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"Crisis on Infinite Earths" | |
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Arrowverse crossover event | |
File:Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse) poster.jpg | |
Part 1: Supergirl | |
Episode title | "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One" |
Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 9 |
Directed by | Jesse Warn |
Story by | |
Teleplay by |
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Production code | T13.21809 |
Original air date | December 8, 2019 |
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Part 2: Batwoman | |
Episode title | "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two" |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 9 |
Directed by | Laura Belsey |
Written by |
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Original air date | December 9, 2019 |
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Part 3: The Flash | |
Episode title | "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three" |
Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 9 |
Directed by | David McWhirter |
Story by | Eric Wallace |
Teleplay by |
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Original air date | December 10, 2019 |
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Part 4: Arrow | |
Episode no. | Season 8 Episode 8 |
Directed by | Glen Winter |
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Original air date | January 14, 2020 |
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Part 5: Legends of Tomorrow | |
Episode no. | Season 5 Special episode |
Directed by | Gregory Smith |
Written by |
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Production code | T13.21908[1] |
Original air date | January 14, 2020 |
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Crossover chronology | |
Preceded by | "Elseworlds" |
"Crisis on Infinite Earths" is the sixth annual Arrowverse crossover event, featuring episodes of the live-action television series Supergirl, Batwoman, The Flash, Arrow, and Legends of Tomorrow on The CW. The Supergirl, Batwoman, and The Flash episodes air in December 2019, while the Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow episodes will air in January 2020. Additionally, events in the Black Lightning episode "The Book of Resistance: Chapter Four: Earth Crisis", airing between Batwoman and The Flash, will also tie-in to the crossover. A two-issue comic will also tie into the crossover, featuring characters and concepts not able to appear in the live-action episodes.
"Crisis on Infinite Earths", which is inspired by the comic of the same name, continues plot lines established in the previous crossover, "Elseworlds". Moreover, the preceding episodes of Arrow season eight and much of The Flash season six served as a prelude to the crossover. In "Crisis on Infinite Earths", the Monitor gathers Green Arrow, the Flash, Supergirl, Batwoman, the Legends, and seven heroes from throughout the multiverse to stop the Anti-Monitor from destroying all reality.
Allusions to "Crisis on Infinite Earths" began in 2014, with the pilot episode of The Flash. The adaption of the comic storyline began in earnest during the development of "Elseworlds", with the crossover title revealed at the end of "Elseworlds" in December 2018. In mid-2019, multiple castings were revealed, including that actors who previously portrayed DC characters in other media, such as Burt Ward and Kevin Conroy, would appear in the crossover. "Crisis on Infinite Earths" will also see cast members from fellow CW series Black Lightning appear and cross over with the Arrowverse for the first time, along with actors reprising their roles from various DC film and television series. Filming took place from the end of September 2019 until the beginning of November 2019.
Synopsis
Prelude
To prepare for the coming Crisis, the Monitor recruits Oliver Queen and sends him on missions to collect items,[2] brings J'onn J'onzz's brother Malefic to Earth-38,[3] and retrieves the dead body of Lex Luthor.[4] Barry Allen and Iris West-Allen learn that the Crisis date has moved up to December 2019, and that in order to save billions, the Flash must die.[5] Barry travels to Earth-3 to see Jay Garrick and Joan Williams, who have been tracking anti-matter appearing across the multiverse. They send Barry's mind forward in time, causing him to see billions of timelines where the multiverse is destroyed and the one where he dies saving it.[6]
Meanwhile, the Monitor sends Oliver to Earth-2 to retrieve dwarf star particles, where he witnesses the alternate Earth's destruction from an anti-matter wave.[7] As he returns to Earth-1, the Monitor diverts him to Hong Kong to retrieve biophysicist Robert Wong, who has recreated the Alpha-Omega virus, and place him in A.R.G.U.S. custody.[8] Back in Star City, William Clayton, Connor Hawke, and Mia Smoak mysteriously time travel from 2040 to the present.[9] Oliver and John Diggle eventually learn that Lyla Michaels has been working with the Monitor.[10] The Monitor places Oliver and Laurel Lance in a shared time loop, allowing Laurel to properly say goodbye to Quentin Lance and Oliver to accept he cannot change his fate. Out of the loop, the duo find themselves on the island Lian Yu along with Diggle, William, Connor, and Mia for their final mission.[11] As the island has become a hotspot for supernatural activity, William uses all the parts and knowledge gathered from their previous missions to build a weapon for the Monitor, which can only be activated with Lyla's DNA. Once she touches it, she is powered by the island's energy and disappears into one of the Monitor's portals.[12]
The Monitor visits Earth-38 to contact J'onn, telling him he has passed his test after saving Malefic and is ready for the Crisis. Back in his realm, he notifies a now revived Lex that his mind is needed for the coming Crisis.[13] Minutes before the Crisis is to begin, Nash Wells, a doppelgänger of Harrison Wells, is sucked into a chamber under Central City after being promised a new life.[13] At the start of Crisis, red skies loom over Central City and Lian Yu. Lyla returns to the island to collect Oliver and Mia, telling them she is now a "Harbinger of things to come".[14][12]
Plot
As the Crisis begins, Earths-9, 66, 89, and X are wiped out by an anti-matter wave. Meanwhile, Earth-38 is rocked by earthquakes. Brainiac 5 detects the anti-matter wave approaching Argo City, so Kara warns her mother Alura Zor-El, her cousin Clark Kent, and his wife Lois Lane. The Kents narrowly send their son Jonathan off into an escape pod just as the wave wipes out Argo. Meanwhile on Earth-1, Harbinger recruits Barry, Oliver, Mia, Kate Kane, as well as Sara Lance and Ray Palmer of the Legends; bringing them to Earth-38 as well as rescues the Kents from Argo, though Alura wasn't as fortunate. As Harbinger briefs the gathered heroes on the threat of the Anti-Monitor, the Monitor raises a quantum tower to impede the anti-matter wave while the DEO and Lena Luthor work to evacuate Earth-38. After learning Jonathan's pod ended up on Earth-16, Lois, Sara, and Brainiac 5 leave to get him while the others stay behind to fend off the Anti-Monitor's forces. In preparation, Oliver passes the mantle of Green Arrow to Mia, but when he learns Barry's fated to die, he argues with the Monitor over the deal they made last year.[a] The heroes make their stand at the tower and fend off an army of shadow demons until the Monitor breaches them off-world; deeming the battle to be lost. Oliver however, stays behind and sacrifices himself to ensure Earth-38's evacuated. Back on Earth-1, Lois' team returns with Jonathan before the Monitor brings a dying Oliver to share his good-byes; commenting this wasn't how he was supposed to die. Nash appears, now a "pariah" for releasing the Anti-Monitor, saying events have changed and everything is doomed.
Cast and characters
Main and recurring
- Note: Despite being credited, Andrea Brooks, Julie Gonzalo, and Staz Nair do not appear in the Supergirl episode.
Guests
Supergirl
- Audrey Marie Anderson as Lyla Michaels / Harbinger[15]
- Erica Durance as Alura Zor-El[43]
- Burt Ward[44] as Dick Grayson (from Batman (1966) / Earth-66)
- Robert Wuhl[45] as Alexander Knox (from Batman (1989) / Earth-89)
- Griffin Newman as a trivia night host
- Wil Wheaton as a protester[46]
- Alan Ritchson as (uncredited) Hank Hall / Hawk (from Titans / Earth-9)
- Curran Walters as (uncredited) Jason Todd / Robin (from Titans / Earth-9)
- Russell Tovey as Ray Terrill / The Ray (Earth-X)
Batwoman
- Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne[27]
- Erica Durance as Lois Lane (from Smallville)[43]
- Tom Welling as Clark Kent (from Smallville)[27]
The Flash
- John Wesley Shipp as Barry Allen / Flash (Earth-90)[21]
- Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning (from Black Lightning)[47]
Legends of Tomorrow
- Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning (from Black Lightning)[47]
Other
Production
Development
In September 2018, three months before the release of "Elseworlds", the 2018–19 Arrowverse crossover,[52] Legends of Tomorrow executive producer Phil Klemmer said "people [were] already talking about" the 2019 crossover, with it already having "a loose shape".[53] In early December 2018, a week before the airing of "Elseworlds", Arrow showrunner Beth Schwartz said the producers for all the series "already know a lot about what's going on in next year's crossover,"[54] while Marc Guggenheim stated "Elseworlds" would "lay the groundwork" for the 2019–20 crossover.[55] The end of "Elseworlds" revealed the crossover title and premise as "Crisis on Infinite Earths", adapting the story from the comic of the same name.[56] "Elseworlds" introduced the characters Mar Novu / Monitor and Psycho-Pirate, and alluded to an impending "crisis" event.[57][58] "Crisis on Infinite Earths" was first hinted at in the Arrowverse in the pilot episode of The Flash.[57]
In January 2019, The Flash showrunner Todd Helbing said that there were certain things that would be done in the remainder of the fifth season of The Flash in service of the forthcoming crossover.[59] At that time, Pedowitz called the crossover "the biggest, the most complicated one" to date, and was hopeful Legends of Tomorrow, which did not participate in "Elseworlds" because of production complications, would be part of "Crisis".[60] When pitching the crossover to the studio and network early on, Guggenheim noted the creators stressed they did not want the event to be "Crisis on CW Earths", but to have the ability "to touch as many strands of the DC tapestry as possible."[43]
In May 2019, Pedowitz announced at The CW's upfront presentation that the crossover would include The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, and Batwoman in a five-episode event, spanning dates in both late 2019 and early 2020.[61] The crossover will occur in the ninth episodes of Supergirl's fifth season,[62] Batwoman's first season,[63] and The Flash's sixth season,[64] in the eighth episode of Arrow's eighth season,[65] and as a special episode of the Legends of Tomorrow's fifth season; this episode is not considered the series' season premiere.[66] Speaking to the comparison of the crossover to the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Avengers: Endgame (2019), Guggenheim felt "for Barry and Oliver, there is an emotional denouement that is reminiscent of Endgame" adding, "Endgame is an exclamation point. "Crisis" is a semi-colon."[37]
Tie-ins
The Black Lightning episode "The Book of Resistance: Chapter Four: Earth Crisis" will tie in to "Crisis on Infinite Earths", ahead of Jefferson Pierce first appearing in The Flash episode of the crossover.[67]
The crossover story will be expanded in a two-issue comics series, Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant, written by Marv Wolfman, the writer of the 1985 original series, and Guggenheim and illustrated by Tom Derenick, Trevor Scott, John Kalisz, Andy Owens, Hi-Fi, Tom Grummett, Danny Miki, and Chris Sotomayor.[68] The issues will also reprint material from the original Crisis on Infinite Earths comic, with the second issue also including material from DC Universe: Legacies #6 (2010). Speaking to the issues, Guggenheim said their conception "came pretty early on in the process" once it was realized the scope of the story would be more than the five episodes. By creating the comics, it allowed the producers to utilize "all of the characters that we don’t have in the crossover proper for logistical reasons, or financial reasons, or creative reasons... [The comics] allows us to tell a major piece of the story that we’re designing, with characters and concepts that we couldn’t achieve in live action." The four main characters of the comic are Felicity Smoak, the Ray, Nyssa al Ghul, and Wally West, in addition to appearances by Atom, Sara Lance, Batwoman, the Flash,[69] the Monitor, Lex Luthor, and others.[70] Serious consideration was given to include the Huntress, but Guggenheim opted for Nyssa al Ghul instead because "we had done a comic book tie-in that bridged seasons two and three of Arrow and [Huntress] had featured prominently in that, so Nyssa had not yet had her chance to be immortalized that way."[70] Wolfman added that the comics were "created to tie in perfectly with the CW shows" so it felt like a main part of the story and not ancillary,[69] adding, "This is integral to the entire storyline."[70] The comics will debut exclusively in Walmart stores on December 15, 2019 and January 19, 2020, respectively, with releases in comic stores the month after.[69] The events of the comics occur during the first part of the "Batwoman" episode of the crossover.[71]
Lead-up
In May 2019, the season finales of The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, and Legends of Tomorrow all featured teases for the crossover, with the Monitor making an appearance in all episodes except on The Flash.[72] Eric Wallace, showrunner of the sixth season of The Flash, stated that when all the series' showrunners discussed plans for their series before the crossover, "all of this synergy started to happen" with "a lot of cross collaboration" in service to the crossover events. Wallace felt the themes of "grief... death, and... the end of all worlds" in "Crisis" worked with the story they were trying to tell with the villain Ramsey Rosso / Bloodwork, "who is facing the end of his own world". This allowed the start of season six of The Flash to help set up the crossover.[64] The majority of Arrow's eighth season serves as a prelude to the crossover.[73] The Arrow writers consulted with The Flash writers regarding the destruction of Earth-2 in "Starling City" to ensure they could destroy this Earth.[7] On Supergirl, co-showrunner Robert Rovner said the season would tease the crossover "in our way, which is a little bit different from the way Arrow and The Flash are doing it." He also highlighted the return of Malefic, J'onn J'onzz's brother, as a major plot thread leading to the crossover, describing it as "a gauntlet for J'onn".[74] LaMonica Garrett, who portrays both the Monitor and the Anti-Monitor, said before the crossover, the Anti-Monitor's "presence [would] be felt before you physically see him," adding, "You see just enough of him to know this guy means business, but it's not in your face in every scene leading up to" the crossover.[22]
The preceding episodes of Batwoman, Supergirl, The Flash, and Arrow featured an end tag scene with Nash Wells gaining access to the Monitor's chamber under Central City.[13][14][75] In "The Book of Resistance: Chapter Four: Earth Crisis", red skies cover Freeland and Jefferson Pierce learns of parallel universes.[67]
Writing
Each part of the crossover was written by the following creative teams. The Supergirl episode was written by Derek Simon and Jay Faerber with Robert Rovner and Marc Guggenheim contributing the story,[20] Don Whitehead and Holly Henderson wrote the Batwoman episode,[16] and Lauren Certo and Sterling Gates wrote The Flash episode, with Eric Wallace conceiving the story.[21] The Arrow episode was co-written by Guggenheim and Wolfman,[76][77] and the Legends of Tomorrow episode was written by Keto Shimizu and Ubah Mohamed.[78]
The writers gathered for a two-week session to write the crossover. Guggenheim, who was the overall creative for "Crisis on Infinite Earths", began by creating "a series of big tentpole beats that could happen in each of the five hours". These moments were designed to be modular, meaning they could be moved between the episodes depending on each series' creative needs, the scheduling of actors, and other factors. This also helped determine the order each episode aired. Guggenheim's initial template was catered to Arrow being the fourth hour and Legends of Tomorrow being the fifth "because in crossovers past, Legends has always been the finale of the crossover." The CW then requested for The Flash to be the third hour, and after working "out those tentpoles, for a variety of different plot reasons, it made a lot of sense for the first hour to be Supergirl", leaving Batwoman as the second hour.[79] Within this, certain characters were considered "integral", while others would just make cameo appearances, should that actor be available to appear.[80] With the large moments determined, the individual writers then broke off to write each episode, before the group reconvened to go over the crossover as a whole, making adjustments and moving moments as necessary. Each series' writers would work on their title character's scenes (for example, Supergirl's scenes on Batwoman were written by the Supergirl writers) to have a consistency throughout. The story is considered "a five-hour epic" opposed to individual episodes of each series, but the title character of each hour and characters appropriate for those worlds (such as Barry Allen of Earth-90 appearing on The Flash), were given highlights.[79] The episodes' scripts were completed by early September 2019.[81]
Guggenheim stated the crossover would try to incorporate "seminal moments" from the comic book, with the opening of the Arrowverse crossover also showing the destruction of various parallel universes similarly to how the comic begins.[82] Speaking to the deaths of Supergirl and the Flash from the comic book storyline, Wallace conceded that the writers "can't just kill all of our number ones on our shows", but a proper balance was found to kill some of them. He continued that the goal of the crossover for him was to "tap into that feeling that the readers in 1985 would have had, when reading that story, with the tectonic shifts in the comic world, underneath" and felt the Arrowverse ending was a "game-changer" that "opens up to a whole new world".[64] While the original comic was created to help with DC Comics' continuity problem, since the Arrowverse does not have that, the crossover allowed the creators to focus on the characters and their interactions. Supergirl and Batwoman's relationship was further developed, after being teased at the end of "Elseworlds" in a way that "those two characters supporting [are] each other much in the same way that Barry and Oliver have been supporting each other in previous crossovers."[37]
For scenes set in Gotham City, Batwoman showrunner Caroline Dries ensured the grounded tone of the series was kept, since it is "not normal for [the characters of Batwoman] to interact with aliens and travel to different universes".[83] The version of the Anti-Monitor that appears was also inspired by the character's appearance in the New 52 storyline, "Darkseid Wars".[22] Sara Lance is the focus of the Legends of Tomorrow characters, with the crossover "kick[ing] off Sara's emotional journey for season 5 of Legends" and giving Sara "a different perspective on things."[37]
With the inclusion of Clark Kent and Lois Lane from Smallville in the crossover, it will explore what happened to the characters since the end of Smallville.[84] Erica Durance, who portrays Lois Lane from the series, said, "It's a little bit of a look into their future and the different choices they've made to be together. It's a full-circle moment that's really nice." Guggenheim pointed out that the Batwoman episode where the characters appear, was written by former writers on Smallville. This allowed Guggenheim to "[step] aside and let them speak to where things were headed. As a fan of the show, it answered a lot of questions that I had. It provided a lot of closure, I think, in a really nice way." The Smallville material in the crossover was shared with Smallville co-creator Alfred Gough before filming began.[43] Appearing as Bruce Wayne in live-action for the first time allowed Kevin Conroy to "explore a lot of [the] dark corners" of the character, in a different way than when he voiced an older version of the character in the animated series Batman Beyond.[85]
The inclusion of Black Lightning in the crossover was decided "very late in the game" according to Guggenheim, adding, "The crossover was not originally designed around him". Guggenheim worked closely with Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil to figure out a way to incorporate the character in a way that would not be a simple cameo, but "in a way that feels significant". Once the logistics and creative elements were solved, having the character "elevated the crossover to another level". On the character's appearance, actor Cress Williams stated the character's entrance comes "in a very surprising way. He's not prepared for it. So, he doesn’t know these people." Williams added that because of this, there is "some conflict early on when he's trying to figure out, who are you people and why am I here?".[86]
Given the nature of the story being told, Guggenheim told each of the series' showrunners "there’s an opportunity here to introduce some major status quo shift[s]" if they desired, and it was something each series "have embraced".[18] Guggenheim described it as "it wasn’t so much a burden of fixing something, it was the freedom of being able to change whatever we wanted to change."[70] He added that each series would be affected, outside of Legends of Tomorrow, since "the crossover launches much of that season" though there would be "one rather big ramification".[18]
Casting
LaMonica Garrett was upgraded to series regular status on all of the series, receiving the credit in the episodes he appears in prior to the crossover, to ensure he would have been available for "Crisis" and his appearances leading up to it.[18] In July 2019 at San Diego Comic-Con, multiple castings for the crossover were announced. They included: Tyler Hoechlin reprising his role as Superman,[25] while Brandon Routh, who portrays Ray Palmer / Atom in the Arrowverse, would reprise his role as Superman from the film Superman Returns (2006), portraying "an older, more world-weary" version, inspired by the Kingdom Come Superman;[87][88][26] Tom Cavanagh would portray Pariah in addition to Nash Wells and Eobard Thawne / Reverse Flash;[28][29] Burt Ward, who portrayed Dick Grayson / Robin in the 1960s Batman television series, would appear in an undisclosed role;[44] Amell portraying multiple versions of Oliver Queen;[23] Jon Cryer reprising his role as Lex Luthor;[36] and LaMonica Garrett also portraying the Anti-Monitor in addition to the Monitor.[19] Shortly after, Elizabeth Tulloch was also confirmed to be reprising her role as Lois Lane.[32]
The following month, at the Television Critics Association, Pedowitz announced that cast members from the series Black Lightning would appear,[66] something star Cress Williams previously hinted at,[89] and that Kevin Conroy would appear as an elderly Bruce Wayne, having previously voiced the character in multiple animated media.[66] Conroy "jumped at" the opportunity to portray the character in live action, having not done it previously. He also felt it would be an opportunity to satisfy the "loyal" fanbase of Batman: The Animated Series, who also expressed interested in seeing Conroy portray the character on camera.[85] Guggenheim also revealed the producers discussed with DC and Warner Bros. about the possibility of having Lynda Carter reprise her role as Wonder Woman from the television series, but felt it was unlikely to happen.[65]
In September, Johnathon Schaech was confirmed to be reprising his role as Jonah Hex,[51] and shortly after John Wesley Shipp was cast in an undisclosed role.[90] In the middle of the month, it was announced that Tom Welling and Erica Durance would reprise their roles as Clark Kent and Lois Lane, respectively, from Smallville.[91][84] Durance also returns to reprise her Arrowverse role as Alura Zor-El.[43] Michael Rosenbaum, who portrayed Lex Luthor on Smallville, revealed Warner Bros. and the producers approached him to reprise the role in "Crisis", but he ultimately declined.[92] Alan Ritchson, who played Arthur Curry/Aquaman on Smallville, was also approached to reprise his role in the crossover but he turned it down due to his scheduling conflicts with the series Titans.[93] Later in the month, Osric Chau was cast as Ryan Choi and Ashley Scott was confirmed to be reprising her role as Helena Kyle / Huntress from the series Birds of Prey.[38][50] At the start of October, Audrey Marie Anderson was announced to be reprising her role as Lyla Michaels, while also taking on the Harbinger persona from the comics; Lyla previously used "Harbinger" as her A.R.G.U.S. codename.[94] The same month, Stephen Lobo was cast as Jim Corrigan.[49] By that time, the producers had reached out to Nicholas Cage, who at one point was attached to portray Superman in the planned Superman Lives film, about appearing.[18]
At the end of November, it was reported that Brec Bassinger would appear in the crossover as Courtney Whitmore / Stargirl, ahead of the release of her series on the streaming service DC Universe later in 2020.[48] A week before the crossover aired, Guggenheim revealed they were still working to get an additional, unnamed person involved,[79] while there were at least six characters in the December episodes that were not announced yet, and he was working for more for the January episodes.[18]
Filming
Production for "Crisis on Infinite Earths" began on September 24, 2019.[95] Filming at the farmhouse for the Kent family farm took place at the end of the month.[96] The farmhouse had previously been featured in the "Elseworlds" crossover and on Smallville.[96][97] Production for the Legends of Tomorrow episode began on October 4.[78] Williams took a break from filming Black Lightning in Atlanta to spend a week filming his parts of the crossover in Vancouver.[47] His scenes were reviewed by the crew of Black Lightning to ensure his characterization was consistent with his series.[79] Filming had completed by November 8, with some reshoots and minor filming still needing to be completed.[98]
Directors on the crossover included Jesse Warn (Supergirl),[20] Laura Belsey (Batwoman),[16] David McWhirter (The Flash),[21] Glen Winter (Arrow),[99] and Gregory Smith (Legends of Tomorrow).[78] These directors were hired specifically for the crossover, because of their previous experience working in the Arrowverse, allowing them to create a unified look, with help from their directors of photography. Batwoman, which normally is filmed in a different aspect ratio than the other series, used the same ratio as the other series for a consistent look. Many of the stunt sequences, particularly in the Supergirl and Arrow episodes, were filmed with drones.[79]
Music
Blake Neely, along with his collaborators Nathaniel Blume, Sherri Chung, and Daniel Chan, began work on the crossover on November 20, 2019,[100] with the score recorded by a live orchestra on December 2.[101][79] Neely incorporated many musical Easter eggs into his score, some of which were "cues the production has attempted to obtain the rights to for years."[102]
Release
Broadcast
The crossover began with Supergirl on December 8, 2019, and will continue with Batwoman on December 9, and The Flash on December 10. "Crisis on Infinite Earths" will conclude with Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow on January 14, 2020.[66] The December 9, 2019 episode of Black Lightning will also tie-in to the event.[67] As of early December 2019, the Batwoman episode of the crossover is not scheduled to air in the United Kingdom, as no broadcaster has purchased the rights for the series; the other Arrowverse series air on Sky One.[103] In Canada, the Supergirl and Batwoman episodes were simulcast with the US broadcast on Showcase,[104][105] while The Flash episode will be released on Netflix two days after its US broadcast.[106]
Marketing
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"Crisis" logo without Oliver Queen | |
"Crisis" logo with Oliver Queen |
The first teaser for the crossover was released on November 10, 2019.[31] Boost Mobile served as a promotional partner for the event.[107] On November 15, The CW released a series of show-specific teaser shorts.[108][109][110][111][35] A week later, the poster for the event was released.[42] On November 24, 2019, a full trailer was released.[112] A first long trailer for the event was released on December 3, 2019,[113] and a second on December 6, 2019.[46]
With the release of the initial trailers in November, a logo for the event featuring the leading character from each of the series except Oliver Queen was revealed. Guggenheim claimed that, at that time, legal and financial reasons prevented them from including Amell's character in the logo.[114] However, with the release of the full trailer in December, Oliver was now included in the logo, which Guggenheim explained was due to "the creativity of a lot of very smart people" and "a loophole" to allow the change to happen.[115][116]
Reception
Ratings
No. | Series | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
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DVR viewers (millions) |
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1 | Supergirl | December 8, 2019 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Crisis Aftermath
Crisis Aftermath is an aftershow that aired after the Supergirl episode on December 8 and will air after The Flash episode on December 10. The show will "go in-depth to explore" the crossover, and be hosted by Kevin Smith.[117] Entertainment Weekly helped develop the special. The show will feature discussions with executive producers Guggenheim, Dries, Rovner, Shimizu, and Wallace, stars Cryer, Garrett, McNamara, and Conroy, and panel guest Dani Fernandez, among others. Entertainment Weekly writer Chancellor Agard also appears in a segment "helping to break down the multiversal destruction" seen in the crossover.[118]
Notes
- ^ As depicted in the 2018 crossover Elseworlds.
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