Season 7 (The Flash)

was renewed for a seventh season by The CW on January 7, 2020. It premiered on March 2, 2021.

Like last season, this season is broken up into story arcs which are called "Graphic Novels". The first three episodes of the season were a continuation of "Reflections and Lies" and the next story arc has not been given a specific title.

Main cast

 * Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash, Harrison Sherloque Wells, Harrison "H.R." Wells, Wells the Grey, and Dr. Harrison "Harry" Wells
 * Candice Patton as Iris West-Allen
 * T.J.Williams  as Tyler Jackson/Migthy-Man
 * Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow and Frost
 * Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon/Mecha-Vibe
 * Danielle Nicolet as Defense Attorney Cecile Horton and Cecile Horton
 * Kayla Compton as Allegra Garcia
 * Brandon McKnight as Chester P. Runk
 * Efrat Dor as Eva McCulloch/Mirror Monarch and Dr. Eva McCulloch
 * Tom Cavanagh as Dr. Harrison Nash Wells, Dr. Harrison "Harry" Wells, Harrison Sherloque Wells, Harrison "H.R." Wells, Harrison Orson Wells, Dr. Harrison Wells, and Professor Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash
 * Jesse L. Martin as Captain Joe West

Recurring cast

 * Victoria Park as Kamilla Hwang
 * Patrick Sabongui as Chief David Singh
 * Jessica Hayles as Arielle Atkins
 * Stephanie Izsak as Officer Daisy Korber and Daisy Korber
 * Natalie Dreyfuss as Sue Dearbon
 * Michelle Harrison as the Speed Force and Joan Williams
 * Carmen Moore as Sergeant Kristen Kramer
 * Ennis Esmer as Bashir Malik/Psych
 * Christian Magby as Deon Owens
 * Jon Cor as Mark Blaine/Chillblaine
 * Sara Garcia as Alexa Rivera/Fuerza
 * Jessica Parker Kennedy as Nora West-Allen/XS

Confirmed plot points

 * Like last season, there will be two "Big Bads" this season and each of them will have their own "Graphic Novel".
 * One of the "Big Bads" this season will be male and his story will be related to Barry and Iris.
 * The real Godspeed will appear and he will be one of the "Big Bads" of this season.
 * Sue will appear in multiple episodes after Ralph is written off and help Team Flash in an unexpected way.
 * A "main character" will have a season-long arc that will tie into this season's "Big Bad".
 * John Diggle will return in the back half of the season.
 * A villain from the first three seasons may return.
 * Bart Allen, Barry and Iris' future son, will appear in Episode 17.
 * Jay Garrick and Joan Williams will return in Episode 17.
 * Nora West-Allen/XS will return for multiple episodes, including Episode 17.
 * will feature a Barry/Cisco/Caitlin storyline.
 * Episode 14 will feature an Allegra-centric storyline.
 * Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash will return and will be portrayed by Tom Cavanagh.

Confirmed new characters

 * Bart Allen/Impulse: The future son of Barry Allen and Iris West-Allen who has a penchant for wildly impulsive behavior and his parents will have their hands full trying to teach their new son patience. Barry and Iris may have their work cut out for them to wrangle Bart, but they will have to get it together if they want to stop Team Flash's biggest threat.

Production

 * On May 13, 2020, showrunner Eric Wallace revealed that the last three episodes of the previous season (episodes 20, 21, and 22), that weren't produced and aired due to the COVID-19 pandemic, would become the first three episodes of this season.
 * On June 8, 2020, Hartley Sawyer was fired from the role of Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man.
 * On August 24, 2020, Eric Wallace revealed in an interview that Ralph would appear in at least one episode, portrayed by a new actor, in order to wrap up Sue's storyline from the previous season. Ralph would then be written off but may return in some form in the future.

Trivia

 * Like last season, this season will be split into "Graphic Novels". However, showrunner Eric Wallace said "they're not going to be broken up in the way I think folks expect."
 * This is the first season of :
 * To feature and  as series regulars.
 * To not premiere in October.
 * Despite being credited in the "main cast" bill, and  are only credited for their respective episode appearances.
 * In addition, the latter was also credited in the "special guest star" bill in.
 * This is the last season of The Flash to feature and  as series regulars.