{"id":62463,"date":"2014-07-09T19:21:05","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T18:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=62463"},"modified":"2014-07-10T12:56:40","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T11:56:40","slug":"the-flash-season-1-spoilers-new-dc-superhero-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/the-flash-season-1-spoilers-new-dc-superhero-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"The Flash Season 1 spoilers: new DC superhero cast"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Robbie Amell as Stephen in The Tomorrow People<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to TVGuide<\/em><\/a>, Robbie Amell, star of The CW’s The Tomorrow People<\/strong><\/em> and cousin of Arrow<\/strong><\/em><\/a> lead Stephen Amell, has joined the cast of The Flash<\/strong><\/em> Season 1<\/a> as STAR Labs maintenance worker Ronnie Raymond.<\/p>\n

Amell will appear in The Flash<\/strong><\/em> Episode 3.<\/p>\n

In the comics, Ronnie Raymond is better known as the secret identity of Firestorm, a fusion-powered hero who gains his powers when a nuclear explosion fuses him with physicist\u00a0Martin Stein \u2013 all of which is certainly possible given the STAR Labs setting!<\/p>\n

The character first appeared in Firestorm, The Nuclear Man<\/strong><\/em> issue 1 (March 1978)\u00a0and was created by writer Gerry Conway and artist Al Migrom.<\/p>\n

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Firestorm as he currently appears in DC Comics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Geoff Johns, Andrew Kreisberg and myself designed the pilot and series to include Ronnie (aka Firestorm) \u2013 and to actually have someone with Robbie’s talent playing the role is beyond exciting,” said executive producer Greg Berlanti.<\/p>\n

“We can’t wait for viewers and fans of the character to check it out.”<\/p>\n

“I’m so excited to join forces with Greg Berlanti and The CW again on The Flash<\/strong><\/em>,” added Amell. “Being brought into the DC Universe is a dream, I can’t wait to get started!”<\/p>\n

The Flash<\/em>\u00a0is airing from 7 October 2014 on The CW.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Find out more about the comics that inspired the show with\u00a0new digital magazine Uncanny Comics<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>