The Flash was renewed for a fifth season by The CW on April 2, 2018. It premiered on October 9, 2018.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash/Savitar/Green Arrow
- Candice Patton as Iris West-Allen
- Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost
- Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon/Vibe
- Hartley Sawyer as Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man
- Danielle Nicolet as District Attorney Cecille Horton
- Jessica Parker Kennedy as Nora West-Allen/XS
- Chris Klein as Orlin Dwyer/Cicada
- Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Sherloque Wells, Professor Eobard Thawne/Reverse Flash, Harrison Wolfgang Wells and Dr. Harrison "Harry" Wells
- Jesse L. Martin as Detective Joe West
Recurring Cast[]
- Keiynan Lonsdale as Wally West/Kid Flash
- Patrick Sabongui as Captain David Singh
- Susan Walters as Dr. Carla Tannhauser
- Kyle Secor as Dr. Thomas Snow/Icicle
- Islie Hirvonen as Grace Gibbons
- Lossen Chambers as Dr. Ambres
- Kiana Madeira as Spencer Young/Spin
Confirmed Plot Points[]
- One of the themes for this season is family.[2] Another theme for the season is "legacy".[3]
- A possible episode in the second half of the season will feature both Grodd and King Shark.[4]
- There will be a few new versions of Wells.[3]
- Cisco and Ralph's friendship will be explored.[3]
- Jesse Wells and Jay Garrick may return.[3]
Episodes[]
# | Episode name | Directed by | Story by | Teleplay by | Original airdate |
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1 | "Nora" | David McWhirter | Todd Helbing & Sam Chalsen | October 9, 2018 | |
After an unexpected guest from the future, Nora West-Allen, appears at their home, Barry and Iris, must figure out how to get her back to the future without disrupting the timeline, even more than she already has. Team Flash must work together to send Nora back, while simultaneously fighting off another villainous meta. | |||||
2 | "Blocked" | Kim Miles | Eric Wallace & Judalina Neira | October 16, 2018 | |
As Barry helps his daughter, Nora, become a better speedster, he and Team Flash also track down a meta stealing high-tech weapons, only to cross paths with a new foe named Cicada, who is hunting the very same meta with nefarious intent. | |||||
3 | "The Death of Vibe" | Andi Armaganian | Jonathan Butler & Gabriel Garza | October 23, 2018 | |
After Cicada's attack on the Flash, the team realizes they need to think outside the box to stop this dangerous new foe. Desperate to help her parents, Nora comes up with a plan that ultimately puts a member of Team Flash in danger. Meanwhile, Caitlin delves into her past. | |||||
4 | "News Flash" | Brent Crowell | Kelly Wheeler & Lauren Certo | October 30th, 2018 | |
Barry and Iris face the ultimate parenting test when Team Flash battles Spin, a savvy millennial armed with Meta-tech, and a dangerous agenda for their daughter, Nora. Ralph is feeling defeated until an unlikely source issue a challenge to help boost his confidence. | |||||
5 | "All Doll'd Up" | Phil Chipera | Thomas Pound & Sterling Gates | November 13, 2018 | |
Nora lets something slip about the future that devastates Iris. In an attempt to distract his wife, Barry asks Iris to team up to stop a new meta, Rag Doll. Meanwhile, Caitlin learns something about her father. | |||||
6 | "The Icicle Cometh" | Chris Peppe | Kristen Kim & Joshua V. Gilbert | November 20, 2018 | |
Caitlin, Barry and Cisco learn something new about Caitlin’s father. Meanwhile, Iris and Sherloque follow a clue about Cicada. | |||||
7 | "O Come, All Ye Thankful" | Sarah Boyd | Jonathan Butler & Gabriel Garza | November 27, 2018 | |
While Nora grapples with unresolved anger over her father’s disappearance in the future, Barry and Team Flash must stop a powerful new meta, Weather Witch, from killing her own father, Weather Wizard. | |||||
8 | "What's Past is Prologue" | Tom Cavanagh | Todd Helbing & Lauren Certo | December 4, 2018 | |
In the 100th episode, Barry and Team Flash come up with a plan to stop Cicada. However, the plan calls for Barry and Norato travel back in time to gather some key necessities. However, Barry hesitates, concerned about his daughter seeing certain parts of his life. Meanwhile, Sherloque takes his concerns about Nora to Iris, and Caitlin turns up a key asset in the fight against Cicada. | |||||
9 | "Elseworlds, Part 1" | Kevin Tancharoen | Eric Wallace & Sam Chalsen | December 9, 2018 | |
When Barry Allen and Oliver Queen wake up one morning and realize they have swapped bodies with each other, the two set off to find out what disturbed the timeline to cause such a shift. However, things quickly go from bad to worse when they present their case to Team Flash and the gang doesn’t believe them. Barry and Oliver realize they need Supergirl’s help and travel to Smallville on Earth-38 where they end up meeting Kara’s cousin, Clark Kent, and intrepid reporter, Lois Lane. | |||||
10 | "The Flash & The Furious" | David McWhirter | Kelly Wheeler & Sterling Gates | January 15, 2019 | |
While Nora grapples with the revelation that Thawne killed her grandmother, Team Flash must stop the formidable team-up of a newly sprung from jail Weather Witch and Silver Ghost, a new Meta-tech villain who can control engines and motorized technology. Meanwhile, Caitlin and Cisco discuss creating a meta-human cure. | |||||
11 | "Seeing Red" | Marcus Stokes | Judalina Neira & Thomas Pound | January 22, 2019 | |
During a battle with Cicada, Nora is severely injured. Due to Cicada’s dampening powers, Nora’s speed healing isn’t working, leaving Barry and Iris scared for their daughter’s future. Upset about his injured child, The Flash is filled with rage and confronts Cicada in a brutal battle. Meanwhile, Killer Frost keeps interfering with Caitlin’s work on the cure. | |||||
12 | "Memorabilia" | Rebecca Johnson | Sam Chalsen & Kristen Kim | January 29, 2019 | |
When Sherloque wants to use a memory machine on Barry and Nora to help gain access to Grace’s memories, Nora panics, fearing her parents will find out the secrets she’s been keeping from them. Nora secretly decides to use the machine on her own which ends in disaster after she gets trapped inside Grace’s mind. Barry and Iris go in after their daughter and Iris is brokenhearted by what she finds. Meanwhile, Ralph tricks Cisco into going out for a night out on the town. | |||||
13 | "Goldfaced" | Alexandra LaRoche | Jonathan Butler & Gabriel Garza | February 5, 2019 | |
Barry and Ralph must go undercover as criminals in an illegal black market to purchase a device that could help them stop Cicada. Once inside, Barry and Ralph find their morality tested as they slip deeper into the criminal world, eventually having to choose between committing a crime, or losing the means to defeat one of their greatest foes. Meanwhile, Iris investigates a lead on Cicada’s whereabouts and ends up in a dangerous situation. | |||||
14 | "Cause and XS"" | Rachel Talalay | Todd Helbing & Jeff Hersh | February 12, 2019 | |
After Iris lands in serious danger, Nora races to save her mother. Barry puts the finishing touches on the meta-human cure, leaving Cisco with a rare night off so he decides to take Kamilla on a date. | |||||
15 | "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd"[7] | TBA | TBA | March 5, 2019[7] | |
16 | "Failure is an Orphan" | Viet Nyguen | TBA | March 12, 2019 | |
17 | "Time Bomb" | TBA | TBA | March 19, 2019 | |
18 | "Godspeed" | Danielle Panabaker[8] | Judalina Neira & Kelly Wheeler[9] | March 26, 2019 | |
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