However, the actress has just signed a contract and will be returning to “Arrow” Season 5 as well as make her character’s appearances on “The Flash” Season 3 and “Legends of Tomorrow” Season 2.
Laurel Lance doubled as the Black Canary in “Arrow” and in the trailer, her memory lives on as Star City unveils a statue of the costumed crimefighter while Mayor Oliver Queen contemplatively looks on, reports TV Line.
There will be a lot of new characters in “Arrow” Season 5 including “Rocky IV” big bad Dolph Lundgren, who shall be playing The Russian; “Popular” alum Carly Pope who shall be playing as a Coast City reporter; “Chicago P.D.’s Josh Segarra, who shall be playing the series regular role of District Attorney Adrina Chase, also known as the Vigilante; “Reaper’s” Rick Gonzalez as the DC Comics character Wild Dog; “The McCarthy’s” Tyler Ritter as SCPD Detective Malone; “Blindspot’s” Joe Dinicol, to play the recurring role of Rory Regan, a.k.a. the vigilante Ragman; and former WWE wrestler Cody Rhodes in a guest role.
“Arrow” Season 5 shall premiere on The CW on October 5 and the showrunners have promised that the show will stay grounded this time and leave the magic stuff out of it, the way it did during Seasons 3 and 4, much to the chagrin of some critics and fans of the hit TV series.