Green Arrow and the Canaries was a potential television series, created by Marc Guggenheim, that would have premiered on The CW during the 2020-21 season. Green Arrow and the Canaries would have acted as a spin-off of Arrow, a superhero action series that aired on the network from 2012 to 2020.
The project starred Katherine McNamara, Katie Cassidy, and Juliana Harkavy. A backdoor pilot for the series aired on January 21, 2020, as part of the eighth and final season of Arrow.
On January 8, 2021, it was announced that The CW ultimately turned down the project, and it would no longer be going forward.[1]
Premise[]
Project cast[]
- Katherine McNamara as Mia Queen/Green Arrow[2]
- Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance/Black Canary[2]
- Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake/Black Canary[2]
- Ben Lewis as William Clayton[3]
- Charlie Barnett as John Diggle, Jr./Deathstroke[3]
Production[]
Filming for the backdoor pilot episode began on October 21, 2019.[4]
References[]
- ↑ "‘Arrow’ Spinoff ‘Green Arrow and The Canaries’ Not Going Forward At the CW, ‘The 100’ Prequel Still Alive" - Deadline
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Arrow Spinoff Status: Katie Cassidy Is Feeling 'Confident' About Pick-Up" - TVLine
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Arrow - Season 8, Episode 9: "Green Arrow and the Canaries"
- ↑ Katherine McNamara (@Kat_McNamara) on Twitter: "Spinoff pilot day 1! 🏹💚💥 #ARROW #MiaSmoak #GreenArrow @CW_Arrow @TheCW