Green Arrow and the Canaries no longer taking flight on the CW

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

The CW is clipping the wings of its Arrow spinoff Green Arrow and the Canaries. The concept was introduced as an episode of Arrow's final season in January, though now it appears the series will no longer be taking flight. That said, if you're looking forward to the network's plans for a prequel to The 100, you can relax, that project is still happening.

“They are very much in active discussions to see what we can do,” the CW President Mark Pedowitz said in May about both shows. “I’ve had many discussions with Warner Bros, we have a strategy involved — hopefully, we can pull it off.” Welp, so much for the best of intentions, I suppose.

Starring Katherine McNamara, Katie Cassidy, and Juliana Harkavy, Green Arrow and the Canaries had been set in 2040 in Star City and Mia Queen (McNamara) had everything she could have ever wanted. However, when Laurel (Cassidy) and Dinah (Harkavy) suddenly showed up in her life again, things took a shocking turn and her perfect world is upended. (via Deadline)

Canceling plans for Green Arrow and the Canaries strikes me as a real bummer. Not only does this move steal the spotlight from a trio of female heroes, but it also gives up one less show to look forward to as an extension of the Arrowverse. Soon, Arrow, Black Lightning, and Supergirl will all be headed toward their final seasons, leaving us with Superman & Lois, the Black Lightning spinoff, Painkiller, and Ava DuVernay's Naomi to look forward to. Superhero series come and go, but it' a bummer to see one canceled before it could take flight.