Within this cartermatt article we will boil it down to the reasons that are the most apparent and obvious. Preparation ran from august 15 until august 23, 2017. Deathstroke confirmed for arrow season 6 screen rant. Arrow season 6 has cast lucifers liam hall as slade wilsons son. Arrow season 6 episode 6 is entitled promises kept, and going into it we should make a confession. Stephen amell confirms that manu bennett will return to season 6 of arrow as slade wilson, aka deathstroke. Slade wilson fought evenly with hawkman in strength enhanced speed. Dave trumbore recaps the arrow season 6 episode deathstroke returns, in which slade wilson recruits oliver queen to help rescue his son from kasnia. He is an antihero in season 1, the main antagonist of season 2, a minor antagonist in season 3, a mentioned character in season 4 and an antihero in both season 5 and season 6. That battle required all hands on deck, including another ruthless enemy from the green arrows past, slade wilson manu bennett. Arrow star confirms that deathstroke will return in season 6. The series was renewed for its sixth season on january 8, 2017, and filming began in vancouver, british columbia on july 6, 2017, and ended in late april 2018. When last we tuned into the cw superhero series which is. Jonathan manu bennett born 10 october 1969 is a new zealand actor.
Deathstroke as he and oliver queen go on a duomission. He was portrayed by manu bennett, who also portrayed azog in the hobbit trilogy. Arrow season 6 lead star stephen amell recently attended the heroes and villains fan fest in nashville, where he. On arrow season 6 episode 5 slade wilson returns to star city to ask oliver for help in rescuing his son joe while vigilante makes his big return too.
Slade wilson is deathstroke the terminator, the worlds best and most expensive mercenary. The character will be introduced during a twopart episode. Arrow is not done with manu bennetts slade wilson yet. Deathstroke manu bennett has been missing from the series since his. Slade is also the estranged husband of adeline wilson, and the. Jul 12, 2017 slade will return in the new season of arrow. Ask any arrow fan, and many of them will say that one of the best aspects of season 2 on the cw was manu bennetts as dc supervillain slade wilson, a. As slade continues to uncover clues about his sons last few years, oliver makes a big decision. Oliver queen, recently visited slade wilson with a request for help combating adrian chase, the two are going to. Slade wilson, also known as deathstroke, is a major antagonist in the tv series arrow.
Slade wilson and someone else will be returning for arrow season 6, stephen amell reveals. Trivia according to an interview with manu bennett, he thought he was auditioning for a character named halloway. Slade returns and asks oliver for help tracking down his son. When asked about where the sixth season will pick up, amell said, oliver and slade manu bennett has a scene in the present day. Deathstroke parted ways with his onagain and offagain archenemy, oliver queen, to locate his son, grant. May 25, 2017 regardless of who arrow elects to kill off in the season 6 premiere, leaving the fate of team arrow to slade wilson is a shrewd move by greg berlanti and his writing team. Jul 12, 2017 slade wilson to return in arrow season 6 when asked about where the sixth season will pick up, amell said, oliver and slade manu bennett has a scene in the present day. Slade wilson finally confronts his son joseph posted on november 15, 2017 by dan wickline comments on last weeks arrow, slade wilson manu bennett returned to ask for help. Dec 21, 2017 the one solace that fans can take is that arrow did manage to give slade wilson a sendoff in season 6. Slade and oliver then set out to stop kane and his crew from attacking a countrys water supply, leading to a faceoff between father and son. Liam hall, who has been featured in shows like lucifer and once upon a time. Deathstroke is offlimits for arrow again screen rant. It was announced recently that bennett would reprise his role as the pesky villain who has spent quite a long time holed up on lian yu. Jul 09, 2017 amell revealed that manu bennetts return as slade wilson, a.
The latest updates and spoilers for arrow season 6 reveal new flashbacks scenes for john diggle and slade wilson. Previous seasons of the cws superhero drama revolved around certain villains. Deathstroke, in the final episodes of season 5 was not the last that well see from the fan favorite sometimesvillain. Nov 10, 2017 arrow season 6 deathstroke massacres to get to his son the cw. When the vigilante registration act is passed and rick flags suicide squad begin to act out against it, slade wilson, a firm supporter of the vra, begins to push for more stringent measures to control and even kill the superpowered heroes of the united states, stating that they are nothing more than dictators in the waiting. Season 6, episode 5 promo confirms the return of deathstroke.
Slade s son on season 6 a new casting announcement for the arrow tv series revealed that one of slade wilson deathstrokes offspring will be appearing in its sixth season and. Arrow season 6 deathstroke massacres to get to his son the cw. Deathstroke is returning for arrow season 6, and thats. Back in july at the arrow panel at san diego comiccon, executive producer marc guggenheim teased flashbacks for characters.
Entertainment weekly reports that liam hall camp, lucifer will play the son of slade wilson manu bennett in the sixth season of arrow. The trailer does not only teases the return of slade wilson, the former member of asis but also confirms that. Deathstroke is returning for arrow season 6, and thats not. Nov 14, 2017 the cws arrow season six episode five found oliver teaming up with slade wilsondeathstroke to attempt to find his missing son, kane played by liam hall. Deathstroke slade joseph wilson is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Fallout is the first episode of the sixth season of arrow, and the onehundredsixteenth episode overall. The two traveled to kasnia where they were told slade s son was killed in prison, only to discover shortly thereafter that was a lie. Deathstroke looks kind of normal in arrow season 6 inverse. On arrow season 6 episode 5 oliver queen joins slade wilson in a mission to save his son joe while team arrow finally unmasks who the vigilante is.
Oliver queenslade wilson 257 laurel lancetommy merlyn 17 oliver queenfelicity smoak 16 oliver queenshado 14 oliver queenshado slade wilson 14. Shooting ran from august 24 until september 5, 2017, with a break on september 4 for labor day. The two traveled to kasnia where they were told slades son was killed in prison, only to discover shortly thereafter that was a lie. Slade wilson has come to star city to seek olivers help in finding his son joe. Manu bennett born october 10, 1969 is a new zealandaustralian actor. Yes, manu bennetts deathstroke will return for season 6 of arrow, and he wont be alone. The one solace that fans can take is that arrow did manage to give slade wilson a sendoff in season 6. Kane sees this as the perfect opportunity for slade to fulfill the promise he made long ago to kill oliver queen, otherwise known as arrow season 2. Arrow season 6 deathstroke massacres to get to his son. Oliver queenslade wilson 257 laurel lancetommy merlyn 17. Arrow fans dreams came true when manu bennetts deathstroke came back into the picture for the season 5 finale.
Last weeks episode ended with something wed been waiting for since the season 6 premiere slade calling on oliver to help him find his son and tonights deathstroke returns follows through on that promise. Arrow casts the son of slade wilson news spoilers september 7, 2017 craig byrne arrow 2530 arrow casting 25 arrow season 6 220 arrow season 6 spoilers 148 arrow spoilers 1580 deathstrokes son 1 jericho 2 joe wilson 4 joey wilson 2 joseph wilson 2 liam hall 3 sixth season 155 slade wilson s son 2. Slade wilson was sixteen years old when he first enlisted in the united states army, having lied about his age. This season includes the fourth annual arrowverse crossover with tv series the flash, legends of. He is primarily known for portraying characters in epic fantasy works, such as crixus in the tv series spartacus, allanon in the shannara chronicles, slade wilson deathstroke in arrow, and. Deathstroke will have a twopart episode in arrow season 6. Executive producer marc guggenheim stated that flashbacks scenes are now centered on different characters in the show instead of oliver queen, and each story will reveal new secrets about them that are not yet shown in the series. Nov 16, 2017 arrow season 6 episode 6 is entitled promises kept, and going into it we should make a confession. The cws arrow season six episode five found oliver teaming up with slade wilson deathstroke to attempt to find his missing son, kane played by liam hall.
Slade wilson manu bennett, aka deathstroke, will return as olivers stephen amell frenemy in the upcoming season of arrow. Slade wilsons son will be featured in arrow season 6 and the showrunners will not add new members to team arrow. Deathstrokes most recent arrow episode did imply that the character could be back. He portrays slade wilsondeathstroke in a recurring role in the first season, as a series regular in the second season, and as a guest star in the third, fifth and sixth seasons of arrow. During a fight with hawkman, he was able to hold his own and eventually defeat him enhanced strength. Still, the episode does work as a farewell, even if. In the early 1960s, he met captain adeline kane who was tasked with. Arrow season 6 slades son tempts him to take olivers eye the cw duration. Sep 08, 2017 arrow just cast deathstrokes son for season 6, and it looks as though the stage is set for a slade wilson adventure. Bennett debuted as slade wilson deathstroke in arrows second season as oliver queens mentor, until he turned into his antagonist. He manages to fire the missile, but thanks to curtis, it is directed elsewhere and stopped. During the previous five seasons of arrow, there were times when even those closest to him like felicity, diggle, and thea seemed as though they might never speak to him again. Arrow photos from deathstroke returns page 2 tv fanatic.
Slade wilsons son cast in arrow season six 411mania. Liam hall cast as slade wilsons son in arrow season 6. Nov 03, 2017 arrow is not done with manu bennetts slade wilson yet. The sixth season of the american television series arrow premiered on the cw on. Stephen amell recently talked about what will happen to team arrow in season 6. The cw has just released a promo for arrow season 6, episode 5 giving a glimpse of the events of next week. On last weeks arrow, slade wilson manu bennett returned to ask.
Deathstroke probably isnt returning to arrow, and hes. Aug 14, 2017 the latest updates and spoilers for arrow season 6 will feature details on slade wilson s son and the showrunners are not planning to add new members to team arrow. Check out photos from arrow season 6 episode 5 featuring the return of slade wilson a. Deathstroke returns is the fifth episode of the sixth season of arrow, and the onehundredtwentieth episode overall.
After serving a stint in korea, he was later assigned to camp washington where he had been promoted to the rank of major. Diggle david ramsey fires and misses someone, as in he deploys his gun and it doesnt work. Slade wilson and olivers friendship for two episodes this season, oliver helped slade wilson rescue his son who turned out to be an even bigger jerk than his father. In the episode airing on november 9, 2017, slade will turn to oliver queen to help in the search for his missing son. With stephen amell, david ramsey, willa holland, emily bett rickards. The episode acts as the first half of a twopart episode. Regardless of who arrow elects to kill off in the season 6 premiere, leaving the fate of team arrow to slade wilson is a shrewd move by greg berlanti and his writing team.