Arrowverse: Viewing Guide! (Update of 26/05/2022)

What is the Arrowverse? To see a clearer picture, we offer you a simple guide to find your way around the broadcast of your favorite series: Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl… But also Black Lightning, Batwoman, Superman & Lois and other more or less known series. 

A little explanation is in order

Arrow was the first series to appear on The CW in October 2012. It will be followed by The Flash in October 2014, then DC's Legends of Tomorrow in January 2016 and joined by Supergirl in October 2015, before fully integrating the chronology of the universe in October 2016. And that's not all, because since 2019, new series have joined the Arrowverse, such as Batwoman (2019), Black Lightning (2018) and Superman & Lois (2021). It is therefore necessary to juggle between the viewing of these series to have all of everything that takes place there, even if it is not mandatory to watch them all! We reassure you, each series can follow each other without looking at the others! To help you get out of it, JustFocus offers you a small viewing guide, in order, which includes all the series… For your understanding: 1×01 means "season 1 episode 01", 4×03 "season 4 episode 3"… Are you ready? So, let's go!

To get started (it's simple!)

• Arrow saison 1: episodes 1 to 23
• Arrow season 2: episodes 1 to 5
• Blood Rush (web series): episodes 1 to 6
• Arrow season 2: episode 6 to 23

At the turn of season 2, we begin to discover some characters of the future series The Flash. Barry Allen is introduced in episodes 8 "The Scientist" and 9 "Poison in the Veins", while the characters of Cisco Ramon and Caitlin Snow land in episode 19 "Discovered".

2014-2015 season: "Flash vs Arrow" crossover

It is in parallel with season 3 of Arrow that begins The Flash.

• The Flash: 1×01
• Arrow : 3×01 and 3×02
• The Flash : 1×02 and 1×03
• Arrow: 3×03
• The Flash: 1×04 (Felicity's appearance in Central City)
• Arrow : 3×04 to 3×06
• The Flash : 1×05 to 1×07 (Appearance of William Tockman, appeared in season 2 of Arrow)
•  Arrow : 3×07
• The Flash " Flash vs Arrow" : 1×08 (1st^{part of} the cross-over combining the two series)
• Arrow " Flash vs Arrow" : 3×08 (2nd^{part of} the cross-over reuniting the two series)

• Arrow : 3×09
• The Flash : 1×09 to 1×14
• Arrow : 3×10 to 3×14
• Vixen (animated series): 1×01 to 1×06
• Arrow : 3×15 to 3×18
• The Flash: 1×15 to 1×18 (Felicity and Ray Palmer appear in Central City in the 1×18)
• Arrow : 3×19 to 3×20 (Cisco appears in Starling City in the 3×19)
• The Flash : 1×19 to 1×21 (Appearance of Laurel and Quentin Lance in the 1×19)
• Arrow: 3×21
• The Flash: 1×22 (Oliver Queen/Arrow appeared in Central City)
• Arrow: 3×22 to 3×23 (Flash appears to Nanda Parbat in the 3×23)
• The Flash: 1×23
• Constantine : episodes 1 to 13

2015-2016 season: "Heroes Join Forces" crossover

In parallel with season 4 of Arrow and season 2 of The Flash is preparing the arrival of the 3rd^series Legends of Tomorrow as well as the first season of Supergirl.

• The Flash : 2X01
• Arrow : 4X01 (Barry's appearance in the end-of-episode flashforward)
• Arrow: 4×02 to 4×07 (Appearance of John Constantine in the 4×05)
• The Flash: 2×02 to 2×07
• Legends of Tomorrow: 1×01 to 1×15
• The Flash "Heroes Join Forces": 2×08 (1st part of the cross-over for the launch of Legends of Tomorrow)
• Arrow "Heroes Join Forces": 4×08 (2nd part of the cross-over for the launch of Legends of Tomorrow)

• Arrow: 4×09
• The Flash: 2×09
• Vixen (animated series): 2×01 to 2×06
• The Flash : 2×10
• Supergirl: 1×01 to 1×17
• Arrow: 4×10 to 4×14
• The Flash: 2×11 to 2×15 (John and Lyla Diggle appear in Central City in the 2×15)
• Arrow: 4×15 to 4×19 (Appearance of Vixen in the 4×15 and Brie Larvan in the 4×17)
• The Flash: 2×16 to 2×17
• Supergirl: 1×18 to 1×20 (Barry appears on the Earth of Kara "Supergirl" Danvers in episode 18)

• The Flash: 2×18 to 2×22
• Chronicles of Cisco (web series): episodes 1-4
• Arrow: 4×20 to 4×22
• Legends of Tomorrow: 1×16
• Arrow: 4×23
• The Flash: 2×23

2016-2017 season: "Invasion" crossover

For this 2016-2017 season, Arrow begins its fifth season while its high-speed sidekick rushes into his third! They are joined on the American channel CW by their sister Supergirl and its second season, while DC's Legends of Tomorrow embarks for a second salvo of episode too!

• The Flash: 3×01
• Arrow: 5×01
• Supergirl: 2×01
• The Flash: 3×02 (Barry visits Felicity and reveals the change affecting Diggle's family following the Flashpoint)
• Arrow: 5×02
• Legends of Tomorrow: 2×01 (Oliver Queen helps Nate Heywood find the Legends)
• Supergirl : 2×02
• The Flash : 3×03
• Arrow : 5×03
• Legends of Tomorrow : 2×02
• Supergirl : 2×03
• The Flash : 3×04
• Arrow : 5×04
• Legends of Tomorrow: 2×03 (Barry Allen's audio message to Rip Hunter from 2056 is discovered by Martin and Jefferson)
• Supergirl : 2×04
• The Flash : 3×05
• Arrow : 5×05
• Legends of Tomorrow : 2×04
• Supergirl : 2×05
• The Flash : 3×06
• Arrow : 5×06
• Legends of Tomorrow : 2×05
• Supergirl : 2×06
• Arrow : 5×07
• Legends of Tomorrow : 2×06 (After a visit to Jonah Hex, Sara announces that they must return in 2016 to help their friends)
• Supergirl : 2×07
• The Flash : 3×07

From that moment on, we enter the Invasion crossover ! which brings together the 4 series:

• Supergirl "Invasion": 2×08 (1st part of the crossover)
• The Flash "Invasion": 3×08 (2nd part of the crossover)
• Arrow "Invasion": 5×08 (3rd part of the crossover but also the 100th episode of the series!)
• Legends of Tomorrow "Invasion": 2×07 (4th and last part of the crossover)

It is not necessary to have seen all the series to understand the crossover but it is essential to be up to date on The Flash because the plot is highly spoiling!

• The Flash : 3×09
• Arrow : 5×09
• Legends of Tomorrow : 2×08
• Supergirl : 2×09
• The Flash : 2×10
• Arrow: 5×10 (Black Siren from Earth 2 arrives in Star City)
• Legends of Tomorrow : 2×09
• Supergirl : 2×10
• The Flash : 3×11
• Legends of Tomorrow: 2×10 (Black Flash comes to torment Eobard Thawne following the Flashpoint)
• Arrow : 5×11
• Supergirl : 2×11
• The Flash : 3×12
• Legends of Tomorrow : 2×11
• Arrow : 5×12
• Supergirl : 2×12
• Arrow : 5×13
• Supergirl : 2×13
• The Flash: 3×13 and 3×14
• Legends of Tomorrow : 2×12
• Arrow : 5×14
• Supergirl : 2×14
• Arrow : 5×15
• Supergirl : 2×15
• The Flash : 3×15
• Legends of Tomorrow : 2×13
• Arrow : 5×16
• The Flash : 3×16
• Legends of Tomorrow : 2×14
• Supergirl "Duets": 2×16 (1st part of the musical crossover Duets)
• The Flash "Duets": 3×17 (2nd and last part of the musical crossover Duets)

• Legends of Tomorrow : 2×15
• Arrow : 5×17
• Supergirl : 2×17
• The Flash : 3×18
• Arrow : 5×18
• Legends of Tomorrow: 2×16 and 2×17 (Felicity appears as a vigilante in an alternate reality and the real Laurel Lance makes an appearance)
• Supergirl : 2×18
• The Flash : 3×19
• Arrow : 5×19
• Supergirl : 2×19
• The Flash : 3×20
• Arrow : 5×20
• Supergirl : 2×20
• The Flash : 3×21
• Arrow : 5×21
• Supergirl : 2×21
• The Flash: 3×22 (Barry asks Lyla and ARGUS for help in saving Iris from Savitar's clutches – Captain Cold appears from the first season of Legends of Tomorrow)
• Arrow : 5×22
• Supergirl : 2×22
• The Flash : 3×23
• Arrow : 5×23

2017-2018 season: "Crisis on Earth-X" crossover

New year and therefore new seasons for our favorite series! A season under the sign of novelty since Arrow abandons its flashbacks centered on the character of Oliver Queen, The Flash finds a powerful enemy while the Legends must repair time, while Supergirl mourns the departure of his beloved. But this 2017-2018 season will also be the occasion of a huge crossover, Crisis on Earth-X, broadcast on November 27 and 28, 2017 on the CW.

• Supergirl : 3×01
• Legends of Tomorrow : 3×01 (Wally West passes a head as Nate's companion)
• Arrow : 6×01
• The Flash : 4×01
• Supergirl : 3×02
• The Flash : 4×02
• Legends of Tomorrow : 3×02
• Arrow : 6×02
• Supergirl : 3×03
• The Flash : 4×03
• Legends of Tomorrow : 3×03 (Zari joins the Waverider team)
• Arrow : 6×03
• Supergirl : 3×04
• The Flash : 4×04 (First appearance of Ralph Dibny aka Elongated Man)
• Legends of Tomorrow : 3×04
• Arrow : 6×04
• Supergirl : 3×05
• Legends of Tomorrow : 3×05 (Curtis appears in communication with the Waverider and Damian Darhk reappears)
• The Flash : 4×05 (Felicity is in Central City for Iris' bachelorette party)
• Arrow : 6×05 (A reference to the bachelorette party is made when Felicity is back in the loft with Oliver – First part of a double episode dedicated to Deathstroke)
• Supergirl : 3×06
• The Flash : 3×06
• Legends of Tomorrow : 3×06
• Arrow : 6×06 (Part Two of the episode dedicated to the return of Deathstroke)
• Supergirl : 3×07
• Freedom Fighters: The Ray (animated series): 1×01 to 1×06
• Freedom Fighters: The Ray (animated series): 2×01 to 2×06
• The Flash : 4×07
• Legends of Tomorrow : 3×07
• Arrow : 6×07

From this moment, we enter the crossover Crisis on Earth-X which brings together the 4 series on another Earth:

• Supergirl "Crisis on Earth-X": 3×08 (Part 1 of the crossover – reunion of the characters at Barry and Iris' wedding)
• Arrow "Crisis on Earth-X": 6×08 (part 2 of the crossover)
• The Flash "Crisis on Earth-X": 4×08 (3rd part of the crossover – first appearance of The Ray character)
• Legends of Tomorrow "Crisis on Earth-X": 3×08 (4th and last part of the crossover)
• Beebo Saves Christmas (Animated Holiday Special)

• Supergirl : 3×09
• The Flash : 4×09
• Legends of Tomorrow : 3×09 (last episode before a break in the broadcast)
• Arrow : 6×09
• Supergirl : 3×10
• The Flash : 4×10
• Arrow : 6×10
• Supergirl : 3×11
• The Flash : 4×11
• Arrow : 6×11
• Supergirl : 3×12
• The Flash : 4×12
• Arrow : 6×12
• Supergirl : 3×13 (last episode before a break in the broadcast)
• The Flash : 4×13
• Arrow : 6×13 (very very stealthy appearance of a racing car!)
• Legends of Tomorrow : 3×10 (appearance by John Constantine)
• Legends of Tomorrow : 3×11 (surprise appearance of Kid Flash at the end of the episode)
• Legends of Tomorrow : 3×12
• The Flash : 4×14
• Arrow : 6×14
• Legends of Tomorrow : 3×13
• The Flash : 4×15
• Arrow : 6×15 (series goes on hiatus for 3 weeks)
• Legends of Tomorrow : 3×14
• The Flash : 4×16 (the series goes on hiatus for 3 weeks)
• Legends of Tomorrow : 3×15 (Jesse Quick appears in the episode as well as John Constantine)
• Legends of Tomorrow : 3×16
• Arrow : 6×16
• Legends of Tomorrow : 3×17
• Arrow : 6×17
• Legends of Tomorrow : 3×18 (season finale and reappearance of John Constantine)
• The Flash : 4×17 (resumption of the series after the hiatus)
• Arrow : 6×18
• Supergirl : 3×14 (resumption of the series after the hiatus)
• The Flash : 4×18
• Arrow : 6×19
• Supergirl : 3×15
• The Flash : 4×19 (appearance of Black Siren from Earth-X)
• Arrow : 6×20
• Supergirl : 3×16
• The Flash : 4×20 (appearance of the mysterious girl who appeared during the crossover)
• Arrow : 6×21
• Supergirl : 3×17
• The Flash : 4×21
• Arrow : 6×22
• Supergirl : 3×18
• The Flash : 4×22
• Arrow : 6×23
• Supergirl : 3×19
• The Flash : 4×23
• Supergirl : 3×20 to 3×23

2018-2019 season: "Elseworlds" crossover

For the 2018-2019 season, Arrow offers a seventh season with a brand new showrunneuse while The Flash has the luxury of meeting… his daughter! On the side of Supergirl, she has never been so much a stranger in her country while the Legends will have to go hunting magic! This year, the big crossover is called Elseworlds. It is, indeed, during the 100th^{episode of} The Flash that it begins, to continue in Arrow and to end in Supergirl. Legends are not part of the crossover this year, but the character of Batwoman, played by actress Ruby Rose, makes his entrance! Batman having abandoned Gotham for 3 years, his cousin Kate Kane is trying to become the symbol that will give hope to the city.

• The Flash : 5×01 to 5×07
• Arrow : 7×01 to 7×07
• Supergirl : 4×01 to 4×08
• Arrow : 7×08
• The Flash : 5×08
• Batwoman : 1×01 to 1×04

And since a new series was not enough, a new three-part crossover is released: Elseworlds.

• The Flash "Elseworlds": 5×09 (1st part of the crossover)
• Arrow "Elseworlds": 7×09 (2nd part of the crossover)
• Supergirl "Elseworlds": 4×09 (3rd and last part of the crossover)

• Legends of Tomorrow : 4×01 to 4×08
• Arrow : 7×10 to 7×13
• The Flash : 5×10 to 5×14
• Arrow : 7×14 to 7×17
• The Flash : 5×15 to 5×17
• Supergirl : 4×10 to 4×17
• Arrow : 7×18 to 7×22
• The Flash : 5×18 to 5×22
• Legends of Tomorrow : 4×09 to 4×17
• Supergirl : 4×18 to 4×22

2019-2020 season: "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover

This season it is Black Lightning who arrives with 3 seasons. Jefferson Pierce is a superhero who put away his costume after nearly dying in battle. But when his city falls under the ruthless rule of the mafia, he is forced to become Black Lightning again, a superhero capable of manipulating electromagnetic fields.

• Black Lightning : 1×01 to 1×13
• Black Lightning : 2×01 to 2×16
• Black Lightning : 3×01 to 3×09
• Supergirl : 5×01 to 5×08
• The Flash : 6×01 to 6×08
• Batwoman : 1×05 to 1×08
• Arrow : 8×01 to 8×07
• Supergirl "Crisis on Infinite Earths": 5×09 (Part 1 of the crossover)
• Batwoman "Crisis on Infinite Earths": 1×09 (2nd part of the crossover)
• The Flash "Crisis on Infinite Earths": 6×09 (Part 3 of the crossover)
• Arrow "Crisis on Infinite Earths": 8×08 (Part 4 of the crossover)
• Legends of Tomorrow "Crisis on Infinite Earths": 5×01 (Part 5 of the crossover)

• Black Lightning : 3×10 to 3×16
• Legends of Tomorrow : 5×01 to 5×03
• Arrow : 8×9 and 8×10
• Legends of Tomorrow : 5×4 to 5×14
• Supergirl : 5×10 to 5×19
• Batwoman : 1×10 to 1×20
• Stargirl: season 1
• Batwoman : season 2
• The Flash : 6×10 to 6×19

2021 season: upcoming series

With the health crisis, the end of seasons of the different series of the Arrowverse have all ended a little earlier than expected. In addition, the broadcasts of the new seasons of the series have been postponed. This year, The CW offers us a promising new series: Superman & Lois.

• Black Lightning : 4×01 to 4×13
• Superman & Lois : 1×01 to 1×07
• The Flash : season 7
• Legends of Tomorrow : Season 6
• Supergirl : 6×01 to 6×15

Season 2021-2022

• Batwoman : 3×01
• Legends of Tomorrow: 7×01
• Supergirl: 6×16
• Batwoman : 3×02
• Legends of Tomorrow: 7×02
• Supergirl: 6×17
• Batwoman : 3×03
• Legends of Tomorrow: 7×03
• Supergirl: 6×18
• Batwoman : 3×04
• Legends of Tomorrow: 7×04
• Supergirl: 6×19 and 6×20
• Batwoman : 3×05
• Legends of Tomorrow: 7×05
• The Flash: 8×01
• Batwoman : 3×06
• Legends of Tomorrow: 7×06
• The Flash: 8×02
• Batwoman : 3×07
• Legends of Tomorrow: 7×07
• The Flash: 8×03 to 8×05
• Superman & Lois: 2×01
• Batwoman : 3×08
• Legends of Tomorrow: 7×08
• Superman & Lois: 2×02
• Batwoman : 3×08
• Legends of Tomorrow: 7×09
• Superman & Lois: 2×03
• Batwoman : 3×10
• Legends of Tomorrow: 7×10
• Superman & Lois: 2×04
• Batwoman : 3×11
• Legends of Tomorrow: 7×11
• Stargirl: season 2
• Superman & Lois: 2×05
• Batwoman : 3×12
• Legends of Tomorrow: 7×12
• Superman & Lois: 2×06
• Batwoman : 3×13
• Legends of Tomorrow: 7×13
• Superman & Lois: 2×07
• The Flash: 8×06 to 8×07
• Superman & Lois: 2×08
• The Flash: 8×08
• Superman & Lois: 2×09
• The Flash: 8×09 to 8×11
• Superman & Lois: 2×10

The seasons of The Flash and Superman and Lois are still airing currently (5/26/22) which means that the following episodes are not yet available. However, we advise you to view them in this order.

• The Flash: 8×12
• Superman & Lois: 2×11
• The Flash: 8×13 to 8×16
• Superman & Lois: 2×12 and 2×13
• The Flash: 8×17
• Superman & Lois: 2×14 and 2×15

A little recap of the different crossovers!

• 2014-2015 season: "Flash vs Arrow"
  • The Flash: 1×08
  • Arrow: 3×08
• 2015-2016 season: "Heroes Join Forces"
  • The Flash: 2×08
  • Arrow: 4×08
• 2016-2017 season: "Invasion"
  • Supergirl: 2×08
  • The Flash: 3×08
  • Arrow: 5×08
  • Legends of Tomorrow: 2×07
• 2017-2018 season: "Crisis on Earth-X"
  • Supergirl: 3×08
  • Arrow: 6×08
  • The Flash: 4×08
  • Legends of Tomorrow: 3×08
• 2018-2019 season: "Elseworlds"
  • The Flash: 5×09
  • Arrow: 7×09
  • Supergirl: 4×09
• 2019-2020 season: "Crisis on Infinite Earths"
  • Supergirl: 5×09
  • Batwoman: 1×09
  • The Flash: 6×09
  • Arrow: 8×08
  • Legends of Tomorrow: 5×01

Be aware that you can also include the Vixen animated miniseries in the viewing. Season 1 is watched between the 3×14 and the 3×15 of Arrow (appearances of several characters from 2 series). The second season of Vixen is to be seen between the 2×09 and 2×10 of The Flash. You can discover the animated versions of Laurel Lance, Felicity Smoake, Barry Allen, Oliver Queen, Ray Palmer, Martin Stein and Jefferson Jackson (Episodes added to the guide since 26/05/22) In addition, the only season of the series Constantine can be viewed between season 1, episode 23 and season 2, episode 01 of The Flash (Episodes added to the guide since 26/05/22).

Thus ends (temporarily!) our guide to watching the Arrow-Verse series. 

But stay tuned as the expanded universe will evolve once again! Good reading!