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So how does this whole crossover between DC’s TV and film world work? Greg Berlanti’s Arrowverse took the whole notion of superhero crossovers to another level earlier this year when TV’s Flash (Grant Gustin) met film Flash (Ezra Miller) during the Arrow hour of the five-part event that also spanned Supergirl, Batwoman…

It seems even superheroes aren’t entirely invincible. CW has released seven new season posters for CW’s slate of Arrowverse shows (Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Black Lightning, Stargirl, Superman & Lois) sporting a timely, coronavirus-themed look. All character posters feature their main star…

KJ Apa's Archie Andrews and the Riverdale gang could be back in front of the camera in Vancouver sooner rather than later, at least according to the British Columbia government's new COVID-19 production-restart plans. Still, while the Hollywood North government’s CreativeBC has said that "employers can start or resume…

In the latest sign of how seriously traditional media companies are taking the digital era, veteran CW executive Rick Haskins has been promoted to the role of President, Streaming & Chief Branding Officer. Haskins has been at the ViacomCBS-WarnerMedia joint venture since it was formed in 2006. As his new title…

SPOILER WARNING: This article reveals major plot points from tonight’s series finale of Arrow on The CW. The Green Arrow is dead. Long live…the Green Lantern? The 170th and last episode of The CW’s Arrow aired on Tuesday night with a misty farewell to the late Oliver Queen, the stolid bowman played by Stephen Amell…

SPOILER WARNING: This article reveals major plot points from tonight’s series finale of Arrow on The CW. The 170th and finale episode of The CW’s Arrow aired as the second-half of Tuesday night’s double-episode farewell to Stephen Amell’s austere archer after eight seasons of yeoman’s work both as Star City’s brawny…

Hedwig meets Jughead? Even with today’s anything-goes, mash-up approach to pop culture, nobody saw this one coming. The frothy CW series Riverdale will build its annual musical episode around Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the stage production that premiered back in 1998 with its rousing tale of a genderqueer East German…

Ruby Rose’s Batwoman just told Gotham City the truth about her sexual orientation. Sunday night’s episode of the CW superhero series Batwoman planted a rainbow flag for the representation cause as Batman’s cousin, Kat Kane, told the world that she’s a lesbian crimefighter. The midseason premiere episode (called "How…

Joanna Vanderham (Warrior, Man in an Orange Shirt) is set to play a recurring role as one of the “big bads” for Season 5 of DC's Legends of Tomorrow, the time-traveling superhero series that returns Jan. 21 with its season premiere on The CW. No word yet on the name of the character but it’s a villain described as “a…

Hero Nation is a weekly column about genre news that now appears on Wednesdays. The walls separating Hollywood’s superhero universes aren’t as sturdy as they once seemed. On Tuesday night, for example, the Flash from television primetime (portrayed by Grant Gustin) ran into the Flash from feature films (portrayed by Ez…

SPOILER WARNING: This article reveals key plot points from Sunday night’s episode of Supergirl. Saving the entire Earth from impending destruction used to be a pretty big deal in the superhero business but times have changed. After a decade of globe-threatening screen menaces (Thanos, Loki, Beowulf, Apocalypse, Dark…

It’s all hands on deck in the new masked-man teaser from The CW. The largest assembly of superheroes in the history of live-action television will suit up for "Crisis On Infinite Earths," the mega-crossover event that begins Dec. 8 on The CW and unties the entire Arrowverse family of franchises:  Arrow, The Flash, Supe…