Directed by Thor Freudenthal   Written by Greg Berlanti   Marc Guggenheim   Andrew Kreisberg   Jake Coburn   Keto Shimizu   Beth Schwartz   Mort Weisinger   George Papp   Brian Ford Sullivan   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 / Arsenal John Barrowman ... Malcolm Merlyn Paul Blackthorne ... Quentin Lance Brandon Routh ... Ray Palmer Kelly Hu ... China White Matt Nable ... Ra's al Ghul Katrina Law ... Nyssa al Ghul Karl Yune ... Maseo Yamashiro / Sarab Rila Fukushima ... Tatsu Yamashiro Alex Kingston ... Dinah Lance Jason Burkart ... Lowlife Raphael Kepinski ... Pilot Brandon Nomura ... Akio Yamashiro Yee Jee Tso ... Scientist Uncredited Cast Felicity Anne ... Female Clubber Produced by Greg Berlanti   Jake Coburn   Marc Guggenheim   Andrew Kreisberg   Jennifer Lence   Wendy Mericle   Carl Ogawa   Erik Oleson   Todd Pittson   Sarah Schechter   Keto Shimizu   Ben Sokolowski   Jon Wallace   Original Music by Blake Neely

Additional Info Premiere: December 10, 2014 DVD Release: September 22, 2015 Blu-ray Release: September 22, 2015 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 #374 / 21,118 Site Ranking