Directed by Nick Copus   Written by Greg Berlanti   Marc Guggenheim   Andrew Kreisberg   Jake Coburn   Ben Sokolowski   Mort Weisinger   George Papp   Cast Stephen Amell ... Oliver Queen / The Arrow Katie Cassidy ... Laurel Lance David Ramsey ... John Diggle Willa Holland ... Thea Queen Emily Bett Rickards ... Felicity Smoak Colton Haynes ... Roy Harper Manu Bennett ... Slade Wilson Paul Blackthorne ... Quentin Lance Kevin Alejandro ... Mayor Sebastian Blood Caity Lotz ... Sara Lance / The Canary Summer Glau ... Isabel Rochev Cynthia Addai-Robinson ... Amanda Waller Adrian Holmes ... Frank Pike Chelah Horsdal ... Kate Spencer John Barrowman ... Malcolm Merlyn / Dark Archer Keri Adams ... Bethany Snow Victoria Bidewell ... Young Mother Jennifer Cheon Garcia ... Uniform (as Jennifer Cheon) Brian Jagersky ... Cop Kam Kozak ... Mirakuru Soldier Ash Lee ... Staffer #1 Daniel Martin ... Staffer #2 David Nykl ... Anatoly Knyazev Adrian Petriw ... Driver Garfield Wilson ... Ripped Produced by Greg Berlanti   Melissa Kellner Berman   Jake Coburn   Joseph Patrick Finn   Drew Z. Greenberg   Marc Guggenheim   Andrew Kreisberg   Jennifer Lange   Jennifer Lence   Wendy Mericle   Carl Ogawa   Todd Pittson   Jon Wallace   Original Music by Blake Neely

Additional Info Premiere: May 07, 2014 DVD Release: September 16, 2014 Blu-ray Release: September 16, 2014 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Berlanti Productions DC Entertainment Warner Bros. Television Distributors Warner Bros. Television   (2012) (World-wide) The CW Network (The CW)   (2012) (United States) (TV) HBO Max   (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video) Warner Home Video   (2013) (United States) (complete first season) (Blu-ray) Warner Home Video   (2013) (United States) (complete first season) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2014) (United States) (complete second season) (Blu-ray) Warner Home Video   (2014) (United States) (complete second season) (DVD) Filming Locations Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   (main location) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #387 / 21,337 Site Ranking