The TCA winter tour continues today, with The CW’s presentation, where the network made a few big announcements.Deadlinereports that filmmakerKevin Smithhas come aboard to direct an unspecifiedSeason 2ofThe Flash. No specific details about the episode were revealed, but it will air sometime in May. It’s possible that this could be theseason finale, but that has not been confirmed.
Kevin Smithhasn’t spent much time working in television, but he did direct the pilot episode of The CW’sReaperback in 2007. He currently serves as one of the stars and executive producers on AMC’sComic Book Men. It isn’t known when production onKevin Smith’s episode ofThe Flashwill begin.
The CW also announced that it’s renewing The CW Seed animatedweb seriesentitledVixen. The title character, voiced byMegalyn Echikunwoke, was recently revealed to appear onArrow, and The CW president Mark Pedowitz revealed the character may also get her own live action spinoff series, or transition over to the upcoming showDC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Speaking ofDC’s Legends of Tomorrow, executive producerGreg Berlantirevealed that the show won’t cross over too much with bothArrowand The Flash.
It’s intermittent throughout. Because they’re a band of time traveling rogues, it’s harder forArrowand The Flash to be connected story wise to it throughout the season. That being said, if you know the histories of Arrow and Flash, it should be extra fun in its own way as we delve deeper and deeper into the characters lives."
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Their Time Is Now is an in-depth look at the origin stories of the heroes and villains of the highly-anticipated new series,DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, premiering Thursday, July 31, 2025 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT). The special features show clips and interviews from Legends,Arrowand The Flash executive producersGreg Berlanti,Marc Guggenheim,Andrew Kreisberg, Phil Klemmer and Wendy Mericle. Their Time Is Now introduces viewers to the immortal madman Vandal Savage, the time master Rip Hunter, and the motley band of heroes and rogues he assembles to try to save the future of humanity: Hawkman, Hawkgirl, White Canary, The Atom, Firestorm, Captain Cold, and Heat Wave.
