The CW is going even bigger for this years DCTV crossover between Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl. Due to schedule changes-- Arrow is now airing on Thursdays at 9 p.m. after Supernatural -- the four-show super event will take over Monday and Tuesday night primetime television, two hours worth of superheroing each night, back-to-back.
And if that’s not enough to get you hype, we also know the dates. Monday, Nov. 27 and Tuesday Nov. 28. Mark your calendars! While we don’t know who the villains will be or what brings these groups of heroes together, we do have a few hints. The most intriguing clue was most recent. CW boss Mark Pedowitz said at the TCA summer tour:
"Romance is in the air. You get to see a whole different thing. They're all big episodic productions, and this will be even bigger."
At San Diego Comic-Con Supergirl showrunner Robert Rovner told ComicBook.com Kara will have a much larger role, which is exciting considering last year the crossover began in literally the final minute of the Monday night episode. That would not have been a problem if it wasn’t marketed as a four-night crossover. And even when Supergirl did make it over to the Arrowverse, she left her team behind. Martian Manhunter didn’t even join.
"It's a true four-part crossover that will start [with Supergirl ] and be on this fall," Rovner revealed. "And that's all we can say about it. It's going to be super."
The CW did kind of make up for it with the musical crossover, where Music Meister hypnotized Supergirl into a coma and Mon-El brought her over to Team Flash for help. Though, there wasn’t much in terms of kicking ass. Hopefully this time, we’ll get to see more of the all the heroes fighting side by side. We’re looking forward to Supergirl and Green Arrow in particular.
We’re also wondering if Black Lightning will crash the party, and Pedowitz emphasized the decision to bring Jefferson Pierce into the Arrowverse is showrunner Mara Brock and Salim Akil’s choice.
"If [the showrunners] wish to bring it in, that is their call. We had a long discussion with the studio, Mara, Salim and myself. We were fine with them making it separate from the Arrowverse, they have a different point a view. If they end up wanting to go that way, that will be their decision."
He also said there are no plans to add another DCTV show to the lineup anytime soon, but warned you never know what will happen.
"That said, I've now said this on many TCAs, and I woke up one day with Supergirl and I woke up one day with Black Lightning, so talk to me in May about what we have."
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