7 titles · 0 films · 7 TV series · 499h
The Arrowverse connects long-running character dramas through guest appearances, shared consequences, and crossover events that move between series. Its distinctive pleasure is watching relationships form across shows with different personalities, from Arrow’s vigilante drama to The Flash’s science-fiction adventures. The setting also uses alternate Earths, so participation in the larger narrative does not mean every hero began in the same world.
Begin with Arrow for the original path into this television network, then introduce other series around their debut seasons. A list that keeps entire shows together is useful for browsing but cannot preserve the crossover sequence. When an event begins, follow its chapters across the participating series before returning to your usual show; otherwise, crucial transitions can appear to happen offscreen.
2012 · 170 episodes · ~119h 10m · ★ 6.8
Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
2014 · 184 episodes · ~128h 15m · ★ 7.7
After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to discover he has been granted the gift of super speed. Teaming up with S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry takes on the persona of The Flash, the Fastest Man Alive, to protect his city.
2014 · 13 episodes · ~9h 11m · ★ 7.8
A man struggling with his faith is haunted by the sins of his past but is suddenly thrust into the role of defending humanity from the gathering forces of darkness.
2015 · 126 episodes · ~88h 22m · ★ 7.3
Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.
2016 · 110 episodes · ~76h 38m · ★ 7.2
When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat — one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?
2018 · 58 episodes · ~41h 21m · ★ 6.9
Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community.
2019 · 51 episodes · ~36h 3m · ★ 6.8
Kate Kane, armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city's criminal resurgence. But don't call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, Kate must overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham's symbol of hope
No. They participate in a connected television framework that includes different Earths and changes to continuity. Supergirl and Black Lightning initially occupy separate worlds; later crossover developments change how their settings relate to the central Arrow and Flash stories.
For the intended crossover experience, begin with Arrow and introduce The Flash alongside Arrow’s third season. Continue roughly by original broadcast sequence across the shows you follow, rather than completing every season of one series first.
No. Choose the central characters you enjoy, then watch complete crossover events when their stories intersect. Guest appearances may carry extra meaning for regular viewers, but finishing every participating show is unnecessary for following a chosen series.
Follow the Crisis chapters through Supergirl, Batwoman, The Flash, Arrow, and Legends of Tomorrow. Black Lightning’s Earth Crisis episode provides an additional tie-in. Check episode titles carefully, since services may label the Legends crossover special differently.
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