Synopsis:In the series premiere, billionaire Oliver Queen returns to Starling City after being stranded on a remote island for five years and adopts the persona of Arrow to fight crime. Affiliates with free and paid streaming include Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Netflix, YouTube Purchase, Google Play, and Verizon On Demand. [27] The Hollywood Reporter's Tim Goodman stated, if you can get past the implausibility, Arrow is entertaining and matches the type of brand The CW is creating. [25], Robert Bianco, of USA Today, characterized the pilot as a Dark Knight version of the Green Arrow character. [28] Sarah Rodman, of the Boston Globe, also said the pilot was cartoonish, specifically commenting on Amell's "stilted narration" and the storyline feeling "silly". In case you weren’t one of the 4 million people that tuned in, The CW has now posted the full pilot online. Hit the jump to check out the pilot, and be sure to check out our interviews with stars Stephen Amell (Oliver Queen) and Katie Cassidy (Laurel Lance) as well as producers Andrew Kriesberg and Marc Guggenheim. [12] The series features two distinct timelines, which requires more specific planning in the filming schedule. [4], Stephen Amell was one of the first actors to audition for the role of Oliver Queen, and Kreisberg felt that he "hit the target from the outset" and "everyone else just paled in comparison". While Oliver is narrating, the man in the hood reveals to the fisherman that he is Oliver Queen. Robert's death is now confirmed but Oliver is still alive. [3] For Amell, the appeal of portraying Queen was that he saw multiple roles tied to the same character: "There's Queen the casual playboy; Queen the wounded hero; Queen the brooding Hamlet; Queen the lover; Queen the man of action, and so on. Mi-Jung Leeas Starling Anchorwoman 10. [24] San Francisco Chronicle's David Wiegand favorably compared the pilot to Smallville, stating that the series is fun and action-packed, and worth the same level of longevity that Smallville received. It was written by series developers Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg, and directed by David Nutter. Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of television series based on DC Comics, "Stephen Amell brings Arrow to small screen", "Arrow Star Stephen Amell Talks About Playing TV's New Oliver Queen", "Stephen Amell Talks ARROW, How He Won the Role, the Evolution of the Queen Family Dynamic, Appearances by Other DC Characters, and More", "Katie Cassidy Cast as Black Canary in Arrow", "GreenArrowTV Interview With Katie Cassidy, "Laurel Lance, "Titus Welliver To Star In NBC's 'Midnight Sun', CW's 'Arrow' Adds Colin Donnell", "GREEN ARROW: Jeff Lemire, David Ramsey shed light on the new synergy between CW hit and the DC comic", "The CW Back to Canada With a Slew of Drama Pilots", "GreenArrowTV Interview: Talking With Arrow Executive Producers Kreisberg & Guggenheim", "Four Vancouver-Shot American TV Pilots to Series – ARROW, CULT, EMILY OWENS M.D. Oliver says that he was stranded for 5 years on an island which held many dangers that changed him. Hatley Castle had previously been used as the Luthor ancestral home in Smallville. The episode introduces Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), a billionaire playboy, his mother Moira Queen (Susanna Thompson), sister Thea (Willa Holland), new bodyguard John Diggle (David Ramsey), best friend Tommy Merlyn (Colin Donnell), ex-girlfriend Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy), and her father Detective Quentin Lance (Paul Blackthorne). It ignites, alerting the fishermen that someone is on the island, and they take Oliver onboar… "[4] The opening scene on Lian Yu features an easter egg of a Deathstroke mask with an arrow through it. He finds himself trapped on an island for the next five years. When Hunt refuses, Oliver sends the transfer anyway before escaping as the police force arrives. But something, during those five years, has changed him into a mysterious green hooded archer. 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