The Flash Season 8 Trailer Begins with Armageddon 5-Part Crossover

 

Straight out of DC FanDome weekend after revealing his new boots that he'll be using in the new season, Grant Gustin will return as The Flash as the new season introduces as DC on the CW crossover level storyline in Armageddon - a five-part episode arc that features guest stars and appearances such as Katherine McNamara as Mia Smoak Queen/ Green Arrow, Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce/ Black Lightning, Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/ The Atom, and Tom Cavanagh as Eobard Thawne/ The Reverse Flash.

The main baddie is Despero, as portrayed by Tony Curran. Osric Chau also returns as Dr. Ryan Choi.

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The Flash Season 8 begins on November 16 on The CW.

Despero is the Big Bad of "Armageddon" in The Flash, Will be played by Tony Curran

 

A classic Justice League villain will be at the center of The Flash Season 8's "Armageddon" crossover type storyline, as Entertainment Weekly confirms that Despero is the big bad of that upcoming event - which will see Grant Gustin's Barry Allen/ Flash teaming up with familiar heroes from the Arrowverse/ CW-Verse such as Brandon Routh's Atom and Kat McNamara's Green Arrow.

Despero of course is an alien from another world with powerful psychic powers - who has opposed the Justice League for many years since his creation in the 1960's. He'll be played by Tony Curran in The CW, who has also starred in Doctor Who, X-Men: First Class, Thor: The Dark World, and Marvel's Daredevil series on Netflix. 

The Flash Season 8 begins on November 8 on The CW.

"Armageddon" is the next DC on the CW event launching with The Flash Season 8

 

The Arrowverse will be having its annual crossover event again soon and using a familiar DC storyline name to boot, as "Armageddon" has been announced for November 18 - beginning with the premiere episode of The Flash's eight season and stretching for a five part arc that will feature the return of familiar heroes such as Brandon Routh's The Atom, Cress Williams as Black Lightning, and Kat McNamara's Mia Smoak Queen/ Green Arrow. Tom Cavanagh and Neal McDonough return as well as Reverse-Flash and Damien Darhk.

Here's the synopsis on Armageddon as featured on Deadline.

In “Armageddon,” a powerful alien threat arrives on Earth under mysterious circumstances and Barry (Grant Gustin), Iris (Candice Patton) and the rest of Team Flash are pushed to their limits in a desperate battle to save the world. But with time running out, and the fate of humanity at stake, Flash and his companions will also need to enlist the help of some old friends if the forces of good are to prevail.