Shows Like The Flash
After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to discover he has been granted the gift of super speed. Teaming up with S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry takes on the persona of The Flash, the Fastest Man Alive, to protect his city.
Ranked by shared creators, cast, themes, genre, and network — not just generic recommendations.
Arrow
Arrowverse flagship; The Flash literally spun out of Arrow S2; same creators Berlanti/Kreisberg/Guggenheim
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Direct Arrowverse spinoff; Flash characters appear; same showrunners Berlanti & Kreisberg
Supergirl
Arrowverse crossover partner; same creators Berlanti/Kreisberg; DC superhero tone mirrors The Flash
Superman & Lois
Arrowverse/DC TV universe; Greg Berlanti producer; same hopeful DC superhero family tone
DC's Stargirl
Created by Geoff Johns (Flash co-creator); DC TV universe; same optimistic superhero tone
Titans
Created by Geoff Johns & Greg Berlanti; DC superhero team; serialized, same comic-book audience
Gotham
DC Comics serialized drama; premiered same year; same superhero-origin audience and network era
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Serialized superhero TV; superpowers/comic-book tone; same broadcast-network superhero audience
Heroes
Superpowers origin story; serialized sci-fi drama; direct antecedent that Flash audience loves
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Serialized superhero drama; super-powers protagonist; same binge-era comic-book TV audience
Marvel's Daredevil
Top-rated serialized superhero TV; comic-book faithful; strong overlap with Flash's fan base
Black Lightning
DC superhero on the CW; same network/era as The Flash; serialized superpowers drama
Marvel's Luke Cage
MCU superhero with super-strength; serialized origin story; same peak-superhero-TV era audience
Heroes Reborn
Direct Heroes continuation by Tim Kring; superpowers serialized drama; same fanbase as The Flash
The Tomorrow People
Greg Berlanti created; superhuman powers sci-fi drama; aired same era on CW, identical audience
Marvel's Runaways
Marvel superhero teens; serialized; same young comic-book audience but tonal shift to family drama
Jupiter's Legacy
Comic-book superhero team drama; similar premise but darker generational tone shifts it adjacent
Powers
Superhero-world drama with detective angle; same superpowers genre, but grittier procedural tone
The Tick
Superhero genre TV; overlapping audience, but comedic/satirical tone separates it from Flash's drama
Batwoman
Arrowverse series; Greg Berlanti executive producer; DC Comics; direct crossover with The Flash cast
How Good Is The Flash?
Ratings across IMDb and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Where to Watch The Flash
Streaming, rental, and purchase options across 40+ countries.
United States
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Netflix
Netflix Standard with AdsBuy
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Fandango At Home
Google Play Movies
Amazon DVD / Blu-ray
GRUVAvailable in 125 countries
Frequently asked about The Flash
Common questions people search for, with answers written by us at MoviesPack.
Why did Eobard Thawne travel back in time to kill Barry Allen as a child?
Eobard Thawne, the Reverse-Flash, originally idolized Barry Allen and replicated the Flash's powers, but after learning he was destined to become Barry's greatest enemy he grew to hate him. He traveled back to 2000 to kill young Barry and eliminate the Flash from history, but the adult Barry intervened and rescued his younger self. Unable to return to his own time with his powers depleted, Thawne murdered Barry's mother Nora instead — an act that became the defining tragedy shaping Barry's life and motivation to become the Flash.
How did Harrison Wells (Eobard Thawne) come to run S.T.A.R. Labs and mentor Barry?
After being stranded in the past, Thawne murdered the real Harrison Wells and his wife, then used future technology to steal Wells's appearance and identity. He accelerated the construction of S.T.A.R. Labs' particle accelerator by years, knowing the accelerator's explosion would create the conditions needed to give Barry his speed — because Barry's speed is the source of the Speed Force energy Thawne needed to siphon in order to return to his own time.
What happened when Barry traveled back in time to save his mother in the season 1 finale?
Barry gains enough speed to travel back to the night his mother was killed, but a future version of himself — visible in the background — signals him not to intervene. Heeding this warning, Barry chooses not to stop Thawne, allowing history to play out as it did. He does take a moment to speak with his dying mother, giving both of them closure, before returning to the present to face Thawne and ultimately allow Eddie Thawne's self-sacrifice to erase Eobard from existence.
What is Flashpoint and what consequences did it have on the show's timeline?
At the end of season 2, Barry defies his earlier restraint and uses his speed to travel back and save his mother, creating the Flashpoint alternate timeline in which his parents are alive but he has no powers and the world is significantly altered. After experiencing this new reality, Barry asks Eobard Thawne — now imprisoned in the past — to kill Nora again and restore the original timeline. The restoration was imperfect, creating ripple effects that changed the histories of other characters, most notably Diggle on Arrow and several character dynamics in Central City.
Who is Savitar and what is his connection to Barry Allen?
Savitar is revealed to be a time remnant of Barry Allen — a copy of Barry that Barry himself created during a future battle against Savitar, sacrificed to save others, but who survived and was rejected and abandoned by Team Flash. Consumed by grief, isolation, and the knowledge that he was never the 'real' Barry, this remnant adopted the identity of Savitar and became obsessed with ensuring his own creation by orchestrating the death of Iris West. His motivation is a closed paradox loop rooted in pain: he kills Iris because he was created to fight Savitar, and he became Savitar because Iris was killed.