Final season will run 10 episodes.
All good things must come to an end. And so, too, does Arrow. The show, which jump started DC’s current television universe, was renewed for its eighth season in January; coincidentally, it will be Arrow’s last season, which will run for 10 episodes. Stephen Amell broke the news on his twitter:
Executive producers Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Beth Schwartz made a combined statement as well.
This was a difficult decision to come to, but like every hard decision we’ve made for the past seven years, it was with the best interests of Arrow in mind. We’re heartened by the fact that Arrow has birthed an entire universe of shows that will continue on for many years to come. We’re excited about crafting a conclusion that honors the show, its characters and its legacy and are grateful to all the writers, producers, actors, and — more importantly — the incredible crew that has sustained us and the show for over seven years.
CW president Mark Pedowitz addressed the future of various DC shows at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in January. He made note of the fact that some of these shows were headed towards a natural conclusion.
Things will age, and we want to get the next generation of shows to keep this CW Universe going for as many years as possible .
CW President Mark Pedowitz
Amell expanded on the show’s meaning to him, thanking not only the producers, but the fans, in a Facebook stream.
To the people watching this right now, to the people that have populated my social media channels over the past seven-plus years, I have made countless friends, I have been able to tell so many stories, I’ve been able to facilitate great moments for people because they’re a fan of the Green Arrow and I’lll miss that a great deal, but something tells me… even when I’m done, I won’t be gone. If you’ve watched the Arrowverse, you should understand that.
Stephen Amell
He went on to talk about how he’d planned to leave the show after Season 7, which saw the end of his initial contract. As well as how he was convinced to do one more season.
Towards the end of Season 6, I approached Greg Berlanti and said that I thought, both personally and professionally, that at the end of my commitment this coming season, it would be the best for me to move on,” Amell said. “I’ve always been a fan of television shows that not only don’t overstay their welcome but end in a manner that really packs a punch. And so it had always been my hope that we would know when we were gonna finish this journey and not limp to the finish line so to speak.
After a lot of discussion, Greg and I decided that the best way to do this would be to have me come back for a limited run in Season 8 which is what we’re gonna do, and from there, I had always hoped that beyond the 17 different shows that Arrow has spawned – I’m kidding, it’s only like 16 – that there was a possibility that the show could live on beyond me, because the entity of Oliver Queen, and the character and the mythos and the iconography of Green Arrow has always been something that’s bigger than me or any other actor that’s playing him or voicing him, there’s always been something more to it. I talked to Beth Schwartz and Marc Guggenheim this past Friday and Greg Berlanti this past Friday night and it was the decision of WB and CW and Beth and Greg and Marc in a very mutual way, based off of what they thought was best for the show creatively and being very honorable and respectful as it pertains to my wishes, that we were gonna end after a 10 episode run next year.
Arrow‘s final season will air this Fall.
Source: IGN
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