With the recent exit of series regular Willa Holland from Arrow, the door was open for another familiar face to return. It has been announced that Colton Haynes is returning as a series regular for season 7.
Haynes recurred in the first season of the Stephen Amell drama, playing Roy Harper (aka Arsenal). He was promoted to series regular for seasons two and three, leaving in the latter but returning as a guest star in season four. After skipping all of season five, he returned this season in a guest capacity.
The executive producers of the series had this to say about his return in a joint statement:
“We’re very fortunate and excited to welcome back Colton to Arrow. While we’ve always enjoyed Colton’s returns to the show, we couldn’t be more thrilled to have him return as a proper series regular and we’re very excited about all the creative opportunities Roy Harper’s return affords us.”
Arrow was one of 10 CW TV series renewed for another season. This includes the other DC series The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, and Black Lightning.
