‘Arrow’ Season 5 Episode 1 Preview: Legacy

Arrow Season 5 Episode 1 Legacy
Willa Holland as Speedy and Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen in ‘Arrow’ (Photo: Bettina Strauss © 2016 The CW Network, LLC)

The CW’s Arrow kicks off its fifth season on October 5, 2016 with an episode titled ‘Legacy.’ Arrow season five will air on Wednesday at 8pm ET/PT with Stephen Amell (Oliver Queen/Green Arrow), Emily Bett Rickards (Felicity Smoak), David Ramsey (John Diggle), Willa Holland (Thea Queen), John Barrowman (Malcolm Merlyn), and Paul Blackthorne (Captain Quentin Lance) back in starring roles.

Season five episode one was directed by James Bamford, story by Greg Berlanti, and script by Marc Guggenheim and Wendy Mericle.

The ‘Legacy’ Plot: After Laurel’s (Katie Cassidy) death and the departures of both Diggle (David Ramsey) and Thea (Holland) from Team Arrow, Oliver (Amell) takes to the streets solo to protect Star City’s citizens as the Green Arrow. With Felicity (Rickards) guiding him from the bunker, Oliver is forced to deal with a city that has become overrun with both criminals and a slew of new (and painfully inexperienced) vigilantes. Watching Oliver try to balance his jobs as both the mayor and also the protector of Star City, Felicity suggests he form a new team, but Oliver resists.

However, when a deadly new criminal, Tobias Church (guest star Chad L. Coleman), enters the picture, Oliver realizes the best thing for the city might be a new team of superheroes. Meanwhile, the flashbacks take us to Russia where Oliver faces off against the Bratva.