THE FLASH & iZOMBIE Become Series On THE CW

courtesy Warner Brothers, photo by Jack Rowand
courtesy Warner Brothers, photo by Jack Rowand

The CW officially picked up two comic book inspired television series for this Fall.

 

Spinning off Arrow, The Flash stars Grant Gustin as Barry Allen with Candice Patton as Iris West.

 

Based on the DC Comics super hero, Allen is a police forensic scientist transformed into the scarlet speedster.

 

John Wesley Shipp (the first television Flash) will have an unspecified role.

 

 

The network also picked up iZombie based on the Vertigo Comics book by Chris Roberson and Mike Allred.

The pilot script written by Veronica Mars’ Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero. iZombie is about “a med student-turned-zombie named Liv who takes a job in the coroner’s office to gain access to the brains she must eat to maintain her humanity, but with each brain she consumes, she inherits the corpse’s memories. With the help of her medical examiner boss and a police detective, she solves homicide cases in order to quiet the disturbing voices in her head.”

iZombie stars  Rose McIver (Once Upon A Time) as Liv and Robert Buckley, David Anders, Malcolm J. Goodwin, Alexandra Krosney and Rahul Kohli. The drama is executive produced by Thomas and Ruggiero, as well as Warner Bros. TV’s Dan Etheridge and Danielle Stokdyk. Thanks to DC Comics.com.

 

By Editor