ghul. You know, you hear about 'the man from Nanda Parbat' in [Arrow] Season 1, and 'the man who showed Malcolm the way,' and then you met Nyssa, then in Season 3 you met Ra’s. So, it’s a long-term thing.”
There's also the chance that they could adapt a really famous story from the comics for The Flash season 3, but that seems like it might be more at home as a season 4 or 5 thing to me.
The Flash Season 3 Cast
Tom Felton (yes, that Tom Felton, Draco Malfoy himself) has joined the cast of The Flash Season 3 as a series regular (via TV Line). He'll play Julian Dorn. An earlier description of the character that surfaced before Felton's arrival offered some other clues. Dorn is another CSI at Central City PD "who suspects there's more to Barry than just his good guy reputation."
TV Line described the (then unnamed) Dorn as "Barry’s slightly older, slightly geekier contemporary, a guy who is as smart as he is intuitive." He "doesn't buy Barry's nice guy routine" and starts doing some investigating "all while concealing some secrets of his own."
I'm still hoping that "Julian Dorn" is an alias for "Ralph Dibny" because that would be amazing.
Even though it seemed like his time was up, Tom Cavanagh will return as a series regular yet again next year! Whether he plays a familiar character or another new version of Harrison Wells remains to be seen.
Violett Beane will return as Jesse Wells. “I know I’ll be back,” Ms. Beane told TVLine. “But I don’t know if it’s with or without powers.”
But we don't know which version she'll be. Is this the Earth-2 Jesse? A new version in the Flashpoint timeline? Someone we haven't met before?
And she's still not sure when (or if!) her speed powers will manifest. "When Jesse got hit, I was like ‘It’s happening! It’s happening!'” she said. “There was the spark when she got out of the coma, but… it didn’t happen, and I was like, ‘No!’ I’m very excited [to play a speedster], and would love for it to happen early next season.”
In non-speedster news, there are hints we might meet Caitlin Snow's mother this season, as well.
We don't know much else about The Flash season 3 right now. We do know that Zack Stentz has joined up as a consulting producer. Stentz, currently garnering acclaim for the episode he wrote (the Kevin Smith directed "The Runaway Dinosaur" and you can read our review here), announced the news on Twitter.
Stentz is a live action superhero veteran, having worked on the screenplays for X-Men: First Class and Thor. He's currently credited on the upcoming Power Rangers movie, too. He demonstrated a real grasp of the characters on The Flash with "The Runaway Dinosaur" so he should fit right in.
The Flash Season 3 Episodes
The Flash Season 3 Episode 1 "Flashpoint"
air date: 10/4/16
The Flash Season 3 Episode 2: TBA
The Flash Season 3 Episode 3: TBA
The Flash Season 3 Episode 4: TBA
The Flash Season 3 Episode 5: TBA
The Flash Season 3 Episode 6: TBA
The Flash Season 3 Episode 7: TBA
Kevin Smith has confirmed that he'll be back to direct another episode of The Flash this year. "I know I’m going back to The Flash, first week of September, to direct episode 7 of season 3," he told Den of Geek UK. Smith directed one of the better episodes of season 2, "The Runaway Dinosaur," and clearly felt at home in the show's world.
We'll update this post with all the details on The Flashseason 3 as they become available.
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