'Arrow' Season 3 Spoilers: John Barrowman Hired as Series Regular
"Arrow" season two just came to a close on May 14, but fans of The CW series are already looking forward to what the third season has in store.
According to reports this week, "Arrow" showrunners have promoted guest-star John Barrowman as a series regular in season three. The actor, who portrays Malcolm/Dark Archer, was first introduced during season one. However, the Dark Archer played a big role in the season two finale of "Arrow" when he made an alliance with Oliver's sister Thea, striking would could be a powerful father/daughter team. The news of Barrowman's promotion first arrived via Twitter from his co-star Stephen Amell who portrays Arrow/Oliver.
"#Arrow has a new series regular. @Team_Barrowman—What could go wrong," Amell tweeted.
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In addition to seeing more of Malcolm, "Arrow" executive producer Marc Guggenheim gave fans a hint of what else to expect from season three of the series.
"The way we've been approaching season three is [with the] recognition that the season finale of season two doesn't feel like just a conclusion of season two, but rather a conclusion of Season one and two- that we were telling one, big 46-episode story," the EP told TVLine. "The season finale really gives you a strong sense of closure and that a chapter really, truly is finished. My hope is that it'll do so in a way that will make people go, 'Wow, this story may be over, but I'm really interested in seeing what the next story they tell with these characters is.'"
Furthermore, Guggenheim hinted at the death of a main character in Starling City.
"The thing about 'Arrow' is, we've shown a willingness to lose characters when a lot of other shows might keep them around," he said. "Let me put it this way… There's one character who you will not be seeing at the start of season three."
