Candice Patton, who portrays Iris West-Allen in the Arrowverse franchise, breaks her silence on The Flash season 9 marking the end of The CW show.
As The Flash season 9 will mark the end of the popular CW series, Candice Patton, who plays Iris West-Allen in the Arrowverse, comments on the upcoming conclusion. Since 2012, the Arrowverse has been a staple franchise for The CW, with executive producer Greg Berlanti and his team bringing a whole interconnected universe to life on the small screen. However, when it was revealed in early 2022 that WarnerMedia and Paramount were considering selling the network, it was the beginning of a massive change to the Arrowverse's status quo. For starters, both Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman got canceled after being on the bubble for quite some time.
In The Flash's case, a season 9 renewal was pretty much a lock prior to the official news dropping in March. However, after endless speculation, it was confirmed this summer that The Flash is officially ending in 2023, with a 13-episode order that will wrap up the Arrowverse's longest-running series. For the final season, The Flash's three remaining original cast members - Grant Gustin, Patton, and Danielle Panabaker - will return, along with Brandon McKnight, Kayla Compton, and Danielle Nicolet, who came onto the show in the later years.
While various cast members have already reacted to The Flash season 9 concluding the series, Patton has now spoken up about the Arrowverse series' coming end. Patton, who has portrayed Iris since The Flash season 1, responded to a fan during an Instagram Q&A and shared her thoughts on the final season. The Flash's leading lady had nothing but appreciation to see the journey coming to a head, sharing that she has "so much gratitude" and looks forward to the future.
Patton's Iris has been an integral part of The Flash, from being the ultimate love for Barry Allen and having her own unique role in the speedster family while also working as a hardworking journalist. Earlier this year, there was some uncertainty about Patton returning for The Flash season 9; for some time, she would respond with uncertainty whenever fans asked her about her status on the show. However, Patton's return was confirmed towards the end of season 8 as she signed a new deal for The Flash season 9. Now knowing that it is the end, Patton's involvement in season 9 is all the more momentuous.
Since the end of last season, not a lot of details have been shared about The Flash's swan-song season other than its episode order. With the series coming to an end, it marks the conclusion of one side of the Arrowverse as The Flash is now the last remaining Earth-Prime series in the franchise, with Superman & Lois confirmed to exist on a parallel Earth. Since production is officially set to start in Vancouver, Canada next week, more details about The Flash season 9 are likely going to start coming out in one way or the other. Hopefully, there will be some huge things to look forward to in The Flash's final season, such as an exciting story for Patton's Iris as the show wraps up this corner of the Arrowverse.
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