The Flash

The Flash is an American superhero series created by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns for The CW. It ran from October 7, 2014 to May 24, 2023 for nine seasons.

Synopsis[]

Barry Allen was a CSI for the Central City Police Department. One night, his entire life was changed when S.T.A.R. Labs highly-anticipated particle accelerator malfunctioned, sending a shockwave throughout the city and hitting Barry with a fateful lightning bolt, putting him into a coma. When he awoke, Barry found himself gifted with superhuman speed. Aided by his new friends at S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry Allen became The Flash, protecting Central City from evil metahumans that were also affected by the accelerator.

Parent[]

Arrow "The Scientist" and "Three Ghosts" were the backdoor pilot for The Flash.

Spin-off[]

The Flash "Legends of Today" and Arrow "Legends of Yesterday" were the backdoor pilot for Legends of Tomorrow with Martin Stein, Jefferson Jackson, Mick Rory, and Leonard Snart from The Flash joining the cast in the pilot.

Franchise connections[]

The Flash appeared in "Welcome to Earth-2" when Barry Allen was in the speed force traveling to Earth-2.
Supergirl, Kara Danvers, appeared in "Invasion!" and "Duet".
The Flash appears in several episodes of Vixen.

Westphall connections in The Flash[]

In "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part 3":

Lucifer Morningstar from Lucifer appears; the universe of his show is designated Earth-666.

Westphall Connections in The Flash[]

Let's Potato Chips appear in "Run, Iris, Run" and "The Icicle Cometh".
In "Subject 9", Ralph Dibney mentions that he was mentored by Columbo, from the series of the same name.
Jay and Silent Bob from Clerks and the View Askewniverse appear in "Null and Annoyed".
Hudson University is mentioned in The Flash "Revenge of the Rogues" and appeared in "All Star Team Up" in or near Central City. The Hudson University of Westphall is in or near New York City.