It looks like we now officially know what the next The CW DC TV series will be, thanks to Arrow star Katherine McNamara, who plays Oliver Queen and Felicity Smoak’s daughter, Mia Smoak.
The young actress to Twitter (below) last night and announced they were beginning to film the ‘backdoor’ pilot for Green Arrow and the Canaries.
Here’s what she said: “Today’s pretty special; it is the first day of shooting on the backdoor pilot, as it were, of Green Arrow and the Canaries. It’s really exciting. I really don’t know what’s in store, but whatever it is, it’s going to be pretty badass.”
Now, from this we can gather a few things: McNamara’s character is clearly set to become the new Green Arrow after Oliver – star Stephen Amell – wraps up this season. And it seems clear that the Canaries in the title are Juliana Harkavy and Katie Cassidy-Rodgers as Dinah Drake and Laurel Lance, both Black Canaries in the Arrowverse.
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This all makes sense, given that we had heard several times that the new series could be Birds of Prey. This comes pretty close to that.
Where the series will take place is up for question though.
It seems the backdoor pilot – which here means an episode of Arrow (presumably) that will set up the spin-off but does not necessarily mean it will happen – will be one of the Crisis On Infinite Earths crossover episodes and, given that McNamara has been spotted on set with Arrow and Flash stars, it has me pondering if the series will take place during the current (modern-day) timeline of the Arrowverse, or the future timeline of the character of Mia because time-travel is clearly part of the Crisis crossover story.
It has also been rumoured that the spin-off will focus on Batman Beyond, from the DC Animated series, and it’s worth noting that, if the setting of the new series is set in the future, then that story could certainly come into play down the line.
But I want to hear what you all think. Are you excited? Or do you think it’s a bad idea? Let me know, folks…
Spinoff pilot day 1! 🏹💚💥 #ARROW #MiaSmoak #GreenArrow @CW_Arrow @TheCW pic.twitter.com/nXfe2IAx6Z
— Katherine McNamara (@Kat_McNamara) October 21, 2019
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