“Arrow” to End With Season 8

Stephen Amell in
Stephen Amell in "Arrow"

It’s confirmed — Season Eight of Arrow will be its last. 

The news was announced by the series’ executive producers in a joint statement Wednesday. 

“This was a difficult decision to come to, but like every hard decision we’ve made for the past seven years, it was with the best interests of Arrow in mind,” series executive producers Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Beth Schwartz said in a statement. “We’re heartened by the fact that Arrow has birthed an entire universe of shows that will continue on for many years to come. We’re excited about crafting a conclusion that honors the show, its characters and its legacy and are grateful to all the writers, producers, actors, and — more importantly — the incredible crew that has sustained us and the show for over seven years.”

Arrow, which premiered on The CW in 2012 and was renewed for an eighth season in January, will end with a shortened season consisting of only ten episodes. It is currently the network’s longest-running DC Comics series.

Star of the superhero drama Stephen Amell took to Twitter, writing, “Playing Oliver Queen has been the greatest professional experience of my life… but you can’t be a vigilante forever. Arrow will return for a final run of 10 episodes this Fall. There’s so much to say… for now I just want to say thank you.”

The series also stars David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards, Echo Kellum, Katie Cassidy, Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, Colton Haynes, Kirk Acevedo, and Sea Shimooka.