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'Arrow': Showrunner Beth Schwartz, EPs Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim Address Series End

Looks like Stephen Amell's slings and arrows of outrageous fortune are coming to an end in 2019, with the CW's long-running DCU series Arrow set to end its run in the fall with a shortened 10-episode season 8. The final episodes of the Greg Berlanti / Warner Bros. TV series will air during the 2019-2020 broadcast season.

Amell took to Twitter to make the announcement personally:

Series showrunner Beth Schwartz, and executive producers Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim issued the following statement about the series' end:

"This was a difficult decision to come to, but like every hard decision we've made for the past seven years, it was with the best interests of Arrow in mind. We're heartened by the fact that Arrow has birthed an entire universe of shows that will continue on for many years to come. We're excited about crafting a conclusion that honors the show, its characters and its legacy and are grateful to all the writers, producers, actors, and — more importantly — the incredible crew that has sustained us and the show for over seven years."

The news comes after two months of speculation stemming from the ending of the CW's last "Arrowverse" crossover, which saw Amell's Oliver Queen striking a deal with The Monitor to save two lives – putting his own fate in doubt. Adding more fuel to the speculation dumpster fire? At their winter Television Critics Association (TCA) press event, CW president Mark Pedowitz addressed the need to expand the DCU in new and different directions:

"Things will age and we want to get the next generation of shows to keep The CW DC universe going for as long as possible."

Along with Arrow, the CW renewed Supergirl, The Flash, Black Lightning, and DC's Legends of Tomorrow for the 2019-2020 television season, with production on the pilot for Ruby Rose-starrer Batwoman currently underway (and expected to be picked up for series).

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