Season 1
🎬 23 Episodes 📅 2012 ⏱ 43 min
A privileged playboy emerges from five years of isolation transformed into something darker and more dangerous than anyone imagined. Arrow stalks Starling City's nights, armed with a bow and a ruthless mission to destroy the criminals his family's wealth protected. What begins as vengeance evolves into a redemption story that questions whether a broken man can ever truly save a broken city, or if his own darkness will consume everything he touches.
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📊 Season Stats
23
Episodes
2012
Year
43
min / ep
16.5
Watch Hours
1/8
Season No.
⭐ 8.5
Best Episode
Ep. 23 · Sacrifice
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🎬 Episodes 23 episodes
1
⭐ 7.4
Pilot
After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. Back in Starling City, Oliver slowly reconnects with those closest to him. Oliver has brought back many new skills from his time o…
🎬 David Nutter
2
⭐ 7.4
Honor Thy Father
Oliver heads to the courthouse to get his death certificate repealed and is pleasantly surprised to run into Laurel, who is there prosecuting Martin Somers, a criminal with ties to the Chinese Triad. Oliver recognizes Martin's name from his father's book and sets his sights on taking him down. Marti…
🎬 David Barrett
3
⭐ 7.6
Lone Gunmen
Oliver is surprised when someone shoots and kills one of his targets. As his plan is to bring people to justice vs. outright killing them, Oliver doesn't appreciate the help and searches for the gunman. He soon learns that the man, Deadshot, is taking out businessmen who are scheduled to bid at an a…
🎬 Guy Norman Bee
4
⭐ 7.7
An Innocent Man
Oliver still hasn't figured out how to get back in Laurel's good graces, but a late night bonding session with Thea gives him the inspiration he needs. Looking into a suspicious murder case, Oliver realizes an innocent man, Peter Declan, was framed by one of the targets on his list. As Arrow, he ask…
🎬 Vincent Misiano ✍️ Moira Kirland
5
⭐ 7.9
Damaged
After Detective Lance arrests Oliver for murder, Oliver tells Moira the only lawyer he'll allow to represent him is Laurel. Laurel takes the case which puts her at odds with her father. Oliver offers to take a polygraph in front Detective Lance but things get tense when Lance asks him if anyone else…
🎬 Michael Schultz ✍️ Wendy Mericle
6
⭐ 7.5
Legacies
A gang of bank robbers, dubbed The Royal Flush Gang, hits a local bank and seriously wounds an off-duty police officer during a heist. Diggle tells Oliver he needs to deviate from his father's list and start helping the citizens of Starling City. Meanwhile, Tommy asks Thea for relationship advice, b…
🎬 John Behring ✍️ Marc Guggenheim
7
⭐ 7.5
Muse of Fire
Oliver encounters a mysterious woman, Helena Bertinelli, daughter of mob boss Frank Bertinelli, who he can finally be himself with, but he soon comes to realize she's hiding dangerous secrets of her own. Helena is on her own personal mission of vengeance and Oliver is caught in the middle. Meanwhile…
🎬 David Grossman
8
⭐ 7.3
Vendetta
As Oliver and Helena grow closer, Oliver trains her to be his ally, complete with showing her how to use a crossbow. Diggle disapproves of Oliver sharing his secret with Helena as he's not sure she can be trusted, but Oliver refuses to listen to his concerns. Helena's quest for revenge proves to be …
🎬 Kenneth Fink ✍️ Andrew Kreisberg
9
⭐ 7.9
Year's End
Oliver discovers that after he and his father went missing, Moira and Thea stopped celebrating Christmas. Determined to make up for lost time and restore a sense of normalcy to the Queen household, Oliver decides to throw the family a Christmas party. Meanwhile, Tommy asks Laurel to spend Christmas …
🎬 John Dahl
10
⭐ 7.4
Burned
Oliver’s confidence is shaken after being beaten by the Dark Archer and he takes a break from being Arrow. However, when Laurel calls Arrow for help investigating a firefighter’s suspicious death, he reluctantly agrees but his hesitance while fighting almost costs him his life. Meanwhile, Tommy thro…
🎬 Eagle Egilsson ✍️ Ben Sokolowski
11
⭐ 7.6
Trust But Verify
The next person on Arrow's list is Diggle's commanding officer and mentor from Afghanistan, Ted Gaynor. Oliver suspects Ted is responsible for recent armoured truck robberies, but Diggle defends Ted and takes a job at Ted's security company to keep an eye on him. Oliver decides to make a move on Ted…
🎬 Nick Copus ✍️ Gabrielle Stanton
12
⭐ 7.8
Vertigo
Thea is in trouble with the police after she gets caught using a drug called "Vertigo." Oliver thinks the only way to keep her out of jail is to find the dealer, a man who goes by the name of "The Count". Oliver turns to McKenna Hall, an old flame and current Vice cop, for help. Meanwhile, Laurel st…
🎬 Wendey Stanzler ✍️ Wendy Mericle
13
⭐ 8.0
Betrayal
Cyrus Vanch, a nefarious criminal, is recently released from prison and intends to re-secure his position as leader of the underworld. His first step is to take down his biggest opponent in the city - Arrow. Meanwhile, Oliver shows Moira his father's notebook and questions her about the names on the…
🎬 Guy Norman Bee ✍️ Lana Cho
14
⭐ 7.9
The Odyssey
After Oliver is shot, he turns to a surprising person for help - Felicity. Diggle is stunned when he sees Felicity walk through the front door of the lair dragging a dying Oliver behind her, and the two team up to save Oliver's life. As Oliver hovers between life and death, he flashes back to a semi…
🎬 John Behring
15
⭐ 7.5
Dodger
Felicity tells Oliver he's all work and no play, so he asks Detective McKenna on a date. A jewel thief named Dodger hits Starling City and targets someone very close to Oliver. Meanwhile, while working with Laurel, Thea gets her purse stolen by a very fast pickpocket named Roy Harper. Moira makes a …
🎬 Eagle Egilsson ✍️ Beth Schwartz
16
⭐ 8.0
Dead to Rights
Oliver and Diggle learn that Deadshot is still alive and his next target is Malcom. Malcom invites Tommy to attend a benefit honoring Malcom for his work with Starling City but Tommy refuses to attend. Oliver encourages his friend to mend his relationship with his father while he can. Meanwhile, Oli…
🎬 Glen Winter ✍️ Geoff Johns
17
⭐ 7.7
The Huntress Returns
With his nightclub set to open and a new romance brewing with McKenna, Oliver is as happy as he's been since returning to Starling City. But when Oliver's ex, The Huntress, suddenly returns to town, she threatens to destroy everything and everyone he cares about. Meanwhile, Laurel and her father str…
🎬 Guy Norman Bee ✍️ Jake Coburn
18
⭐ 7.7
Salvation
An angry resident of The Glades who calls himself "The Savior" embarks on a kidnapping and killing spree to punish those he believes have wronged the residents of his neighborhood. To make things worse, he broadcasts these murders online and claims he was inspired by Arrow's vigilantism. Oliver is h…
🎬 Nick Copus ✍️ Wendy Mericle
19
⭐ 7.6
Unfinished Business
When a young woman meets a violent death after partying at Verdant, Detective Lance and his new partner, Detective Hilton inform Oliver and Tommy that she was on the drug Vertigo. Oliver immediately pays a visit to the mental institution where The Count is locked up, but finds he is in no condition …
🎬 Michael Offer ✍️ Bryan Q. Miller
20
⭐ 7.7
Home Invasion
Deadshot returns to Starling City after taking down a U.S. Ambassador and six others overseas. By keeping tabs on A.R.G.U.S.'s manhunt for the assassin, Oliver, Diggle, and Felicity learn that a sting operation is underway to capture Deadshot - alive. Diggle is determined to see his brother's killer…
🎬 Kenneth Fink ✍️ Ben Sokolowski
21
⭐ 8.0
The Undertaking
Finding it difficult to mend fences with Tommy and Diggle, Oliver instead focuses on crossing another name off the list. While digging through a crooked accountant's laptop, Felicity discovers a transaction that could help Oliver find Walter. To reconfirm the lead, Oliver gambles that Felicity can b…
🎬 Michael Schultz ✍️ Jake Coburn
22
⭐ 8.3
Darkness on the Edge of Town
With the Undertaking days away, Malcolm dons his black hood to conclude business with seismologist Dr. Brion Markov and his team. Oliver and Moira entertain a number of surprise - and mostly unwelcome - visitors. Hooded confrontations at home and the Meryln Global Group reveal dark secrets. Meanwhil…
🎬 John Behring ✍️ Wendy Mericle
23
⭐ 8.5
Sacrifice
Oliver and Diggle race to stop the Dark Archer from unleashing his vengeance on The Glades. However, they run into a roadblock after Detective Lance picks up Felicity for questioning. Tommy and Oliver's already tumultuous relationship takes a turn for the worse after Oliver makes a confession about …
🎬 David Barrett