Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series)

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Legends of Tomorrow
Genre	Superhero fiction Action Science fiction
Based on	The characters from DC Comics
Developed by	Greg Berlanti Marc Guggenheim Andrew Kreisberg Phil Klemmer
Starring	Victor Garber Brandon Routh Arthur Darvill Caity Lotz Franz Drameh Ciara Renée Falk Hentschel * Amy Pemberton Dominic Purcell Wentworth Miller Matt Letscher Maisie Richardson-Sellers Nick Zano
Composer(s)	Blake Neely
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	33 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Chris Fedak Sarah Schechter Phil Klemmer Andrew Kreisberg Marc Guggenheim Greg Berlanti
Producer(s)	Grainne Godfree Sarah Nicole Jones Glen Winter Vladimir Stefoff
Location	Vancouver, British Columbia
Cinematography	David Geddes Mahlon Todd Williams Shamus Whiting-Hewett
Editor(s)	Kevin Mock Andrew Kasch
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	42–45 minutes
Production company(s)	Berlanti Productions DC Entertainment Warner Bros. Television
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	The CW
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release	January 21, 2016 – present
Chronology
Related shows	Arrowverse
External links

DC's Legends of Tomorrow, or simply Legends of Tomorrow, is an American superhero action-adventure television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, and Phil Klemmer, who are also executive producers along with Sarah Schechter and Chris Fedak; Klemmer and Fedak serve as showrunners. The series, based on the characters of DC Comics, airs on The CW and premiered on January 21, 2016. The show is a spin-off from Arrow and The Flash, existing in the same fictional universe. On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed the series for a second season, which debuted on October 13, 2016. On January 8, 2017, The CW renewed the show for a third season.

Premise

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		Nielsen ratings
			First aired	Last aired	Rank	Average viewership (in millions)
	1	16	January 21, 2016	May 19, 2016	135	3.16
	2	17	October 13, 2016	April 4, 2017	TBA	TBA

Cast and characters

See also: List of Legends of Tomorrow characters and List of Arrowverse cast members

• Victor Garber as Martin Stein / Firestorm: A nuclear physicist focused on transmutation who is also half of the character Firestorm with Jefferson Jackson. Graeme McComb portrays a young Stein in the 1970s and 1980s. The character was first introduced on The Flash.
• Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer / Atom: A scientist, inventor, businessman and former CEO of Palmer Technologies who developed a power-suit that is now capable of shrinking. The character was first introduced on Arrow.
• Arthur Darvill as Rip Hunter: A roguish time traveler and leader of the team, who hides the strains of being responsible for history itself behind a façade of charm and wit. His goal is to defeat Vandal Savage in order to save the world and his family. He and Savage are archenemies throughout the timeline. Aiden Longworth portrays a young Rip Hunter. In the second season, Rip disappears and gives command of the Waverider to the Legends. He later returns, first as a film student in the 60s who has no recollection of his past life, then as a brainwashed killer working for the Legion and later back to his original self. He remains with the team for a while, allowing Sara to remain captain. He later departs for good, as he realizes that the Legends no longer need him as their captain.
• Caity Lotz as Sara Lance / White Canary: A Star City vigilante and former League of Assassins member suffering from rage issues after being resurrected by the mystical Lazarus Pit. The character is partially based on the Black Canary and was first introduced on Arrow. In the second season, Sara becomes the leader of the Legends and captain of the Waverider.
• Franz Drameh as Jefferson "Jax" Jackson / Firestorm: A former high school athlete whose pro career was derailed by an injury who now works as an auto mechanic. He serves as the other half of the character Firestorm with Martin Stein. The producers decided to create Jax as the other half of Firestorm to have him be someone in his early 20s and different from Ronnie's Firestorm, bringing comedy and camaraderie with Stein. The character was first introduced on The Flash.
• Ciara Renée as Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl: A young woman who is just beginning to learn that she has been repeatedly reincarnated over the centuries. When provoked, her ancient warrior persona manifests itself along with wings that grow out of her back. She chooses to leave the team at the end of the first season. Saunders is also known by her Egyptian name Chay-Ara, and Edith Boardman in the series. The character was first introduced on The Flash. Anna Deavere Smith portrays an older Kendra in 1871, known as Cinnamon.
• Falk Hentschel as Carter Hall / Hawkman: The latest reincarnation of the Egyptian prince Khufu who is fated to reincarnate throughout time along with his soulmate Kendra, with powers similar to hers. A reincarnated version is recruited by Vandal Savage where he is known as Scythian Torvil before remembering his life as Carter Hall. He chooses to leave the team at the end of the first season. Hall is also known by the name Joe Boardman in the series. The character was first introduced on The Flash. Hentschel received guest credit in his subsequent appearances in season one after the character's death in "Pilot, Part 2".
• Amy Pemberton voices Gideon: The artificial intelligence of the Waverider. Pemberton portrayed a physical version of the character in the second season episode, "Land of the Lost". An alternate version of Gideon was first introduced in The Flash.
• Dominic Purcell as Mick Rory / Heat Wave: An arsonist, career criminal, and accomplice of Leonard Snart who, in contrast to his partner, uses a heat gun capable of burning almost anything. After being deserted in the past by Snart, he is recruited by the Time Masters and becomes the bounty hunter Chronos, who hunts the team, but he becomes again a member of the team. Mitchell Kummen portrays a young Rory. The character was first introduced on The Flash.
• Wentworth Miller as Leonard Snart / Captain Cold: The son of a career criminal who turns to the quick and easy life of crime, and uses a cryonic gun to freeze objects and people on contact. Trestyn Zradicka portrays a young Leo. At the end of the first season, Snart sacrificed himself to save his team. In the second season, the Legion of Doom recruits a past version of Snart from before he joined the team with the promise of averting his future death. Following the Legion's defeat, Mick returns Snart to the exact moment where he was recruited by the Legion, wiping his memories in the process and ensuring that Snart will eventually join the Legends. The character was first introduced on The Flash.
• Matt Letscher as Eobard Thawne / Reverse Flash: A supervillain speedster from the future and the archenemy of The Flash. He is the leader of the Legion of Doom. In the season 2 finale, he is finally defeated by the Legends and the Black Flash, erasing him from existence. The character was first introduced on The Flash.
• Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Amaya Jiwe / Vixen: Able to magically channel the abilities of animal kingdom thanks to the mysterious Tantu Totem, Amaya is a member of the Justice Society of America in the 1940s, and grandmother of the Vixen Mari McCabe, who is portrayed by Megalyn Echikunwoke in other Arrowverse series. It was originally intended for the McCabe version of Vixen to be used in Legends as well, but Echikunwoke was unable to reprise the role due to previous commitments.
• Nick Zano as Nate Heywood / Steel: A historian from Star City who has the ability to transform himself into a steel-like form, and is the grandson of Commander Steel, a member of the Justice Society of America.

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

The series premiere was prefaced with a special airing on January 19, 2016, titled "DC's Legends Of Tomorrow: Their Time Is Now". It featured the origin stories of the heroes and villains of the season, as well as show clips and interviews.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot, Part 1"	Glen Winter	Greg Berlanti & Marc Guggenheim & Andrew Kreisberg & Phil Klemmer	January 21, 2016	4X6351	3.21
In 2166, Vandal Savage has successfully conquered the entire planet. In an effort to save humanity, Time Master Rip Hunter travels back to 2016 to assemble a group of superheroes and supervillains to team up and stop Savage's rise to power: Ray, Sara, Jefferson and Martin, Mick, Leonard, Carter, and Kendra. Hunter takes them to 1975 to talk to Professor Boardman, a leading expert on Savage. While providing information on Savage, Boardman also reveals that he is the son of Kendra and Carter from one of their past Reincarnationreincarnations. Meanwhile, a time-traveling bounty hunter named Chronos attacks Hunter's ship, the Waverider. The team is able to regroup and escape, but not before Boardman is wounded and dies. The attack forces Hunter to reveal that Chronos is after him for stealing the Waverider and going on the mission against the wishes of the Time Council and that part of his quest is based on his desire for revenge on Savage for murdering his wife and son in 2166. All members agree to aid Hunter, who warns that time will resist against the mission. In Norway 1975, Savage is shown in possession of weapons of mass destruction.
2	2	"Pilot, Part 2"	Glen Winter	Phil Klemmer & Marc Guggenheim and Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg	January 28, 2016	4X6352	2.89
Still in 1975, the team infiltrates a weapons auction, where Savage intends to sell the nuclear warhead. Savage becomes aware of their presence. They all escape, but not before a piece of Ray's suit is left behind. Angry at the recklessness, Hunter points out what happens and how the technology of Ray's suit will be used to create super weapons that lead to the destruction of Central City in 2016. The team splits up, with Stein, Jax, and Sara retrieving the missing piece of Ray's suit by the help of Stein's younger self while Ray, Leonard, and Mick go in search of the dagger that killed Kendra and Carter in their first life. The dagger turns out to be in the home of Savage, who imprisons them and calls the rest of the team. Kendra and Carter go after Savage while the rest take on Savage's men. During the fight, Savage kills Carter with the dagger, revealing that only Kendra can wield it to kill him. She becomes injured, and the team is forced to retreat and plan a new strategy, determined to stop Savage.
3	3	"Blood Ties"	Dermott Downs	Marc Guggenheim & Chris Fedak	February 4, 2016	4X6353	2.32
While still in 1975, Kendra's injury stops the team from traveling through time, and Sara convinces Rip that another way to stop Savage would be to take away his financial resources. Rip locates the bank where Savage keeps his money and he and Sara go there to steal the funds. They learn that Savage is using Carter's blood to give his own men longer lives. Rip and his team engage Savage and reclaim Carter's body, but Rip inadvertently gives Savage the names of his family members before critically wounding him. Meanwhile, Kendra's condition worsens, requiring Ray to shrink down and enter her bloodstream to save her. Snart attempts to change his own family's fate, but his efforts ultimately change nothing. It is revealed that Rip once traveled to ancient Egypt 4000 years ago to kill Savage, but hesitated and has been known as a nemesis called Gareeb. The team buries Carter and Rip charts a course for 1986, so that the team can intercept Savage again.
4	4	"White Knights"	Antonio Negret	Sarah Nicole Jones & Phil Klemmer	February 7, 2016[a]	4X6354	2.39
The team arrives in Washington, D.C, 1986 to stop Savage. They infiltrate the Pentagon and retrieve a file that points them toward scientist Valentina Vostok in the Soviet Union. Rip has Sara and Kendra work together to tame the feral nature that resides in each of them. Chronos tracks the team and Rip is forced to use Russian fighter jets to assist in taking down Chronos. While Ray and Snart go after Vostok, Rip tracks a time anomaly outside of Moscow. He finds his mentor, Zaman Druce, who offers to pardon Rip and return his new team to their time if Rip voluntarily surrenders. The pardon is revealed to be a trick and Druce attempts to kill Rip. With help from the team, Rip survives, but Chronos and Druce escape. Stein infiltrates a research lab and discovers Savage is trying to build an army with the same abilities as Firestorm. The former absorbs the energy in Savage's thermal core, which is returned to Rip by Snart; but Stein, Ray, and Mick are captured by the Soviets, with Vostok planning to use Stein for the project.
5	5	"Fail-Safe"	Dermott Downs	Beth Schwartz & Grainne Godfree	February 18, 2016	4X6355	2.25
The team brokers a deal with the Bratva to get into the gulag where Ray, Mick, and Stein are being held. Rip secretly tasks Sara with killing Stein, should they fail to rescue him. Savage has Ray and Mick tortured in front of Stein, forcing him to cooperate. Obtaining the formula, Valentina discovers that Stein is the other half of Firestorm. The team arrives at the gulag just as Valentina enters a reactor to start absorbing energy from a new thermal core. Snart rescues Mick and Ray, but Valentina merges with Stein to create a Soviet Firestorm. Jefferson is able to reach Stein's consciousness and force the two to separate. Without Stein or a quantum splicer, Valentina implodes. As the team moves into the time stream, they are attacked by Chronos, who forces them to crash land in a ruined Star City, 2046. They are confronted by a green-hooded archer whom they mistake for Oliver.
6	6	"Star City 2046"	Steve Shill	Marc Guggenheim & Ray Utarnachitt	February 25, 2016	4X6356	2.47
The archer attacks the team and they retreat back to the Waverider to make repairs and leave 2046. Rip, Sara, Snart, and Mick head to Smoak Industries, the new title of Palmer Tech, to find an essential part needed to repair the ship. Sara follows the vigilante, who turns out to be John Diggle, Jr. under the alias of Connor Hawke. It is revealed that 15 years prior, Grant Wilson, Slade's son, arrived in Star City with an army and took over. While searching through Oliver's old hideout, Sara and Rip find a 61 year old Oliver, who directs them to where they can find the part, but refuses to help in the struggle. In a fight with Grant's men, Connor is taken prisoner. Sara convinces Oliver to resume the Green Arrow mantle. With the rest of Rip's team as backup, Oliver is able to defeat Grant for good. With the ship repaired, the team re-enters the time stream. Meanwhile, Jefferson and Ray develop feelings for Kendra, but realized that she does not want anyone in her life. Mick tells Snart about his desire to see the world burn instead of saving it.
7	7	"Marooned"	Gregory Smith	Anderson Mackenzie & Phil Klemmer	March 3, 2016	4X6357	2.28
Savage's trail goes cold and Rip is unable to track it without an upgrade to Gideon's software. The team receives a distress call from another time ship, the Acheron, in deep space. Rip decides to steal the ship's A.I. software. The former, Stein, Jefferson, and Mick board the Acheron, where everyone but Stein is captured by time pirates who want the Waverider, on which the pirates fire, damaging the hull. Sara and Snart attempt to fix the hull, but get locked in the room, from which the air is slowly leaking out. As Stein rescues the others, Ray manages to repair the hull. Mick leads the pirates to the Waverider. Rip and the others retake the Acheron while Sara and Snart stop Mick and the pirates on the Waverider. The Acheron's captain provides Gideon's upgrade and a tip on Savage's location. Ray and Kendra develop a romantic relationship. Snart apparently kills Mick at an unknown place and time. In flashbacks to the alternate timeline, Rip's future wife is revealed to be a Time Master. The Time Council finds out about their relationship, which is forbidden for Time Masters; and she resigns in order to save Rip's career.
8	8	"Night of the Hawk"	Joe Dante	Sarah Nicole Jones & Cortney Norris	March 10, 2016	4X6358	2.01
The team arrives in Oregon, 1958 to investigate a series of murders tied to Savage. Infiltrating a mental institution, Sara discovers that Savage is a psychiatrist there under another name. Ray and Kendra pose as a married couple to investigate in the suburbs, but discover that Savage lives there as well. Elsewhere, Jefferson is attacked by humanoid bird-like creatures created by Savage from an Nth metal meteorite similar to the one that gave Kendra and Carter their powers. Jefferson is abducted by the local sheriff and delivered to Savage. The team decides to go after Savage at the institution, where he has already infected Jefferson with the Nth metal and transformed him into one of the creatures. Kendra fails to kill Savage, who escapes. The rest of the team manages to recapture Jefferson. Stein and Gideon create a serum that cures Jefferson and the other victims. Chronos then arrives and storms the ship, forcing the Waverider to quickly leave, stranding Ray, Sara, and Kendra in 1958.

a. ^ "White Knights" premiered earlier in Canada as CTV's lead-out program for Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016. CTV aired an encore of the episode in its regular time, 30 minutes after its premiere on The CW in its normal timeslot on February 11.

Season 2 (2016–17)

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Ratings

Season	Timeslot (ET)	Episodes	First aired		Last aired
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Season 1 (2016)

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Awards and nominations

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Home release

Complete Season	DVD/Blu-ray Release dates			Additional info
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Arrowverse

Main article: Arrowverse

References

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