The Flash season 6 is here! That means way more speedster shenanigans and time-traveling adventures with Barry Allen and his team at STAR Labs.
But there will be some changes in the new season, and we’re not just talking about Barry’s sharp new Flash costume! Current showrunner Todd Helbing was replaced by Eric Wallace.
“From his first day on The Flash, Todd Helbing has been a leader on the show, beloved by the cast and crew for his exceptional talent, vision and wonderful attitude. We are all sad to see him go, but we will all be better for the many shows he will no doubt create and run in the future,” The Flash executive producer Greg Berlanti said in a statement (via The Hollywood Reporter). “Eric Wallace has proven his own exceptional talent and voice since season four, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to watch how he shapes the future of Team Flash and the many thrilling adventures that lay ahead for our characters and dedicated fans.”
The Flash Season 6 Return Date
The Flash season 6 episode 10 is called “Marathon” and it airs on Feb. 4. No other details are currently available. But you won’t have to wait QUITE that long to see Barry Allen again. There’s still two episodes of Crisis on Infinite Earths to get through, both of which will air on Jan. 14. Here’s a taste of what to expect…
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The Flash Season 6 Episodes
We’re keeping track of everything we know about the new season right here! We’ll update this with new details as they become available. One interesting note about this new season, while it will have the traditional 22 episode season, they’re treating this like two mini-seasons. So the first batch of episodes will focus on Bloodwork, then we’ll get the Crisis on Infinite Earths interlude, and when the show returns after that, they’ll be treating it like a brand new season, with a second big bad!
The Flash Season 6 Episode 1: Into the Void
“While Barry (Grant Gustin) and Iris (Candice Patton) deal with the heartbreaking loss of their daughter, Nora, the team faces their greatest threat yet — one that threatens to destroy all of Central City. Meanwhile, Killer Frost (Danielle Panabaker) has a brush with death that results in an unexpected new dynamic that will change her relationship with Caitlin forever.”
air date: 10/8/19
read our review of “Into the Void” here.
The Flash Season 6 Episode 2: A Flash of the Lightning
“Faced with the news of his impending death, Barry’s (Grant Gustin) resiliency suffers as he struggles to fight fate. Meanwhile, Cecile’s (Danielle Nicolet) career as a D.A. conflicts with her identity when she crosses paths with a villainous meta-human.”
air date: 10/15/19
read our review of “A Flash of the Lightning” here.
The Flash Season 6 Episode 3: Dead Man Running
“Knowing that Crisis is only weeks away, Barry (Grant Gustin) prepares a member of Team Flash for life without him while hunting a terrifying meta-human with an unquenchable thirst. Meanwhile, Ralph (Hartley Sawyer) uncovers a family secret.”
air date: 10/22/19
read our review of “Dead Man Running” here.
The Flash Season 6 Episode 4: There Will be Blood
“Barry’s (Grant Gustin) efforts to prepare Cisco (Carlos Valdes) for Crisis are derailed when Cisco schemes to save Barry’s life instead. Meanwhile, Ramsey Rosso (guest star Sendhil Ramamurthy) uses his deadly new abilities to save his own life, while sacrificing his humanity in the process.”
air date: 10/29/19
read our review of “There Will be Blood” right here.
The Flash Season 6 Episode 5: Kiss Kiss, Breach Breach
“Cisco’s (Carlos Valdes) faith in his ability to fill Barry’s (Grant Gustin) shoes as Team Leader is upended when he learns of a shocking murder. Meanwhile, Killer Frost (Danielle Panabaker) trusts no one except herself to hunt down the dangerous Ramsey Rosso (guest star Sendhil Ramamurthy).”
air date: 11/5/19
read our review of “Kiss Kiss Breach Breach” here.
The Flash Season 6 Episode 6: License to Elongate
“Barry (Grant Gustin) turns his attention to prepping Elongated Man (Hartley Sawyer) for life after Crisis and without The Flash, but Ralph ultimately teaches Barry a lesson. Meanwhile, Cecile (Danielle Nicolet) faces her own moment of self-discovery while helping a recuperated Chester P. Runk (guest star Brandon McKnight) reclaim his identity.”
Danielle Panabaker will direct this episode.
air date: 11/19/19
read our review of “License to Elongate” here.
The Flash Season 6 Episode 7: The Last Temptation of Barry Allen Part One
“As Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) stands on the threshold of his impending death in Crisis, his convictions are tested when the monstrous Dr. Ramsey Rosso (guest star Sendhil Ramamurthy) infects The Flash with a mysterious, hallucinogenic contagion. Meanwhile, reporter Iris West-Allen (Candice Patton) uncovers a vast conspiracy.”
air date: 11/26/19
read our review of “The Last Temptation of Barry Allen Part One” here.
The Flash Season 6 Episode 8: The Last Temptation of Barry Allen Part Two
“With The Flash (Grant Gustin) battling Bloodwork (guest star Sendhil Ramamurthy), Iris (Candice Patton), and Cisco (Carlos Valdes) fight to help Barry take control before he’s lost to Ramsey’s influence. Meanwhile, the rest of Team Flash fight to reclaim Central City from Bloodwork’s growing army.”
air date: 12/3/19
read our review of “The Last Temptation of Barry Allen Part Two” right here.
The Flash Season 6 Episode 9 – Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three
“Pariah (Tom Cavanagh) enlists Black Lightning (guest star Cress Williams) to help stop the Anti-Monitor (guest star LaMonica Garrett) after Flash-90 (guest star John Wesley Shipp) shares what he learned from his battle in ‘Elseworlds.’ With the help of Black Lightning, Barry (Grant Gustin), Cisco (Carlos Valdes) and Killer Frost (Danielle Panabaker) come up with a plan that could save them all. Meanwhile, Iris (Candice Patton) has a heart-to-heart with Ryan Choi (guest star Osric Chau), while Oliver (guest star Stephen Amell) and Diggle (guest star David Ramsey) return to an old familiar stomping ground.”
air date: 12/10/19
Read our review of “Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three” right here.
The Flash Season 6 Episode 10: Marathon
air date: 2/4/20
The Flash Season 6 Episode 11: Love is a Battlefield
air date: 2/11/20
The Flash Season 6 Episode 12: A Girl Named Sue
air date: 2/18/20
The Flash Season 6 Episode 13: Grodd Friended Me
air date: 2/25/20
The Flash Season 6 Villain
The Flash season 6 has made a major…and villainous addition to its cast. Sendhil Ramamurthy (best known for his work on Heroes) is playing Dr. Ramsey Rosso a.k.a. Bloodwork. Rosso is a brilliant physician who works on hematological oncology. He’s a friend of S.T.A.R. Labs’ Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker), and meets back up with her after an unexpected event. Rosso’s desire to defy the laws of nature take him down a dark path where he enters the pantheon of Flash villainy.
We wrote much more about Bloodwork and what you can expect from this new Flash villain right here!
The Flash Season 6 Story
The Flash will feature some sort of lead up to and deal with the aftershocks of this year’s Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event, which promises to shake the Arrowverse to its very core. There’s no doubt that life will change for Barry, especially after an event as famous as DC’s biggest and best Crisis. As some of you already know, a DC Crisis usually means that a Flash is about to die…and the events of the season 5 finale seem to have moved the clock up on that possibility by a few years.
Whoever the Crisis claims (although given the recent Arrow news, it’s almost certainly Oliver…but he probably won’t be alone) it probably won’t be easy to say goodbye.
We’ll keep you updated as we hear more about The Flash season 6. In the meantime, check out our primer on what exactly Crisis on Infinite Earths means for the Arrowverse!
You can also expect some big changes coming for Caitlin Snow and Killer Frost this year. We have more details on that right here.
The Flash Season 6 Cast
Efrat Dor (Mayans MC, Sneaky Pete) is joining the cast of The Flash in its post-Crisis Season 6B portion (referred to as “Graphic Novel #2”), reports EW. She will play Eva McCulloch, whose official description reads:
“A quantum engineer and co-founder of McCulloch Technologies, Eva McCulloch is a scientific genius who works on the bleeding edge. Eva has been away from Central City for many years. But a chance meeting with Iris West-Allen results in a surprising alliance that pushes the boundaries of sanity, while also uncovering a vast conspiracy to take down Team Flash and its allies.”
Intriguingly, as the report points out, the closeness of the name Eva McCulloch to that of Evan McCulloch, a.k.a. the once-mentioned villainous Mirror Master of Earth 2 (and of the comics,) is hardly coincidental, although not to be confused with the show’s Earth 1 Mirror Master, Sam Scudder, with whom Team Flash has tangled back in Season 3. Thus, amongst the numerous possibilities for Eva’s origin is the theory that she is Earth 2 Mirror Master, gender-swapped post-Crisis. Such a concept wouldn’t even be unprecedented, since the timeline alterations of “Flashpoint” saw John Diggle’s baby daughter, Sara, replaced with son John Jr., a.k.a. “JJ.”
Natalie Dreyfuss (The Originals, Still the King) is joining The Flash Season 6 for the recurring role of Sue Dearbon, reports TV Line. The casting foreshadows a monumental development for the television arc of Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man, since, as discerning DC Comic fans already know, Sue is destined to become his wife and cohort. The character first appeared back in The Flash Vol 1 #119, dated March 1961, introduced as a wealthy-family-hailing debutante who the enamored superheroic schmoe, Ralph, manages to woo after some crimefighting circumstances. The comic-depicted caste-clash will be prevalent on television, and Ralph will learn that there’s more to Sue’s backstory than fancy soirees.
And yes, of course Tom Cavanagh will be back, and this time, he’ll be playing a new version of Harrison Wells. Cavanagh will also play a different character, the mysterious (and central to Crisis) Pariah!
You can also expect Keiynan Lonsdale to return as Wally West for at least one episode at some point this season.
We also know that The Flash chapter of Crisis on Infinite Earths will air on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
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